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Before The Weight: five essential Ethan Hawke performances, from Reality Bites to First Reformed
Ethan Hawke’s The Weight is in UK cinemas. His essential work runs from Linklater’s Before films and Boyhood to Training Day and Paul Schrader’s First Reformed.
September 20, 2026 3:02 pm
'I finally like a David Ayer film': first reactions to Heart of the Beast say Brad Pitt's dog steals it
Early reactions to Brad Pitt’s reunion with Fury director David Ayer single out his combat dog Odin. The film opens in UK cinemas on 25 September.
September 20, 2026 2:38 pm
A thriller rated 4.9 on IMDb has knocked Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married Again? off No. 1 on Netflix US
Rylee Reagan plays an 18-year-old who cons her way into an au pair job in Lisa France’s Seemingly Perfect Family, No. 1 in the US on 17 September.
September 20, 2026 1:47 pm
Jalen Brunson won the Knicks their first title since 1973 — on 5 November he guest-stars in Law & Order: SVU
The Knicks guard makes his first scripted appearance in episode 5 of SVU’s 28th season. NBC hasn’t said who he plays.
September 20, 2026 12:53 pm
Strange New Worlds season 4 episode 9 sends La'an into a fairy tale where her prince has Kirk's face
In ‘Once La’an a Time’, the Elysian Kingdom anomaly from season 1 returns with dragons, wizards and doppelgängers, and La’an finally talks to the real Kirk.
September 20, 2026 10:44 am
All blood, no pulse — Ryan Murphy’s Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story just drags
Ryan Murphy’s Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story goes bonkers, stretching true crime; Sarah Paulson and Rebecca Hall are great, Ella Beatty’s good — but does it really work?
September 18, 2026 11:54 am
Millie Bobby Brown and Jake Bongiovi adopted a second child
Millie Bobby Brown and husband Jake Bongiovi have welcomed a new child, though not in the way many will be picturing.
September 18, 2026 11:47 am
The Odyssey Oscar predictions: category by category, for the best-reviewed film of Nolan's career
The Odyssey is the best-reviewed and highest-grossing film of Christopher Nolan's career. Here's how that converts into an Oscar campaign — the categories it can't lose, the ones Universal has a genuine strategy problem in, and the record it's chasing.
September 17, 2026 8:16 pm
Netflix is making an animated Diablo series, the first of several Blizzard worlds it is taking on
Netflix’s new dark fantasy could fuse The Witcher and Arcane vibes — and, whisper it, maybe out-thrill Game of Thrones.
September 17, 2026 12:41 am
Season 1 of MobLand ended with Harry stabbed and the Harrigans in handcuffs. Season 2 starts on 18 September with all of them back
Guy Ritchie’s crime drama led by Tom Hardy and Helen Mirren is sticking around — it’s been renewed.
September 16, 2026 11:35 pm
Tom Cruise's hardest role is not a Mission: Impossible, not Magnolia and not Eyes Wide Shut — he named it to GQ
Tom Cruise says the toughest character he’s ever played isn’t the one you’d expect — as he lines up an ambitious project with Oscar-winning director Alejandro González Iñárritu.
September 16, 2026 8:02 pm
Percy Jackson's third season lands on Disney+ on 20 November, the first to break from Riordan's books
Brace yourselves: Percy Jackson & the Olympians lead Walter Scobell says Disney+’s season 3 will veer off Rick Riordan’s books in a big way.
September 16, 2026 3:46 am
Dave Annable was killed off in the first episode of Yellowstone and says he is already growing the beard back
‘Marshals’ may yet drag a figure from Kayce Dutton’s tragic past back into view — the only mystery is which face it could be.
September 15, 2026 12:35 am
Critics called Cynthia Erivo's Prima Facie a near-total muddle and praised her performance anyway
Critics may be split on Cynthia Erivo’s latest crime drama, but you shouldn’t rule out an Oscar nod just yet.
September 14, 2026 10:55 pm
Christian Bale’s a hero off camera — he helped launch a foster care home
Turns out Batman wasn’t a phase for Christian Bale — after three films as the Dark Knight, he’s pulled off something properly heroic in real life.
September 14, 2026 10:43 pm
Critics gave Blood Sacrifice 89% and viewers 41%, and it's still in Netflix's top three
A month on from launch, Netflix’s dark psychological thriller still has viewers hooked — and why it’s sticking around isn’t what you’d guess.
September 14, 2026 2:52 am
Sniper: No Nation sits in HBO Max's global top ten with a 4.2 on IMDb
Brace yourself: one shot, one kill — and that ruthless promise is only the beginning.
September 13, 2026 9:58 pm
Broadway's Aladdin has never had a female Genie, and Sherri Shepherd takes it on 16 October
Disney’s Aladdin on Broadway has lined up a history-making new Genie for a limited holiday run — and yes, it’s a daytime TV favourite you’ll definitely recognise.
September 13, 2026 5:40 pm
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