Month: June 2025

Anime series that aren’t based on popular, well-regarded mangas carry extra financial risks and are more challenging to create. However, many of the most famous cult classics in anime dare to challenge conventions and bring to life extraordinary stories brimming with original ideas. While these anime series may not stem from a manga, they have demonstrated their quality and enduring impact.

On a recent Saturday, the 55-year-old individual appeared significantly different from his usual neat appearance upon arrival at New York’s Beacon Hotel.

At the 2025 Tribeca Festival, held at The Beacon Theatre, the 32-year-old performer captivated everyone with her stunning appearance in a semi-transparent gown, during the festival’s event.

Despite Ridley Scott planning to revisit the universe of “Blade Runner” around 2025, Apple TV+’s “Murderbot” got there first. Starring Alexander Skarsgård as the main character, the SecUnit, a security android assigned to protect a team of planetary explorers, “Murderbot” is based on Martha Wells’ “The Murderbot Diaries”. This series delves into the SecUnit’s feelings of unease and social awkwardness as it bonds with a group of humans it reluctantly grows fond of, while also seeking to reveal the truth about its violent history. Though not directly linked to “Blade Runner”, “Murderbot” serves as an engaging continuation of classic science fiction themes.

Without a doubt, I didn’t expect to love The Phoenician Scheme as much as I did given its resemblance to Wes Anderson’s earlier works like The Royal Tenenbaums. However, it delivers an even more extravagant and whimsical spin on the familiar themes. The cast seems to be relishing their roles, and despite moments of tragedy and character depth, they manage to keep things light with some spot-on comedic performances. Michael Cera particularly shines by transforming a potentially monotonous character, Bjørn, into a dual role that becomes one of the film’s most enjoyable aspects.

According to Deadline, Scott is now part of the cast for “A Place in Hell,” a movie that chronicles the lives of two female characters, portrayed by Michelle Williams and Daisy Edgar-Jones, within a prominent law firm.

Since its formation in 2017, the North Carolina band Wednesday, headed by Karly Hartzman, skillfully blends the intense, dreamy textures of shoegaze with the sorrowful twang of country (let’s call it “rootgaze” for simplicity). This unique blend serves as a powerful platform for intricate, vivid storytelling, rich in literary detail. One standout track from their sixth full-length album, set to release in September, is their most finely crafted tune yet, featuring MJ Lenderman on guitar, who has also gained recognition with his cover of This Is Lorelei’s “Dancing in the Club”, one of the year’s top releases thus far. The song’s title metaphor refers to a healing herb that can turn harmful with an incorrect dosage, much like love, which needs careful balance to achieve harmony.

In the 1960s, he associates himself with infamous London-based criminal figures such as the Krays and the Richardsons, accumulating a sum of nine convictions related to theft.

In the second series, there were several notable triumphs, among them Olivia and Alex Bowen who got married five years ago and have since become parents to one child, with another on the way.