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10 best Super Bowl 2025 commercials, ranked

Which ads landed on top of our 10 best Super Bowel 2025 commercials? Here's a hint: It wasn't a sequel to last year's winner.
The cast of Mission Impossible - The Final Reckoning.

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning trailer assembles a new team

Tom Cruise's Ethan Hunt gets some backup in the new Super Bowl trailer for Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning.
BB-8 rolls across the desert in Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

The 7 best Star Wars droids, ranked

Which artificial beings are the greatest robots in the galaxy? These are our picks for the 7 best Star Wars droids.
Anthony Mackie poses dramatically as Captain America in a still from the movie "Captain America: Brave New World."

Kevin Feige hopes fans accept Anthony Mackie as Cap after Brave New World

Captain America: Brave New World will formally bring Anthony Mackie to the forefront of the MCU, and Kevin Feige is hopeful fans will accept his new role.
The final battle from Avatar: The Way of Water.

Avatar: Fire and Ash designer teases a “battle for the ages” in next sequel

After closing out Avatar: The Way of Water with a massive battle, the team behind the sequel, Avatar: Fire and Ash, are upping the scale.
Tom Cruise in "Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning."

Tom Cruise passed out while performing stunts in Mission: Impossible 8

It's just not a Mission: Impossible movie if Tom Cruise isn't risking his life for a stunt that will only be on-screen for a short time.
Ivana Miličević and Antony Starr in Banshee.

3 underrated shows on (HBO) Max you need to watch in February 2025

A blast from Cinemax's past, a comedy, and a very unconventional animated series are among the 3 underrated shows on (HBO) Max you need to watch in February.
A woman points a gun in Dredd.

3 underrated movies on Max you need to watch in February 2025

Action, drama, and suspense await you in the three underrated movies on Max that you need to watch in February.
A powerful woman holds a glass apple in a painting from Magic: The Gathering.

Legendary plans to bring Magic: The Gathering to film and TV

Can a Magic: The Gathering shared universe succeed where the Dungeons & Dragon adaptations failed?
The cast of A Different World.

If you have to watch one Netflix show in February 2025, stream this one

Our pick for the one Netflix show that you need to watch in February is a spinoff from another sitcom that became a seminal comedy in its own right.
Sarah Michelle Gellar in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Sarah Michelle Gellar boards Buffy the Vampire Slayer Reboot at Hulu

Over two decades after the conclusion of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Sarah Michelle Gellar is ready to get back to her roots in a reboot series at Hulu.
Michael B. Jordan stares with a closed fist in "Sinners."

7 2025 movies we can’t wait to see in IMAX, ranked

Sinners, Superman, and Jurassic World Rebirth are some of the 2025 movies we're looking forward to seeing in IMAX.
Liam Neeson stares in Taken 3.

Taken 3 at 10: Did this Liam Neeson action franchise get taken too far?

In 2015, the Taken saga came to an end with the third film starring Liam Neeson. But does Taken 3 hold up ten years later?
Andrew Garfield in The Social Network.

3 great dramas on Amazon Prime Video you need to watch in January 2025

Close out the first month of the year with a trio of great dramas on Amazon Prime Video that you need to watch in January.
Olga Kurylenko and Daniel Craig in Quantum of Solace.

The 10 best James Bond girls, ranked

Which Bond girl reigns supreme? Find out as we rank the 10 best James Bond girls to determine who had 007's number all along.
Patrick Ball stands next to Noah Wyle in The Pitt.

The 10 most popular shows on (HBO) Max right now

The 10 most popular shows on Max right now include The Pitt, The West Wing, Banshee, The Sex Lives of College Girls, and more.
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Star Trek: Voyager at 30 — Did this series live up to Star Trek’s legacy?

Thirty years ago this month, Star Trek: Voyager embarked on a seven-season journey that launched the UPN network and continued the franchise.
Ncuti Gatwa and Varada Sethu in Doctor Who.

The 10 most anticipated BBC shows of 2025

Want to keep up with some of the best British TV series in the year ahead? Then check out our roundup of the 10 most anticipated BBC shows of 2025.
The cast of Empire Records.

If you have to watch one Hulu movie in January, stream this one

Thirty years ago, this film bombed in theaters before becoming a generational touchstone. It's also our pick for the one Hulu movie to watch in January.
A man and a woman eat food on the floor in Desperately Seeking Susan.

If you have to watch one (HBO) Max movie in January 2025, stream this one

Our pick for the one (HBO) Max movie that you need to watch in January is the film that turned Madonna into a star.
The cast of About a Boy.

3 underrated shows on Peacock you need to watch in January 2025

A heartwarming comedy, an enigmatic AI, and a recent crime drama are our picks for the three underrated shows on Peacock you need to watch in January.
Kate Phillips in Miss Scarlet.

3 PBS shows you should watch in January 2025

Two great British dramas and personal history that hits close to home are among our picks for the three PBS shows you should watch in January.
Ben Affleck stands in front of a blown-up photo of Rosamund Pike, holding a microphone, in a still from the movie Gone Girl.

3 great Hulu movies you need to stream this weekend (January 10-12)

Suspense, adventure, and an incredible music bio are among this week's choices for the three great Hulu movies you need to stream this weekend.
Isabela Merced leans in to kiss Felix Mallard in Turtles All the Way Down.

3 underrated movies on Max you need to watch in January 2025

Dark comedy, action adventure, and an offbeat romance await you in our picks for the 3 underrated movies on Max that you need to watch in January 2025.
Joel rides on a horse with Ellie in The Last of Us.

10 most anticipated new and returning TV shows of 2025, ranked

From The Last of Us season 2 to a Suits spinoff set in Los Angeles, these are our picks for the 10 most anticipated TV shows of 2025.
A promo image for In the Heart of the Sea.

This forgotten 2015 action film is Netflix’s first No. 1 movie of 2025. Here’s why you need to see it

A nearly forgotten historical epic starring Chris Hemsworth and Tom Holland is now the most popular movie on Netflix, and here's why you should watch it now.
A motorcycle gang rides in the desert in Furiosa.

The 5 best 2024 movies to watch in IMAX, ranked

Which films got the most out of the IMAX format in 2024? Find out as we run down our list of the 5 best 2024 movies to watch in IMAX.
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If you have to watch one Netflix show this January 2025, stream this one

A long-running TV Land comedy/drama series is our pick for the one Netflix show that you have to watch in January 2025.
The cast of Borderlands.

The 7 worst movies of 2024, ranked

There were a lot of bad films this year, but these were by far the seven worst movies of 2024.
Josh Harnett surveys a concert hall in a still from the movie Trap.

The 7 most disappointing movies of 2024, ranked

Sometimes the films that let you down the most are the ones that could have been good. These are the seven most disappointing movies of 2024.
Three warriors battle in The Northman.

5 underrated movies to watch on New Year’s Day

Get the new year off to a good start by catching our picks for the five underrated movies that you should watch on New Year's Day.
Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts stare at each other outside a door.

5 great comedy movies to watch on New Year’s Day

Want to ring the new year with some laughs? Then catch these five great comedy movies that you need to watch on New Year's Day.
Peter shows his badge in The Night Agent.

5 great Netflix shows to watch on New Year’s Day

The first day of the year is also the right time to binge the five great Netflix shows to watch on New Year's Day.
Guy Pearce in The Brutalist.

The 5 best drama movies of 2024, ranked

This was a very good year for dramatic films if you knew where to look. Now, it's time to go over the five best drama movies of 2024.