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La La Land ending explained: what that final sequence means, in Damien Chazelle's own words
La La Land ends with an eight-minute sequence that rewrites everything the audience has just watched, then snaps back. Damien Chazelle has explained repeatedly what that epilogue is for, which film he was copying, and why the ending was locked before the rest of the script existed.
September 20, 2026 2:41 pm
For a Few Dollars More, often called the best western sequel ever made, is free on YouTube
Sergio Leone’s 1965 western with Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef and Gian Maria Volonté is streaming for nothing on YouTube.
September 20, 2026 12:02 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
DC's Flash is back in live action, and it isn't Barry Allen — Jay Garrick turns up in The Big Bang Theory spin-off
Episode 9 of Stuart Fails to Save the Universe traps the gang in a comic, where they need the Cosmic Treadmill and get the Golden Age Flash instead.
September 20, 2026 9:55 am
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
Money Heist's Berlin is the villain in Prime Video's new legal thriller — already one of the biggest shows on streaming
Eugenio Derbez and Pedro Alonso lead El Juicio, a Mexican legal drama about an assault case against a rich family’s son, released on 11 September.
September 19, 2026 1:12 pm
Eight trilogies where every film is a masterpiece, from Back to the Future to The Lord of the Rings — Star Wars is out on a technicality
Three films and done, each one strong: the Cornetto, Dollars, Dark Knight, Before and Three Colours trilogies make the list alongside Middle-earth.
September 19, 2026 11:58 am
Gregg Araki began shooting The Decline of F*cking Western Civilization on 16 September with Ashton Kutcher and Alison Brie — the plot is still under wraps
Gregg Araki has lined up Ashton Kutcher, Alison Brie and another star for his next wild comedy after I Want Your Sex — and the title’s a corker.
September 18, 2026 1:50 am
Flanagan has a season of The Dark Tower written and Stephen King's blessing — and still no studio willing to pay for it
Mike Flanagan has encouraging updates on two projects — one’s still alive, and the other he’s currently writing.
September 17, 2026 9:43 pm
Missing Stranger Things? Netflix’s Stephen King-Esque mystery thriller is officially described as the perfect replacement
A limited series lands this fall — and the standout detail isn’t the date.
September 17, 2026 7:34 pm
Zack Snyder already took pieces of The Dark Knight Returns for Batman v Superman - now he wants the whole book, outside the DC universe
Zack Snyder has a comic-book favourite for his next adaptation — and it’s the sort likely to set fans at odds.
September 17, 2026 4:34 am
Eleven Emmys in two seasons, and HBO Max's answer to The Pitt is a French copy about Paris paramedics
HBO Max has announced a new French drama inspired by The Pitt's success — not a spin-off, but close enough to wind up some fans and delight others.
September 17, 2026 4:10 am
Keegan-Michael Key voices an evil 1990s children's TV mascot in Buddy, a $3 million film that has taken $21 million
Cristin Milioti’s Buddy is pulling off a box-office trick you almost never see, turning a modest budget into a hefty return.
September 16, 2026 2:54 am
Liam Neeson's The Fix opened on $726,000 and took nothing overseas
Liam Neeson’s taken a second box-office knock in 2026 — and The Fix just posted one of the weakest opening weekends of his career.
September 16, 2026 2:28 am
Justin Baldoni has a film again after the Blake Lively settlement, and it is Gina Rodriguez's directing debut
Justin Baldoni’s lined up his next film after It Ends With Us — with Gina Rodriguez leading, and not just in front of the camera.
September 15, 2026 12:55 am
Fifty-one years on, Spielberg still says he fears the sharks are angry at him for what Jaws did to them
Half a century on, one Jaws decision still nags at Steven Spielberg — and yes, there’s a specific choice he’d take back.
September 15, 2026 12:30 am
Now we’re listening: Barbara Crampton joins Dexter: Resurrection season 2
A genre icon has revealed they’ll be making an appearance in Dexter: Resurrection season 2 — a cheeky addition that should have horror fans pricking up their ears.
September 14, 2026 10:12 pm
Resident Evil is tracking for 150 million dollars worldwide, above Alien: Romulus
Resident Evil looks set for a huge global debut that could shove aside the genre’s recent box office heavyweights.
September 14, 2026 1:30 am
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