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The first half of 2025 has seen plenty of brilliant movies released in theaters, from critically acclaimed indie films to commercially successful blockbusters. Projects like A Minecraft Movie and Lilo & Stitch have dominated the box office rankings, pulling in $955 million and $1.03 billion, respectively. Movies like F1 have also been major box office surprises, with the Brad Pitt project managing $590 million. However, the real winner of 2025’s ticket sales so far has been Ne Zha 2, which collected a staggering $2.2 billion at the worldwide box office. This is going to be a very difficult film to…

The last two Pirates of the Caribbean movies put something of a damper on the franchise’s legacy, but that doesn’t mean they are devoid of good elements. Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl is not only the best movie based on a theme park ride ever conceived, but an amazing action-adventure romp on the high seas. Though they were disparaged by contemporaneous reviews, the two follow-ups, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, make for a phenomenal trilogy when added to the first film. Those in the know will…

Mastodon is honoring the memory of their late bandmate and co-founder Brent Hinds. On Friday (Aug. 22), the heavy metal band paid tribute to the guitarist during a performance at the Alaska State Fair, part of the ConocoPhillips Alaska Concert Series at the Borealis Theatre in Palmer, Alaska. At the end of the set, drummer and vocalist Brann Dailor stepped to the front of the stage to deliver a heartfelt message about Hinds, who died earlier in the week following a motorcycle accident in Atlanta. He was 51. “We lost somebody very special to us yesterday,” Dailor told the crowd.…

There are special honors where actors achieve several notable accomplishments, such as the EGOT, where they win four major acting awards. A new trend has emerged on social media, thanks to author Joe Hill, known as the NERD EGOT, which refers to an actor who has appeared in several iconic geek-adjacent franchises. Hill posted on Threads that several actors claimed the EGOT, but few have earned the NERD EGOT, which he notes as “appearing in Star Trek, Star Wars, DC, & Marvel.” Fans pointed out a few who reached the level, including Clancy Brown and Karl Urban, the latter of…

NEED TO KNOW A cause of death has been determined for Malik TaylorThe influencer died in North Carolina on Aug. 20In a tribute, Taylor’s family remembered how “his creativity, humor, and spirit touched countless lives” A cause of death has been determined for Malik Taylor. The influencer died at age 28 after a car he was in fell 20 feet in North Carolina on Wednesday, Aug. 20, TMZ reported, citing the Concord Police Department (CPD). Authorities told the outlet that when they arrived at the scene of the incident, they found a Nissan Rogue SUV that had plummeted. Paramedics also…

NEED TO KNOW Cooper Hoffman opened up about his dad, Philip Seymour Hoffman, in a new interviewPhilip died in 2014 at age 46, when Cooper was 10Cooper wishes he could ask his late father for acting advice, but he would admittedly be “terrified” about what his dad would think Cooper Hoffman wishes he could ask his late dad, Philip Seymour Hoffman, for acting advice, but, above all, he wishes he could just have him around. The 22-year-old recently spoke to GQ about his burgeoning career as his new movie, an adaptation of Stephen King’s The Long Walk, is set to…

NEED TO KNOW John Stamos revealed to PEOPLE that he goes to visit longtime friend and former Full House costar Dave Coulier, and that he’s “doing great”Coulier was diagnosed with stage 3 Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma in November 2024Stamos sported a bald cap in support of Coulier at the time of his diagnosis John Stamos is providing a health update on his longtime friend Dave Coulier’s cancer treatment journey. While attending the Monday, Aug. 18 opening night of Jeff Ross: Take A Banana For The Ride on Broadway at The Nederlander Theatre in New York City, Stamos, 62, gave PEOPLE an exclusive update on…

The Last Dinner Party withdrew from their scheduled performance at Victorious Festival on Saturday (Aug. 23) in protest of an incident involving fellow band the Mary Wallopers, whose set was cut short after they showed support for Palestine. Explore See latest videos, charts and news The British indie rock-pop group announced their decision on social media Saturday morning, referencing the previous day’s events in which the Mary Wallopers displayed a Palestinian flag on stage and called for a “Free Palestine.” “We are outraged by the decision made to silence the Mary Wallopers yesterday at Victorious,” the Last Dinner Party wrote…

From iPhone life hacks to artificial intelligence, actor Riz Ahmed, 42, who stars in the new thriller Relay, sat down with PEOPLE for its One Last Thing page in this week’s issue, on newsstands now: Last life hack I triedSomeone showed me how you can turn your phone to gray scale; you just turn off the color so it’s black-and-white. It starts to be less like candy for your brain. Ahmed in ‘Relay’. Bleecker Street Last time I sang out loudThat’s most days. I might sing in front of people. I’m not hitting high notes and doing Beyoncé-type runs or…

NEED TO KNOW Katherine Schwarzenegger shared photos on Instagram of her family’s time spent at seaThe images included her husband, Chris Pratt, playing with one of their daughters and her mom, Maria Shriver, smiling“A perfect day ☀️🌊,” Katherine captioned the Instagram post Katherine Schwarzenegger is making the most of the last few weeks of summer! On Friday, Aug. 22, the best-selling author, 35, shared several photos on Instagram of her family enjoying themselves at sea. The first snap showed Katherine on a boat alongside her uncle, Anthony Shriver, her mom, Maria Shriver, and Anthony’s son. She opted to wear a…