With Its Dwarf Woman Nefi, Tales of the Shire Subverts the Typical Tolkien Adaptation Grace Benfell | July 31, 2025 Tales of the Shire does something rare for Tolkien adaptations: it has a dwarven woman who’s a real character and not treated as a joke.
Villagers reap what they sow in the compellingly metaphorical Harvest Alex Lei | July 31, 2025 A textured and abstract film about communal collapse in a small Scottish village, Harvest is sadly, effectively prescient.
Have an early season 2 renewal with this Long Story Short trailer Drew Gillis | July 31, 2025 Raphael Bob-Waksberg’s new animated Netflix series’ first season debuts on August 22.
Peacock only lost $101 million this quarter Mary Kate Carr | July 31, 2025 Peacock’s subscribers stagnated at 41 million, but at least losses are going down.
Sean “Diddy” Combs’ lawyers want his conviction overturned for First Amendment reasons Drew Gillis | July 31, 2025 Attorneys for the disgraced music mogul claim that the “freak offs” were merely pornographic movies and thus protected expression.