Mark Consuelos recently spoke with Entertainment Weekly alongside his wife, Kelly Ripa, who co-hosts Live With Kelly & Mark with him. They discussed the upcoming Scream 7 movie, but Consuelos’s role is being kept secret – even from Ripa! She playfully suggested during the interview that he might be the killer, because he’s refusing to reveal any details.
FX Networks shared a sneak peek of their upcoming series, The Beauty, starring Bella Hadid, Ashton Kutcher, Evan Peters, and Rebecca Hall. Disney+ has confirmed that the thriller will launch with three episodes on January 21st, available on both FX and Hulu. Here’s what the show is about:
As of today, December 22nd, the 2018 version of The Grinch is the second most popular movie on Netflix worldwide, according to FlixPatrol. It’s currently behind The Great Flood at number one and ahead of Jim Carrey’s 2000 film, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, which is in fifth place. Rounding out the top ten, My Secret Santa is currently number seven.
The initial trailer for The Odyssey, shown in theaters with Avatar: Fire & Ash and released online December 22nd, showcased the film’s impressive scale. However, it also made me rethink what to expect from the movie. Considering the director’s previous films, The Odyssey might be a departure from his usual style – a very different kind of movie than many anticipated.
I was so excited to finally see The Fantastic Four: First Steps when it came out in July! Matt Shakman did a fantastic job directing, and the cast is perfect. Pedro Pascal is brilliant as Reed Richards, and Vanessa Kirby really embodies Sue Storm. I think Ebon Moss-Bachrach is a great choice for Ben Grimm, and Joseph Quinn just is Johnny Storm. I’ve been waiting for this team to join the MCU, and it definitely didn’t disappoint!
Noah Wyle returns as the star of The Pitt, HBO’s hit medical drama, for a second season. Season 2 will premiere on January 8th and consist of fifteen new episodes released weekly on both HBO and its streaming service.
As a huge fan of the Safdie brothers, I was really excited to see this – it’s Josh and Benny Safdie’s first full movie since Uncut Gems back in 2019. And it’s cool that Josh also put out a film this year, Marty Supreme, which feels like a wild companion piece to The Smashing Machine. A24 has clearly become their go-to studio, having backed both of these new ones, as well as Uncut Gems a few years back. They really know how to support interesting filmmaking.
I have to admit, calling Marty a ‘con artist’ feels off. He’s genuinely incredible at table tennis – so competitive and captivating to watch! He throws himself into every shot, twisting and turning in ways that are just amazing, and you really believe him when he predicts table tennis will become huge. But then there’s this other side to him… that same confidence fuels a frustrating tendency to bend the truth, and he’s a terrible loser, always boasting. It’s hard to figure out if it’s all part of the act, or if he’s genuinely flawed. When Rachel shows up pregnant, he immediately denies it’s his child, and it’s heartbreaking. Is he afraid of responsibility, or is he just thoughtless and unkind? If an older man, especially a slick politician, acted like this, I’d find him completely unbearable. But this is Timothée Chalamet, and somehow, he makes it work. He’s utterly charming, and honestly, this is his best performance yet. He brings this complex, frustrating, and oddly lovable character to life.
If you’re familiar with Greek myths or the game Hades 2, you likely know the story of Odysseus, the brilliant strategist from the Trojan War whose journey home took an incredibly long time. Simply creating the Trojan Horse wasn’t enough – he also faced sea monsters, nymphs, a cyclops (who appears in the trailer!), and other dangerous creatures. The first trailer for Nolan’s film focuses heavily on Matt Damon, who plays Odysseus, but we also see quick shots of Tom Holland as his son, Telemachus, and Anne Hathaway as his worried wife, Penelope. The relationship between Odysseus and Penelope – a husband struggling to return from war and a wife desperately wanting him home – feels perfectly suited to a Nolan film. The trailer ends with Penelope’s plea for him to come back, and his somber reply, “What if I can’t?”, captures the intense drama typical of Nolan’s leading men. The Odyssey is scheduled for release in mid-July 2026, so you have plenty of time to familiarize yourself with the characters and their stories.
A new free-to-play game, Operation: Outbreak, just launched on Steam! It’s a short, first-person shooter that blends survival horror with elements of games like Resident Evil and Call of Duty. If you enjoy those genres, it might be worth checking out.