Spoilers below. If you could swap bodies with someone, would you? Should you? The newest Netflix film It’s What’s Inside, which was acquired out of Sundance earlier this year, ruminates on these questions via its body-swap thriller conceit. What starts as a weekend of reconnecting with college friends at a friend’s house winds up lethal
The musician has moved his now-canceled Asheville gig to Cary, with all proceeds going to the North Carolina Disaster Relief Fund Sturgill Simpson will play a special benefit show in North Carolina this month, with all proceeds going to relief and recovery efforts following Hurricane Helene. Simpson was slated to play Asheville on Oct. 21
Mythopoetics, the remarkable record Nandi Rose released as Half Waif in 2019, wove together stories from her life and family, contending with ideas of legacy and aging in grand, sweeping fashion. It’s so densely packed that listening to the album now feels almost like revisiting a greatest hits collection; I remember hearing many of its songs
Your smokeless nicotine habit could pay off with tickets to see country concert thanks to some rewards. Zyn is offering a rewards-only concert with Dierks Bentley on Oct. 12. You cannot purchase tickets to the show, which is going down at Nashville’s Brooklyn Bowl. Instead, you must redeem 3,000 Zyn reward points to get inside. The
Play video content TMZ.com LeVar Burton is paying tribute to John Amos following news of the actor’s death … crediting the late star for making history in Hollywood. We caught up with the actor outside ABC Studios in NYC Friday, where LB had nothing but good things to say about the late TV legend. As
Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Last Night in Soho) is directing a new take on Stephen King’s The Running Man, and Paramount has announced the release date this afternoon. The Running Man will release in theaters on November 21, 2025. Glen Powell (Top Gun: Maverick, Twisters) will star. THR reports this afternoon that the actor will be joined
With the cooler days and colder nights of fall just starting to emerge, you might be on the lookout for your next fall jacket. And, as I bet that you’ll agree after reading this article, you can’t really do better than the best quilted jackets for men. Over the last few years, men’s quilted jackets
Welcome to The Best of Book Riot, our daily round-up of what’s on offer across our site, newsletters, podcasts, and social channels. Not everything is for everyone, but there is something for everyone. This is a mix of September and October releases, and I’m going to be honest with you, I’m not sure why the
Disney+ celebrated the premiere of “Elton John: Never Too Late” at the New York Film Festival with a surprise performance by Elton John. The screening was introduced by directors R.J. Cutler and David Furnish to a packed house. Following the final credits, Elton John surprised the audience with a performance of “Tiny Dancer.” The Original
Play video content BACKGRID Will Smith blended the old with the new, treating a crowd to a mashup of the beloved ‘Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’ theme with some new material Thursday. The party kicked off at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles, where Will pumped up a small but hyped audience with the iconic tune
Hinds have shared a new single, ‘Bats’, which serves as a bonus track to their latest album VIVA HINDS. Check it out below. “We wrote ‘BATS’ the week after watching ANOTHER ROUND (DRUK) in the movies,” the band explained in a press release. “we couldn’t stop thinking about it, especially the last scene where Mad
For most present-day comedy fans, do you even have to say more than “Nick Offerman”, or “Kumail Nanjiani” in the same sentence to pique interest? The answer is no (for most of us, anyway). The two recently shared a great moment on one of Nanjiani’s most recent posts involving the well-reviewed 2013 movie The Kings
Inspired by horror classic Creature from the Black Lagoon, the upcoming international creature feature Orang Ikan is set to premiere at the Tokyo International Film Festival, the website SciFi Japan reports this week. The site also shares the first images from the monster movie. Dean Fujioka (“Fullmetal Alchemist”) and Callum Woodhouse (“All Creatures Great and Small”) lead
Critic’s Rating: 4.75 / 5.0 Is anyone else fanning themselves after watching Grey’s Anatomy Season 21 Episode 2? The hour was teeming with tension, and not just the bad kind. While some of the doctors focused on finding their place at Grey Sloan Memorial, others got caught up in a proverbial heatwave that swept through
In this segment, we showcase the most notable albums out each week. Here are the albums out on October 4, 2024: The Smile, Cutouts Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, and Tom Skinner are back with another album, Cutouts. It marks the Smile’s third studio LP, following January’s Wall of Eyes and 2022’s A Light for Attracting Attention. Produced by
A restored 4k version of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre hits theaters today from MPI Media Group/Dark Sky Films on the 50th anniversary of the iconic indie scarefest by the late Tobe Hooper. It’s booked in 900 theaters with Regal, Cinemark, Cineplex, Marcus, Harkins and all Alamo Drafthouse locations. Other venues include the Music Box
The American TV-movie has gained a bad rap over the years, but there was a time when folks looked forward to these flicks — and not in an ironic sense or a need to hate-watch. That period of kinder and less cynical viewership was surely in the 1970s and ’80s when the made-for-television movie became
Welcome to The Best of Book Riot, our daily round-up of what’s on offer across our site, newsletters, podcasts, and social channels. Not everything is for everyone, but there is something for everyone. A chill in the air? Check. Pumpkin spice-flavored everything hitting the shelves? Check. Pop-up Halloween stores appearing overnight? Check. It’s official: it’s
Sure, boot trends get a lot of love around this time of the year. But if you’re a smart shopper, you know that keeping up with the best loafer trends is actually one of the smartest categories to pay attention to because the heroic shoe can be worn in spring, summer, fall, and winter. No
Eric Church is officially working on new music. On Friday at midnight, he surprise-released the first taste with “Darkest Hour,” a majestic pledge of devotion to help loved ones in need. In this case, the North Carolina native means that literally. According to a release, Church has signed over all royalties of the song, in
Play video content TMZ.com A fiery showdown ignited on “TMZ Live” when we tackled the explosive new California law banning legacy and donor preferences in admissions at private, nonprofit universities … with the bill’s author in the hot seat to discuss the details. California Assemblymember Phil Ting threw down the gauntlet … arguing education is
When Geordie Greep decided to call his debut solo album The New Sound, he didn’t have the sound nailed down yet. He knew that was going to be the title before he even started recording it, when no one had any reason to believe there wouldn’t be a black midi album after Hellfire. Then, just
McDonald’s is adding a new sandwich to its menus around the U.S. next week, but if you’ve been paying attention you might have seen this one somewhere before. What Is The New McDonald’s Sandwich? McDonald’s has announced the Chicken Big Mac will be available at all U.S. locations for a limited time starting Oct. 10.
Transgender model Sidney Starr and “Family Matters” alum Darius McCray have been putting on a strong public front for months, and their union just got a whole lot tighter … and Sidney says it’s all thanks to gender-affirming surgery!!! The two lovebirds recently paid Adam22 a visit at “No Jumper” … where Sidney jumped at
In 8 days, fans of Ice Nine Kills and the Terrifier film franchise will be ripping open an early blood-soaked Christmas gift. On October 10 only, the band’s highly anticipated new Terrifier 3 short film / music video will debut nationwide in over 300 AMC and Marcus theaters! Be one of the first psychos to witness
Drake‘s beef with Metro Boomin just got additional shelf life thanks to Fashion Nova … they’re encouraging dudes to compete with women and pop azz in a BBL Drizzy Halloween costume!!! We’re just a few weeks away from All Hallows’ Eve, and Fashion Nova released a wide range of costumes — including its “BBL Booty
Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Reese Witherspoon Announces First Novel, Co-Written With Harlen Coben I have long wondered why Witherspoon didn’t have her own imprint…or house. But after the spate of high profile celebrity thriller collaborations (Viola Davis, both Clintons,
“It tells the remarkable true story behind the groundbreaking birth of Louise Joy Brown in 1978, the world’s first ‘test-tube-baby,’ and the tireless 10-year journey to make it possible,” reads the synopsis. “Told from the perspective of Jean Purdy, a young nurse and embryologist who joined forces with scientist Robert Edwards and surgeon Patrick Steptoe
Netflix has dropped the trailer for Beauty in Black, the forthcoming drama series from creator Tyler Perry. It will hit Netflix Thursday, October 24. “It follows two women leading very different lives,” reads the logline. “While Kimmie is struggling to make ends meet after her mother kicked her out, and Mallory finds success running her own business.
Sleater-Kinney have put out ‘This Time’, a new track that will appear on the upcoming deluxe edition of their latest album Little Rope. It follows the previously released ‘Here Today’. Listen to it below. “‘This Time’ was the last song we wrote for the record and the last to get cut once we decided we