It's A Big Month For New Releases: Here's 10 Unmissable Games You Should Be Playing This July

Those who already got their hands on a Nintendo Switch 2 will be looking forward to the upcoming release ofDonkey Kong Bananza, but it’s far from the only must-play game in July 2025. The year has been stacked so far with new and old games alike, includingBlue Prince,Clair Obscur: Expedition 33,Oblivion Remastered, andElden Ring Nightreign. Below you’ll find more than just new releases, though. July 2025 has a slate that includes some important updates, expansions, and upgrades....

August 18, 2025 · 7 min · 1424 words · Jennifer White

Jimmy Kimmel’s Batman Movie Performance Is Even Weirder 7 Years Later

Yes, that’s right, Jimmy Kimmel once playedBatmanin one of the character’s most bizarre movie appearances. As far asBatman’s live-action actorsgo, talk show host Jimmy Kimmel is not someone who would be expected to provide an accurate portrayal. Instead, many consider thebest Batman actor in the moviesto be Robert Pattinson or Michael Keaton. Other performances, like Christian Bale and Ben Affleck, have also received their share of praise for bringing Gotham’s Dark Knight to life....

August 18, 2025 · 3 min · 491 words · David Davis

Kevin Costner's First Baseball Movie Is One Nobody Actually Remembers

Kevin Costner has starred in a handful of baseball movies throughout his career, but his first is often overlooked. In more recent years,Costner has become a familiar face in the Western genre, appearing asJohn Dutton inYellowstoneand as Hayes Ellison in theHorizonfilm series. Before this,Costner appeared in several sports movies. Costner’s rise to fame launched after starring in such sports movies, most notably the late 1980s moviesBull DurhamandField of Dreams. Among critics and audiences, these movies are considered the best ofCostner’s baseball films, although neither is the actor’s first....

August 18, 2025 · 3 min · 500 words · Laura Mcdonald

Lily James Is The Brains Behind Bumble & Tinder In Trailer For New Hulu Biopic

Lily Jamesis set to star inSwiped, an intriguing new biopic from Hulu, which will debut at the Toronto International Film Festival in September and has just released its first trailer. Swipedis a biopic about American entrepreneur Whitney Wolfe Herd (James), founder and former CEO of Bumble, as well as co-founder of Tinder. Whitney Wolfe Herd (who is referred to as Whitney Wolfe in the trailer, as the narrative predates her marriage) is credited with vital branding and marketing decisions behind Tinder, but resigned in 2014, and shortly thereafter filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against the company....

August 18, 2025 · 2 min · 404 words · Ethan Sampson

Love Island USA's Bryan Arenales Accomplished This Incredible Goal, & Everything You Need To Know

Love Island USAseason 7’s Casa Amor twist is underway, andBombshells like Bryan Arenales are getting to know the ladies of the villa, leaving many wondering more about their lives. WithLove Island USAseason 7’sCasa Amor twist changing things this season, the ladies of the villa have left and headed to Casa, while the guys stayed behind. With the girls' connections shifting, and the guys getting to know the new Bombshells in the villa,everything’s set to change when they reconvene after Casa Amor ends its week long run....

August 18, 2025 · 4 min · 643 words · Leah Lewis

Marvel Kills Thor, Paving Way for New God of Thunder

Warning! Major spoilers forThe Immortal Thor’s finaleahead!Marvel Comics has officially killedThor, setting up a new ruler for the nine realms that still remember the Norse gods. Despite their apparent redemption,Loki murdered Thor for reasons still unknown. This time, Thor’s death is definitive, and he isn’t even destined to rest in Valhalla afterward. InThe Immortal Thor #25, written by Al Ewing, the God of Thunder finds himself in an unfamiliar afterlife. There, Thor meets three entities who provide him with nine truths that hint at his future and the future of his family and kingdom....

August 18, 2025 · 5 min · 944 words · Brenda Roach MD

Marvel Unleashes New Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver, With Vicious Extra Powers

As Marvel totally reboots theScarlet WitchandQuicksilver, the powerful twins get new designs and updated powers, with some nasty twists on their traditional abilities. But this is just the beginning of reinventing these underrated characters… Quicksilver’s speed now charges up his costume via friction, adding blasts of heat to his power set. The New Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver Are Outright Villains New Twists on Their Powers Make Them Even More Dangerous In today’sTheUltimates #14- from Deniz Camp, Juan Frigeri, Federico Blee and Travis Lanham - Captain America and Hawkeye go up against Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch....

August 18, 2025 · 3 min · 505 words · Taylor Green PhD

Nathan Fillion Dropped More F-Bombs As Green Lantern In This DC Universe Project Than In His Entire Career

Nathan Fillion is due to star as the Green Lantern Guy Gardner in three upcomingDCUprojects, includingLanterns, where he recently confirmed he dropped more F-bombs than in his entire career. This career was recently bolstered bySuperman, where he will appear asthe DCU’s Guy Gardnerfor the first time. Much can be gleaned about hischaracter fromSupermantrailer footagealone. Shots of Gardner scowling, squaring up to Superman, and creating the construct of a hand flipping the bird with his Power Ring are three such examples that prove his characterization will be at least fairly comics-accurate....

August 18, 2025 · 4 min · 664 words · Tammy Lee

Percy Jackson & The Olympians' Future Beyond Season 3 Addressed By Rick Riordan

Author Rick Riordan addresses the future ofPercy Jackson and the Olympiansbeyond season 3. The Disney+ series first premiered in late 2023, and thoughPercy Jackson and the Olympiansseason 2has not yet premiered, it has already been renewed for at least one additional run. This meansthe show will cover Riordan’s story through the third book,The Titan’s Curse. After that, there are two more books in the original series,The Battle of the LabyrinthandThe Last Olympian, though Riordan has continued Percy’s story through additional novels....

August 18, 2025 · 3 min · 533 words · Robert Martinez

Rian Johnson’s 97% RT Show Quietly Doubles As A Reunion For 2 Stars From Emmy-Winning OG Netflix Series

Rian Johnson’s critically acclaimed murder-of-the-week showPoker Facebrings together two of the original stars from one of Netflix’s very first original series that premiered over a decade ago.Poker Faceseason 2, episode 11, was released on July 3, with its season finale set to come out next Thursday, June 13, 2025. Poker Face, which premiered back in January 2023, stars 5-time Emmy nominee Natasha Lyonne as the free-spirited human lie detector, Charlie Cale....

August 18, 2025 · 3 min · 432 words · Matthew Rios

Simpsons Showrunner Explains Why This 1 Character Has Never Been Better

AlthoughThe Simpsonshas been around a long time, the series showrunner proved the show can remain fresh thanks to its renewed focus on Marge in a recent interview. With over 790 episodes to its name and a theatrical movie spinoff,The Simpsonsis the longest-running scripted primetime American TV show in history. As such, it is hardly shocking that the show is considered tired by some commentators online. In fact, the critical reception ofThe Simpsonshas varied so much over the decades that the phenomenon has an entireWikipediapage dedicated to it....

August 18, 2025 · 3 min · 596 words · Diana Kennedy

Star Wars' Latest Sith Retcon Finally Explains One Key Moment In Revenge Of The Sith

Thanks to a big Sith reveal inStar Warscanon, a line fromStar Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sithis completely recontextualized.Star Wars’Sith Lordshave long been the primary antagonists of the franchise. Be it Darth Sidious, who serves as the overarching enemy of the entire Skywalker Saga, or comparatively lesser Sith like Darth Vader and Darth Maul,Star Wars’most powerful Jedihave faced equally powerful adversaries on the opposite side of the Force....

August 18, 2025 · 4 min · 663 words · Michael Morgan

The Best Order To Play The Elder Scrolls Games

When diving intoThe Elder Scrollsseries for the first time, it can be a little intimidating to know where to start.The Elder Scrolls: Arena, the first game in the series, was released in 1994, and since then there’s been multiple mainline games and spin-offs. When it comes to the timelines, the games jump around a bit, and some are considered better than others when it comes to world, story, and gameplay....

August 18, 2025 · 8 min · 1610 words · Robert Hughes