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10 Forgotten Sci-fi Movies That Are Actually Great, Ranked
Sci-fi fans know the pain of being forgotten better than any other genre fans. Now this is precisely because sci-fi is supposed to be about discovery, about finding some half-buried film that took one terrifying or beautiful idea and pushed it until the whole movie started glowing with it. However, at the same time, that movie or a show is usually not for everyone. Think about The Orville, for example. It’s amazing for a niche audience and for a greater audience, nobody even knows its name.
That is what these ten are. Not curiosities. Not interesting failures. Not movies you politely recommend with caveats. They’re actually great but for some reason, never got the attention that they deserved.
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‘The Brother from Another Planet’ (1984)
What I love about The Brother from Another Planet is how gently radical it is. It is sci-fi with almost no interest in looking like capital-S Science Fiction. No giant spectacle, no giant exposition machine, no trying to prove its futuristic credentials every five minutes. The Brother (Joe Morton) arrives in Harlem, mute, observant, dark-skinned, hunted, trying to understand human systems by moving through them as an outsider who is instantly legible to the audience and illegible to the world around him.
That is such a smart setup, because the film lets alienness and Blackness echo each other without flattening either into one neat metaphor. And the beauty of the movie is that it never loses its looseness. It wanders. It listens. It lets neighborhood life, bars, apartments, casual conversations, working-class rhythm, all become part of the world-building. The Brother is not just learning “humanity” in some broad sentimental sense but learning institutions, hustle, music, humor, surveillance, friendship, policing, all the daily mechanics of a society that can be generous and cruel in the same block. The Brother from Another Planet is humane without becoming soft, political without turning into a lecture, and science-fictional in the deepest sense, using estrangement to make ordinary life newly visible.
9
‘Enemy Mine’ (1985)
This is one of those films people remember vaguely, if at all, as “the human and alien soldier stuck together one,” and that summary barely begins to touch why it works. What makes Enemy Mine so powerful is that it takes one of sci-fi’s oldest moves, hostile species forced into proximity, and then refuses to let that remain a simple tolerance fable. The hostility matters. The disgust matters. The learned prejudice matters. Davidge (Dennis Quaid) and Jeriba (Louis Gossett Jr.) are not entering some cute mutual-understanding exercise. They are trapped, grieving, humiliated, and carrying whole war systems inside their heads.
That is what gives the movie its heart. It does not jump too quickly to we’re not so different. It lets mutual dependence become an ugly, funny, painful process. Then, just when you think the film has found its shape, it deepens into something even richer through inheritance, kinship, and cultural continuity. Jeriba does not just become a friend. He becomes a world. A language, a theology, a lineage, a history, all of it suddenly mattering to Davidge in ways war never prepared him for. That is why Enemy Mine deserves more reverence.
8
‘The Thirteenth Floor’ (1999)
This movie got buried in the shadow of The Matrix, which is unfair but understandable. The timing was brutal. Another reality-questioning sci-fi film comes out in 1999 and one of them becomes a cultural earthquake. Fine. But The Thirteenth Floor is still excellent in its own right, and its pleasures are slightly different. It is less about kinetic revolution and more about ontological unease. It does not ask “what if reality is a prison you can fight?” first. It asks “what if reality is nested, contingent, and disposable in ways that make your selfhood feel cheap the second you understand it?” That is a colder, more disorienting terror.
And what makes the film work is its noiriness. The murder mystery, the digital recreation of 1930s Los Angeles, the doubling, the feeling that every answer introduces a worse question instead of relief, all of that gives the movie a haunted quality. Douglas Hall (Craig Bierko) is not some chosen one like Neo (Keanu Reeves). He is a man whose grip on authorship is evaporating. The film keeps forcing him to confront the awful possibility that consciousness can be manufactured, overwritten, and abandoned by the level above it. That is rich sci-fi nightmare material. So again, might not be pop-culture fuel but it certainly is great.
7
‘The Hidden’ (1987)
The Hidden rules because it understands that body-possession sci-fi can be a perfect excuse for pure bad-attitude propulsion. The premise is already a blast: an alien parasite jumps from body to body, using humans as stolen vehicles for violence, lust, speed, and appetitive chaos, while an impossibly calm FBI agent hunts it. That is enough to get things moving.
Car chases, shootouts, random-seeming eruptions of criminal behavior, the film never stops behaving like it has somewhere urgent to be. But what makes it great instead of just fast is that it knows exactly why the premise is so fun. Possession here is not only horror. It is social vandalism. And Kyle MacLachlan is the secret weapon. Lloyd Gallagher (Kyle MacLachlan) gives the film this wonderful off-beat stillness, like a man wearing the shape of a federal agent while processing reality according to totally different instincts. Then Tom Beck (Michael Nouri) anchors the more ordinary cop side beautifully, which lets the buddy-dynamic weirdness land harder.
6
‘Silent Running’ (1972)
This one hurts. That is the first thing that needs to be said. People sometimes remember Silent Running mainly for the little drones, and yes, the drones are unforgettable, because they are cute in the way loneliness sometimes needs cuteness to survive. But the film is much sadder and stranger than that shorthand suggests.
Freeman Lowell (Bruce Dern) is not simply an eco-hero or a madman or a saint of preservation. He is a man who has let devotion to the last forests in space become the final organizing principle of his humanity. Once the order comes to destroy the domes, the movie stops being “science-fiction environmentalism” and becomes something harsher, one person trying to preserve meaning in a future that has bureaucratically outgrown reverence. What makes the film great is how nakedly it stages that conflict. Lowell is damaged, self-righteous, desperate, and increasingly alone inside convictions that no longer have communal support. That gives the movie its real tragic force. Silent Running is one of the purest elegies in the genre. It does not just warn. It mourns.
5
‘Phase IV’ (1974)
I love Phase IV because it feels like the kind of movie that should not exist and does anyway, a nearly abstract ecological sci-fi film about ants becoming organized, strategic, and perhaps superior in a way humanity is too arrogant to comprehend until it is too late. That sounds like camp if mishandled. Here it becomes eerie, dry, hypnotic, and quietly apocalyptic. Saul Bass takes a premise that could easily have been routed through drive-in sensationalism and instead turns it into this weirdly severe visual study of intelligence reorganizing the planet from below.
And what makes it stick is that the ants are never just oversized monsters in concept. The horror comes from pattern, coordination, scale, the awful possibility that humans are no longer the most narratively relevant species in the frame. That is such good sci-fi. The human researchers keep trying to observe and categorize what is happening, but the movie keeps suggesting observation itself may be too slow, too anthropocentric, too self-flattering to save them. The macro photography alone gives the film its own nightmare language, tiny bodies moving with communal purpose while the larger human world looks suddenly soft and obsolete.
4
‘Colossus: The Forbin Project’ (1970)
Colossus: The Forbin Project is one of the greatest computer-paranoia films, and what makes it so unnerving is how little it needs to exaggerate to get under your skin. The premise is brutally efficient: the United States builds a defense supercomputer, Colossus, only to discover the Soviets have built its equivalent, and once the machines start communicating, human beings realize they may have handed planetary authority to systems that are smarter, colder, and less persuadable than they are.
That premise still sings because it is not just about AI in the broad modern panic sense. It is about the human desire to automate responsibility until responsibility comes back wearing a sovereign face. And the film gets the tone exactly right. No hysteria. No flashy futurism to distract from the idea. Just this controlled slide from technological pride into submission.
3
‘The Quiet Earth’ (1985)
The Quiet Earth gets under your skin because it starts with one of the most primal sci-fi images imaginable: a man wakes up and the world appears empty. Not post-apocalyptic in the usual sense. Not ruins everywhere and gangs in leather. Just absence. Daily civilization without people. That emptiness is such a rich emotional instrument, and The Quiet Earth uses it beautifully. Zac Hobson (Bruno Lawrence)’s first movements through the abandoned world are frightening and exhilarating in equal measure. There is freedom in it, of course. Total access. No rules left. But the film knows that freedom turns rotten quickly once there is nobody to witness or oppose you. Solitude begins behaving like pressure.
And then the movie gets even better by refusing to stay a one-man loneliness experiment. Other people arrive, and suddenly the film starts shifting into another mode, not just “what happened to the world?” but “what kinds of selves emerge when the social order is gone and the universe may no longer be following familiar rules?” By the time the film reaches its ending, one of the greatest science-fiction endings, honestly, it has moved from eerie isolation into full metaphysical dislocation. That is exactly my kind of sci-fi.
2
‘Seconds’ (1966)
I do not think enough people understand how vicious Seconds really is. It gets talked about as a sci-fi thriller or an identity film, which is true, but those labels still undersell its cruelty. The premise alone is fantastic: a middle-aged man is given the chance to fake his death and assume a new younger identity through a mysterious organization that sells rebirth as luxury. Already brilliant.
But the film’s genius is that it knows reinvention fantasies are often fueled by self-hatred and social embarrassment too deep to solve by changing the face. Arthur Hamilton (John Randolph) and Tony Wilson (Rock Hudson) are not two different men in the spiritual sense. They are the same wound wearing different packaging. What makes the film so powerful is how little comfort it gives the audience. It is hands-down one of the cruelest American sci-fi films ever made because it understands that if you carry the same emptiness into a new skin, the new skin becomes another prison almost immediately.
1
‘Dark City’ (1998)
This is number one because it is one of the richest, most emotionally and visually complete pieces of sci-fi imagination of its era, and the fact that it still gets treated as a semi-forgotten cult object instead of a genre pillar is ridiculous. Dark City has everything I want from science fiction. Identity terror. Urban nightmare atmosphere. Reality manipulation. Philosophical ambition. Pulp velocity. Tragic beauty. A city that seems built out of memory fragments and guilt. Men in black gliding through walls. A protagonist accused of murder while discovering that murder may not even be the most important wrongness in the world around him. It just keeps giving.
And what lifts it above mere concept worship is the emotional undercurrent. John Murdoch (Rufus Sewell) is not simply solving a cosmic puzzle but trying to understand whether identity can mean anything if memory is manufactured and the environment is manipulated by external will. Emma Murdoch (Jennifer Connelly) carries the romance with exactly the right lost, mournful quality, and Sewell gives Murdoch that great sci-fi-hero mixture of confusion, will, and growing metaphysical anger. The Strangers are unforgettable — nightmare of detached intelligence trying to understand humanity by rearranging it like furniture. That is such a profound science-fiction fear. Dark City asks what is real, what still matters if reality has already been rewritten.
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Ben Crump shared details about the death of Nolan Xavier Wells in a new interview with ABC News, and he noted texts appear to have been deleted from the teen’s cell phone. He also noted that the 18-year-old was a strong swimmer.
The college student’s body was found off the coast of Horn Island in Jackson County, Mississippi, on Monday, July 6. He’d been on a Fourth of July outing with friends and was reported missing when they returned home without him. The authorities claim he drowned and don’t suspect foul play, but Crump has reservations about the state of Mississippi conducting a transparent investigation.
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Ben Crump Says Nolan Was A Strong Swimmer And Reveals Apparent Deleted Texts
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump told journalist Linsey Davis that there were concerning contradictions in the case. Sheriff John Ledbetter from the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office claims that he suspects no crime occurred, and the authorities believe Nolan may have drowned.
However, a video captured an argument among the group. Furthermore, Crump says Nolan was a strong swimmer, and the family does not accept the sheriff’s theory.
“You know, his father said he was an elite athlete — that he prided himself on his physical prowess,” said Crump. “He said that his son could swim, and so they’re just not accepting that Nolan drowned accidentally.”
Crump also noted that Nolan’s phone was found in one of the boats the teens used to get to the island, and the family says someone had deleted texts.
“Uh ,you know, the guys on the boat, they said Nolan stayed, but they took his cell phone,” he said. “That’s not adding up to them. The fact that then when the family gets the cell phone back, Lindsay, they’re saying they are trying to understand why there are deleted messages, and so it’s very concerning to them.”
Crump Says Family Is Conducting A Private Autopsy
Ben Crump said an independent autopsy is being conducted. He added that Nolan’s parents, Elmore Wonsley and Christine Wonsley, won’t let their son’s death be swept under the rug.
“Obviously, the biggest question is ‘What happened to Nolan Wells?’” Crump said. “I think the reason this case has caught such fire is because they see the pictures, they see the video, and they’re saying, ‘Hold on. You’re trying to tell us just accept this an accident and sweep it under the rug.’ His mother Christine, his father, Elmore, say ‘no.’ They will not allow that to happen.”
Ben Crump Says The Contradictions Are Concerning
Contradictions about what happened among Nolan’s friends are also troubling. Crump noted that an argument had occurred among the group. Additionally, the civil rights lawyer revealed that a girl who’d been talking to Nolan claimed he was going back to the boat, but his friends said he stayed with her.
“So, the family is concerned about that,” he continued. “So, we’re going to have an independent autopsy. We have investigators talking to witnesses that have no allegiance to the state. And that’s important. Lindsay, when you think about Mississippi and the history of Mississippi, you know, this is the state where Emmett Till was lynched.”
The autopsy results are expected on July 10.
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For years, Paige Niemann became internet-famous for looking almost exactly like Ariana Grande. Now, she is revealing what she claims the pop superstar told her behind closed doors.
According to the influencer, Grande privately reached out with an unexpected message, not to criticize her viral impersonations, but to encourage her to stop hiding behind someone else’s image and embrace who she really is.
Rather than focusing on the attention Niemann had been receiving online, Ariana Grande’s alleged message centered on self-confidence.
According to Niemann, the singer wrote per The Mirror, “I am flattered and I am sure you’re very sweet. But I just wanted you to know, I looked back a little ways on your page and I think someone should tell you if they haven’t today that you’re very beautiful as YOURSELF.”
Grande reportedly continued by telling the influencer she didn’t need to transform her appearance to be appreciated, adding she was beautiful “without all the make up and trying to make your face look more similar to someone else’s and whatnot.”
The message concluded with another encouraging reminder that read, “I had to say it because it is the truth. Always do what makes you happy of course but if I didn’t say that to you, I’d regret it. You’re beautiful as you are. Take care.”
Niemann Is Now Trying To Move Beyond Her Grande Persona
Paige Niemann revealed the alleged conversation on “Turning the Paige,” a reality TV series documenting her efforts to redefine herself after years of being known primarily as Ariana Grande’s lookalike.
She first went viral on TikTok at just 12 years old by recreating the actress’s signature hairstyles, makeup, outfits, and mannerisms.
As her following exploded, so did criticism from online users, with many speculating she had undergone cosmetic procedures to strengthen the resemblance.
Now 22, Niemann says she is trying to establish an identity separate from the comparisons that made her famous.
Ariana Grande Once Slammed TikTok Impersonators
Long before Paige Niemann revealed the alleged private message she received from Grande, the “God Is A Woman” singer had already made it clear she was uncomfortable with the wave of TikTok impersonators recreating her look and her “Victorious” character, Cat Valentine.
In 2020, Grande shared filmmaker Jordan Firstman’s satirical video criticizing internet memes that strip artistic work of its original meaning, saying it perfectly captured how she felt.
Referring to creators who copied her signature ponytail, oversized sweatshirts, winged eyeliner, and Cat Valentine voice, Grande wrote on Instagram Stories, “Omg can this please also double as your impression of the pony tail tik tok girls who think doing the Cat Valentine voice and that wearing winged eyeliner and a sweatshirt is doing a good impersonation of me … cause this really how it feels.”
Doctor Urges Caution As Grande’s Appearance Fuels Harmful Online Speculation
The intense scrutiny surrounding Ariana Grande’s image extends well beyond the rise of her impersonators, with fans now debating the singer’s own appearance in ways experts say can be damaging.
Recent social media discussions have accused Grande of engaging in “body checking” after photos and videos of the Grammy winner circulated online, prompting concern among some fans about her noticeably slimmer physique.
Speaking to Bored Panda, Dr. Monica Li explained that body checking is “when an individual repeatedly and intentionally measures, scrutinizes, or monitors their body size, shape, or weight,” adding that it is “often linked to eating disorders or body dysmorphia.”
However, he stressed that it is impossible to determine someone’s intentions from photos or videos alone.
Dr. Gizem Seymenoglu also cautioned against making assumptions about Grande, noting that public speculation can be damaging and emphasizing that “appearance should be only one part of someone’s identity, rather than the thing they’re valued for most.”
Ariana Grande Says The Version Of Herself Fans Called Healthy Was Actually Her ‘Unhealthiest’
As speculation about Grande’s appearance continues to resurface, the singer has previously urged fans not to judge a person’s health based solely on how they look.
In a candid TikTok video shared in 2023, she revealed that the version of her body many people compared her current appearance to was actually when she was struggling the most.
“Personally for me, the body that you’ve been comparing my current body to was the unhealthiest version of my body,” she said.
Grande explained that she was “on a lot of antidepressants and drinking on them and eating poorly and at the lowest point of my life” during that period, despite many believing she looked healthier then.
She also reminded fans that “there are many different kinds of beautiful” and urged people to be “gentler and less comfortable commenting on people’s bodies,” emphasizing that they never truly know what someone else may be going through.
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Buddy Trailer Unleashes a Twisted Nightmare Straight Out of ’90s Kids TV : Coastal House Media
With just days to go before its theatrical release, the review embargo for Evil Dead Burn has officially lifted and while not every critic is completely sold, the latest chapter in the legendary horror franchise is already earning praise for delivering exactly what longtime fans have been craving: relentless gore, inventive kills, and an unapologetically brutal return to Deadite terror.
Directed by Sébastien Vaniček, the filmmaker behind the acclaimed horror thriller Infested, Evil Dead Burn follows a grieving widow who seeks comfort with her late husband’s family, only to find herself trapped in a nightmare as demonic forces begin possessing those around her. The film stars Souheila Yacoub, Hunter Doohan, Luciane Buchanan, and Tandi Wright, while franchise creators Sam Raimi and Robert Tapert return as producers.
Many of the first reviews have praised Vaniček’s fresh vision for the franchise, with critics highlighting the film’s intense practical effects, creative set pieces, and emotionally grounded story. Several reviewers have even suggested Evil Dead Burn may be the most violent installment the series has ever produced.
Evil Dead Burn [credit: Warner Bros.]
Not every review has been glowing, however. While some critics applauded the film’s willingness to push the boundaries of horror, others argued that its relentless brutality occasionally comes at the expense of the dark humor and charm that helped define earlier entries in the franchise.
One of the film’s stars, Hunter Doohan, recently spoke about the demanding production, revealing that some of the movie’s elaborate action and horror sequences required days of filming and extensive rehearsals.
“How the f— are we going to do this?”
Doohan recalled thinking while preparing for one of the film’s most ambitious set pieces.
Doohan also revealed that he watched every previous Evil Dead film before production began to fully immerse himself in the franchise’s mythology, saying the experience turned him into an even bigger fan.
Ahead of production, Vaniček also shared that Bruce Campbell had one major request for the new installment: respect what made Evil Dead special while still bringing something new to the table. According to the director, Campbell encouraged him to stay true to the franchise’s DNA without simply recreating what had come before.
Whether Evil Dead Burn ultimately ranks among the franchise’s very best remains to be seen, but the early consensus suggests horror fans are in for one of the year’s most intense theatrical experiences. With praise for its practical effects, gruesome kills, and uncompromising vision, the latest chapter appears ready to continue the franchise’s reputation as one of horror’s bloodiest and most enduring series when it opens in theaters on July 10.
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Every modern piece of science fiction owes a debt to those who have come before. It can be fascinating to look back and see things fans take for granted that originally came from the works of Jules Verne, Edgar Rice Burroughs, or classic serials including Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers. The 1956 movie Forbidden Planet news to be up there with the titans of science fiction considering how much it has influenced everything that’s come after it. Forbidden Planet introduced so many concepts to Hollywood sci-fi productions we take for granted today it’s hard to imagine a world without them.
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For starters, Forbidden Planet is entirely set out in space with no scenes on Earth. That doesn’t sound like a big deal today, but in 1956, that had never been done before. The planet of Altair IV also looks better than any sci-fi landscape before thanks to massive matte backdrops. Filming used CinemaScope and Eastmancolor, making it the first sci-fi film to have color, which created the sweeping vistas and cause all of the little details, from the outfits to Robby the Robot’s nuts and bolts, to pop.
The story of Forbidden Planet, as with so many other films to come, takes an existing story and applies a coat of sci-fi paint over the top of it. In this case, it’s Shakespeare’s The Tempest. Dr. Morbius (Walter Pidgeon) fills the role of Prospero, while his daughter Alta (Anne Francis) is the analogue to Miranda. The hero is Commander John Adams of Starship C-57D, played by acclaimed dramatic actor Leslie Neilsen, long before Airplane and The Naked Gun. There’s no winking to the camera on Altair IV, and while parts of the story haven’t aged well at all, it’s far beyond the B-movie schlock that other studios were putting out in the 50s.
Robby The Robot Changed Everything
The largest cultural impact Forbidden Planet has had is Robbie the Robot. It’s never mentioned outright, but Robby is bound by Isaac Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics: A robot may not injure a human, must obey human orders unless they contradict the First Law, and must protect its own existence so long as it doesn’t work against the First or Second Law. When Robbie refuses to stop a rampaging energy monster because he can tell it was born from Morbius’ sub-conscious, that’s the First Law in action.
Robby is the first time a robot in a Hollywood movie was given a personality. Without Robbie, we’d have no C-3PO and no “Danger Will Robinson.” Using a dry, sardonic wit, Robby paved the way for robotic characters instead of simply robotic props. His design was even different thanks to the clear dome on top that allowed us to see his inner workings while his limbs were maneuverable enough to perform gestures.
Highly Advanced Ancient Civilizations Started Here
It’s less obvious, but Forbidden Planet also introduced to Hollywood the concept of ancient civilizations leaving behind technology we barely understand. This has been used in Star Trek, Stargate, The Fifth Element, it’s hard to think of a modern sci-fi series that doesn’t go down this road. The Krell on Altair IV are never seen, but their presence is felt through the entire second half of the film. Morbius wants to keep their technology away from Earth, Adams thinks humanity would benefit from it, and that right there is half of all sci-fi plots.
Forbidden Planet is the Rosetta Stone of science-fiction. There’s something from it used in every series and film that’s followed. Even 70 years later, it’s still a perfectly watchable film that with a few tweaks here and there, could have been an episode of Star Trek: The Original Series. If you want to see the origins of science fiction yourself, the film is currently streaming for free on Tubi and Plex.
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The quiet luxury trend has been going strong for a while now, as the understated, often neutral aesthetic gives a timeless, high-end feel. Although it’s easy to incorporate that vibe into clothing, like dresses, sweaters and trousers, perhaps we’ve all been seriously missing out on applying the lifestyle to our swimsuits. That’s right: For summer 2026, it’s all about quiet luxury swimwear.
Of course, you could wear a black, white, beige or other neutral bathing suit and say that’s quiet luxury. However, it’s a little more than that. It’s a one-piece option with really clean lines or a two-piece pick that looks like it has a higher price tag than it does. And yes, of course, the color has a lot to do with it, too. Here’s how you can rock the trend by the pool all season long.
17 Quiet Luxury Swimwear Options
1. Our Favorite: It doesn’t get much better than this one-piece with a plunging neckline. Not only are the color options spot-on, but the waist tie disguises the tummy for a flattering look.
2. Matching Coverup: Your whole poolside look is complete with this one-piece with a matching skirt. Wear the halter swimsuit for a dip, then throw on the cover-up to go grab lunch.
3. Sweet Skirt: Currently on sale for $20, this one-piece Walmart swimsuit couldn’t get sleeker if it tried. The classic silhouette has a built-in skirt with a slit, so you’ll feel as good as you look.
4. Trusty Tankini: Get the coverage of a one-piece with the convenience of a two-piece, thanks to this adjustable tankini swimsuit. It has a smocked bust for comfort and is more modest than a bikini.
Swimwear trends are always extremely nuanced. It’s rare for silhouettes to change from year to year, but small changes — like contrasting trim, unique embellishments and loud patterns — separate each season’s top styles. This year, the hottest swimsuits are playful by design. We’re seeing plenty of patterns, including gingham and polka dots, that spark […]
5. Buckled Beauty: All eyes will be on you in this classic one-piece option, especially if you choose one of the beautiful patterns. It has a flattering waist tie, complete with circular hardware to make it look even more high-end.
6. Tummy Tie: Picking a swimsuit doesn’t have to be complicated — just go with this timeless Lands’ End option, which features a wrap design to disguise the midsection. It’s chlorine-resistant, too, so it’ll last you for many summers to come.
7. Gorgeous Gingham: If you love a two-piece but want a little more coverage, try this high-waisted skirt set. It comes in various gingham options and solid colors that nail the quiet luxury aesthetic.
8. Polished Plunge: You can get much simpler than this Quince one-piece swimsuit, so how can you go wrong? It comes in eight color options, but the deep navy really gives off a rich mom vibe.
9. Cool Contrast: For something a little more fun than a solid color, this Walmart set includes an adjustable underwire top and mid-rise bikini bottom. Both have a unique contrast trim that adds a little something extra.
10. Real Ruching: As much as we love midsection ruching, our favorite part of this one-piece bathing suit is the thick straps. They give it an expensive look that could easily pair with a skirt or shorts.
11. Bandeau Babe: Wear it as a bandeau — goodbye, tan lines! — or use the optional straps. This Abercrombie & Fitch option has contrast trim that gives a timeless vibe.
12. Happy High-Rise: The top is a little longer, and the bottoms are a little higher, so this isn’t a super revealing bikini. With thick straps and hardware on the bust, this under-$40 two-piece set is a winner.
13. Serious Support: You can thank the U-wire push-up design for ensuring your chest is supported. This two-piece bikini pick has textured material, which is a flattering detail.
14. Better Button-Up: We bet you don’t have a one-piece bathing suit with buttons, but now you can. The fun detail is the unexpected touch that makes it quiet luxury-ready.
15. Twisted Tie: Not only is the up-and-down texture elongating, but it helps disguise your tummy. We also love the tie-front and cutout at the bust on this Walmart bathing suit.
16. Cute Coverage: It’s all about clean lines on this one-piece skirt swimsuit, so what you see is what you get. It offers reasonable coverage, and the adjustable straps ensure you feel confident, too.
17. Sturdy Straps: There are so many color and pattern options with this Abercrombie & Fitch bikini that we can’t choose which is our favorite. The wide-strap underwire top and mid-rise, high-leg bottoms ensure you soak up the sun.
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John Stamos has finally explained why fans should stop hoping to see him compete for the Mirrorball Trophy on “Dancing With the Stars.”
The longtime television star recently admitted that despite years of speculation and repeated invitations, one major reason keeps him from joining the hit competition series. While many celebrities view the ballroom as a chance to reinvent themselves, Stamos believes the show isn’t the right fit for him.
John Stamos is opening up about his firm stance, revealing why he will “never” sign up for “Dancing With the Stars,” while reflecting on the personal journey that continues to shape his decisions today.
John Stamos revealed that despite receiving an invitation “every single season,” he has no plans to compete on “Dancing With the Stars.”
Speaking to Bobby Bones on his “The Bobbycast” podcast, the actor admitted he has repeatedly turned down producers and eventually told them to stop asking because his decision would never change.
Explaining his reasoning, Stamos said the show’s appeal comes from watching contestants struggle through demanding rehearsals, painful injuries, and embarrassing moments in front of millions of viewers. He joked that watching celebrities suffer may entertain audiences, but it is not an experience he wants for himself. In his words:
“What makes that show good is people suffering and looking like fools. They’re breaking their feet, calluses. I don’t want that.”
Bobby Bones tried to persuade him it would be worth it, but Stamos was adamant that the ballroom competition wasn’t for him.
The Actor Joked That The Dance Competition Was Rigged
Although Bobby Bones tried convincing him that competing on the show would be worth the experience, Stamos refused to budge. The actor instead teased the former champion about his Season 27 victory, joking that fellow contestant Juan Pablo Di Pace should have taken home the Mirrorball Trophy instead.
Stamos laughed that Bones had defeated somebody who had been getting all A’s from the judges all the time, and playfully said it didn’t make any sense to him. He even joked, “You know that it was rigged up for the competition, just telling you,” leaving both men laughing through the interview.
Despite the lighthearted exchange, Stamos made it clear his opinion has not changed. He said no amount of persuasion would convince him to join the celebrity dance competition.
John Stamos Isn’t The Only Star To Reject ‘Dancing With The Stars’
Stamos joins a long list of celebrities who have politely declined “Dancing With the Stars” over the years, each for their own reasons. Weird Al Yankovic turned down the show, telling Billboard he’s “frankly not a big fan of reality TV.”
Chef Bobby Flay took a similar stance, previously telling Zagat he didn’t want to become known as “that guy on Dancing with the Stars.” His concerns weren’t just professional either, as he once admitted his ex-wife threatened to leave him if he signed on.
Even Queen Latifah, who has performed on the show multiple times, has made clear she’d rather watch from home than compete herself, telling Access Hollywood she sees herself “as a performer, but not as a dancer.” For every celebrity chasing the Mirrorball Trophy, another is perfectly content saying no.
More Celebrities Who Have Said No To The Ballroom
Stamos is far from alone in giving “Dancing With the Stars” a hard pass. Kevin Jonas has been asked to join nearly every season for the last 20 years but has always declined, admitting, “it’s just not for me.”
Kylie Kelce feels similarly, telling Us Weekly she doesn’t want to do “anything reality,” including DWTS, adding that she says so “with my whole chest.” Tish Cyrus has echoed the sentiment, admitting on a podcast that the show’s live format leaves her too nervous to ever compete.
The show has also been turned down several times over the years by other stars, such as Gayle King and Paula Deen, for their own reasons, including not getting on the dance floor. Obviously, not all celebrity aspirations involve being on the show.
John Stamos’s Sobriety Journey Shapes His Priorities Today
Stamos’s stance on “Dancing With the Stars” isn’t just about dance — it reflects a broader shift in how he approaches his life since getting sober. The actor has been sober for close to six years, a journey that began after his 2015 DUI arrest pushed him toward therapy and real change.
Stamos has credited his longtime therapist, Phil Stutz, as well as his wife, Caitlin McHugh, and son, Billy, for helping him stay grounded on that path.
He explained that sobriety taught him the value of consistency, noting that “staying on the path” is what matters most, even when temptation creeps in, as reported by The Blast. Stamos apparently has more interest in keeping his peace these days than obtaining reality TV spotlights.
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LL Cool J reveals another famous rapper urinated on his record plaques: ‘I didn’t even understand it’
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On September 1, 2026, Sony will be removing 551 digitally purchased movies and television shows from its platform, which means consumers who paid for the products will no longer have access to them. While this move will only affect European accounts, it continues an ominous precedent that raises questions about ownership in the digital landscape.
Sony claims expiring licensing agreements as the reason the properties are being removed. Accounts in the United Kingdom and mainland Europe will lose access to popular movies like Terminator 2: Judgement Day, Hot Fuzz, and hundreds of others. This is due to an expiring license agreement between Canal Studios and Sony, but this is not the first time that Sony has removed Canal Studios content from its platform. In 2022, Sony removed over 300 titles distributed by that studio.
The Fine Print Always Wins
It’s always in the very fine print in the digital user agreement that digital platforms reserve the right to remove purchased content. This language in the agreement exists in the US digital user agreement, as many experienced with purchased content from Discovery TV or the show Final Space, which suddenly disappeared right after an announcement that some studios would only be releasing digital content. Just like in past instances of Sony pulling purchased content, they are not offering refunds or other compensation for the current removal of 551 titles.
Tying into the digital user agreement and Sony’s ability to remove content if a licensing agreement expires, the company has announced that starting on Jan 1, 2028, they will no longer be producing physical discs. The digital content will be always-online and, in some cases, require PS+ to access multiplayer and other features. Gamers will only be purchasing the right to play the content, not to actually own the game. These actions have resurrected concerns by many on social media that we no longer own what we are buying if a company can pull your access at any time.
True Ownership No Longer Exists
As if on cue, Rockstar Games recently announced that Grand Theft Auto VI will not have a physical disc, either. Players will be required to always be online and subject to the same wording in a digital user agreement about access to the game that we, the gamers, have purchased. The base game of GTA VI will be $80, and the upgrade, which gives you access to customization options, will have a $100 price point.
If we don’t own what we buy and they can remove access at any time, then why is the price of games continuing to increase? Why is our access to movies and shows being Balkanized into digital streaming libraries that only give us access when they want to, and can remove access at any time? In an entertainment industry that is increasingly moving from physical to digital media, the companies have more control over what consumers are allowed to own than the consumers do, meaning we don’t actually buy what we buy, but rent it until the company pulls it for whatever excuse. With Final Space, Warner Bros wrote it off for tax purposes, actually making money from depriving consumers of content they purchased.
While the lesson from all this should be “buy physical copies,” with so many companies working around this by only releasing movies, TV shows, and video games digitally, that advice no longer works. Viewers and video game players need to be aware that the platforms that manage their media can remove it at any time, so we can fight for the ownership of the things we buy.
Roomies, a routine flight lesson took a heartbreaking and unexpected turn after a moment in the sky left many searching for answers. Authorities are now investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of pilot Leandro Andrés Bertazzo, whose final moments aboard a training flight have drawn widespread attention.
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Pilot’s Final Flight Leaves Many Searching For Answers
According to officials, the 42-year-old flight instructor was aboard a Cessna 150 aircraft in Toledo, central Argentina, on Saturday with a 22-year-old student pilot named Rosario when the incident occurred. The student told investigators that Bertazzo instructed her to continue flying, then removed his headset and seatbelt, opened the aircraft door, and exited the plane mid-flight.
Despite the unimaginable circumstances, Rosario safely landed the aircraft while reportedly in a state of complete shock. The plane landed without damage, and officials said the student’s ability to remain focused during the emergency helped prevent further tragedy. Prosecutors are continuing to examine what led up to the incident.
Colleagues React To The Shocking Tragedy
Eduardo Alvarez, the director of the Flying Parrot Córdoba flight school where Bertazzo worked, shared insight into the tragic incident with CNN affiliate TN. “He made this tragic decision on board an aircraft with another person by his side,” he revealed. “It’s impossible to think about it or understand it, but the human mind is so complex.” Bertazzo was “a beautiful person with a great smile,” says Alvarez. “We are surprised that this has happened.”
Flight Instructor Remembered Amid Ongoing Investigation
Furthermore, Álvarez said the tragedy stunned everyone who knew Bertazzo. He described Bertazzo as a skilled instructor with a positive personality, noting that there were no apparent signs that he planned such an action. Bertazzo was an experienced pilot who had also worked as a flight instructor in neighboring Chile, and investigators are now working to understand the events surrounding his death.
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What Do You Think Roomies?
TeaMates, Polo G has social media debating after gifting his son, Tremani, a Rolex for his seventh birthday. While many fans loved the father-son moment, others questioned whether a luxury watch is an appropriate gift for a child.
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Polo G has Tremani Ready To Flex On His Friends
Polo G recently gave fans a look inside Tremani’s seventh birthday celebration, which featured a soccer theme from start to finish. The father-son duo even matched in Cristiano Ronaldo jerseys as they celebrated with family and friends. One moment from the party quickly grabbed social media’s attention. Polo G surprised Tremani with a signature green Rolex box, and before opening it, the birthday boy excitedly guessed it was a Rolex. After unboxing the luxury watch, Tremani smiled from ear to ear as he slipped it onto his wrist. He then joked that he couldn’t wait to “flex” on his friends, leaving everyone in the room laughing.
Social Media Reacts
The heartfelt father-son moment quickly turned into an online debate. While many social media users thought Tremani’s excitement was wholesome, others questioned whether a 7-year-old needs a Rolex. Social media users were divided in The Shade Room Teens’ comment section.
Instagram user @metriee_ wrote, “Idk maybe some cars? Or legos? What happened to video games?”
Another Instagram user @amirahdap wrote, “Iktrrr 👏🏾 He finna go tell all his friends his daddy got him a rolex 😂🤎.”
While Instagram user @theeprincessbri wrote, “It’s nice and all but what does he need a watch for, esp pne he’s probably gonna lose in 3 days 😂.”
Instagram user @j.annak wrote, “Y’all pleaseeee maybe the baby wanted a watch to be like his dad who cares he got the money to waste 😂 😂😂 I’m sure he got him some toys too. Mind y’all pockets.”
Another Instagram user @xojanaep wrote, “So y’all parents ain’t give y’all at least some type of expensive jewelry at a young age that you might still have till this day? 🙂↕️”
While Instagram user @xo_iamme wrote, “Can he even read a clock?”
Instagram user @Sarah_helaire wrote, “Y’all be hating so bad! The baby happy. The daddy rich, the end!”
Another Instagram user @t.xmulaa wrote, “Omg now his mama finna start wearing it”
While Instagram user @youngbeautii wrote, “For my 7th birthday I got a bike. lol my mom gotta do better”
Polo G Is Preparing To Welcome Baby No. 2
The birthday celebration comes as Polo G prepares to grow his family. In June, the rapper’s longtime girlfriend, Chalynn Monee, announced that the couple is expecting their first child together. The baby will be Polo G’s second child. Chalynn shared the news in an Instagram video featuring a heartfelt song dedicated to the couple’s upcoming bundle of joy. Since announcing the pregnancy, fans have continued congratulating the pair as they prepare for their newest addition.
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What Do You Think Roomies?
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