SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for the series finale of “Stranger Things,” now streaming on Netflix.“Stranger Things” has come to an end. The horror-fantasy sensation, which started as a modest ’80s pastiche in 2016 and quickly became a Netflix juggernaut, has
Vecna has struck again! Netflix crashed for some useres Wednesday night as the series finale of “Stranger Things” premiered. The streamer also experienced technical problems a few weeks ago during the Season 5 premiere on Nov. 26. The streamer crashed right at 5 p.m. PT,
It’s not as if music and politics haven’t been strange bedfellows for decades. But the bedding down got weirder than ever in 2025, when you were as likely to see music superstars pop up in the headlines of a D.C. news site like Politico as on Pitchfork. Here are some of the
Donald Trump took to Truth Social on Wednesday afternoon to poke fun at George Clooney and his family for becoming French citizens. He also made sure to loop in some of his favorite political targets: Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and Gavin Newsom. “Good News! George and Amal
Some pop fans might have gone into 2025 anticipating a year’s worth of the shakes, suffering from Eras Tour withdrawal. But there was no need for anyone to go cold turkey on live music these past 12 months — not when there were major tours from contemporary chart-toppers like
Netflix broke a record with one of its Christmas Day NFL games this year. 27.5 million viewers tuned in for the livestream of the Minnesota Vikings-Detroit Lions game according to Nielsen, marking the most-streamed NFL game in U.S. history. That number represents the average
The “Avengers: Doomsday” marketing campaign continued with a Thor-centric teaser that delighted many Marvel fans by standing in stark contrast to the divisively silly “Thor: Love and Thunder,” the 2022 tentpole that marked Chris Hemsworth’s last outing as the God of Thunder.
On a windy winter morning in New York, Ryan Seacrest and Rita Ora pose for photos in front of the freshly revealed New Year’s Eve Ball. The decorated ball, perched 25 stories high atop One Times Square, is the largest to date (fitted with 5,280 Waterford crystals and LED
From megamergers to disruptive new technologies, the media industry has a lot to pack into the next 12 months. Artificial intelligence continues to reshape the way movies, shows and music is made, roiling a business that is worried it will lead to more job cuts. Bob Iger is
2025 offered cinematic encounters of a rare kind. Thunderous spectacles unfurled alongside hushed, inward-facing character studies. Some films swung wildly and missed — gloriously so — while others landed with such quiet authority, they seemed to rearrange the room. It was a
A Disney World Hollywood Studios employee was struck by a prop boulder during a showing of the “Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular!” stage show after the 400-pound rubber sphere became displaced from its track. In a video of the accident shared on social media, the boulder
“Zootopia 2” is going down in the Disney record books. The animated sequel is now Walt Disney Animation’s highest-grossing movie in history with $1.46 billion at the global box office. It beat the previous record holder, “Frozen 2,” which made $1.45 billion in 2019. “Zootopia
2026 hasn’t kicked off just yet, but Cannes and Venice chiefs Thierry Frémaux and Alberto Barbera are already packing their suitcases for the ritual January pilgrimage to Los Angeles to pursue the year’s hottest films for their festivals. The courtship season might be slightly
Look at the biggest recent mergers and acquisitions in the worlds of entertainment, media and sports, from the record-setting $55 billion buyout of Electronic Arts to the Skydance-Paramount merger and the dueling offers for Warner Bros. Discovery, and you’ll notice the same
It’s no exaggeration to say that 2025 was a landmark in the annals of showbiz dealmaking. The year saw several transactions that not only involved billions of dollars changing corporate hands but also transformed the entertainment landscape. There was also unprecedented drama.
Few things are as dependable in television as the annual onslaught of true-crime nightmares. Each year, a new crop of gruesome, devastating and, admit it, often fascinating documentaries about the dark side of the human condition rocket to the top of streaming charts and
Donald Trump stirred up controversy after taking to Truth Social to share takedowns of the Kennedy family, mere hours after the tragic death of JFK’s granddaughter Tatiana Schlossberg at 35 years old. Schlossberg, a former climate and energy reporter at the New York Times, was
The NFL player appeared on a reality show in 2016 — and has seemingly regretted it ever since
The director details the clever way he would stay alive if he suddenly found himself on the ill-fated ship.
A new study describes 2025 as a “Great Recession” for women directors, with just nine women directors attached to the 100 top-grossing films at the U.S. box office. According to the latest report from the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative, of the 111 directors who helmed those
The annual Annenberg Inclusion Initiative report out of USC finds that only nine women directors worked on the 100 top-grossing films of the year.
Canal+ and Warner Bros. Discovery have signed a new multi-year, multi-territory agreement to strengthen their partnership internationally, including the expansion of HBO Max to two more countries. Through the pact, which a press release calls a “major milestone” in the
The team behind Yash’s highly anticipated “Toxic – A Fairytale for Grown-Ups” has revealed the first look at Nayanthara as Ganga, presenting the actress in a role that combines visual intensity with a commanding presence. The poster positions Nayanthara in front of an ornate
Disney’s “Avatar: Fire And Ash” held the No. 1 position at the U.K. and Ireland box office for a second weekend, adding £6.1 million ($8.2 million) and lifting its total to £20.8 million ($28 million), according to Comscore. The threequel comfortably dominated the Christmas
The board of Warner Bros. Discovery is poised to reject the amended takeover offer fielded by Paramount Skydance last week as David Ellison keeps up his pursuit of the assets he sees as crucial to building a 21st century Hollywood heavyweight. Bloomberg News reported Tuesday
