Lupita Nyong’o forced to remind people The Odyssey is a work of fiction William Hughes | May 21, 2026 Nyong’o has responded to people angry at her casting as Helen Of Troy with a simple reminder: “This is a mythological story.”
Kiyoshi Kurosawa stages a delightful samurai Columbo with The Samurai And The Prisoner Rory Doherty | May 21, 2026 Modern horror master Kiyoshi Kurosawa makes his first samurai film with The Samurai And The Prisoner, both intelligent and entrancing.
The Boys creator is proud to disappoint Elon Musk Matt Schimkowitz | May 21, 2026 Boys creator Eric Kripke has posted Musk’s unsurprisingly negative review of the show on Instagram.
Paramount foots hospital bill to restore Jackass TV series Matt Schimkowitz | May 21, 2026 Restored to its former glory, the original Jackass TV series arrives on Paramount+ ahead of the new movie.
Pedro Almodóvar regifts his own pithy, self-critical autofiction in Bitter Christmas Rory Doherty | May 21, 2026 Bitter Christmas is familiar stuff from the playful Spanish auteur, which isn’t always a bad thing, but it doesn’t get going until too late.