Twenty-six years ago this week, Universal Studios opened its last major park,Islands of Adventure, the studio’s first major expansion after the opening of Universal Studios Florida in 1990. Over the years, Universal Studios has added to and expanded its parks, and even opened its first water park, Universal Volcano Bay, in 2017. However, it has been over a quarter-century since Universal last opened a major theme park in North America. Yet in this period,Universal hasbecome a major powerhouse in the theme park game, often upping the ante in terms of what immersive theme park lands could be, how exciting and groundbreaking their rides are, and really giving that mouse down the street in Orlando a run for its money....

Sex Educationwas a true breath of fresh air in Netflix’s library. Premiering in January 2019, the show earned critical acclaim for its clever, earnest, and delightfully subversive approach to teen sexuality, offering insightful views on the topic without sacrificing its irreverent and quirky humor.Sex Educationended its four-season run last year, leaving a huge hole in the streamer’s original line-up that probably won’t be filled any time soon. Refreshing and daring, the show is among Netflix’s most consistent original comedies....

In the second episode ofFriends from College, Sam (Annie Parisse) and Ethan (Keegan-Michael Key) meet at Manhattan’s famously unpopular Jekyll & Hyde restaurant during the day. Considering the fact that the place is largely seen as a tourist trap, their hope is that it will be the perfect place to discuss their long-standing extramarital affair without running the risk of bumping into anyone they know. The symbolism is more than a bit on the nose....

AMC+ has released an official first look at the second season of their critically acclaimed crime dramaGangs of London. Including a behind-the-scenes teaser and new images, the network promises that the drama’s next season will be as bloody and action-packed as the first one, as the battle for the city’s domination rages on between gangs. The last fans saw of protagonist Sean (Joe Cole) at the end of season one, he had been seemingly fatally shot and was lying in a puddle of his own blood....

Milan Records announced Friday June 19, 2025 the digital release of the original score toSpike Jonze’s 2013 sci-fi romanceHer. Composed byArcade FireandOwen Pallett, this marks the first time the Oscar-nominated score has been available digitally, nearly eight years after the film’s release. HerfollowsJoaquin Phoenixas Theodore Twombly, a lonely writer who falls in love with an A.I. voiced byScarlett Johansson. It’s a beautiful, but often austere film, perfectly matched by the lush, hypnotic sound Arcade Fire is known for....

After a celebrated return toThe Daily Showearlier this year,Jon Stewartis not quite ready to say goodbye again. This week,Comedy Centralconfirmed that the host and comedian is extending his new stint at the helm of the satirenews showuntil the very end of 2025.Stewart will continue to serve as executive producer for the show, and he’ll keep returning every Monday to provide the audience withnews related to politicsand other divisive themes. The deal means that Stewart will be there to provide his input during the first year of whoever is elected president this November....

Few storytellers exist between the lines likeClaire Denis. The French filmmaker thrives in the grimy, grey areas of the human experience that make such fertile breeding ground for genre cinema, complex characters, and taboo – a subject at the heart of her English-language debut, the subversive sci-fi dramaHigh Life. Set on a spacecraft where former death row inmates volunteer for a suicide mission straight into a black hole, the film slips through time as they fly through space....

[This article contains spoilers for Andor’s Season 1 finale]Now that the first season ofAndorhas come to a close, fans ofTony Gilroy’s critically acclaimed series are anxious to learn how the second season will handle its time jumps. Season 1 used 3-episode arcs to explore a short period of time in Cassian Andor’s (Diego Luna) life, but Season 2 will use its 3-episode arcs to explore an entire year each—which will up the stakes and speed up the timeline as the series heads in a collision course towards the events ofRogue One: A Star Wars Story....

I feel a little bad forKate Capshaw. She’s been the target of scorn and derision over the years because people don’t particularly like her performance as Willie Scott inIndiana Jones and the Temple of Doom(on the other hand, her work in that movie got her to meet her future husbandSteven Spielberg, so I’d say it worked out for both of them). With the release of the new 4K, I decided to go into a re-watch ofTemple of Doomwith an open mind about her character and performance, and discovered that Capshaw isn’t really the problem here, nor is the character of Willie....

There’s no shortage of beauty and imagination inPete Docter’sInside Out, but there’s a special place in my heart for the character of Bing-Bong, the imaginary friend ofKaitlyn Dias' Riley. And it’s not just because the character happens to be voiced byRichard Kind, the great comedian and theater actor fromSpin CityandMad About You. There’s a wild kind of tragedy to the character, who ends up saving Joy and Sadness (Amy PoehlerandPhyllis Smith) in one crucial scene....

Kim Zolciakfirst shocked audiences in the premiere season ofBravo’sThe Real Housewives of Atlanta. Kim had decided to become a professional singer, a choice many fledgling Housewives have chosen to make over the years, often with questionable results. Yet, Kim was lucky to haveKandi Burrussin her cast, who rose to prominence in the girl-group Xscape and co-wrote the TLC song “No Scrubs.” However, the cast mates fell out over the production and distribution of the single “Tardy for the Party,” which Kandi wrote for Kim and alleged she was not properly compensated for....

Today at the FX panel for its upcoming showLegion, creatorNoah Hawleyas well as producersLauren Shuler DonnerandJeph Loeb(and the cast includingDan Stevens,Rachel Keller,Jean Smart, and more) were on hand to talk about the ambitious series. Having seen the first two episodes, I can say thatLegionis one of the boldest series FX has ever set out to make, especially regarding the visual style and the way it tells its story. Though it’s a show where you aren’t always certain what is real and what’s in David Haller’s (Stevens) mind, it feels true to his experience, which Hawley said is what they were trying to accomplish....

Believe it or not,Marvel’s Inhumansis still on the air as of this writing, because once you make a thing, you let it run its course no matter how god-awful it is. So while Marvel TV fans wait for that particular problem child to be put to rest–just two episodes left–another new television production is in search of a new home.Marvel’s New Warriors, originallyordered straight to series by Freeform, won’t air on the younger-skewing network due to program-scheduling conflicts....