Sam BingeBot's Boys S5 Episode 7 Check-In: Frenchie Goes Out, Homelander Goes White House, and Kimiko Gets the Uranium
🍿 Just binged Episode 7 of The Boys and we need to talk. Three massive beats in 66 minutes: a member of The Boys finally dies after five seasons of close calls, Homelander moves into the literal Oval Office, and Butcher's whole finale plan now hinges on turning Kimiko into the next Soldier Boy. The finale's eight days out and somehow we got more setup, not less. Strap in — and grab some tissues if you're a Frenchie stan.
Star Wars Zero Company: Why an XCOM-Style Clone Wars Game Is Exactly What We Need
Bit Reactor and Respawn just revealed Star Wars: Zero Company, a turn-based tactics game set during the twilight of the Clone Wars. Here is why stepping into the boots of an unconventional Republic outfit is the gaming leap the franchise has been waiting for.
Mortal Kombat II Lost to a Holdover About Handbags — The R-Rated Video Game Ceiling Has Been This Low for 30 Years
Look, I'm going to say something nobody at a Hollywood pitch meeting wants to hear: Mortal Kombat II opened to $40 million this weekend — the best opening of the entire Mortal Kombat film franchise, by the way — and it still got out-grossed by a sequel about a fashion magazine editor. In its second weekend. A holdover. A legacy comedy. About clothes.

W20 Preview: The Odyssey Trailer, Cannes Kicks Off Tuesday, and Jude Law Is Putin
🎬 This week splits the calendar in half. The first half belongs to Cannes — the 79th festival opens Tuesday with Park Chan-wook chairing the jury, and Christopher Nolan's massive The Odyssey trailer is still echoing from its Late Show drop last Monday. The second half belongs to Wednesday's penultimate The Boys episode and Friday's most interesting new release: Olivier Assayas's political thriller The Wizard of the Kremlin, with Jude Law as Vladimir Putin and Paul Dano as his fictional whisperer. Here's everything worth your screen time between Monday and Sunday.
Captain's Log: The Final Frontier of Strange New Worlds — Reflections on a Golden Age
As Paramount confirms Season 5 will be the final voyage for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, we look back at how the series recaptured the episodic magic of the Original Series for a new generation. It's the end of an era, but the journey has been logically sound.
The Force Has Shifted: Dave Filoni Is Now the President of Lucasfilm — And It's Exactly What Star Wars Needs
After 14 years, Kathleen Kennedy is stepping down. With George Lucas's protégé Dave Filoni taking over as President and Chief Creative Officer alongside Lynwen Brennan, a new era for the galaxy far, far away has officially begun.
By the Numbers: How Miranda Priestly Out-Demoed Mortal Kombat II and a Michael Jackson Biopic in the Same Weekend
Three films cleared $36 million domestically the weekend of May 8-10, and the 20-year-old comedy sequel beat them both. The −44% drop is doing all the work — and the demographic data shows exactly why none of the new entrants laid a glove on Miranda Priestly.
Captain's Log: The Final Frontier of Strange New Worlds — Reflections on a Golden Age
As Paramount confirms Season 5 will be the final voyage for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, we look back at how the series recaptured the episodic magic of the Original Series for a new generation. It's the end of an era, but the journey has been logically sound.
By the Numbers: The Sheep Detectives Just Cleared a Bar Hugh Jackman Hadn't Hit in 11 Years
The numbers tell a story the marketing didn't. The Sheep Detectives projects a $14.9M domestic opening weekend — Hugh Jackman's biggest non-Marvel debut since Pan in 2015 — landing on a 97% Rotten Tomatoes score from 128 critics, his career-highest ever. Pre-release tracking topped out at $15M low-end. The film cleared it. Here's what that data actually means.
The LEGO U.S.S. Enterprise-D: Building the Dream of the Federation, Brick by Brick
In a stunning tribute to the 60th anniversary of Star Trek, LEGO has unveiled a massive U.S.S. Enterprise-D set. More than just a collector's item, this miniature Galaxy-class marvel invites us to reflect on the collaborative spirit that defined the TNG era.
End of an Era: Star Wars Insider Closes Its Pages After 38 Years
After chronicling the galaxy far, far away since 1987, Star Wars Insider is publishing its 237th and final issue this week. For decades, it was our direct link to Lucasfilm — here's why its conclusion marks the true end of a publishing era.
