The Missing Season 2 Casts David Morrissey in Lead Role

The Missingmay have flown under your radar two years ago when it aired on Starz as part of their newly expanding original content, but it was a stunningly crafted and rawly emotional portrayal of a couple whose son was kidnapped while they are abroad. (It was, for the record, a huge hit in the UK, and garnered Emmy and Golden Globe noms here). BothJames NesbittandFrances O’Connorgave devastating performances over the series’ eight episodes (designed, at that point, as a miniseries) as the Hughes, searching for their missing son over the course of several years....

June 26, 2025 · 4 min · 690 words · Jason Burgess

Transferring Data to New iPhone Stuck on Time Remaining

Transferring data to a new iPhone can be exciting, but it’s frustrating when the process gets stuck on “Time remaining: estimating.” This common issue affects many users upgrading their devices.To fix a stuckdata transfer, try restarting both phones, ensuring stable Wi-Fi, or using alternative transfer methods like iCloud or a computer backup. If you’ve been waiting for hours with no progress, don’t worry. There are several ways to get your transfer moving again....

June 26, 2025 · 7 min · 1312 words · Patricia Hooper

Why Genndy Tartakovsky's Clone Wars Has the Best Star Wars Action

Star Warsis known for many things. Outstanding world-building, great characters, and also fantastic action. Even with its low budget and indie sensibility,Star Wars: A New Hopegave us stunning space battles, gunslinger action, and of course the now-iconic lightsaber. With every following movie, the action (lightsabers in particular) became more and more elaborate, making us rethink what we thought we knew about the franchise. By the time the prequels arrived in the early 2000s, computer generated technology made possible the inclusion of massive armies, and Jedi knight who were more like space cops than monk warriors....

June 26, 2025 · 7 min · 1490 words · Aaron Anderson

Wonder Woman 1984 Plot, Villains, Characters and '80s Setting Explained

The world of 2018 feels unrecognizable from our current point in time. We were just two years intoDonald Trump’s U.S. presidency which beget the immigration crisis along the Mexican-American border, talk of collusion between Trump’s election campaign and Russian officials, the public-facing resurgence of white supremacy, and the height of the #MeToo movement.Wonder Woman 1984directorPatty Jenkinswas thinking about this moment on the U.K. set of her sequel to 2017’s DC Comics blockbuster—like the rest of us, blissfully unaware that in just two years time a global pandemic would force the public into quarantined isolation, dismantle the U....

June 26, 2025 · 2 min · 412 words · Gary Garcia

You'll Never Vacation by the Lake Again after You See This Deliciously Eerie Scandi Horror

It might be hard to believe now, given the contemporary landscape of Nordic films andTV series filled with thrillersand horrors, butthere was a time when Scandinavian cinema didn’t feature a lot of genre outings.Lake of the Dead, part horror and part mystery, which came out in 1958, wasn’t the first scary movie to come out of Scandinavia, but it was the first forNorwegian cinema. As such, it’s amazing how much the authors managed to pack into their first effort, including the theme that would become one of the major ones inScandi genre cinema:the clash between the rational and the supernatural....

June 26, 2025 · 5 min · 915 words · Brian Rice

‘Dead Boy Detectives’ George Rexstrew & Jayden Revri on THAT Love Reveal

[Editor’s note: The following contains major spoilers for Dead Boy Detectives.] From co-showrunnersSteve Yockey(The Flight Attendant) andBeth Schwartz(Arrow) and set withinThe Sandmanuniverse,Netflix’s eight-episode comic book seriesDead Boy Detectivesfollows Edwin Payne (George Rexstrew) and Charles Rowland (Jayden Revri), ghosts who became best friends in death and have teamed up to solve mysteries that will help ghosts in limbo to be on their way. While avoiding Hell and Death (Kirby Howell-Baptiste), and getting some help from clairvoyant Crystal Palace (Kassius Nelson) and new friend Niko (Yuyu Kitamura), they must overcome their own metaphorical and actual demons in order for this duo-turned-foursome to continue to do good....

June 26, 2025 · 13 min · 2696 words · Troy Green

‘Fire Country Is Losing Two Crucial Cast Members Ahead of Season 4

Fire Countryfinished its third season with a two-hour finale on Friday, April 25. The show will return for Season 4 in the 2025-2026 TV season, but a report from Deadline reveals that two series regulars won’t return for the upcoming season.Stephanie Arcila, who playsfirefighter Gabriela Perez, was confirmed to be leaving the show after playing the character for three seasons. It was also reported thatBilly Burke, who plays Chief Vince Leone, might also be leaving the show, butFire Country’s creative team refused to confirm this departure, possibly to keep the outcome ofthe Bella Vista firea mystery....

June 26, 2025 · 2 min · 403 words · Mackenzie Carpenter

‘Pete’s Dragon’ Proved Disney CAN Do Live-Action Remakes the Right Way

To say that Disney’s recent obsessionwith remaking their animated classics in live-actionhas been disappointing would be a massive understatement.Tim Burtondrew backlash for his decision to remakeAlice in Wonderlandfor Disney with ugly CGI visuals, but at least he actually did something original with the source material. In recent years, remakes ofThe Lion King, Aladdin, Dumbo, Beauty and the Beast, Lady and the Tramp, Cinderella, The Jungle Book, Mulan,and several others have done nothing more than recreate their same story, dialogue, and script beat-for-beat with little changes; it’s nothing different from whatGus Van Santdid withPsycho....

June 26, 2025 · 5 min · 1001 words · Corey Mays

‘Trading Places 2’ Reunion Gets Exciting Update From Dan Aykroyd [Exclusive]

In a recent interview for his Audible podcast,Blues Brothers: The Arc of Gratitude,Dan Aykroydoffered an exciting glimpse into the potential future of one of his beloved films,Trading Places. Speaking with Collider’sTania Hussain, Aykroyd revealed some tantalizing details about a sequel that fans have been eagerly awaiting. Aykroyd shared that he had written a treatment for the sequel, set in the picturesque Caribbean. In this new story,Eddie Murphy’scharacter has evolved into a hedge fund billionaire banker....

June 26, 2025 · 2 min · 391 words · Matthew Pollard

'And Just Like That's Fate Has Been Decided After Yet Another Divisive Season on HBO Max

And just like that, it’s over.HBO Max’sAnd Just Like That…, the sequel series toSex and the City, will officially end with its current third season. According to showrunnerMichael Patrick King, the decision was made during the writing process for the finale — which will now be a two-part episode, airing later this year. The season’s episode count has also been extended from 10 to12to accommodate the farewell. “And just like that…the ongoing storytelling of theSex and the Cityuniverse is coming to an end,” King said in a statement Friday morning....

June 25, 2025 · 2 min · 425 words · Tracey Fletcher

'Gen V' Producers Explain How Season 1 Finale Sets up ‘The Boys’ Season 4

[Editor’s note: The following contains major spoilers for the season finale of Gen V.]The season finale ofGen Vsaw a terrifying supe team-up lead to blood splattered terror on the Godolkin University campus, turning lives upside down and leaving everyone in a place they never could have imagined. It’s anyone’s guess what will come next for Marie Moreau (Jaz Sinclair), Andre Anderson (Chance Perdomo), Jordan Li (Derek LuhandLondon Thor), Emma Meyer (Lizze Broadway), Cate Dunlap (Maddie Phillips) and Sam Riordan (Asa Germann), so it’s good to know that not only will there be a Season 2, but some of these events will bleed into Season 4 ofThe Boys, which could lead to some answers even sooner....

June 25, 2025 · 8 min · 1542 words · Sara Todd

'Mortal Kombat 2' Set Images — Shao Kahn & Princess Kitana Gear Up for Battle

The gaming franchiseMortal Kombatbirthed a 2021 movie which - while not being perfect - was brilliant enough to generate interest in a sequel,Mortal Kombat 2. While production on the sequel was hampered due to the strikes that rocked the industry last year, things have since swung back into motion. Since the return to filming, producerTodd Garnerhas been releasing photos from the film’s set which has, in turn, given fans a lot to talk about....

June 25, 2025 · 3 min · 474 words · Diana Cook

'The Buccaneers' Season 2 Episode 4 Recap: Nan and Guy's Romance Is No Match for the Real World

Editor’s note: The below recap contains spoilers for The Buccaneers Season 2 Episode 4. There’s a very throwaway scene inThe Buccaneers' latest episode that, while not adding all that much to the plot, serves as a perfect encapsulation of what this week’s episode is about. While sitting on a bench, Blanche, the Dowager Duchess of Tintagel (Amelia Bullmore), and her beloved one-that-got-away, Hector Robinson (Greg Wise), discuss the endurance of their love and whether it would have resisted a long marriage....

June 25, 2025 · 7 min · 1284 words · Sue Jones