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10 Thriller Movies That Are Amazing From Start to Finish
A great thriller does not just keep you engaged. That phrase is too weak for what the best ones do. The best thrillers invade your nervous system. They make your shoulders tighten without permission. They make ordinary objects feel loaded. A hallway becomes a threat. A phone call becomes a trap. That is what this list is about.
Not thrillers with one amazing sequence and a soggy middle. Not thrillers that coast on premise. Not thrillers you respect more than you feel. I mean movies that lock in early and never lose the line. Movies that know exactly when to push, when to withhold, when to mislead, when to let a performance take over the room, and when to stop before one twist too many turns electricity into a gimmick. These are the ones that do not ask for patience. They command it. And because this list is about thrillers, I do not care only about plot. I care about pressure. These ten absolutely understand that.
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‘Blue Ruin’ (2013)
So many revenge thrillers pretend they are showing cost while secretly making vengeance look like an underground superpower. This movie does not do that for a second. What wrecks me about Blue Ruin is how little glamour it allows revenge. It shows revenge as clumsy, sad, badly planned, emotionally unhealed behavior carried out by a man who looks like life has already taken too much out of him before the blood really starts flowing. Dwight (Macon Blair) is one of the most quietly devastating thriller protagonists of the last decade because he does not enter the movie with mythic force. He feels fragile from the beginning. Not weak, fragile.
That is why the suspense works so well. Every move feels like it could go wrong because Dwight feels like someone who would absolutely be capable of getting in over his head. The violence lands harder because it is ugly, awkward, panicked. The emotional force comes from knowing the movie is not building toward triumph. It is building toward damage spreading. Blue Ruin is amazing because it knows a thriller can be intimate, brutal, and deeply mournful at the same time.
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‘Prisoners’ (2013)
This movie feels like grief dragging itself through rain and concrete. From the first disappearance, Prisoners does not simply become tense. It becomes morally contaminated. It understands that a thriller about missing children cannot just be gripping. It has to feel like something sacred has been ripped out of the world, and every scene afterward has to live in the shadow of that rupture. The film follows Keller Dover (Hugh Jackman), a man whose entire identity is built on preparedness, protection, control, and moral certainty, and the film slowly forces all of that into a furnace instead of just making him a desperate father.
He’s like Liam Neeson in Taken. He is loving and terrifying in the same body. You understand him even when you start fearing what he is becoming. That is the kind of character work thrillers often skip in favor of momentum. This film doubles down on it. Loki (Jake Gyllenhaal) is one of my favorite thriller investigators because he feels haunted before the case even solves anything. And that is why the film is so effective from start to finish.
8
‘The Fugitive’ (1993)
There is something almost holy about how cleanly The Fugitive moves. It does not waste time, and yet it never feels rushed. It understands that one of the purest pleasures in thrillers is watching intelligence operate under pressure. Richard Kimble (Harrison Ford)’s character is smart, resourceful, and driven, but the movie never lets him float into action-star invincibility. He looks tired. Cornered. Furious in a way that keeps having to stay practical. That practicality is the whole magic of the film.
Then Samuel Gerard (Tommy Lee Jones) shows up and turns the whole film into a duel of professional energies. He is sharp, dry, relentless, and fully alive in his own movie. The brilliance is that The Fugitive does not need the marshals to be stupid or corrupt to make Kimble sympathetic. Both sides have competence. That creates momentum with actual teeth. And that’s why it holds all the way through. It is one of those thrillers where every scene either traps, frees, or redirects the protagonist without ever feeling mechanical. The movie trusts velocity, but it earns it through character.
7
‘Gone Girl’ (2014)
This is one of the nastiest American thrillers of the century, and I mean that lovingly. Gone Girl is amazing because it understands that marriage, performance, gender expectations, and media spectacle are already full of thriller energy before anyone starts disappearing. What makes the film sing is how cruelly precise it is about surfaces. Nick Dunne (Ben Affleck) and Amy Dunne (Rosamund Pike) are spouses in crisis. They are image managers, fantasy collaborators, mutual disappointments, and eventually each other’s most intimate enemies.
Affleck is perfect casting because his natural ambiguity becomes part of the movie’s design. He can look guilty, blank, aggrieved, stupid, and sincerely blindsided in the same scene. Pike, meanwhile, gives one of the great ice-blooded thriller performances. But the genius is that Amy is not merely a monster of intelligence. She is also a creature of humiliation, ego, theatricality, and rage. The performance works because she is horrifyingly alive. And once the film pivots, it never lets up. Every media beat, every false note of sympathy, every recalibration of power inside the relationship feels like poison becoming more concentrated. This is a thriller that keeps asking: what if the performance is the prison? What if winning means staying in the lie forever? That is such an ugly question, and the movie squeezes it until it sings.
6
‘No Country for Old Men’ (2007)
This film scares me in a way very few thrillers do because it does not behave like it owes you moral structure. It gives you money, pursuit, law, evil, and survival, and then steadily strips away the comforting idea that any of those things will arrange themselves into a shape you recognize. That is why the movie feels so cold. Not because it lacks feeling, but because it refuses false reassurance. Llewelyn Moss (Josh Brolin) is one of the smartest characters in any thriller on this list.
And then there is Anton Chigurh (Javier Bardem), who is terrifying precisely because Bardem never pushes him into flamboyant villain theater. But what deepens the film beyond pure dread is Sheriff Bell (Tommy Lee Jones). Bell is the soul of the movie. He can name the fatigue that comes from living long enough to realize the world no longer fits the moral equipment you brought into it. That sadness hangs over everything in this film.
5
‘Zodiac’ (2007)
There are thrillers about catching a killer, and then there is Zodiac, which understands that obsession can become the real killer long before the case closes. This is one of the most hypnotic procedural thrillers ever made because it treats uncertainty not as a narrative inconvenience but as the whole emotional catastrophe. The killer is terrifying, yes. The inability to turn fragments into finality is even worse.
What makes the film so special is the way it keeps changing who the emotional center belongs to without ever losing pressure. Robert Graysmith (Jake Gyllenhaal) becomes the most obvious vessel for obsession, but the movie has already seeped into everybody long before he fully takes over. Dave Toschi (Mark Ruffalo) carries the fatigue of professionalism under absurd pressure. Paul Avery (Robert Downey Jr.) has all that wit and velocity curdling into corrosion. The whole film feels like talented men being slowly unstitched by the refusal of reality to become solvable. And the suspense is extraordinary. Hardly anything happens in the conventional sense, and your body still forgets how to relax.
4
‘Oldboy’ (2003)
Oldboy does not unfold. It stalks, taunts, humiliates, and detonates. Park Chan-wook makes the entire film feel like a revenge mechanism built by a sadist with a poet’s eye and a grudge against ordinary storytelling. It is operatic, ugly, stylish, sick, and emotionally ruinous in a way very few thrillers dare to be. What gives it its force is Oh Dae-su (Choi Min-sik) himself. Choi Min-sik plays him with such wounded animal intensity that the movie never becomes just a formal stunt. He is funny, pathetic, enraged, degraded, determined, and increasingly shattered as the truth tightens around him. You feel how imprisonment has curdled him. You feel how revenge gives him direction without giving him dignity back. That emotional degradation is crucial.
The film’s most disturbing revelations land because they do not just surprise him. They annihilate the parts of him that were still trying to remain human. And yes, the corridor hammer fight is iconic for a reason, but what makes the movie great is that its violence is not there merely to excite. Every blow feels like part of a larger moral architecture of punishment. By the end, Oldboy has become one of the bleakest thrillers ever made about what vengeance really wants: not balance, not justice, but total psychic occupation. It is relentless, and I love it for that.
3
‘The Silence of the Lambs’ (1991)
This movie is so completely in control of its own dread that revisiting it almost feels like revisiting a sacred object. The Silence of the Lambs is not just suspenseful. It is intimate with fear. It understands that terror gets worse when it is forced into conversation, when politeness and appetite share a room, when intelligence becomes a form of predation. Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster) is the heart of the film, and the reason it never becomes merely a serial-killer showcase.
And then there is Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins). What more can even be said at this point except that Hopkins somehow makes stillness feel carnivorous? The scenes between him and Clarice are iconic to this date because he sees too much, speaks too precisely, and turns language into touch. The film is amazing from start to finish because every scene either deepens Clarice or sharpens the shape of evil around her. Nothing is wasted. Not a glance. Not a pause.
2
‘Se7en’ (1995)
Another David Fincher addition to this list. And while some thrillers feel dark, Se7en feels damned. From the opening credits onward, the movie behaves as if the city has already surrendered to rot and the investigation is simply forcing two men to walk through the smell of it. This is one of the best character pairings in thriller history. Somerset (Morgan Freeman) and Mills (Brad Pitt) give the movie its weight in a way that any lesser actor might not have been able to. They are rival ways of surviving a world that seems spiritually diseased. Freeman gives Somerset a tired precision that kills me every time. Pitt, meanwhile, makes Mills hot-blooded enough to be reckless and sincere enough to be tragic. The movie needs both energies. Without Mills’ emotional impatience, the film becomes all despair. Without Somerset’s old grief, it loses its depth.
And then the murders. What makes them horrifying is not only their invention, but the way the movie turns each crime scene into a moral atmosphere. It makes you enter philosophies of punishment. The apartment of Sloth. The library nights. The long drives. The rain. The way John Doe’s (Kevin Spacey) logic keeps pressing inward until the film stops feeling like a manhunt and starts feeling like an argument with God.
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‘Heat’ (1995)
I love Heat with the kind of intensity that makes me want to defend it before anyone has even criticized it. This is not just one of the greatest thrillers ever made. It is one of the most complete. It has scale without bloat, character without softness, action without stupidity, and melancholy running through it like a private current. It is a thriller about professionals, yes, but what makes it immortal is that it is also about loneliness becoming a life philosophy. Firstly, its star-studded cast is unmatched. Neil McCauley (Robert De Niro) is one of the greatest movie criminals. Vincent Hanna (Al Pacino) is on the other side of the same wound.
Both these men know what the other has sacrificed to become this exact kind of person. And that is why Heat is number one. Not just because the bank robbery and shootout are still among the greatest action sequences ever filmed, though they are. Not just because Michael Mann directs cities better than most people direct actors, though he does. It is number one because it circles its characters again and again until the suspense becomes emotional, existential. That final airport runway sequence destroys me every time. Two men stripped of all the noise, all the systems, all the teams, all the urban architecture, just one chasing, one fleeing, both having followed their own nature all the way to its end. When that hand reaches out in the dark, Heat becomes more than a thriller. It becomes a tragedy that happened to carry a gun. And that, to me, is perfection.
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Keith Urban has seemingly lost more than just his marriage over the past year. After nearly two decades with Nicole Kidman, the pair split in September over irreconcilable differences.
According to reports, his daughters, Sunday Rose and Faith, whom he shares with Nicole Kidman, have allegedly cut him off.
As part of their divorce agreement, Nicole Kidman was granted primary custody, with orders that the children spend over 300 days a year with her.
Keith Urban’s Kids Have Essentially Cut Him Off, Source Reveals
Since splitting from Nicole Kidman, Keith Urban has kept busy with his ongoing tour and appears to be coping well with the end of his marriage on the outside.
However, behind the scenes, he is said to be facing a difficult time with regard to his relationship with his daughters, Sunday Rose and Faith, whom he shares with the actress.
Earlier reports claimed there was a growing distance between him and his daughters, and the situation is now said to have worsened in recent weeks.
“The kids have essentially cut off contact with Keith,” a source told Rob Shuter’s #ShutterScoop. “This isn’t just about a quote — it’s been building for a while.”
Urban’s relationship with his daughters became strained following his split from Kidman, and while he has tried to remain patient for things to improve, he is now reportedly losing hope that they will.
“He’s putting on a brave face,” the source says. “But privately, he feels like he’s lost his daughters.”
The Singer Was ‘Really Hurt’ By His Daughter Not Acknowledging Him In A Recent Interview
While Keith Urban has been touring, his daughters have remained with Nicole Kidman, who has primary custody under their divorce agreement.
In recent weeks, the actress has appeared with them at events, highlighting the close bond they share.
This became even more apparent when Sunday Rose called Kidman her “biggest inspiration” and credited her as a “key part of everything” she does in a recent interview with an Australia-based outlet.
Despite Urban being a creative himself, there was little to no mention of him in the remarks from the 17-year-old, which, according to insiders, deeply stung the singer.
“Seeing it in black and white like that really hurt,” said a source, adding that Urban “feels erased.”
As for his relationship with his daughters, Urban is said to be uncomfortable with the current status quo but feels powerless as he “doesn’t know how to fix it.”
Sources Claim Nicole Kidman Didn’t Turn Her Kids Against Their Father
Previous speculation suggested that Kidman had turned the children against their father, but sources have refuted this, noting that the couple’s daughters are old enough to form their own understanding of the situation.
“Nicole hasn’t turned the kids on him; they’ve made their own choices about their dad,” an insider remarked, per the Daily Mail. “She isn’t like that. Keith hasn’t tried much to make things better in their eyes. The girls have always been very close with their mother. They are her everything.”
Meanwhile, regarding why the children appear upset with their father, it is believed to be linked to allegations that he played a role in inspiring the divorce.
“The girls are definitely Team Nicole – they’re in her corner, they’re hurt and angry on her behalf,” the insider claimed. “There’s some resentment against Keith. If they are blaming someone, it’s him, not her.”
Keith Urban Was Left Feeling ‘Betrayed’ By Nicole Kidman’s Closeness With Male Co-Star
Since their split, neither Kidman nor Urban has publicly debuted a new relationship.
However, the actress’s seemingly close relationship with her Scarpetta co-star, Simon Baker, has left Urban feeling “betrayed,” per Woman’s Day.
A source added that the singer is hoping the duo is “just hamming it up for headlines,” given their recent collaboration.
“Even then, it feels to him like it’s a betrayal because both Nicole and Simon know how much even the hint of a romance between them will hurt him.”
The Singer’s ‘Worst Nightmare’ Has Come True
The source also noted that Urban had long been aware of the growing bond between Kidman and Baker since filming.
The closeness, which has seemingly deepened since Kidman’s split from Urban, has reportedly left the singer feeling quite unhappy.
“He already suspected they were getting close while filming. This is his worst nightmare come true,” the insider noted.
They added, “He hates that they’re giving interviews about how close they are.”
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Taylor Sheridan’s 89% Rotten Tomatoes ‘Yellowstone’ Miniseries Is Still the Greatest Spin-off
In the wake of Taylor Sheridan‘s new neo-Western drama The Madison and his work producing the Yellowstone sequel series Marshals, there’s no better time to revisit his greatest installment in the Dutton saga. In case you were still under the impression that the Kevin Costner series is the best that Sheridan has to offer, let us redirect you to the first Yellowstone origin story: 1883. The 10-part Western miniseries is everything you could hope for in a gritty, Sheridan-style westward adventure — and it effortlessly rides laps around the other franchise installments.
‘1883’ Is a Brutal Western Miniseries That Pulls No Punches
From the opening shot, 1883 pulls no punches. This prequel isn’t some sugar-coated, mythic retelling of the American West, but rather a downright brutal depiction of what made the wild frontier so dangerous. The drama itself follows James (Tim McGraw) and Margaret Dutton (Faith Hill) as the pair aim to move their family, including daughter Elsa (Isabel May) and young son John (Audie Rick), to the northwest paradise of Oregon. Of course, they never quite make it that far, settling instead in the Montana lands that would become the permanent home for the Dutton family for generations. Chronicling the wagon train’s departure from Fort Worth, Texas, until it reaches Big Sky Country, 1883 is a masterclass in how to tell a sprawling Western tale with style and substance throughout.
The show’s impressive cast is part of why audiences continue to flock to the miniseries. Married duo and musicians Tim McGraw and Faith Hill are surprisingly effective as James and Margaret Dutton. 1883 emphasizes their acting ability to the max as their respective characters are put to the test again and again on this perilous journey to “a better life.” Joining them is Union Captain Shea Brennan, played by the genre staple Sam Elliott, and boy, does he deliver. While the three of them carry much of the miniseries, the rest of the ensemble, which includes Isabel May, LaMonica Garrett, Marc Rissmann, and Gratiela Brancusi, help add further weight and emotional attachment to these characters. Guest stars like Graham Greene, Rita Wilson, and Tom Hanks also elevate the material with their simple presence.
As far as the historical side of things goes, 1883 does its best to be as period-accurate as possible, though it isn’t afraid to trade minor details for more thrilling results. Case in point is Billy Bob Thornton‘s inclusion as Marshal Jim Courtright. Long before Thornton would headline Sheridan’s Landman, Courtright was the perfect role for the actor, though it’s a small departure from Courtright’s actual life experience in 1883. The same could be said for Hank’s General George Meade, who, though a real Civil War general, didn’t yet hold the rank that 1883 presents him with. Minor deviations aside, 1883 excels at bringing these historical figures to life with class — even Sheridan himself shows up as real-life historical rancher Charlie Goodnight.
Taylor Sheridan’s Original ‘Yellowstone’ Prequel Is His Television Triumph
If there’s one thing that’s clear about this Yellowstone prequel, it’s that 1883 works so marvelously because of its self-contained nature. Compared to Sheridan’s other television contributions, 1883 is a one-and-done event that effortlessly snapshots a moment in U.S. history. The Duttons we meet here don’t feel like extensions of the characters we know from Yellowstone, nor do the events of the series feel as if they need to continue beyond the 10 episodes we’re given. In many respects, it feels as if Sheridan had gone back to his American Frontier trilogy roots to tell a single tale that doesn’t spend time on recycled drama, dialogue, and overall thematic material. Like other Western miniseries epics such as Lonesome Dove or Into the West, 1883 is perfect as is, and can be enjoyed completely divorced from Yellowstone.
This is where the 1883 sequel (and Yellowstone‘s second prequel), 1923, falls somewhat short by comparison. Although it does well to highlight another generation of Duttons at a distinct period in Montana’s history, it struggles to hold interest on occasion as Sheridan unnecessarily prolongs the drama and repurposes tired Yellowstone-style land-grabbing plots into the main narrative, effectively erasing much of what made that two-season adventure unique compared to the flagship series. 1883 doesn’t fall into this trap. Its perfect length, rich characters, and clear Western plot make for a combination that is so easily bingeable that we can fully understand how (and why) it continues to dominate the charts.
1883 is available for streaming on Paramount+.
Zendaya can easily count Tom Holland to be her No. 1 cheerleader — as rumors about their marital status only intensify.
“I honestly couldn’t be more excited for you to see this movie,” Holland, 29, wrote via Instagram on Saturday, March 21, along with a promotional image for the film featuring Zendaya, also 29, posing as a bride alongside costar Robert Pattinson. “Believe me when I say it’s gonna floor you. Get your tickets now!”
Zendaya stars opposite Pattinson, 39, in The Drama, an A24 film about a couple’s wedding day and all the antics that subsequently ensue.
In real life, Zendaya and Holland have been together since 2021 after playing love interests in Marvel’s Spider-Man franchise. They subtly debuted their engagement at the 2025 Golden Globes, when Zendaya walked the red carpet solo with a giant engagement ring on her finger.
Zendaya played off wedding rumors in the chillest way. Zendaya, 29, kept a tight lip when asked about any “secrets” she’s keeping during The Drama premiere in Los Angeles on Tuesday, March 17. While talking to Extra, Zendaya teased the secret her character, Emma Harwood, is keeping from her fiancé, Charlie Thompson, played by Robert […]
“Tom figured the holidays were the best time to propose in a very low-key way,” a source exclusively told Us Weekly in January 2025. “She didn’t want anything over the top.”
According to the insider, Holland and Zendaya were eager to start their next chapter together.
“Tom wanted to propose because he feels he is at the right time in his life and feels ready to settle down,” the insider told Us last year. “They had many conversations over the years, but there was never any pressure. Zendaya is giddy and excited. She knew it might have been coming but never put pressure on it.”
Zendaya attends the Los Angeles premiere of “The Drama” on Tuesday, March 17. LISA O’CONNOR / AFP
Holland and the Euphoria actress remained relatively quiet about their wedding plans until her longtime stylist, Law Roach, proclaimed earlier this month that the couple were already married.
“The wedding has already happened,” Roach, 47, told Access Hollywood at the Actor Awards in March. “You missed it. It’s very true.”
Weeks later, Roach stated at the 2026 Oscars that he “said what [he] said” and stood by his viral comments about Zendaya’s potential nuptials.
Neither Zendaya nor Holland publicly clarified whether they are indeed husband and wife already. Us Weekly reached out to reps for both actors for comment.
Zendaya’s mom, Claire Stoermer, cryptically reacted to stylist Law Roach’s recent claim that the Euphoria actress has already married longtime beau Tom Holland. Roach, 47, set the rumor mill into overdrive on Sunday, March 1, during a red carpet interview with Entertainment Tonight at SAG’s 2026 Actor Awards. Zendaya’s stylist teased that the long-awaited nuptials […]
Zendaya, however, has seen the online chatter about her marital status and the AI-generated pictures from a potential wedding.
“Many people have been fooled by them while I was just out and about in real life,” Zendaya said on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Monday, March 16, when asked about the fake ceremony portraits circulating on social media. “People are like, ‘Oh, my God, your wedding photos are gorgeous!’ I was like, ‘Babe, they’re AI! They’re not real!’”
Attempting to clarify the speculation, the actress brought a video that ended up to be a scene from The Drama with Holland’s head superimposed over Pattinson’s body.
“It was a beautiful day. That was real footage,” she joked on Monday. “That was real. I was there.”
The Drama hits theaters Friday, April 3.
Roommates, Todd Tucker ruffled some feathers with the message he dropped for Kandi Burruss ahead of her one-woman show. The internet isn’t too happy about his choice of words. Now, folks are questioning whether he threw shade or just made a joke that didn’t hit!
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Todd Tucker Raises Eyebrows After Dropping Message For Kandi Burruss
Todd Tucker sent words Kandi Burruss’ way as she gears up for her one-woman show, ‘I Do, I Did, I’m… DONE.’ The father of three shared a post on Instagram that gave more than a simple “good luck” or “break a leg” — he added a lil’ play on words telling his former wife:
“Yo a** aint done lol just kidding! Go Support your girl Kandi!!!! @citywineryatl on April 27th.”
Even though it seemed to be a lil’ jokey joke, fans weren’t here for it one bit! Some folks said he took it too far, while others said they love that Todd and Kandi can still joke around after finalizing their divorce.
The Internet Thinks Todd Is “Doin’ TOO Much”
After the Roommates peeped Todd’s message for Kandi, TSR’s comment section was flooded with reactions. Some folks said Todd cracked jokes because he allegedly got paid after their divorce, while others felt he was just playing in Burruss’ face.
Instagram user @lisonup wrote, “Todd said, 🎶 I’m staying, I’m staying, and youuuu, and youuu, and youuu, you’re gonna loovee meeeeeeeeee🎶”
Instagram user @iamkingsamuel wrote, “Man just happy about that 2M payout 😂😂😂😂😂😂”
While Instagram user @rob_lane_edits wrote, “It was a scheme.”
Then Instagram user @london.llaflare wrote, “I would too if I was getting 2M.”
Another Instagram user @mogulk___ wrote, “He not tryna get kicked out the back yard 😭”
Instagram user @theshaysims wrote, “He’s playing in her face i don’t like that.”
Then another Instagram user @_thelittlethick1 wrote, “He Got His Money, He Wanna Play Now 😂”
While another Instagram user @toychele81 wrote, “U know.. Life is better on good terms! Not everything has to include drama! Love to see it!”
Finally, Instagram user @cheryl.fleming.7902 wrote, “I really think they still love each other ❤️❤️”
Todd & Kandi Finally Call It Quits FOR REAL
Folks online appear to be up in arms about Todd’s post because his message comes after TMZ confirmed that he and Burruss officially finalized their divorce. Exact deets on their settlement still aren’t public, but for now they are both going their separate ways and will co-parent accordingly. According to court docs, the former husband and wife had until March 11 to break down their settlement and submit paperwork. The docs are reportedly set to include a parenting plan for their two kids, nine-year-old Ace and their six-year-old daughter Blaze.
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“RuPaul's Drag Race” star Discord Addams reacts to Law Roach's critiques: 'Nasty for the sake of nasty'
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Discord also tells EW why her safety pins weren’t a way to skirt the rules on the runway: “I don’t think I cheated, and I don’t think RuPaul thought I cheated, either!”
Roommates, the Disney Channel debates are getting real spicy and the timeline is not letting up anytime soon. And now, Macaulay Culkin has entered the chat, dropping his own take while putting some respect on Brenda Song’s name. Clearly, everybody’s got opinions—and they’re not holding back.
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Macaulay Culkin Backs Brenda Song Amid Disney Debate
On Friday, Macaulay took to Instagram to share a photo of Brenda in her iconic London Tipton era from ‘The Suite Life of Zack & Cody’ and ‘The Suite Life on Deck,’ rocking a sparkly fuchsia top. Alongside the pic, he wrote, “Not that anyone asked, but I’m throwing my hat into the debate. THIS is my Disney Channel Mount Rushmore.” His post comes right after Raven-Symoné sparked major reactions online for sharing her own Disney Channel Mount Rushmore—one that had plenty of fans disagreeing and sounding off across social media.
TSR Comments Go OFF Over Brenda Song
Fans and fellow celebs alike ran straight to The Shade Room’s Instagram comment section to throw in their two cents. Some couldn’t get over how sweet it was to see Macaulay Culkin ride so hard for Brenda Song, while others kept it simple, saying she’s literally that girl. And of course, plenty of folks added that she’s easily on their Disney Channel Mount Rushmore, calling her run straight-up iconic.
One Instagram user @kennyjknox said, “Rightfully so I still say prindl and I for sure still be passing the plate“
This Instagram user @pinupdollashleymarie shared, “Ahhh! STOOOOPPPP!! I love you two together so much I can’t handle 😭”
And, Instagram user @aminebenrejeb22 joked, “London Tipton’s really great Really great, really great
London Tipton’s really great And deserves the opposite of hate (Which is love!)“
Meanwhile, Instagram user @pinklilypadsss commented, “i love how much you love being her man.“
While Instagram user @livvifantasy claimed, “Excellent Choice! She carried my childhood🔥”
Finally, Instagram user @tin.zo added, “her playing baddie after baddie really did something for my confidence“
Christy Carlson Romano Calls Out Shia In Disney Debate
Roommates, it looks like not everybody is getting love in this Disney Channel Mount Rushmore debate. While the internet keeps weighing in, Christy Carlson Romano has stepped into the chat—and she’s making it clear she’s not here for all the picks. After Raven-Symoné named Shia LaBeouf as part of her lineup, Christy hopped on X to voice her opinion, writing that he doesn’t deserve a spot and even teasing a deeper explanation before deleting the post.
Whew! Her comment instantly sparked reactions, with fans speculating about possible tension between the former ‘Even Stevens’ co-stars, while others jumped in with their own Mount Rushmore picks. And if you’ve been keeping up, you already know Christy hasn’t exactly been quiet about where she stands when it comes to Shia.
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In the era of peak TV, it’s harder than ever for a series to stand out as truly flawless. Even the most acclaimed dramas tend to have a weak season, a divisive storyline, or at least a handful of episodes that don’t quite measure up. That’s what makes Succession such a rarity. Across four tightly constructed seasons, the HBO drama never once dips in quality, delivering a run of television that feels remarkably consistent from beginning to end.
Created by Jesse Armstrong, Succession built its reputation on sharp writing, exceptional character work, and a tone that balances biting satire with genuine emotional weight. What truly sets it apart, though, is its consistency. Whether it’s a quiet character moment or a high-stakes spectacle, the series never loses momentum, consistently delivering at an elite level and earning its reputation as one of the best modern dramas.
What Is HBO’s ‘Succession’ About?
First airing on HBO in 2018, Succession follows the Roy family, the ultra-wealthy owners of the global media conglomerate Waystar Royco. Patriarch Logan Roy, played by Brian Cox, is a ruthless and aging CEO whose looming retirement sparks a power struggle among his children, Kendall (Jeremy Strong), Shiv (Sarah Snook), and Roman (Kieran Culkin), each of whom believes they are the rightful heir to the empire, even as they repeatedly prove just how unprepared they are for the role.
What unfolds over four seasons is less a traditional corporate drama and more a deeply dysfunctional family saga. Characters like Tom Wambsgans (Matthew Macfadyen), Shiv’s opportunistic husband desperate to climb the corporate ladder, Cousin Greg (Nicholas Braun), eager to secure his place within the family, and Connor Roy (Alan Ruck), the eldest sibling with political ambitions but little interest in the business, add to the show’s rich ensemble. As the series progresses, the performances only grow stronger, with standout guest appearances and increasingly complex characters who may not be easy to love but are impossible to look away from.
Despite its focus on billionaires, Succession remains grounded in recognizable human behavior. Whether the characters are on a luxury yacht, a private jet, or halfway across the world, they are still, at their core, insecure and deeply flawed people whose need for validation feels painfully real. That combination of heightened stakes, exceptional performances, and razor-sharp writing is what allows the series to thrive and evolve with each season. It’s also a big part of why the show remained so compelling from episode to episode and earned widespread critical acclaim, including three Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Drama Series.
‘Succession’ Doesn’t Have a Single Weak Episode
Across four seasons, the series never relies on filler or narrative detours like so many other shows — even great ones — often do. Every episode serves a purpose, and even those that feel smaller in scale are carefully constructed to build tension, often setting up explosive moments later in the season. A big part of that comes from the ever-shifting dynamic between Kendall, Shiv, and Roman, whose relationships constantly evolve between alliance and rivalry. Their often hilarious, biting barbs contrast with the rare moments of genuine vulnerability between siblings who have always been searching for love and validation. It’s a dynamic that never feels repetitive, no matter how many times they circle the same question of who should take over. That level of precision is rare, especially for a show operating on such a large scale and under immense pressure and expectations.
That consistency is also driven by the show’s exceptional writing. Jesse Armstrong and his team built the series on an incredibly strong foundation, creating characters that feel fully realized from the very beginning. The cast elevates that material even further, delivering performances that make even the Roys’ most despicable moments strangely compelling. The show also isn’t afraid to take big narrative swings — and when it does, they pay off in a major way. By the time it reaches a major death, the series delivers one of its most poignant episodes, and arguably one of the best hours of modern television.
Very few dramas manage to sustain that kind of quality from beginning to end. It’s a series where there are no weak links, and no episodes that feel skippable. It’s that consistency, more than anything else, that cements its status as one of the best modern dramas and a true 10/10 achievement.
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2018 – 2023
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HBO Max
- Showrunner
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Jesse Armstrong
- Directors
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Mark Mylod
- Writers
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Jesse Armstrong
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3 Years Later, Guy Ritchie’s 82% RT War Thriller Is Being Rewritten as a Streaming Hit
Separately, Jason Statham and Guy Ritchie have teamed up for some of the most entertaining action hits of all time, but when they work together, the force of the duo can’t be denied. They first teamed up for the ’90s crime thriller Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, which co-stars Jason Flemyng and Dexter Fletcher. Not only was this the first time they collaborated, but this was also Statham’s feature acting debut, and the film made it immediately clear that he was a star. They reunited just two years later for another classic crime thriller, Snatch, which also features Brad Pitt. The film is currently streaming for free on Tubi. Their most recent work on Wrath of Man and Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre has also earned acclaim from fans, even if they haven’t been box office smashes.
In 2023, mere months after the release of Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre, Ritchie distanced himself from Statham with his military thriller, The Covenant, which stars Jake Gyllenhaal. The critically acclaimed masterpiece holds scores of 82% from critics and 98% from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes, but despite these good reviews, it grossed only $21.9 million at the global box office against a $55 million budget. The film is set during the war in Afghanistan, and it follows a local interpreter who risks his life to carry an injured sergeant across miles of grueling terrain. The Covenant is currently absent from streaming both in America and international territories, but the film is making up for its lack of a streaming home by surging into the VOD top 10 in several countries around the world. It’s one of the most popular purchases on both Apple TV and Prime Video.
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Guy Ritchie Is Reuniting With Jake Gyllenhaal in Two Months
Guy Ritchie’s next directorial effort, In the Grey, will be released on May 15. The film will see Ritchie reunite with his Covenant leading star, Jake Gyllenhaal, and it also stars Henry Cavill and Eiza González. Even The Wheel of Time veteran Rosamund Pike has been recruited for a big role in the action thriller, which follows an elite team of specialists who find themselves caught up in a legendary heist. The action thriller has been subject to several delays after wrapping production over two years ago.
Check out The Covenant on VOD platforms like Prime Video in America, and stay tuned to Collider for more streaming updates and coverage of Ritchie’s future projects.
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April 21, 2023
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123 Minutes
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Barry Keoghan is 'hiding away' after online 'abuse' over his looks: 'You don't want to even be on screen anymore'
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“I say this being absolute pure and honest to you. It’s becoming a problem.”
By Jennifer Asencio
| Published
If you listen to the memes about Chuck Norris, he’s the toughest guy in the world. So, while publicly it has been reported that the actor died on March 20, 2026, after an emergency hospitalization, we fans know that he was just beating up the Grim Reaper and taking over his job.
The action star was taken to the hospital on Wednesday, and his family reported his death on Friday morning on Instagram. They did not specify a cause, which is fine, because he was 86 years old, and his tough-guy image doesn’t need the detail of whatever illness finally destroyed his body: “To the world,” his family wrote, “he was a martial artist, actor, and a symbol of strength.”
For all the jokes and memes about Chuck Norris, it is important to remember that he was still a man. “To us,” his family said in their statement, “he was a devoted husband, a loving father and grandfather, an incredible brother, and the heart of our family. He lived his life with faith, purpose, and an unwavering commitment to the people he loved.”
The Amazing Life Of The Toughest Man Who Ever Lived
A glance at his bio confirms this. In a Hollywood landscape where actors seem to marry and divorce within a year, Chuck Norris had two marriages, both lasting almost 30 years. He had five children and numerous grandchildren, and he was known for being a family man off-screen.
Norris took to the martial arts that would define his career while serving in the United States Air Force, starting with the Korean technique of Tang Soo Do. Eventually, he would add karate, judo, taekwondo, and Brazilian jiu-jitsu to his repertoire, earning black belts in all of them. He became so prolific that he eventually invented his own style, called Chun Kuk Do.
Being such an expert in martial arts disciplines, he quickly found work in Hollywood as a trainer and sparring partner to various celebrities. Bruce Lee asked him to appear in Way of the Dragon, and he trained screen legend Steve McQueen (Magnificent Seven, The Great Escape, Towering Inferno); it was McQueen who suggested to Norris that he elevate his stunt and martial arts appearances into a full-blown acting career. He continued to both teach and write books about martial arts and fitness throughout his life.
Norris took McQueen’s advice, though, and his movies were instantly popular, starting with 1977’s Breaker! Breaker! Throughout the 1980s, he made a wide variety of military-action flicks like Missing in Action and The Delta Force, as well as popcorn fare like Firewalker. He made every kid’s fantasies come alive when he starred in Sidekicks as the martial arts buddy of a young teenager.
The 1990s saw him star in fewer movies while he was busy as Texas Ranger Cordell Walker in Walker, Texas Ranger and in a variety of other appearances. That show would become immensely popular and cement him as the all-American hero to the point where the majority of his work afterward was appearances as himself, including his turn as Booker in The Expendables 2 (which, let’s face it, was more about the actors than the characters they played). He also earned a reputation for being very pleasant to work with, as numerous co-stars from Walker, Texas Ranger have said, recalling him after his death.
The actor was also known for his conservative politics and Christian values, which were reflected in appearances, endorsements, and one of his nine books. He also published two memoirs, one in 1987 and the other in 2004. He wrote prolifically for conservative blogs and campaigned for Republican presidential candidates. His rugged and independent persona fit right in with the GOP’s image.
The loss of Chuck Norris to the world is devastating, as an important icon of positive masculinity, strong values, and fighting with honor. Condolences to his family, and best of luck to him in his new role as Everlasting Badass.
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