Miles Surrey

With superyachts lining the harbor and strict dress codes for gala screenings, the Cannes Film Festival is a traditionally glitzy affair — and for decades, Hollywood has been its most glamorous tenant.

Three events helped define modern reality television: the O.J. Simpson murder trial, The Real World, and, of course, Survivor. When the latter premiered in 2000, it was like nothing else on American airwaves — part competition, part social experiment, with players navigating a complex web of strategy and deception while braving the elements. Per Nielsen, 72 million people watched at least part of the Season 1 finale. That’s the kind of collective viewing experience that, bar the Super Bowl, feel

Jabba the Hutt’s buff son Rotta is Star Wars’ strangest father-son story yet

With superyachts lining the harbor and strict dress codes for gala screenings, the Cannes Film Festival is a traditionally glitzy affair — and for decades, Hollywood has been its most

For All Mankind season 5 went out with a bang

What began as a creepy message board post has now become an A24 horror movie with a pair of Academy Award-nominated stars and a 20-year-old director. Here's how we got here.

What began as a creepy message board post has now become an A24 horror movie with a pair of Academy Award-nominated stars and a 20-year-old director. Here’s how we got here.

Memorial Day marks the official start to summer blockbuster season, and while a $100 million opening weekend would be a success for just about any franchise, Star Wars is saddled with Death Star-sized expectations. "The Mandalorian and Grogu," the first Star Wars theatrical release since 2019, grossed $81 million domestically over the weekend--$100 million through Memorial Day--making it the lowest-grossing live-action debut of the Disney era at Lucasfilm.

Miles Surrey, Bloomberg Opinion Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu on May 14 at TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photograph by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

A horror film performing well at the box office doesn’t turn heads on its own — the genre has become one of Hollywood’s surest bets in an uncertain theatrical landscape. What is surprising is how decisively A24’s latest film, Backrooms, has broken through. With an $81 million domestic opening weekend, it’s the highest-grossing debut in the studio’s history.