Film

Laurent Lafitte, Élodie Bouchez in French Satire

“The Party’s Over” is a mostly entertaining satire that follows the escalating conflict between an entitled rich couple, the Trousselards, and the Azizis, the husband and wife they employ (off the books and at less than market rates) to look after their luxurious holiday home. Both families have young adult daughters, near in age, albeit […]

Music

Music Agent Dave Shapiro Dies in San Diego Plane Crash

Sound Talent Group co-founder and agent Dave Shapiro died in a plane crash in San Diego, Calif. on Thursday morning, per the National Independent Talent Organization (NITO). A founding member of NITO, and a reputable agent in the heavy rock music scene, Shapiro, 42, was in a private jet that crashed into a community of […]

Film

Michael Jackson Biopic ‘Likely’ to Move to 2026

Michael Jackson fans will have to wait a bit longer for Antoine Fuqua’s biopic “Michael.” During Lionsgate‘s Q4 2025 earnings call, CEO Jon Feltheimer shared an update on the film starring Jackson’s nephew Jaafar Jackson, who makes his screen debut in the project. “In regard to our Michael Jackson biopic, we’re excited about the 3½ […]

Tech

Texas Is Gearing Up to Ban THC

Everything is bigger in Texas, except the THC industry, which may disappear entirely. Just six years after the state opened up hemp sales, the Texas House voted this week to outright ban the sale of products containing any amount of THC, according to the Texas Tribune—a prohibition that will upend a major industry within the […]

Film

Tom Cruise’s Most Memorable Underwear Scenes

Try as he might, Tom Cruise can’t seem to keep his pants on.  And why should he? After all, partying in his underwear in “Risky Business” arguably made Cruise a star. Over the years, Hollywood has convinced him to strip down to his unmentionables again and again. Even his latest summer blockbuster, “Mission: Impossible — […]

Film

‘Woman and Child’ Review: In Iran, a Single Mom Pushes Back on the Patriarchy in Nonsensical, Self-Destructive Ways

One of the thrills of watching what we once called “foreign” films is discovering a movie from an entirely different culture and realizing just how similar we all are: Our dreams aren’t so different, nor the things that make us laugh or cry. But there’s always the risk of having the opposite experience, bumping up […]