Who was the killer in The Shards? The biggest clue is the murder that happened after Robert died
Bret Easton Ellis's The Shards — published in January 2023, his first novel in 13 years — runs to roughly 600 pages of 1981 Los Angeles, narrated by a 17-year-old Buckley prep school senior called Bret while a serial killer dubbed the Trawler stalks the city. If you finished it still asking who the killer actually was, you're not alone.
August 5, 2026 3:46 pm
New The Batman Part II prop hints fans nailed the sequel’s villain
A crew member’s social post showed a curious The Batman Part II prop, stoking talk that Matt Reeves’ sequel may have quietly tipped its hand on the villain.
August 5, 2026 3:43 pm
Jamie Foxx headlines new Prime Video action thriller as plot details drop
Jamie Foxx has lined up a new action thriller at Prime Video.
August 5, 2026 3:35 pm
Netflix’s 107-minute sci-fi action thriller War Machine is already one of 2026’s biggest hits
As part of its latest engagement dump, Netflix has put a hard figure on how big Alan Ritchson’s sci‑fi action thriller went in early 2026.
August 5, 2026 3:30 pm
Why did Eric leave That '70s Show? The Africa storyline was covering for something else
At the end of season 7 in 2005, Eric Forman announced he was off to Africa to teach English for a year — and That '70s Show spent its entire final season without its main character. On screen, it was a gap year. Off screen, it was something else entirely.
August 5, 2026 3:18 pm
The Westies: the Taylor Sheridan meets Guy Ritchie crime thriller you should catch up on now
MGM+ having a proper crack at the gangster genre, but this time it's not the usual suspects grabbing the spotlight.
August 5, 2026 3:10 pm
After The Odyssey breakout, Samantha Morton explains why she hasn’t worked in a year
If you've been wondering why you haven't seen much of Samantha Morton, you're not alone—and now she's explained precisely what's been going on.
August 5, 2026 3:09 pm
His first victim knew him best: who the killer is in Las Azules
Apple TV+'s Las Azules — Women in Blue to English-speaking viewers — spent its ten-episode first season in 1971 Mexico City, where the newly formed female police force hunts a serial killer the press calls the Tlalpan Undresser. The show finally puts a face and a name to him in its closing episodes.
August 5, 2026 2:53 pm
What MasterChef was Tilly Ramsay on? Not the one her dad runs
With a surname like Ramsay, Tilly could have walked into almost any TV kitchen on the planet. When she finally tied on a contestant's apron, though, she picked one about as far from her dad's as geography allows. Here's exactly which MasterChef she was on — and how she did.
August 5, 2026 2:37 pm
