Akira gets a win at last — though the live-action remake’s still going nowhere
With the live-action remake still stuck in limbo, Akira finally brings fans some actual good news: the anime classic is heading back to the big screen.
August 20, 2026 8:12 pm
What happens at the end of Knock Knock? That Facebook upload, explained
Eli Roth's Knock Knock came out on 9 October 2015 through Lionsgate Premiere — a remake of Death Game, shot in 1974 and released in 1977, with Keanu Reeves as architect Evan Webber and Lorenza Izzo and Ana de Armas as the two women who knock on his door during a rainstorm.
August 20, 2026 7:37 pm
Sons of Anarchy stars team up on a new series — just not like that
The Sons of Anarchy gang are reuniting on FX for a limited meta-thriller — and the wink-at-the-audience premise isn’t quite the nostalgia trip you might expect.
August 20, 2026 7:37 pm
How much does Have I Got News for You pay? An angry MP blurted the answer out on air
Have I Got News for You has been on air since 28 September 1990, and the BBC has never published what Ian Hislop and Paul Merton take home for it. The show is made by Hat Trick Productions, an independent, so the fees sit outside the BBC's annual list of top-earning talent. The number got out anyway — in the middle of a row, on camera.
August 20, 2026 7:05 pm
Marvel gets bow and blame if Spider-Man 4 and Avengers: Doomsday ‘save’ the box office
If 2026’s box office bounce hinges on Spider-Man 4 and Avengers: Doomsday, expect Marvel to be both the toast of the multiplex and the punchbag.
August 20, 2026 7:05 pm
Your cheat sheet to every upcoming Marvel and Star Wars TV series on Disney+
Disney+ is lining up a fresh wave of Marvel and Star Wars shows, from new entries to returning favourites — and you’ll want to know exactly what’s coming.
August 20, 2026 6:50 pm
Don't look for Sons of Anarchy creator on new Charlie Hunnam spin-off
Kurt Sutter isn’t on board with FX’s Sons of Anarchy spin-off featuring Charlie Hunnam — and he’s taken to social media to spell out why.
August 20, 2026 6:32 pm
What happens at the end of Ready or Not?
Ready or Not cost $6 million in 2019 and took $57.6 million worldwide, which is the sort of arithmetic that eventually produces a sequel. Samara Weaving plays Grace, who marries into the Le Domas board-game dynasty and, at midnight, draws a card from Mr Le Bail's puzzle box. Hide and Seek. Everything follows from that.
August 20, 2026 6:17 pm
What happens at the end of Past Lives hinges on one Korean word
Celine Song's first film, released by A24 in 2023, follows two people who cannot manage to be in the same country at the same time. It went to the 96th Academy Awards with nominations for Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay and won neither. The whole ending rests on a word Nora explains in the first act.
August 20, 2026 5:48 pm
Who does Khalil end up with in Survival of the Thickest?
Khalil spent three seasons as Mavis Beaumont's oldest friend: the artist with the commitment problem, the therapy appointments, and the unresolved business with his father. Tone Bell's performance was consistently the show's best argument for itself. Netflix dropped all eight episodes of the final season on 2 July 2026 and handed out endings all round. Khalil's isn't the one anyone predicted.
August 20, 2026 4:26 pm