Hasbro made the decision to pull a Poppy doll from major retailers, including Target, Walmart and Amazon, after uproar began online in response to the placement of a button on the toy. The “Giggle and Sing Poppy” doll is designed to sing when you press one button on her stomach. She also makes giggling noises
Movies
We have a new trailer for I’m Thinking of Ending Things. This is the latest original movie from Netflix and it comes from Oscar-winner Charlie Kaufman (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Being John Malkovich). It serves as an adaptation of Iain Reid’s acclaimed and best-selling novel of the same name. Described as “an exploration
Beyond TikTok, the U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, has outlined Trump administration guidance to tech companies to purge all “untrusted” Chinese technology from their networks. The announcement highlights the administration’s desire for U.S. tech to create a “clean network” that will allay fears of Chinese intelligence operations penetrating into Americans’ personal data. The call
Gwyneth Paltrow took the conversation a step further by asking Cameron Diaz how she felt about dropping into a lower profile role in Hollywood and Cameron Diaz really opened up about what life was like for her when she was constantly on movie sets and being fawned over by those working for productions. It’s fewer
In what is sure to be a very welcome addition to the ongoing Marvel Cinematic Universe, director Nia DaCosta, who directed the highly anticipated Candyman reboot, has now signed on to direct the upcoming Captain Marvel sequel. The script is being written by Megan McDonnell, a story editor on the forthcoming Marvel Diney+ series WandaVision,
Ary needs some work before she’s truly ready for prime time, but her game has unique and entertaining mechanics, as well as a ton of indie spirit. Last year, we got a hands-off look at Ary and the Secret of Seasons, and were thoroughly impressed by the Zelda-inspired action-adventure title. Now, with just a month
Forgetting Sarah Marshall (Hulu, Peacock) Released in 2008, Nicholas Stoller’s Forgetting Sarah Marshall, quickly became a must-watch in terms of breakup movies, but not because of a depressing and heart-wrenching telling of infidelity and heartbreak (though those are both featured here). Instead, the movie, which stars Jason Segel (who wrote the screenplay) as composer Peter
Tom Hanks is reportedly in early talks to play Geppetto in Disney’s upcoming live-action Pinocchio movie. Hanks’ name was first brought up back in 2018, though that was when Paddington director Paul King was attached to helm the project. News about the project has been pretty quiet since then, except for the fact that Robert
As early as the Married at First Sight Matchmaking Special Brett did not seem like a good fit for the popular social experiment let alone his kind-hearted fiancée. From his admittance of dating 45 women after a break up to his repeated occurrences of inappropriate behavior, the Lousiana native has shown a clear indication things could
Seth Rogen is easily one of the busiest individuals in the entertainment industry. When he’s not playing the lead in major comedies, he’s at work writing and producing other projects, both for the big and small screens. Given this extreme productivity, however, you may not have noticed something: he and his regular filmmaking partner Evan
Another original Jurassic Park cast member has reported for duty on the set of Jurassic World 3. Laura Dern is set to return as Ellie Sattler in the upcoming sequel for the first time in nearly 20 years. As revealed in a recent set photo shared by the actress on social media, she will be
Pikmin 3 released on the Nintendo Wii U in 2013 and has been lauded as a great game by the people who actually played it. However, the Wii U was an underperforming system that sold only about 13.5 million units worldwide (as opposed to well over 100 million units for the original Wii). Because of
Since Dune is a science fiction epic on a grand scale, it certainly needs all of the things Denis Villeneuve mentioned. In Dune, Paul Atreides is on a coming-of-age journey, training and following in the footsteps of his powerful father, Duke Leto Atreides. However, his journey will not be everything he expects.
Disney+ continues to be the hottest streaming service on the market. During a recent quarterly earnings call, Disney revealed that the streaming service has amassed 60.5 million paid subscribers worldwide. That is up from the 54.5 million that was reported back in May, which represents impressive growth. It also means that Disney has hit its
After the PlayStation 4’s success in the previous console generation, Sony is looking to amp things up with the upcoming PlayStation 5. Overall, Sony’s fourth home console was a fairly successful venture with many great exclusive games and features. Undoubtedly, the PS4 will be remembered for its fantastic library, accessibility, and ease of use, but looking at many
Silver Surfer Say, speaking of Marvel comic book characters who deserve another chance in the MCU, 2007’s Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer proved to, unfortunately, be a less-than-stellar sequel and big screen debut for the titular, shiny space explorer in the eyes of most fans and critics. Thus, it would be fun to
WWE has been forced to get creative with their storylines now that they’re putting on shows with no audience, leading to some memorable brawls on their programming at some rather bizarre locations. Now, it looks like a recurring theme for WWE’s weekly Monday night show will be to present MMA-style wrestling matches as part of
Nintendo’s Animal Crossing: New Horizons revealed what players have to look forward to in the summer update, but the new additions are ultimately a let-down, especially for fans familiar with previous entries in the Animal Crossing franchise. Many of the new updates coming to Animal Crossing villages are not original, and while they may be fun and