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From Andor's Massacre to Pluribus's Surreal Invasion: The TV Episodes That Defined 2025
In a banner year for TV, six episodes cut through the noise and defined 2025.
December 25, 2025 2:50 pm
Kevin Feige Confirms Logan Inspired Iron Man’s Endgame Death, Reigniting a Major Hugh Jackman Controversy
Logan lit the fuse for Tony Stark’s Endgame farewell. Kevin Feige tells Empire that Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine sacrifice hit so hard he set out to deliver the same cathartic gut punch in the MCU, shaping Stark’s final act.
December 25, 2025 2:40 pm
Which Knives Out Movie Sticks the Landing? All Three Third Acts, Ranked
Three films in, Rian Johnson’s Knives Out saga proves the ending is the show: Benoit Blanc’s cool Southern charm gives way to last-reel detonations of truth, where twists snap into place and the biggest emotional hits land hard.
December 25, 2025 2:06 pm
After Years in the Hangar, Star Citizen’s Squadron 42 Finally Takes Flight in 2026
After years in limbo, Squadron 42 is finally closing in on the finish line: in a December 23, 2025 year-end update, Cloud Imperium Games founder Chris Roberts said the long-awaited Star Citizen single-player campaign is now playable from start to finish.
December 25, 2025 9:30 am
Brandon Sanderson Says Cosmere’s Real Villain Was the 2-Star Review, Not the 1-Star Critic
Forget one-star rants—Brandon Sanderson says it’s the two-star shrug that really stings, the quiet cut readers use to hurt authors most, a point he lays out in a candid YouTube lecture.
December 25, 2025 9:00 am
Bold & Beautiful Won’t Air on December 25 — Here’s Why
Bold and the Beautiful is taking Christmas Day off: CBS won’t air a new episode on December 25 amid a holiday schedule shake-up—here’s what that means for the Forresters and when the drama returns.
December 25, 2025 6:11 am
Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man Trailer Sees Cillian Murphy’s Thomas Shelby Go Full Godfather
The first teaser for Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man has landed, crackling with menace. Cillian Murphy slips back into Tommy Shelby as Netflix’s new film drags the crime boss into a Godfather-style reckoning. Six seasons on, the razor king still can’t walk away.
December 25, 2025 4:35 am
Inside The Odyssey Stunts That Rival The Dark Knight and Spider-Man: No Way Home — "Hardest Thing I’ve Ever Done"
After orchestrating chaos in The Dark Knight and Spider-Man: No Way Home, stunt ace George Cottle says Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey is the toughest project of his career—outmuscling even high-octane gigs like Deadpool & Wolverine.
December 23, 2025 11:50 pm
Avengers: Doomsday Unveils Bold New Suit for Fan-Favorite MCU Hero
A fan-favorite MCU hero is suiting up with a fresh look in Avengers: Doomsday, now in post-production under Joe and Anthony Russo and speeding toward U.S. theaters in less than a year, with sequel Avengers: Secret War slated for 2027.
December 23, 2025 12:03 pm
The Smashing Machine Rushes to HBO Max After Box Office Stumble
After mixed reviews and a soft box office, Dwayne Johnson’s prestige pivot The Smashing Machine hits HBO Max next month, looking to punch up its second act.
December 23, 2025 3:41 am
New MCU Villain Won’t Cross Paths With Daredevil in Born Again Season 2
No face-off this time: Born Again Season 2 introduces a new MCU villain who never shares a scene with Daredevil, even as Charlie Cox and Vincent D’Onofrio return when the series hits Disney+ next spring.
December 20, 2025 7:40 pm
Sonic the Hedgehog's Fan-Favorite Series Speeds Onto Netflix Today
Rev up the nostalgia: a fan-favorite Sonic the Hedgehog animated series dashes onto Netflix today, bringing the blue blur’s classic adventures to a new generation of binge-watchers.
December 20, 2025 10:48 am
Top Gun: Maverick Director Disowns 2025's Biggest Flop, Says It's Not His Sequel
Top Gun: Maverick director Joseph Kosinski is pumping the brakes on expectations, saying Disney’s Tron: Ares may be the third outing but it isn’t the sequel he envisioned after Tron: Legacy—signaling the grid is veering into new territory.
December 20, 2025 9:06 am
Avatar 4 Is Getting a New Narrator — And the Actor Has Known for 12 Years
Avatar looks set to ditch Jake Sully’s signature voice-over, hinting at a bold narrative shake-up in the next chapter.
December 19, 2025 9:22 am
Why Christopher Nolan’s New Odyssey Update Has Zendaya Fans Worried About Her Role
A new poster for Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey hints Zendaya’s role may be limited, with her receiving a with credit near the end of the cast list — a detail already sparking fan debate over her screen time.
December 19, 2025 2:49 am
HBO Max Is on a Roll: A New Leonardo DiCaprio Movie Just Landed
HBO Max is giving Leonardo DiCaprio’s One Battle After Another the deluxe treatment, rolling out a special version and multiple ways to watch—another win for the streamer’s best trend.
December 18, 2025 8:41 am
From Laughs to Gasps: Kumail Nanjiani Sets Feature Directorial Debut With Horror Howl
Kumail Nanjiani is trading punchlines for jump scares, stepping behind the camera for his first feature, the horror film Howl.
December 17, 2025 6:33 pm
Mark Wahlberg’s $25 Million Per-Movie Netflix Payday Is No Match for Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio
Mark Wahlberg is owning the streaming wars, stacking seven films since 2020 and banking millions per role — with Play Dirty on Prime Video and AppleTV’s The Family Plan 2 leading the charge.
December 16, 2025 7:55 pm
Tom Cruise Has Zero Films in the Top 10 Highest-Ranked Action Movies—How Is That Possible?
He’s the daredevil who reinvented big-screen stunts and fronted modern action juggernauts — yet IMDb’s top 10 action movies doesn’t feature a single Tom Cruise title. Even after teaming with powerhouse directors, the star’s fan-favorite thrill rides are shut out of the highest-rated elite.
December 15, 2025 4:53 pm
Disney’s New Political Comedy Stumbles Out of the Gate With One of the Studio’s Weakest Box Office Debuts
Disney’s political comedy Ella McCay stumbled out of the gate with one of the weakest domestic openings in years, underscoring the uphill fight mid-budget films face to lure audiences back to theaters.
December 15, 2025 3:51 pm