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This week’s episode of The Boys brought back a recurring visual gag – a super-speedster accidentally exploding people as they run by. This initially served a crucial plot purpose, as A-Train’s actions kicked off the entire story. However, repeating this trope in the show’s final season feels less like a clever reference and more like a lazy reliance on an old trick. When Soldier Boy deliberately puts celebrities like Craig Robinson, Kumail Nanjiani, and Christopher Mintz-Plasse in the path of the super-fast Mister Marathon, the resulting violence doesn’t feel impactful. It actually weakens the show’s ability to offer sharp social commentary. By the time even a producer, Seth Rogen, is hilariously cut in half, the show is so focused on being self-aware that it loses sight of what it’s trying to say.

Many TV shows start out promising but decline in quality as they go on. For example, the first season of Westworld was a captivating mystery with clear philosophical themes, but later seasons didn’t live up to that standard. Similarly, Heroes began with a unique and exciting premise, but subsequent seasons became unfocused and lost the compelling storytelling that made the first season so good.

Disney+ has won the rights to create a live-action series based on Casper the Friendly Ghost after a competitive bidding process involving five different companies. The series will be developed by Rob Letterman and Hilary Winston, who previously worked on the Disney+ Goosebumps series. Steven Spielberg, who executive produced the 1995 Casper movie, is also involved, along with Universal Studio Group’s UCP.

It’s interesting how often fans revisit the comics when they’re looking for explanations about what happens in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The MCU often borrows ideas from the comics, but rarely adapts them exactly. It seems Doctor Doom will be portrayed in a completely new way, and rumors suggest this version might be inspired by a recent comic book storyline that reimagined the character and his world.

The actor, dressed casually in jeans, a baseball cap from the Explorer’s Club, and a simple watch, is explaining his growing interest in art and history as we walk through the Neue Galerie on the Upper East Side. He grew up in Los Angeles, where his mother was an interior designer and his father an accountant, but he recalls a visit to the gallery at age 13 that had a profound impact. He describes it as a moment of realization. With Jewish roots and family history in Germany and Austria, he hadn’t previously explored that side of his background, but the gallery’s collection sparked his fascination. He even bought books from the gallery store and plans to buy more before leaving. “I just felt a connection to all of this,” Ehrenreich says.

Homelander is incredibly dangerous, easily killing people by tearing them apart or using his heat vision. He’s done this repeatedly throughout the series, even to those he claims to care about. However, some characters have a deeper connection to him, with one demonstrating unwavering loyalty. Sadly, in Season 5, Episode 5, “One-Shots,” she suffered a fatal consequence despite her devotion.

Season 5 of Trying will premiere on Wednesday, July 8, 2026. New photos have been released, featuring stars Esther Smith, Rafe Spall, and the rest of the cast. The season has eight episodes, and new ones will be released each week, with the finale airing on Wednesday, August 26.

Many consider 2025’s The Fantastic Four: First Steps to be one of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s strongest films, largely thanks to Ebon Moss-Bachrach’s performance as Ben Grimm, The Thing. Moss-Bachrach, known for his role in The Bear, brought humor, warmth, and genuine emotion to the character, especially when portraying Ben’s difficult transformation into his rocky form.

This follow-up to the popular 2006 comedy revisits the world of Andy, who first learned the ropes under the demanding fashion editor Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep). The movie doesn’t ignore the contrast between its ideas about honest journalism and its enjoyment of luxury and high fashion. For the first part of the film, Andy faces a tough choice: after losing her job, she’s asked by the owner of her former publishing company to compromise her values and return to Runway magazine. Her mission? To fix a public relations crisis caused by a poorly written article about a questionable clothing brand.

Though he’s explored different genres, the director is most famous for his British gangster films. Movies like Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Snatch, RocknRolla, and The Gentlemen – released between 1998 and 2019 – have become his signature style. These action-packed and funny films are still incredibly enjoyable, boosted by fantastic performances from stars like Brad Pitt and Matthew McConaughey. They’re also full of memorable moments, such as Jason Statham’s iconic opening monologue in Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and the hilarious scene of a dog swallowing a diamond in Snatch.