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Nicki Minaj speedruns MAGA brain rot in flirtatious online beef with Gavin Newsom

Casey Epstein-Gross | December 16, 2025

The pop star entered the culture war, transvestigated the California governor, and auditioned for relevance in the MAGA attention economy.

James Cameron experiences growing pains with the still-spectacular Avatar: Fire And Ash

Jesse Hassenger | December 16, 2025

Avatar: Fire And Ash feels like a negotiation with the plot and character demands of multiple sequels, but James Cameron still delivers a spectacular ride.

The best comics of 2025

Oliver Sava | December 16, 2025

Drome (Image: 23rd St.); Fantastic Four (Image: Marvel Comics); Assorted Crisis Events (Image: Image Comics); Clementine: Book Three (Image: Skybound Entertainment)

Here are the top comics of 2025 you don’t want to miss, from the big hitters to the big creative swings.

Utah, get me a Point Break sequel series

Matt Schimkowitz | December 15, 2025

Lebanese-born American actor Keanu Reeves and American actor Patrick Swayze stand on a beach as Swayze holds a surfboard during the filming of the action movie 'Point Break' directed by Kathryn Bigelow, 1991. (Photo by Richard Foreman/Fotos International/Getty Images)

A sequel series to Kathryn Bigelow’s famed surfer bromance, Point Break, starring Keanu Reeves, is in development at AMC.

Disney is rehabilitating Gaston’s image with a new live-action movie

Matt Schimkowitz | December 15, 2025

UNSPECIFIED LOCATION - MAY 24: In this handout photo provided by Matthew Murphy/NETworks, Christiaan Smith-Kotlarek as Gaston and the Silly Girls of Disneys Beauty and the Beast May 24, 2016. Disneys Beauty and the Beast Broadway musical is returning to Fort Lauderdale Broward Center for the Performing Arts June 15 - 19, 2016. (Photo by Matthew Murphy/NETworks via Getty Images)

Beauty And The Beast’s resident villain, Gaston, will be Disney’s guest for a new live-action movie.