The 2010 thrillerBlack Swan, starring Natalie Portman, gets detailed praise for itsclever use of computer-generated effects.Directed by Darren Aronofsky, the film about ballerina Nina Sayers losing her grip on reality amid the pressure to compete for the dual roles of the White and Black Swans inSwan Lakewas a hit with both critics and audiences upon release. The imagery used to convey Nina’s unraveling leaves a lasting impression, and the VFX that made it happen has impressed professionals 14 years later....

Koei Tecmo has gone all-in on itsNinja Gaidenrevival, announcing multiple games in the series at the Xbox Developer Direct today. Beginning as an arcade-NES game in 1988,Ninja Gaidenis one of the longest-running series in video game history. It’s undergone several changes over the years, progressing from 2D side-scrolling to 3D hack-and-slash action. Koei and Team Ninja have officially declared 2025 the “Year of the Ninja,” bringing back the series in just about every conceivable way, including thereveal ofNinja Gaiden 4, which it’s currently developing for a 2025 release with the help of Platinum Games....

The last 15 years have truly been a golden age ofhorror movieswith comedic aspirations, with plenty of examples of brilliant films capable of doling out scares and laughs in equal measure. Horror and comedy have always gone hand-in-hand, with the absurdist nature of terrifying thrills and laugh-out-loud jokes being a natural fit for one another. Classichorror comedies of the 80slike theEvil Deadmovies have been given a run for their money by more recent takes on the subgenre....

The Attitude EraisWWE’smost significant era. Even to this day, deep into the Paul Levesque Erathat’s changed WWE for the better, fans and commentators keep going back to the success of the Attitude Era, especially in terms of putting wrestling on the map as a mainstream attraction. Much of that success was built off the strength of the roster’s promos. The Attitude Era officially began when Vince McMahon promised to provide a"cure for the common show"on December 15th, 1997’s Raw, and then ended when they finally closed the chapter on their WCW feud at Survivor Series 2001 (or at least when Vince cut his Ruthless Aggression promo on June 08, 2025’s Raw)....

Among the many genres in the world,fantasystories are some of the most beloved, yetthere are a number of fantasy movies that have been forgotten by audiences and deserve to be rediscoveredonce again. When consideringthe greatest fantasy movies of all time, viewers may point to productions likeLord of the Rings, Harry Potter, The Princess Bride,orThe Chronicles of Narnia.No doubt, these movies deserve all the praise they get. However, they often overshadow other films that have just as much goodness to give, yet have been lost to time....

There are a surprising number of horror movies that beat the odds by outdoing themselves at the box office. Some horror films are guaranteed to be huge successes— so much so that even theremakes of these horror films become successful.The Conjuringhad a $20 million budget and a large promotional campaign leading up to its release, whileThe Texas Chain Saw Massacrehad a low budget, but promoting it as a true story anticipated higher box office expectations....

TheMCUhas seen the Avengers start from a group of sixto several dozen when they all fought together one last time inAvengers: Endgame. They became a diverse group of heroes, ranging from talking trees to literal gods, with varying ages and levels of power.The MCU timelinehas seen it all, but there are some heroes that have experienced more than others. Despite all their differences, they were able to come together to defeat the greatest evil the universe had ever seen....

InDiablo 4Season 5, the meta has changed, and there are new top-tier builds for players to use. Every season has been slightly different, and while there are always some familiar builds in the top cut, they usually shift and get stronger or weaker as the seasons go on. While this Season is still developing, and the meta will likely shift and change again, these are the best builds currently known....

IfRoseanne’s original title character hadn’t been killed off,The Connerswould be a very different show in 2025.The Connersseason 7will bring the long-running sitcom franchise to an end after a staggering 36 years.The Connersbegan life in 1988 asRoseanne, a sitcom about a working-class middle-American family and their eponymous matriarch. AlongsideThe Simpsons andMarried… With Children,Roseannewas part of a string of late ’80s sitcoms that moved away from the schmaltzy sentimentality ofFull HouseandThe Cosby Showin favor of something cruder, crasser, and more cynical....

90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After?starMichael Ilesanmilooks and feels handsome after getting a style makeoversince his split withAngela Deem. Michael and Angela’s relationship was introduced to reality TV viewers in90 Day Fiancé:Before the 90 Daysseason 2in 2018. The couple had met online in 2017 and Angela took the cameras with her to Nigeria to meet the much younger Michael. Michael faced challenges while getting his K-1 visa approved. The couple got married in January 2020, and it still took Michael four years to come to the U....

90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After?starBig Ed Brownhas posted ascary video from the hospitaldays after Liz Woods confirmed she had cancer.Big Ed became a household namethanks to his romance with Rose Vega onBefore the 90 Daysseason 4. Big Ed put mayonnaise in his hair and asked her to shave. After being crowned the90 Day Fiancévillain, Big Ed chose todate Liz onThe Single Lifeseason 1. Three years of highs and lows later, Big Ed called off his wedding with Liz in August 2023....

Netflix’sOlivia Rodrigo: GUTS World Tourconcert movie contains 23 songs from her tour setlist. TheGUTSWorld Tour has almost 100 shows and has made almost $200 million, according toBillboard—the highest-grossing tour by any musician born in the twenty-first century. The concert tour covers Rodrigo’s sophomore album,GUTSwhile featuring some earlier songs from Rodrigo’s debut album,SOUR. TheGUTSWorld Tour is set to end in the summer of 2025, and by that time, the tour will have visited four continents and over 20 countries....

Andoris deviating massively from what George Lucas envisioned forStar Warsin one key way, and that’s why the show is so brilliant.Andorseason 2is the next to be released ofStar Wars’upcoming TV shows, and, as the second and final installment of the show, it’s getting plenty of attention. Although audiences already know how Cassian’s story ends, it will nevertheless be affecting to see all that leads up to his fate inRogue One: A Star Wars Story....