There are moments in pop culture that feel genuinely unprecedented, not in the hyperbolic way that every press release uses the word, but in the actual sense that nothing quite like them has happened before and nothing quite like them is likely to happen again in the same way. The 2026 FIFA World Cup Final Halftime Show at New York ...

There is a specific kind of nostalgia that belongs almost exclusively to millennials who grew up in the early 2000s, and it is the nostalgia for a very particular kind of Disney movie. Not the animated classics. Not the theme park spectaculars. The live-action films that felt made specifically for teenagers, figuring out who they were and finding something deeply ...

When the Star Wars prequels first arrived in theaters, a lot of the franchise’s villains looked cool, sounded intimidating, and helped sell action figures. But depth? That was a different story. Back in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999), Darth Maul barely spoke. He appeared, ignited a double-bladed lightsaber, fought Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi, and then ...

The future of one of Star Wars‘ most important series is becoming clearer — and murkier — all at once. Since its debut, Ahsoka has served as one of the most structurally important series in the modern Star Wars canon. More than a spinoff, the show was designed as a living bridge — connecting the animated legacies of Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star ...

Next week, The Walt Disney Company and Lucasfilm will officially end the historic seven-year run of Star Wars exclusivity on the Disney+ streaming service. For years, The Mandalorian was the show that saved Star Wars. When it debuted on Disney+ in November 2019, it did something that felt almost impossible at the time: it made audiences fall in love with a ...

Jurassic World Rebirth (2025) is easily the most creatively bankrupt film in the franchise. Say what you will about Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018) and Jurassic World Dominion (2022) — which indeed have many flaws between them — but at least they tried to steer the series in a new direction by establishing a global playground for the dinosaurs. Rebirth ...

For over two decades, many characters from the Star Wars franchise have been given the animated treatment. The Clone Wars, whether the 2003 miniseries, the theatrical film, or the long-running 2008 series, gave us several prequel trilogy characters, including Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Mace Windu, Qui-Gon Jinn, and Count Dooku/Darth Tyranus. Credit: Lucasfilm Several Star Wars Characters Are Missing From ...

Disney World fans barely have time to keep up right now. Across all four parks, new entertainment offerings, attraction updates, refurbished experiences, and major reimaginings are arriving one after another as Disney pushes into one of its busiest seasons in years. From refreshed classics to entirely new shows and overlays, May is shaping up to be a huge month for ...

Batman has survived every major reinvention Hollywood could throw at him. From Tim Burton’s gothic take on Batman (1989) starring Michael Keaton, to the neon chaos of Joel Schumacher’s Batman Forever (1995) and Batman & Robin (1997), the Dark Knight has continually evolved to match different eras of blockbuster filmmaking. Credit: Warner Bros. Then came Christopher Nolan’s grounded reinvention with ...

As the theatrical debut of The Mandalorian & Grogu looms over the 2026 summer movie season, Disney is facing a disturbance in the Force that no amount of Jedi training can fix. What was supposed to be a triumphant return to the big screen for the Star Wars franchise has instead become a lightning rod for a massive Republican-led boycott. ...