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120 Beats per Minute meaning: what the title of the ACT UP Paris drama refers to
The title of Robin Campillo's ACT UP Paris drama is a measurement, and it's measuring two things at once. What 120 beats per minute actually refers to, how the film's score and editing keep proving it, and why the English-language release quietly dropped the number.
September 19, 2026 10:13 pm
Superman's Jimmy Olsen says the DCU's Gorilla Grodd murder trial happens before Man of Tomorrow
Skyler Gisondo, back as Jimmy Olsen, says HBO Max’s true-crime mockumentary sits between Superman and its sequel, out on 9 July 2027.
September 19, 2026 9:52 am
Four years after Werewolf by Night, Gael Garcia Bernal is asking fans to push Marvel into some sense of responsibility
Gael García Bernal has sparked fresh chatter about Jack Russell’s MCU future — and hints fans could help decide whether we get more Werewolf by Night.
September 17, 2026 8:32 am
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
Bold claim — director says a new movie tops Stallone’s Oscar winner on story
Director Peter Farrelly reckons I Play Rocky out-underdogs Stallone’s Oscar-winning Rocky — and he’s got a reason.
September 14, 2026 9:24 pm
What was Tommy's job in the war in Peaky Blinders?
What Tommy Shelby did in the First World War: his rank, his unit, the underground job that explains half of Peaky Blinders, and the real Royal Engineers history behind it — including the mine crater you can still visit today.
September 13, 2026 11:48 pm
HBO's Harry Potter trailer looks like 2001 because season 1 has almost nothing new to add
Harry Potter is being adapted for the small screen again, but a stick-to-the-books plan is already raising eyebrows — and not for the reason you’re expecting.
September 3, 2026 11:35 pm
Avengers: Endgame Encore proves Marvel's biggest MCU mistake keeps happening
Avengers: Endgame is returning to cinemas as Avengers: Endgame Encore with new footage and a tease for Avengers: Doomsday — though extra material may be slimmer than you’d hope.
August 27, 2026 8:37 pm
Surprise: Kit Harington replaces Nicholas Hoult as Gilderoy Lockhart in HBO’s Harry Potter season 2
HBO’s Harry Potter series has recast Gilderoy Lockhart, with a Game of Thrones star slipping into the role in place of Nicolas Hoult.
August 24, 2026 8:20 pm
Need a refresher before 'Doomsday'? Here’s where the main Avengers left things
As ‘Doomsday’ looms, the real question is which main Avengers — from Spider-Man to Captain America — are actually in, and where they’re at right now.
August 19, 2026 11:22 pm
R-rated cut revives The X-Files’ most divisive movie ahead of Ryan Coogler’s reboot
Chris Carter’s finally stitched an R-rated director’s cut of the X-Files’ most divisive 2008 outing, landing on streaming just as Ryan Coogler lines up a reboot.
August 11, 2026 11:55 pm
One reel tipped the balance: James Cameron backs Aliens' theatrical cut
James Cameron reckons the shorter theatrical cut of his 1986 classic Aliens beats the longer version — and his reason might surprise you.
August 10, 2026 5:38 pm
Cape Fear ending explained: does Max Cady survive the finale?
A new series take on Cape Fear is in the works, boasting a starry ensemble and a contemporary spin on its cat-and-mouse menace.
August 1, 2026 1:41 pm
Why is Have I Got News for You so left wing? Ian Hislop has been swatting that charge away for 30 years
If you've watched an episode recently and come away feeling the jokes lean one way, you're far from alone — complaints about the BBC panel show's politics are nearly as old as the show itself, which has run since 1990. What's changed over the decades is mostly who's doing the complaining.
July 29, 2026 3:24 pm
8 War Movies So Perfectly Directed They’ll Floor You
We’ve picked the essential war films by bona fide auteurs, judged on craft and cultural clout — and it’s not just the usual suspects.
July 27, 2026 9:52 pm
From spy to screen: how Tom King’s CIA past shaped HBO’s Lanterns
Before he was shaping HBO’s Lanterns, Tom King was serving in U.S. intelligence. The DC standout’s jump from spycraft to superheroes gives the series one of Hollywood’s strangest origin stories.
July 19, 2026 6:40 pm
John Cena and Alison Brie’s underrated, R-rated action comedy is leaving Netflix—watch it before it’s gone
John Cena and Alison Brie’s overlooked 2023 R-rated romp Freelance, with Christian Slater, leaves Netflix on August 3, 2026 — and it’s the only title dropping that day. Stream it while you can.
July 18, 2026 11:17 pm
What happens at the end of The Giver? Lois Lowry has settled the one question everyone asks
For over 30 years, readers have finished The Giver and immediately argued about the same thing. Jonas and baby Gabriel flee the community, half-frozen, and sled down a snowy hill towards a house full of coloured lights and music. Is it real? Is it a dying hallucination? Lois Lowry has answered — definitively.
July 17, 2026 5:21 pm
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