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10 Most Hopeless Movie Endings of All Time, Ranked
It would be boring if every movie ended happily, or even just bittersweet, at the worst. Certain stories inevitably have to end tragically (it’s the point, really, of something like Romeo and Juliet), and depending on the story, it can be good to have that downbeat ending be surprising, too. Not every hopeless ending has to be – or even should be – telegraphed.
Of the following, some are obviously going to end tragically, while others get bleak in ways that prove a bit more startling. Nothing here is recent, so hopefully, spoiler warnings aren’t really needed (the newest movie here is, at the time of writing, almost 20 years old). Still, if you really don’t want to know details, maybe just scroll past movies you haven’t seen. But it’s hard to talk about the extent to which these endings feel hopeless without, you know, going into some detail regarding what happens in those endings.
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‘Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb’ (1964)
There are so many genres within Stanley Kubrick’s filmography, including at least one genuinely epic war movie, but Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb is a very different sort of war movie. It’s not about any conflict that’s actually happened, and is instead about a mismanaged series of events that eventually lead to the outbreak of nuclear war.
That thankfully hasn’t happened yet, but Dr. Strangelove, even while being farcical, does show how it could happen. Well, it shows the ultimate devastation and hopelessness of fighting a war now that nuclear weapons have been invented, and it’s the ending that drives home all the destruction and death. It’s sobering stuff, after a movie that’s been so consistently funny, but it really works and leaves you feeling tremendously easy afterward. It’d be hard to imagine someone getting to the end of this movie and feeling anything but existential dread and/or horror, really.
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‘Come and See’ (1985)
Despite not being a horror movie, Come and See is up there among the most terrifying films ever made, and the ending plays a pretty big part in giving the overall movie such a reputation. It takes place during World War II, and it showcases a desperate fight against invading German forces, in Belarus, from the perspective of a young boy who joins a group of resistance fighters.
You might think Come and See is merciful in not having its protagonist die at the very end, but it feels likely in the final scene that he’s marching off toward his doom anyway.
The whole film showcases how outgunned they are, and it does a horrifyingly good job of also showing how the fight becomes more desperate and ultimately hopeless the further it goes along. You might think Come and See is merciful in not having its protagonist die at the very end, but it feels likely in the final scene that he’s marching off toward his doom anyway. Even if not, he’s been completely broken psychologically from his experiences, and maybe physically, too, since he eerily has the appearance of someone much older than he actually is by the time Come and See concludes.
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‘Ran’ (1985)
Ran is probably the best-looking Akira Kurosawa film, all the while also being his most harrowing and downbeat. It takes inspiration from King Lear, with its story about an aging warlord trying to get his legacy in line once he’s gone, by picking a successor and keeping all of his sons happy, but that’s so much easier said than done. Also, it’s not very easily said, because such an endeavor is always going to cause issues for obvious reasons.
Still, the problems caused here end up far worse than anticipated, and Ran pretty devastatingly depicts a conflict within a family unit spiraling out of control, and leading to a great – and widespread – amount of bloodshed, destruction, and death. Again, it’s spectacular to look at, but that’s only the smallest of chasers in the overall scheme of things, when it comes time to wash away the bitterness of the (also massive) drink that is Ran. Remarkable film, though, so long as you’re okay to feel pretty bad at the end of it all.
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‘Requiem for a Dream’ (2000)
Of all the movies about addiction, Requiem for a Dream could well claim to be the least subtle, for better or worse. There are, of course, countless other movies about people becoming dependent on certain dangerous substances that don’t end well, but this one goes especially far in showcasing the worst-case scenario for a group of different people whose lives were all impacted in initially positive ways by drugs.
The highs (and the highs) give way to crushing lows, and no punches are pulled in showcasing those lows, by the film’s end. No one emerges from the end of Requiem for a Dream in good health or spirits, to put it mildly, and if you don’t find the whole thing a bit much, or even comical in how over-the-top it gets, then it might well work as a blunt warning of sorts about the things it depicts and explores.
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‘Dancer in the Dark’ (2000)
Musicals are often fun, and only sometimes intense and/or not fun. Dancer in the Dark is… well, it’s in this ranking. It’s not fun. It’s in the other category. Damn is it in the other category. This one’s about a woman going blind while working a physically demanding job to support her son, and then she ends up in a situation where she shoots a man during a confrontation that turns physical.
It’s not a situation where she can defend herself well, or argue a certain complexity about the whole thing, so she ends up sentenced to death. And the movie ends with her coming to terms with that death and then being hanged, right before the end credits. If there’s one thing about Dancer in the Dark that’s not entirely miserable, it’s the suggestion that her son will be spared the condition that’s caused her to slowly go blind, but if you really wanted to call it bittersweet, the bitter overpowers the sweet completely (it’s like a 98-2 split, and that’s if you’re being optimistic/charitable).
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‘The Godfather Part II’ (1974)
There was an attempt to make the ending of The Godfather Part III bleaker than the ending of The Godfather Part II, but it was arguably a bit overdone. It’s like a classic tragedy ending, though the more subdued bleakness of The Godfather Part II’s conclusion is ultimately more sobering, with Michael Corleone getting what he thinks he wants, but losing everyone important to him in the process.
His family’s shattered, pretty much entirely, and his friends/associates are dead or distancing themselves from him. And, for what it’s worth, much of his family’s dead, too. The loneliness of his whole situation is driven home by the way his father’s story, in those flashbacks, “ends,” and with the flashback he’s featured in, too. Then it’s capped off with the final shot, which is genuinely devastating, and arguably a better ending for The Godfather saga than what we got in the (still arguably somewhat over-hated) third film.
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‘The Mist’ (2007)
The easiest place to find Stephen King‘s The Mist is in Skeleton Crew, which is a collection of short stories and novellas. Well, two novellas. Plus some poetry. It’s all pretty varied, and The Mist kicks off the collection and is also easily the longest story there, being about people trapped inside a supermarket after a mist covers their town and seems to bring with it all sorts of confounding and unnatural monsters.
The movie takes a solidly written novella and arguably elevates it with the altered ending, as the novella’s somewhat ambiguous final note is transformed here into outright tragedy, with the main character mercy-killing several other characters (including his son) just moments before they would’ve been rescued. It’s cruel, but yeah, successful as something truly horrifying, and the brutality of that final sequence does clash against the B-grade feel – and occasional goofiness – of some of the movie’s earlier scenes.
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‘Das Boot’ (1981)
Yes, another war movie. And there are a couple more after this, but war movies probably should be bleaker and more upsetting to watch than films in any other genre, at least broadly speaking. When it comes to Das Boot, it’s about the Second World War, and much of it’s set on a German submarine, which keeps things very claustrophobic and high stakes, with the combat depicted being the kind where the enemy landing a single well-aimed (or lucky) shot could mean everyone dying.
The characters here don’t die underwater, but are instead pretty much all wiped out on land, right at the end of the movie, in a way that very effectively drives home the hopelessness of war for the individuals fighting in it. There’s no real release of all the tension throughout Das Boot, because after you feel on edge for the whole runtime, it then wraps up and intends to make you feel depressed. It’s the worst of both worlds, emotionally speaking, but that’s war, and this film is undeniably anti that, so it more or less had to be this way.
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‘Grave of the Fireflies’ (1988)
There might not be any other animated movies simultaneously so acclaimed and well-known for being devastating as Grave of the Fireflies, to the point where even mentioning this feels so obvious it might well be cheating. “Of course Grave of the Fireflies was going to be here,” you probably thought, clicking the article, and yes, congratulations. You were right.
It’s a movie that starts out heavy, given that it tells you where things will end up narratively, and then the whole thing builds agonizingly to that eventual tragedy. Also, the rest of the movie is tragic and upsetting; it’s really just that the ending of Grave of the Fireflies feels that way to a particularly great extent. If you only ever feel motivated to watch this the one time, and then never again, that’s perfectly understandable.
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‘Threads’ (1984)
A little while ago, Dr. Strangelove was mentioned because of its bleak ending that depicted the world’s destruction, but it was relegated to a montage. An intentionally jarring and bleak montage, sure, but the despair was mostly contained to a couple of minutes. Enter Threads, which is also about nuclear war and the world falling apart, but the bombs fall so much earlier.
You get a first act that builds up to warfare breaking out, then some time spent in the immediate aftermath of the devastation, and, after that, a distressingly lengthy portion of the film that’s spent showing humanity falling apart further generations into the future. Threads drives home how lots of people would die instantly, yes, but then makes it clear how many people would die slowly. Oh, and further, how people born after the war ended would still be doomed, because of the condition of the planet. In every single way, it’s as miserable as a movie could conceivably be.
Threads
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September 23, 1984
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112 Minutes
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Mick Jackson
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Barry Hines
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Karen Meagher
Ruth Beckett
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Reece Dinsdale
Jimmy Kemp
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D4vd’s Friend Neo
Appears Before Grand Jury In Rivas Case
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D4vd‘s friend Neo Langston finally went in front of a grand jury after being arrested in Montana for failing to appear as a witness.
Neo showed up Wednesday to a Los Angeles courthouse where a grand jury has been convened since November to gather information on the death of Celeste Rivas … whose dismembered corpse was found last September inside D4vd’s Tesla in Hollywood.
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We got Neo on his way out of the courthouse … and he was mum as our photog peppered him with questions.
We caught up with Beth Silverman, the deputy D.A. presenting the case in Los Angeles, on her way into the courthouse … and she was all business.
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Neo was in front of the grand jury for about 30 to 40 minutes … and he has since left the courtroom.
Given Neo’s friendship with D4vd, who is a suspect in Celeste’s murder, it’s surprising Silverman spent only 40 minutes with him … the prosecutor has been aggressive with questioning witnesses.
TMZ broke the story … Neo, a popular streamer, was cuffed by a small army of cops in Helena, MT, after an L.A. judge signed off on an arrest warrant.
Neo, who had been squirreled away at his mom’s house, was then transported to L.A. and booked into LAPD’s Metropolitan Detention Center on $60,000 bail before bonding out.
Now, it appears Neo was asked questions in the Rivas case. Multiple witnesses have already testified.
TMZ previously reported D4vd is likely to be charged with Celeste’s murder … and LAPD homicide detectives have ID’d a second suspect who may have been involved “before, during, and after” her death.
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War is coming to New Vegas.
By Robert Scucci
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Sometimes a thriller is just a little too on the nose, and it loses its ability to generate suspense because you already know all of the beats going into it. 2001’s The Glass House is a masterclass in setting you up for what you already know is going to happen, which is a shame because it’s acted and shot well, but its screenplay never allows the viewer to read between the lines. It’s your classic story about two teenagers getting adopted by their wealthy godparents and given a living situation that seems too good to be true.
As you would expect, everything seems too good to be true because it is. The Glass House makes the fatal mistake of laying all of its cards on the table far too early to allow for a satisfying payoff, and since things escalate quickly, its entire premise gets pushed into absurd territory before you even realize that the antagonists have the last name Glass and live inside of a literal glass house. If you find yourself wondering, “What could possibly go wrong here?” you’ll figure it out quickly.
Those Who Live In Glass Houses …
Showing its namesake in both a figurative and painfully literal sense, The Glass House wastes no time setting up its conflict. Sixteen-year-old Ruby (Leelee Sobieski) and her 11-year-old brother Rhett Baker are orphaned when their parents, David (Michael O’Keefe) and Grace (Rita Wilson), are tragically killed in a car wreck after celebrating their 20th wedding anniversary. After the funeral, Ruby and Rhett learn that they’re going to live with Terry (Stellan Skarsgard) and Erin (Diane Lane) Glass, an exceedingly wealthy couple who go way back with the Baker family.
Before transitioning to their new living situation, Ruby is informed by her parents’ trust fund lawyer, Alvin Begleiter (Bruce Dern), that she and her brother will never have to worry about money as adults, thanks to their parents’ smart financial decisions before their deaths.
Almost immediately, you can tell something is off. Terry makes sexual passes at Ruby, while Rhett is bought off with the newest video game systems to keep him distracted from the familial and financial malfeasance that’s about to take place. Terry owns a luxury car dealership, and Ruby witnesses him being threatened by loan sharks after he talks about his new “personal piggy bank.” Erin, a prominent physician in the area, is seen on more than one occasion shooting up drugs and blacking out in the living room, which she always explains away as her daily insulin needed to treat her diabetes.
Though the authorities eventually get involved in The Glass House, there’s not much that Alvin can do when Ruby voices her concerns to him. Ruby’s private conversations with Alvin, the social workers, as well as her personal emails, are seemingly reviewed by Terry ahead of time, resulting in him always having the perfect answer when questioned about the family dynamic by a third party. We know the Glass family is up to no good, and we know Ruby and Rhett are in danger, so there isn’t much tension baked into the movie. The setup makes no other outcome possible, which leaves you hoping there’s something you’re missing that could actually generate suspense.
When In Doubt, Listen To The Film Score
The biggest issue I take with The Glass House is its patronizing sound design and film score. The music itself is fine and exactly what you’d expect from a thriller, but it also serves as a blunt cue for every sinister thing happening inside the Glass residence. Ruby snoops around while Terry watches her every move, waiting to confront her, so of course the string section is brooding and plucky, with the occasional dissonant piano notes stabbing through the mix. Every single crescendo exists to tell you that a jump scare or reveal is coming.
Terry and Erin are picture-perfect during the day, but the second the sun sets, they’re arguing behind closed doors, and Terry starts doing his dirty work. Ruby begins the film as a troubled, directionless student going through a rebellious phase, and then she’s suddenly the most perceptive teenager you’ve ever seen, clocking all of Terry’s problematic behavior and skillfully manipulating her way out of a horrifying home life.
The Glass House, which is supposed to function as a thriller, has zero thrills because every trope is used to its fullest, and all of them lead to their most obvious conclusion. If you’ve never seen a thriller, it works as a solid primer for newcomers or younger audiences because it wears all of its conventions on its sleeve, which isn’t inherently a bad thing if you’re just trying to familiarize yourself with the beats before moving on to something more refined. If you’re already deep into the genre, though, this one probably won’t offer much beyond frustration.
As of this writing, The Glass House is streaming on Netflix.
Jordon Hudson appears to have broken her silence after reports emerged that her boyfriend, Bill Belichick, will not be a first-ballot pick for the 2026 Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Hudson, 24, shared a screenshot of an email notifying her of a canceled order from the Pro Football Hall of Fame online store via Instagram on Tuesday, February 3. Hudson appeared to order three iron-on patches featuring the organization’s logo for $9.99 each.
The order “was canceled because of unforeseen circumstances and your payment has not yet been refunded,” the email noted.
The former college cheerleader captioned the post, “Hey @profootballhof, what were the ‘unforeseen circumstances’? 🤣.”
Bill Belichick‘s relationship with Jordon Hudson has everyone’s attention for their 48-year age gap. The couple sparked romance rumors in 2023 when they were spotted on multiple public outings. Several NFL players subsequently poked fun at his love life. “Belichick’s a smooth operator,” Travis Kelce said on a June 2024 episode of his and Jason […]
ESPN reported on January 26 that Belichick, 73, did not receive enough votes required to be inducted into the Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility, citing sources close to the process. The Athletic corroborated ESPN’s report on January 27.
The former New England Patriots coach guided the Patriots to six Super Bowl victories out of nine appearances during his tenure from 2000 to 2023. Since 2025, he has been head coach of the University of North Carolina college football team.
A spokesperson for the Hall of Fame previously declined to comment on Belichick’s inclusion in this year’s class.
“The Pro Football Hall of Fame does not comment on the voting of the Selection Committee and awaits the unveiling of the Class of 2026 at NFL Honors on February 5 in San Francisco,” the spokesperson told ESPN.
For decades, Bill Belichick was best known as the celebrated NFL coach of the New England Patriots, the team he brought to Super Bowl victory six times during his 24-year tenure. Sports fans respected his gruff, no-nonsense style (some of his most memorable catchphrases include “Do your job” and “No days off”). But in 2024, […]
Many of Belichick’s former colleagues came to his defense after the news broke.
“There had to be some voters that have some ill will against Coach Bill Belichick, for whatever reason,” former Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski said on the Thursday, January 29, episode of the Today show. “But that should be, you know, overlooked. It’s all about résumé, and Coach Belichick has the résumé. I mean, eight Super Bowls … this guy has the résumé.”
Gronkowski, 36, continued, “And on top of it, how many lives he has touched and how many opportunities he has given to former players and coaches as well? I mean, Coach Belichick 100 percent deserved to be a first-ballot Hall of Famer. He’s clearly gonna get into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, but he was definitely snubbed over the last couple days.”
“I just think that to me, I don’t understand it,” Tom Brady said. “I mean, I was with him every day. If he’s not a first-ballot Hall of Famer, there’s really no coach that should ever be a first-ballot Hall of Famer, which is completely ridiculous because people deserve it. He’s incredible. There’s no coach I’d rather play for. If I’m picking one coach to go out there, to win a Super Bowl, give me one season, I’m taking Bill Belichick.”
Belichick and Hudson, who have a 48-year age gap, made their romance official in October 2024.
After Belichick’s apparent snub, comedian Jimmy Kimmel cracked a joke about the couple’s relationship during his monologue on an episode of his late night show, Jimmy Kimmel Live!
“Bill Belichick is a bit of a jerk and a bit of a cheater, but he absolutely should have been voted into the Hall of Fame,” Kimmel quipped last week. “The guy has been winning Super Bowls longer than his girlfriend has been alive.”
Kimmel previously joked about the couple’s age gap in April 2025, telling viewers, “I got to say, I love this relationship. I can’t get enough of those two. It’s like they need a reality show. It’s like The Golden Bachelor meets the regular Bachelorette.”
A24 is continuing to build its horror series catalogue. A new report reveals that the indie studio has officially secured the rights to bring the cinematic world of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre to the small screen courtesy of executive producer, Glen Powell, and helmer, JT Mollner (Strange Darling, The Long Walk). Sadly, if you were expecting the Twisters star to be one of the poor unfortunate souls terrorized by Leather Face, we reported back in October that he won’t be starring, but instead will stick to his behind-the-scenes role.
Powell will be joined as an EP by his fellow Barnstorm collaborator, Dan Cohen, Spooky Pictures’ Roy Lee and Steven Schneider, Image Nation’s Ben Ross, Exurbia Films’ Kim Henkel, and Stuart Manashil, with Exurbia’s Ian Henkel and Pat Cassidy producing. With deep ties to the beloved franchise, the former Henkel was a co-writer of the movie that started it all and has since served as a producer on a handful of the many installments that followed. In addition to the A24 series, the folks at ImageNation are also backing a new Texas Chainsaw Massacre feature, but Mollner has been clear that he won’t be involved with the project in any way.
In a statement paired with the incredibly exciting news, Powell said,
“The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is one of my favorite films. It defined a generation of horror films and over half a century after its release, it remains one of the definitive movies of my home state. I’m honored to have Barnstorm help bring in a new chapter for such an iconic title and franchise. With a marquee home in A24 and visionary filmmaker with JT Mollner, alongside our top shelf producing partners, I couldn’t have dreamed of a better team for such a dream property.”
What Other Horror Icons Is A24 Bringing Back?
Over the last several years, A24 has brought audiences several modern horror masterpieces, including Ari Aster’s Hereditary, Danny and Michael Philippou’s Talk to Me, Rose Glass’s Saint Maud, and Jane Schoenbrun’s I Saw the TV Glow. While they continue their cinematic genre takeover, the studio has continued to grow their slate as they reach into the episodic world. In addition to the new Texas Chain Saw Massacre series, they’ve also got their irons in the fire for a Friday the 13th prequel series. Hailing from Brad Caleb Kane, the project, titled Crystal Lake, will focus on the younger years of Jason Voorhees’ (Callum Vinson) life, with Linda Cardellini in the leading role as his over-protective mother, Pamela Voorhees.
Stay tuned to Collider for more updates surrounding Powell and Mollner’s Texas Chain Saw Massacre series.
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90 Day Fiance: Emma’s Got Ziad in the Palm of Her Hand – Before The 90 Days Recap [S08E09]
On 90 Day Fiance, Emma Perry gets what she wants from Ziad Yahyaoui and sizes him up as average in a conversation with producers. Daniel recoils when Lisa takes off her wig. Rick Van Vactor confesses his dalliance in Colombia and devastates Trish. And Jovon Fox and Annalyn Fox make up over a poolside breakfast. Let’s dig in a little deeper in this recap of Season 8, Episode 9 Initial Descent.
90 Day Fiance: Emma Perry Sizes up Ziad
Emma Perry is fed up with Ziad Yahyaoui’s lack of enthusiasm on 90 Day Fiancé. She lays out all his romantic texts online. And wants to know why it all came to a screeching halt. He’s been rude and even says he’s zero percent sure Emma is wife material. She calls him out and Ziad quietly relents. He admits she’s right and steps up his game immediately with a home cooked meal and lots of compliments.
Emma Perry is happy the next morning. Production quizzes her on her mood change. She admits that her and Ziad Yahyaoui took things all the way in the bedroom. In spite of him previously citing religious reasons not to do so. Emma gives him an average rating when it comes to size. She’s pleased with the endowment. But not overly excited either. Citing that he’s at least a handful. Ziad has plans for a getaway for Emma’s birthday. Including a camel ride.
Of course, Emma Perry is hoping for a proposal on her birthday. She questions if her odds of being wife material have risen on 90 Day Fiancé. Ziad puts it around 7 percent. Citing the fact that marriage is a big deal. And the percentages will grow over time. He admits her approval rating for him being in love is a solid 70 percent. So for now it’s a numbers game for these two.
90 Day Fiance: Daniel Can’t Deal with Lisa’s Natural Look
Lisa is in pain on 90 Day Fiancé. Her wig is stuck to her head. And the heat has turned the glue to bubble gum. She pulls the wig off to reveal a scabby, irritated scalp. She washes her hair and feels better. But she had a hard conversation with her daughter. Admitting that Daniel proposed and she said yes. Her daughter reminds her of trust issues with Daniel. Namely that he’s been talking to other women in America.
Lisa gets a text from Daniel summoning her to the hotel lobby. Lisa walks up with no wig and he looks like he’s seen a ghost. He wants to know why she is like that. She explains the wig was melting into her head and causing pain. But Daniel has no empathy. Suggesting she should stay inside unless she’s wearing it. He calls her look embarrassing to producers. Lisa is hurt and he does offer a hug but she can tell he’s pulling back.
Lisa wants to cry. But obliges Daniel by donning the wig to meet his friends at a bar on Before The 90 Days. Daniel is dressed sharp, and his pals credit Lisa for saving him and being an angel. By giving him money to dress nice. Lisa doesn’t like them implying she’s a sugar mama. And grills them about the other woman Daniel was talking to who reached out to Lisa. She wants to know if he’s a scammer. But his bros have his back.
Before The 90 Days: Trish Gutted by Rick’s Confession
Rick Van Vactor pulls out all the stops for Trish. He’s rented a beautiful private villa in Nosy Be for them to enjoy. Trish is amazed on 90 Day Fiancé. The views are breathtaking. Until he amps up the cringe by suggesting they role play in jungle costumes. Trish isn’t into it. Suggesting she’d rather be in the buff then in a ridiculous costume. The next morning the pair express their love to each other but Rick is about to throw a curve ball.
He tells Trish in a teary voice that when she stopped talking to him for those five days he up and booked a trip to Colombia and slept with his ex. He gaslights, trying to blame Trish for the transcontinental indiscretion. It turns out Trish did resume communication. But Rick already had the trip booked so he went anyway. Trish isn’t having any of it and doesn’t accept his apologies or attempts to hug her. So, there’s definitely trouble in paradise.
90 Day Fiance: Annalyn Mocks Jovon
Annalyn and Jovon Fox seem to literally be living their own personal Groundhog Day. In spite of being married for three years, They seem bored. And the relationship hasn’t translated well from long distance to in-person. He says she’s unappreciative and nags too much. She says he’s whiny and holds his financial support over her head. They sulk and give each other the silent treatment. But Jovon asks a big question to break the ice.
He wants to know if she regrets marrying him on 90 Day Fiancé. She hesitates but ultimately says no. She complains that he is no fun and imitates him. He laughs and says she is too hard on him. In the end they agree to have a good time. And promise to stop the annoying behaviors that are driving a wedge between them.
TLC Couple Laura and Birkan Discuss His Debt
Laura Nevenner and Birkan head out for a getaway. After admitting he’s 50 grand in debt, Laura is having some doubts. But she still doesn’t know the cause of the debt. And is beginning to question their future. She also thinks he planned the trip as a distraction. They arrive to their seaside destination and do touristy things. But she still plans to get to the bottom of what Birkan and his friends talked about in the cafe.
Birkan actually starts the conversation on 90 Day Fiancé. Laura inquires about the debt. He says at one tine he owned 3 Shisha bars. But when Covid hit he lost everything. And turned to gambling as a way to make money. Laura is visibly annoyed. He admits he used cash from her as a gift to gamble for his rent. Her wheels are turning and she worries about being financially responsible for him if he comes to the US on a K-1 visa. Till next time!
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The “Roofman” actor shared an X-ray of his separated shoulder on social media.
Netflix has a plethora of long-running shows with large audiences, and more are released every weekend. One of the streamer’s first big hits was Stranger Things, which began in 2016 and didn’t wrap up until last month with an explosive and emotional finale. Netflix has plenty of shows like Stranger Things with massive stakes set in the sci-fi and fantasy genres, but it also has more grounded shows that have picked up large fan bases. The streamer is no stranger to medical dramas and police procedurals, and while these shows don’t always make it off the ground, there is a legal thriller that’s become one of the streamer’s biggest sensations.
Ahead of Pro Bowl Week, and with even bigger NFL moments on the horizon, Christian McCaffrey and his younger brother, Luke McCaffrey, took a rare pause from the grind to reflect on the foundation that shaped them long before the league. On Monday, February 2, in Colma, CA, the brothers clocked in together at Raising Cane’s for a brother-versus-brother “Raising Cane’s Challenge,” greeting fans, serving Box Combos, and going head-to-head in playful competitions. But once the cameras slowed, the conversation turned deeply personal, centering on brotherhood, childhood competition, and the role models who shaped their journey.
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Christian McCaffrey Says Sharing The NFL Journey With His Brother Is ‘Such A Blessing’
For Christian, who will headline the 2026 Pro Bowl Games in San Francisco ahead of Super Bowl LX, the moment felt surreal, not because of the spotlight, but because he was sharing it with his brother.
Christian said that growing up, playing in the NFL was always the dream, and now, being able to share that journey with his brother, training together and navigating the league side by side, feels especially meaningful.
“We look back on our childhood all the time,” Christian said at the press conference, where The Blast was in attendance. “Everything we did, we did together.”
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Thinking back to the goals he had in mind, CMC told press, “I just wanted to make it to the NFL, and now I have a brother playing at the same time, being able to train with him and do all those things in the offseason together and kind of talk the same talk and be in the same boat, it’s such a blessing.”
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Christian And Luke McCaffrey On How Competing Together Pushed Them Forward
That constant competition, both brothers agreed, was the engine behind their success. “Not a little, there’s a lot,” Christian said when asked if rivalry still exists. “That’s all we ever did was compete. If there was snow outside, it was snow football. If not, it was indoor basketball, whatever it was, we were competing.”
Now, with both playing at the NFL level, that competitive edge hasn’t disappeared. It’s just evolved. “Every time you compete, you probably learn a little bit about yourself and learn a little bit about each other,” Christian explained. “A lot of people don’t have that at this stage, and we do. That piece in your life is so special.”
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Luke echoed the sentiment, calling their current reality something they once only imagined. “We grew up kind of pretending to do this,” he said. “Playing in the NFL, going against each other. It’s cool when you get here and realize you never got to stop doing that, you kind of kept it alive.”
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How A Shared Football IQ Keeps The McCaffrey Brothers Connected
Despite playing different positions, the brothers continue to push each other forward. “He plays receiver,” Christian said. “I run routes out of the backfield, do all these different things. I take a lot from him. He’s an unbelievable receiver. I’m always watching, trying to pick up things that he does.”
That exchange goes both ways, rooted in mutual respect and a shared football IQ shaped by years of backyard battles and family drills. “That’s what makes it fun,” Christian added. “There’s such a healthy competition.”
Christian McCaffrey On The Discipline Behind His Longevity
That same discipline and competitiveness carry into the way Christian McCaffrey approaches his body and longevity. Across the 2025 season, including the playoffs, McCaffrey logged 450 total touches while helping power a 49ers team to 13 wins. It marked the third time in his nine-year NFL career that he crossed the 400-touch threshold, a reflection of the rigorous training, recovery, and maintenance that allows him to sustain it.
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That approach extends beyond traditional football prep, with McCaffrey constantly evaluating anything that could impact his health or performance, even conversations around emerging factors like EMF exposure. “As somebody who obsesses over my body and being healthy all the time, I look into everything, and that’s definitely something you’ll look into,” McCaffrey told the San Francisco Chronicle ahead of the Pro Bowl.
He added, “If it is something that can affect you, it’s worth looking into and seeing how to maybe combat it … I’ll look into the way I train, where I train, how I train, when I train, what shoes you wear, your equipment, that can have an effect on things. Your sleep schedule can have an effect on things. What you eat at night. All these things, you’re fighting for the 0.1% of betterment.”
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Pro Bowl Spotlight Awaits In San Francisco
As Christian’s NFL journey continues to reach new milestones, the spotlight will shine even brighter at the Pro Bowl Games, where the league’s top players, including CMC, are set to compete in an AFC vs. NFC flag football showdown in San Francisco, the host city for Super Bowl LX.
The Pro Bowl Games will kick off at 8:15 pm EST on Tuesday, February 3.
In December 2025, it was announced that “Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” star Bronwyn Newport and her husband, Todd Bradley, were separated. Since then, she has said they hope to reconcile and are still sharing their Utah home. However, it’s now being reported that the “RHOSLC” star has moved on and is now dating a well-known model.
Newport has reportedly begun dating following her separation from Bradley.
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Reports Say Bronwyn Newport Has Moved On With Someone New
PEOPLE exclusively learned that Newport is dating 32-year-old model Brandon Good. This comes months after it was announced that she and Bradley were no longer together. An insider told the outlet, “They’ve been seeing each other for a few weeks. It’s new, but they’re enjoying getting to know one another. Bronwyn’s really happy.”
The two went out publicly together on February 2 to see Chicago on Broadway, in which “Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” star Whitney Leavitt is currently appearing as Roxi Hart. The outlet reports that Good posted a photo of himself and Newport on Instagram Stories after the Broadway show, captioned, “Date night, Chicago Broadway opening.” They were also seen at the after-party.
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The ‘RHOSLC’ Star Confirmed Her Separation In December
Newport had been open on “The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” about the problems in her marriage to Bradley. Because of this, fans of the show weren’t shocked in December 2025 when PEOPLE reported that they were no longer together. A representative for Newport confirmed the news with the outlet.
They said that “after thoughtful consideration, Bronwyn Newport and Todd Bradley have separated. This was a mutual decision made with care and respect for one another. They ask for privacy during this time.”
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The confirmation came after Newport discussed her marriage on the show. She said during season six, “The real truth is that my relationship is just as hard as everybody else’s in its own ways and has had its very low lows that were very hard for me. This is a side of me that these ladies haven’t yet seen, but I want them to understand that I bleed the same way that they all do. I cry about things, and that side of me is there if they’re open to it.”
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Fans Are Reacting To Newport Dating Someone New
Fans of “The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” are sharing their opinions on Newport’s alleged new romance. For the most part, social media users seem to support the lifestyle change for the reality TV star. One person on X said, “Good for her, must be a nice change to date a younger guy as opposed to the old one she married. It’s not surprising she was hoping Todd would agree to an ‘open’ marriage.”
Someone else mentioned rumors from “RHOSLC,” saying, “LMFAO after his farting while he makes out rumors, she headed straight to a young hot guy… ” Another person wrote, “When she said she was willing to open her mind to an open relationship, this is why. She was plotting. “
Finally, a different X user said, “I cry about things, and that side of me is there if they’re open to it.”
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The Reality Star Recently Spoke About Her Separation
Newport opened up in January 2026 about her separation from Bradley in an interview with PEOPLE, revealing that they’re still sharing their home. She said, “We might be the only people in the world who don’t have young children who are nesting. But we’re doing it for our dogs.” Notably, the estranged couple shares four dogs, all boxers.
Regarding the decision to separate from Bradley, she stated that it came after she went to BravoCon 2025 without him. According to her, “It was maybe the first time that I felt like if he wasn’t [in my life], I was going to be okay. It was just this pressure point of trying to explain this life that I was living to him when he was not there, and he wasn’t understanding it.”
She added that after they talked, she “felt okay and happy and fine and like there were things for me in the future.”
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The ‘RHOSLC’ Star Recently Opened Up About Season 7 Casting
Season six of “The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” ended in January 2026. Now, fans are making their guesses regarding which of the ladies will return for season seven. Newport appeared on Peacock’s Reality Hot Seat NFL Crossover in December 2025 and revealed who she would cut from the series.
After being asked for her take, she said, “I would say going into next season, I might bench Meredith. I think we just saw more from everybody else this season, like personal, home life, I like that.”
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