The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 Is Better Than Anyone Predicted, And 1 Incredible Scene Shows Why

Like in the first season, viewers expectedThe Apothecary DiariesSeason 2to follow up on the slow-burn romance between Maomao and Jinshi while she solved with her intellect some of the Royal Palace intrigues along with some mundane aspects of her daily life with the concubines. However,The Apothecary DiariesSeason 2 and Jinshi’s role in the story have proven to be so much better than viewers ever imagined. The Apothecary Diaries’popularity has skyrocketed significantly in its second season, taking the world by storm byunveiling some of the darkest palace secrets andraising the stakes in the story by building up to an imminent conflict in the latest episodes....

July 28, 2025 · 4 min · 824 words · Sara Dodson

The Biggest Nods To The All-Star Superman Comic We Found In James Gunn's New DCU Movie

Warning! This post contains SPOILERS for James Gunn’s Superman After watching James Gunn’sSuperman, it’s fun to look back atAll-Star Superman. While James Gunn pulled from several different comics and pieces of source material for theDCU’sfirst major movie,All-Star Supermanis confirmed to be one of the bigger ones. To that end, finding the moments first seen on the page that most likely influenced the epic new movie is pretty cool. All-Star Supermanwas written by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely, a 12-issue series published between 2005-2008....

July 28, 2025 · 6 min · 1119 words · Joshua Chavez

The Division 2 Update 3 and Raid Will Release Soon [UPDATE]

[UPDATE: Ubisoft has confirmed that Title Update 3 will release on May 14th after maintenance at 130am PT.] After several weeks of testing,The Division 2developer Massive Entertainment is finally ready to release Title Update 3, which is the looter shooter’s most game-changing update yet. In addition to tons of balance changes and tweaks,Division 2Title Update 3 will also include theOperation Dark Hours raid. First things first,The Division 2’s Public Test Server has been shut down for the time being....

July 28, 2025 · 2 min · 360 words · Anne Martinez

The Grabber's Black Phone 2 Return Was Secretly Set Up In The First Movie, Teases Author Behind 2023 Horror Hit: "That's A Trap Door Into The Second Film"

Author Joe Hill, who wrote the short story “The Black Phone,” has explained that The Grabber’s return forBlack Phone 2was set up in the original movie. The upcoming horror sequel, directed by Scott Derrickson, brings back the menacing serial abductor, despite him having been murdered, with Ethan Hawke reprising hisrole as The Grabber. During an interview withScreenRant’s Grant Hermanns forAbraham’s Boys: A Dracula Story, Joe Hill teased The Grabber returning.Hill confirmed that Hawke’s character is dead, but explained that Finney (Thames) has already communicated with ghostsonce and that “maybe he isn’t as gone as we thought he was....

July 28, 2025 · 4 min · 706 words · Natasha Cook

The Map That Leads To You Cast & Character Guide

Prime Video’sThe Map that Leads to Youis an emotional journey through Europe that boasts a strong cast of young talent.Featuring beautiful landscapes and a resonant and powerful emotional core,reviews forThe Map that Leads to Youhave been strong, with many highlighting the strengths and chemistry of the main stars. Among thebest romance moviesin recent years,The Map that Leads to Youfollows Heather Mulgrew, a recent college graduate, as she backpacks through Europewith her best friends....

July 28, 2025 · 5 min · 883 words · Dylan Alexander

The Most Ridiculous Star Wars LEGO Set I've Ever Seen Is Officially Canon

Warning! This post contains SPOILERS for Star Wars: Legacy of Vader #5Hiliariously,Star Warshas seemingly made one of the craziest starship designs canon, having first originated inLEGOform. As seen in Marvel’s ongoingLegacy of Vaderseries, Kylo Ren is not Naboo, learning more about his grandfather’s history while also grappling with his own beliefs as the First Order’s new Supreme Leader. As such, the result is a major conflict featuring some absolutely wild starfighters....

July 28, 2025 · 3 min · 583 words · Chelsea Crane

The next World of Warcraft expansion is Dragonflight: here are the details

Shadowlandscreated a lull, so fans are expecting a lot Blizzard has announced theWorld of Warcraft Dragonflightexpansion todayduring their “expansion reveal” stream: two months after their canceled BlizzCon 2022 event would have taken place (the opening for today even had BlizzCon nostalgia shots in it).This is theninthexpansion forWorld of Warcraft, a feat in and of itself. Presented by Holly Longdale (lead producerWoW Classic), John Hight (franchise general manager), and Ion Hazzikostas (game director and VP), the roundtable of devs noted that they “needed to do better,” and incorporated feedback into the future of the game....

July 28, 2025 · 2 min · 349 words · Andre Patterson

The Speed Racer Universe Is Getting a Massive Expansion With Racer X Sitting Front and Center (Exclusive)

The world ofSpeed Racergrows later this year with an anthology that puts its greatest characters into the spotlight.Mad Cave Studios has revivedSpeed Racerand the publisher is going all out to turn it into an action-packed franchise. Screen Rant has an exclusive first look at a brand-new anthology that will really put Speed Racer into high-gear. Screen Rant has the first look atSpeed Racer: Tales from the Road #1, a new one-shot by Mark Landon, Sebastián Píriz, Rex Lokus, and Buddy Beaudoin....

July 28, 2025 · 2 min · 398 words · Zachary Figueroa

The Uchiha Were Naruto’s Most Powerful Clan, But One Flaw in Their Story Still Doesn’t Make Sense

Out of all the families introduced to theNarutofranchise, the Uchiha have always stood out for being among the strongest. Due to their status as Indra Otsutsuki’s only direct descendants, the members of this prominent clan have abilities that far surpass their peers. Yet, despite having the most useful eye Jutsu, some of their abilities make little sense. Izanami and Izanagi, two of the most powerful abilities used by members of the Uchiha clan, break everything fans know about the Sharingan....

July 28, 2025 · 4 min · 832 words · Sean Mcconnell

Three Spirits Update adds two Heroes and more to Dota 2

Coaching, gems, Diretide are all in! The huge update that was promised asValve explained the lack of Diretideis now live forDota 2. The“Three Spirits Update”adds in two more Heroes, Ember and Earth Spirit, to join Storm Spirit and complete the trifecta. Oh, and Storm Spirit lost a TON of weight. Good for him! The art style and models for these spirits are some of the best yet and I can’t wait to get my hands on them in-game....

July 28, 2025 · 2 min · 266 words · James Gregory

Ubisoft Reveals Deals on Nintendo Switch Games

Since its the first year the console has been available, there haven’t been manyNintendo Switchdeals for the holiday shopping season. However, Ubisoft has stepped forward to give fans discounts on itsNintendo Switchgames as a part of a Cyber Monday promotion. From November 27th to December 4th, Nintendo Switch owners can download some Ubisoft games from the eShop for a discounted price. The promotion is headlined byMario + Rabbids Kingdom Battleat $40....

July 28, 2025 · 2 min · 306 words · Marissa Charles

Why Is the MCU In a Slump? Marvel Knows, And the Problem Goes Well Beyond Movies: "Generic People Create Generic Products."

With billions of dollars to its name, theMarvel Cinematic Universeis a singular franchise. After getting its start in 2008 withIron Man, the MCU has become a pop culture juggernaut given its string of blockbuster movies. Of course, the films only came to life because of Marvel Comics, the publisher that brought heroes like Captain America to life decades ago. In recent years, however, Marvel as a whole has been caught in a slump that one creator is now speaking out about....

July 28, 2025 · 4 min · 660 words · Jennifer Braun

Why Lilo & Stitch Remake's Reviews Are Positive Enough To Earn Fresh RT Score

Though the movie was originally going to be released directly for streaming,Lilo & Stitchhas been one of the most successful movies of the year so far. The film returns audiences to the life of a lonely Hawaiian girl whose life gets turned upside-down when she befriends a kind, but rambunctious alien named Stitch. Themovie is directed by Dean Fleischer Campand features Maia Kealoha and Sydney Adugong. TheLilo & Stitchtrailerbrought in record-breaking amounts of views in a short period of time, proving the audience’s interest in the Disney remake....

July 28, 2025 · 6 min · 1108 words · Sharon Colon