He has brown hair, a calm demeanor, and a stack of chips in front of him. A beautiful woman sitting across from him says, “I admire your luck, Mister…” And without missing a beat, he tells her his name: “Bond. James Bond.” It was the very first time the audience had laid their eyes upon Sean Connery’s iconic British spy. His character summed up by one instantly famous phrase, repeated by five successive men who later took up the role (ignoring David Niven’s unofficial film)....

His efforts—and those of the Prime Video team—were successful, as The Expanse found a new home and a wider audience. For three more excellent seasons, the show wowed audiences with its dense political intrigue and the renegade actions of the Rocinante’s crew. However, all good things must end. With the finale of season six, The Expanse TV series has reached its end. With The Expanse seemingly finished, we’re looking back on the political sci-fi series and its most enthralling scenes and moments....

It’s the kind of show that should be judged on its own merits rather than compared with other fantasy projects. The Rings of Power is attempting its own take on epic fantasy television, and for me, it’s working. If for nothing else, The Rings of Power has a cinematic visual quality that’s unrivaled, to the point where it feels like James Cameron himself was consulted to some degree. It’s simply a feast for the eyes....

Their good actions on Earth assured that they belonged to The Good Place. However, they soon figure out that everything is more complicated than it looks. Eternal bliss is further than they thought! Throughout the seasons, we follow the journeys of self-improvement taken by Eleanor, Chidi, Tahani, and Jason. They want to become better people—and along their paths, we end up learning about the various moral philosophies they encounter. Here are some of the more profound moral philosophies that were featured in The Good Place and what they mean....

When Miller geared up in 2015 for his fourth installment in Mad Max: Fury Road, many expected more of the same just with updated standards. Instead, what we got was a complex and profound epic chase through the remains of humanity’s deserts, morals, and self-isolation. Mad Max: Fury Road became one of the most critically adored and significant movies made in the 21st century, seeing ten Academy Award nominations across various categories and winning six of them....

And you wouldn’t necessarily be wrong. After all, most of the characters we’ve seen as butlers—both in movies and on TV—fit that exact description, serving their masters with charm and a sniff of snobbery. Although butlers generally sit on the sidelines of life, they still manage to win a quiet spot in our hearts. Here are our picks for the best butler characters we’ve seen in movies and TV....

With clever scripts, dynamic camerawork, fast pacing, frisky editing, fun soundtracks, recurring gags, and lots of visual comedy, Edgar Wright sees every frame as his cinematic playground. Need examples of his playful sensibilities? See his roots in the sitcom Spaced, where he first collaborated with Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. As of this writing, Edgar Wright has another movie on the way: Last Night in Soho, starring Thomasin McKenzie and Anya Taylor-Joy, which will be his stab at a straight-up horror movie....

Alfred Hitchcock was making his mark. Technicolor film was starting to take hold. James Dean had the younger viewers swooning. What were the very best films to come out of this golden era? It’s a hard one, but here are our picks for the best movies of the 50s that defined the decade and remain popular to this day. 10. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) As the highest grossing film of the year, The Bridge on the River Kwai has to come in at number ten....

Netflix is no stranger to sci-fi movies, and many of those films take place out in the vast deepness of space. There really is no better streaming service if you love outer space movies. Here are some of the best space movies you can watch on Netflix right now. All of these titles are available on the platform as of this writing. Get ready, grab your blasters, and off we go!...

But setting physical appearance aside, there are actually lots of cute anime girl characters who are likable and lovable for more than how they look—for their personalities and behaviors. From high-ranking mages to badass assassins, here are our picks for the best cute anime girls who are lovable. 12. Uraraka Ochaco (My Hero Academia) Uraraka Ochaco, known by her hero name Uravity, has a Quirk that’s neither suitable for offense or defense but is perfect for support roles and rescue missions—she can nullify gravity for anything she touches....

From murder investigations to strutting lifeguards, there have been all kinds of TV shows set on coastal towns, deserted islands, and sandy beaches. Is winter getting you down? Might want to check out one of these shows that’ll transport you to the opposite season. Here are our picks for the best TV shows that take place on a beach, and what makes each one worth watching. 12. Baywatch (1989–2001) What other location screams “beach holiday” more than California and Hawaii?...

But for those who rose to stardom, it’s impressive to see what they’ve been able to achieve starting with their time at SNL. From memorable sketches to legendary characters, these cast members were able to pivot their fame and flow seamlessly into Hollywood success. Here are our picks for the best Saturday Night Live cast members of all time and how they helped define Saturday Night Live. 15. Maya Rudolph Maya Rudolph is one SNL talent who specializes in supporting roles....

If you stick to the smaller niche subreddits—subscribing to the ones that interest you and never venturing into r/all or r/popular—then you’ll find that Reddit can be quite useful and entertaining. The problems often start surfacing when a subreddit grows too big: unrelated content that appeals to the lowest common denominator starts getting thousands of upvotes, and pretty soon the entire subreddit is derailed by low-effort posts. But there are a handful of big and popular subreddits that have managed to maintain some semblance of quality despite an explosion in subscribers and popularity....

The MCU, the DCEU, and all subsequent movies that center on superpowered individuals owe part of their success to X-Men for what it did to show the world what superhero movies could be. With its outstanding cast—full of younger, lesser-known, yet experienced actors—the film initiated a series that would come to a confusing end, but not without giving us some of the greatest stories in the genre: Logan, Deadpool, X-Men: Days of Future Past, and X-Men 2....

Dr. No met with rave reviews and began one of the world’s greatest cinematic action franchises. Its sequels have seen five other men take on the role of the famed James Bond, spanning six decades of history and shaping the modern spy movie genre as we know it. Because of the success of James Bond, the spy genre is now a staple of modern cinema, bringing us the likes of Ethan Hunt to George Smiley as they’ve all gotten big-screen outings—and even taking big box office rewards and winning Academy Awards in the process....

There have been so many great horror games over the past decade, and gamers love them because they’re viscerally thrilling like no other. And while the Nintendo Switch isn’t exactly known as a horrer-laden gaming console, some of the best horror games are available on the platform. Switch players can enjoy these spooky experiences from anywhere if they go portable, so maybe curl up under a blanket to help you stay bold....

And that original concept worked for decades. The comedy of TV sitcoms reflected the everyday situations of common people, and so they had broad appeal across age groups and social class. The era of Taxi and Cheers defined the television tastes for the masses, with people making an appointment each week to sit and enjoy those episodes as they aired live. But TV has changed in recent years, and sitcoms have been part of that change....

Too much success can lead to an issue: audiences start losing sight of what you’re trying to say because you’re crafting from a position of success. You do it with a view that’s now skewed by fame and fortune. Christopher Nolan found that out with Tenet. For a long time, his films were financial and critical successes because he had a keen eye for the craft. Christopher Nolan, after all, is a man who possesses an intricacy that few other filmmakers can claim....

Why didn’t Jack and Rose share that piece of floating debris in Titanic? What was in the briefcase in Pulp Fiction? Did Cobb’s totem actually fall at the end of Inception? Fans still ask these questions long after the respective films left theaters… But there’s one question that sparks one of the biggest debates among classic film buffs: the eternal debate between Francis Ford Coppola’s iconic films, The Godfather and The Godfather Part 2....

Everyone knew what would be coming, as rumors had been popping off left and right about how Apple had perfected their idea for a phone. To see this new product live—from the company that gave us the iMac and iPod—was too good an opportunity to miss. Jobs left the usual updates to his fellow board members and design experts, leaving the audience salivating for much of the show. Then, he did it....