Critics and audiences agreeing on anything is rare enough that when it actually happens, it’s worth paying attention to. Usually one side loves a movie the other side finds it overrated, or a movie makes money but gets torn apart in reviews, or it wins every award and nobody outside industry circles actually watches it.

These six pulled off the rare trick of getting nearly everyone on the same page at once, critics, casual moviegoers, award voters, people who don’t normally watch movies in these particular genres at all. Everyone, from different parts of the world, loved these when they were released and even now.

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‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ (2018)

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Miles Morales (Shameik Moore) gets bitten by a radioactive spider in his own universe and then accidentally pulls five other Spider-people in from parallel dimensions, each one drawn in a completely different visual style from the others. Peter B. Parker (Jake Johnson), an out-of-shape, washed-up version of the hero, ends up reluctantly training Miles while dealing with his own midlife crisis. The animation team spent years building an entirely new visual pipeline just for this movie, mixing halftone dots, hand-drawn motion lines, and inconsistent frame rates to make it actually look like a comic book come to life.

It won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature, breaking a streak that had basically belonged to Disney and Pixar for over a decade before this. Gwen Stacy (Hailee Steinfeld) and Spider-Man Noir (Nicolas Cage) each get their own distinct look and tone within the same movie. None of it clashes despite how different every character’s art style actually is. Every studio making animated movies since has tried to copy at least some piece of what this film figured out first.

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‘Paddington 2’ (2017)

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Phoenix Buchanan (Hugh Grant), a vain actor obsessed with reviving his own career, frames Paddington (voiced by Ben Whishaw) for a theft neither bear nor audience saw coming, landing him in prison for most of the movie. Grant has said in interviews that this role, gloriously over the top and clearly having a blast with every disguise, ranks among his favorite parts he’s ever played. The film held a rare, nearly perfect score on Rotten Tomatoes for years after release, only broken eventually by one lone contrarian review.

There’s a pop-up book sequence depicting London that took animators months to build by hand, and it stands out as one of the most purely charming pieces of visual craft in any comedy from that decade. The movie treats basic kindness and politeness as genuinely radical values worth celebrating, which sounds like it should feel corny but never does. It’s a kids’ movie that adults quietly love just as much, maybe more.

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‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ (2015)

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Margaret Sixel, the film’s editor and George Miller’s real-life wife, had never cut an action movie before this and reportedly had almost no interest in the genre going in. That distance from typical action editing conventions ended up working in the film’s favor, since she built the cuts around emotional rhythm instead of the usual macho pacing most action movies default to. The wives Furiosa (Charlize Theron) rescues each carry specific, deliberate names, Splendid, Capable, Toast the Knowing, meant to work almost like character summaries on their own.

Many of the stunt performers came directly from Cirque du Soleil, trained specifically to swing off moving vehicles on long flexible poles during the chase sequences. Furiosa’s memories of the Green Place, a matriarchal home she was stolen from as a child, give the whole chase an actual destination beyond just running from danger. Sixel won the Oscar for Best Film Editing for her work here, a rare recognition for an editor working almost entirely against the grain of her own genre.

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‘Parasite’ (2019)

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Mr. Park, the wealthy father in this story, keeps commenting on a specific smell that crosses a line he can’t quite name, a smell tied to people who ride the subway and live somewhere he’s never had to think about. Bong Joon-ho storyboards literally every single shot before filming even begins, a habit so thorough that his crew reportedly nicknamed the drawings “Bong-boards.”

The film swept four major Oscars in one night, Picture, Director, Original Screenplay, and International Feature, an unusually complete haul for any single movie. Song Kang-ho, a longtime collaborator of Bong’s across several earlier films, plays the father of the family sneaking their way into wealthy employment one lie at a time. That smell, brought up once early on almost as a throwaway comment, matters more than nearly any other detail in the entire story.

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‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ (2022)

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Evelyn Wang (Michelle Yeoh), a laundromat owner buried under an IRS audit, discovers she can pull skills and memories from infinite alternate versions of herself scattered across the multiverse. Waymond (Ke Huy Quan), her husband, gets played by an actor who’d mostly stepped away from acting for decades after starting out as a child star, and this role brought him back in a huge way. Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert directed the whole thing, packing hot dog fingers, sentient rocks, and an actual bagel built as a stand-in for total nihilism into one coherent family story.

Joy (Stephanie Hsu), Evelyn’s daughter, doubles as the film’s antagonist, a fractured multiversal being named Jobu Tupaki who’s grown exhausted by the sheer weight of infinite possibility. The film swept five major Oscar categories, including acting wins for both Yeoh and Quan, a rare sweep for a movie this strange on paper. Underneath all the multiverse chaos, it’s really just a story about a mother and daughter trying to actually understand each other.

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‘Top Gun: Maverick’ (2022)

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Tom Cruise returned to this role thirty-six years after the original film, and the production put its actors through real months of flight training and G-force conditioning so cameras mounted inside actual fighter jets could capture their real faces during real maneuvers rather than leaning on green screen. Rooster (Miles Teller), the son of Maverick’s late partner Goose, carries a grudge against Maverick that changes most of their scenes together. The Navy’s cooperation gave the production access to real aircraft which is difficult for most films to manage.

COVID delayed the release multiple times, and Cruise reportedly pushed hard to keep it as a theatrical-only release even as other studios sent their biggest movies straight to streaming during the same stretch. It became one of the highest-grossing films of Cruise’s entire career, and plenty of critics credited it with helping pull the theatrical box office back from the brink after years of decline. The practical flying alone justifies the wait, since nothing digital has really matched what real G-forces do to an actor’s face on camera.

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Katie Holmes just found the shoe equivalent of pulling on your favorite sweater. Her stretchy knit boots have that same soft, cozy look we crave once sweater weather hits, only in a sleek knee-high silhouette that makes them feel decidedly more fashion-forward. Consider ‘sock’ boots our latest excuse to prioritize comfort this fall.

Holmes was recently spotted wearing chocolate brown Vivaia Aida Square Toe Knee High Boots with black jeans, a soft gray crewneck sweater and a slouchy black bag. The stretchy, close-fitting shaft gave the $239 boots an almost sock-like appearance, adding texture to an otherwise simple fall outfit. Luckily, we found a similar style on Amazon for a fraction of the price.

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The Viugjnex Knee High Platform Boots capture the same cozy look with a stretchy ribbed-knit shaft that pulls on without any zippers or buckles. The fitted material hugs the calf, while a roomy round toe and chunky platform wedge make them practical enough for days when you’ll actually be on your feet.

One shopper compared the stretchy material to “a compression sock,” adding that the boots “stay up” and “look great over leggings.” Better yet, they come in a rich chocolate brown reminiscent of Holmes’ pair, along with black, gray and several other neutral shades in sizes 6 through 11.

Another reviewer called them “a stylish addition to a fall and winter wardrobe” and praised their “everyday comfort” when wearing the “boots for extended periods.” Between the flexible knit material, supportive platform sole and easy pull-on design, they have all the makings of a pair you’ll reach for long after sweater season begins.

With their stretchy construction and walkable platform, these boots make cozy fall dressing feel a whole lot more stylish. The chocolate brown shade is especially easy to work into jeans-and-sweater outfits now and dresses and tights later. Snag the Holmes-inspired boots on Amazon and give your fall shoe lineup the sweater-weather treatment.

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Bad things happen in Black Mirror pretty often, and even like clockwork early on in the show’s run. It’s an anthology series that mostly operates within the realm of science fiction, but some episodes lean more into thriller, drama, or horror territory, and then there are a few episodes that are honestly quite funny, or at least satirical/darkly comedic.

Not so much with any of the following episodes, though. It’s a show with a reputation for being bleak a good deal of the time, and these are perhaps the bleakest/darkest episodes of Black Mirror to date. Most of them come from earlier in the show’s run, with seasons 1 and 2 feeling especially cynical, but if you progress further into the show and its seasons, you’re still likely to run into some distressing stuff every now and then.

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“Fifteen Million Merits” (2011)

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What “Fifteen Million Merits” does with its commentary on having to sell yourself for very little while being pushed further and further mentally feels ahead of its time, because yes, this was a problem in the 2010s, but it feels like more of a concern online in the 2020s. Things in real life feel like they’ve tipped toward what happens in “Fifteen Million Merits,” making it feel a bit less sci-fi as the years have gone on.

Some of the satire here is pointed toward reality TV, though, and that does feel like more of a 2000s or early 2010s thing, at least regarding what sort of reality TV is explored. But if online exploitation has replaced reality TV exploitation, then hey, that’s not that much better. It might also be the sort of thing that’s more confronting to watch after the world went into lockdown for a while, making the confinement in this episode feel regrettably more relatable.

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“Common People” (2025)

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It’s not a particularly great episode of Black Mirror, because it belongs to season 7, and season 7 felt tired, but “Common People” is still notably dark, so here it is. It centers on a married couple going to further extremes to keep paying for a subscription service that one of them needs to stay alive, with things getting increasingly expensive as time passes, and fewer features being available on the “cheaper” versions.

The commentary is not subtle, because this happens to all sorts of services people pay for in real life, but while that clunky commentary keeps “Common People” from being great quality-wise, the premise does allow things to get very bleak. Black Mirror seemed to lose some of its edge from about season 4 onward, though “Common People” and at least one other soon-to-be-mentioned episode certainly keep that era of the show from being completely smooth sailing.

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“White Christmas” (2014)

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Definitely not to be mixed up with the 1954 Christmas film of the same name, Black Mirror’s “White Christmas” is an anthology episode within an anthology show. There are three stories here, mirroring how the first two seasons of the show also had three episodes each, with “White Christmas” being independent of any seasons, at least officially, since it was a Christmas special that aired between seasons 2 and 3.

The stories here are all typically upsetting in their own ways, and the existential horror also stands out, particularly when it comes to the second story and the way the framing device is ultimately concluded. It’s a feel-bad Christmas special for sure, or like an anti-Christmas episode and all that, but also one of the better Black Mirror episodes overall, too.

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“The Entire History of You” (2011)

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The creator of Black Mirror, Charlie Brooker, was not credited with writing or co-writing “The Entire History of You,” which is surprising because he’s done one or the other with every other episode, and also, “The Entire History of You” was written by someone best known for their comedies: Jesse Armstrong. Of his other works, admittedly, Succession is more of a dramedy, but Peep Show and The Thick of It are certainly comedies.

It’s worth singling that fact out because there’s nothing funny about “The Entire History of You,” not even in a darkly comedic way. The premise here involves one man spiraling out of control emotionally because of a technology that allows a user to revisit memories, which he does obsessively and, eventually, self-destructively. Certainly compelling, and a striking episode visually and in terms of its writing, but it is also very grim.

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“Beyond the Sea” (2023)

Returning to late-era Black Mirror one more time, “Beyond the Sea” is a little better than “Common People,” and was probably the best of the bunch when it came to season 6, for whatever that might be worth. The story here stands out for taking place in an alternate past, and it involves two astronauts who are able to continue their lives back on Earth, while in space, to some extent, thanks to inhabiting replicas who’ve remained on the planet.

Bad things happen, to put it mildly, and then that leads to an altered situation which prompts more bad things to happen. “Beyond the Sea” is very miserable on a couple of different fronts, and while it lacks the punchiness of some of the best hard-hitting episodes of Black Mirror, it does still hit pretty hard, faults and all.

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“White Bear” (2013)

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“White Bear” is hard to talk about without going into spoiler territory, but that can be said about a bunch of Black Mirror episodes. Still, with this one, it’s fairly stressful for most of the episode’s runtime, and then the reveal near the episode’s end makes the whole thing more mortifying in hindsight, so any rewatch will undoubtedly prove particularly grim.

You can also think about what’ll keep happening without watching it again, and that’s horrifying enough. “White Bear” also ends up being more mundane than you might expect, with its sci-fi elements, but this is to the episode’s benefit, in terms of making it bleaker and not too far removed from real life and things that happen in reality that are reminiscent of what is eventually shown going down here.

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“Shut Up and Dance” (2016)

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Another episode heavier on thriller elements than science fiction ones, “Shut Up and Dance” feels a little in line with “White Bear,” but without being a retread. Also, the one episode that ranks higher than it, for present purposes, isn’t too sci-fi-heavy, so that’s a bit of a pattern, maybe. Anyway, “Shut Up and Dance” is about two people being blackmailed into doing strange and dangerous things, seemingly as punishment for wrongs they’ve done.

Again, it’s disturbing for the whole episode, and then it ends in a way that intensifies what was already quite upsetting and highly suspenseful. It definitely scratches the itch the way those infamous and particularly intense earlier episodes of Black Mirror seemed to quite reliably do, and it stands out quality-wise to much of what came post-season 3 (it’s never really reached those heights – or crushing lows, depending on your definition – since).

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“The National Anthem” (2011)

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It’s easy to talk about finales that were controversial, mostly because there seem to be a good many of them out there, but first episodes that are jarring or difficult in some way are less common. They’re not unheard of, however, as the existence of “The National Anthem” shows, which isn’t the first episode of Black Mirror you have to watch, given it’s an anthology show and all, but it is technically the first.

It aired first, and this was before Netflix and the model of dumping a whole season at once was taken on, so “The National Anthem” really did come first. It’s got very little that’s even close to science fiction, and is instead a very confronting psychological drama/thriller episode about a prime minister coming to terms with having to do something unspeakably disturbing on live television to save the life of a kidnapped royal family member. There’s more that can be said, but maybe you don’t want to read about it right now. If you know, you unfortunately know.

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December 4, 2011

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Ella Langley left one hopeful fan singing the blues after he took a shot at asking her out. The country singer went viral after delivering a savage response to TikTok influencer Tiki, who yelled a romantic proposition through a parking lot fence following her Thursday night concert in Knoxville, Tennessee. However, Langley later jumped into the comments to explain that her cutting answer was supposed to be dark humor and admitted the unexpected encounter made her nervous.

Ella Langley Shuts Down A Fan’s Date Request

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The interaction unfolded as Langley stood on one side of a fence, surrounded by members of her band. Tiki attempted to get the 27-year-old singer’s attention before asking how much social media support it would take to secure a date with her. “Ella, how many likes to take you on a date?” he called out.

Langley initially appeared surprised by the question. After taking a moment to process what she had heard, the “Choosin’ Texas” singer gave him an answer that left absolutely no room for negotiation. “Not enough in the world,” Langley responded.

She then looked away and shook her head, appearing stunned by the bold proposition. Tiki could be heard reacting with a disappointed “Ahhh,” but he didn’t seem angry about being rejected in front of his followers.

The TikTok Influencer Took The Rejection In Stride

Despite Langley’s brutal answer, Tiki did not let the public shutdown ruin his night. He turned toward the camera and offered himself a little consolation for having the courage to make the attempt. “You miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take,” he said.

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The line is famously associated with hockey legend Wayne Gretzky and is often used to encourage people to take a chance, even when success is far from guaranteed. In Tiki’s case, the shot didn’t land, but the awkward exchange still gave him a video that quickly attracted attention online.

Langley addressed the viral exchange directly in the comments beneath Tiki’s video. “It was meant to come off as dark humor. You said that and it got quiet and I got nervous,” she explained.

Ella Langley Is Rumored To Be Dating Tucker Wetmore

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Langley has recently been linked to fellow country singer Tucker Wetmore. E! News reported that the two musicians are dating, although neither artist has publicly confirmed their relationship status.

Romance speculation began nearly a year ago and has continued as Langley and Wetmore have repeatedly been spotted together. On September 22, the pair were reportedly photographed subtly leaving the Nashville Songwriter Awards together through a side door at the Ryman Auditorium.

They have also been seen together on several other occasions in recent months.

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Langley And Wetmore Continue To Fuel Romance Rumors

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Last December, Langley and Wetmore appeared cozy while spending time at the Soggy Dollar Bar in the British Virgin Islands. The rumored couple fueled speculation again while performing a duet of Wetmore’s song “Sunburn” at the Heart Strings for Hope event on March 10.

According to the outlet, the singers exchanged warm looks during the performance, leading some observers to believe that their connection went beyond friendship. Still, neither Langley nor Wetmore has confirmed that they are a couple.

‘Choosin’ Texas’ Turned Her Into A Breakout Star

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The viral rejection arrives as Langley’s country music career continues to explode. Before becoming a chart-topping artist, she spent years performing in local bars and at festivals throughout Alabama.

Langley moved to Nashville in 2019, where she focused on writing music and building her name within the country scene. Her persistence eventually paid off with the release of “Choosin’ Texas,” which became a massive hit and topped the Billboard charts this year.

The song’s success reportedly allowed Langley to surpass Mariah Carey’s holiday classic “All I Want for Christmas Is You” on the charts, marking a major milestone for the rising country star.

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JT and Lil Uzi Vert stepped out for a romantic date night, but chileeee, their quality time isn’t the only thing that has fans talking. A new photo of the couple has folks doing double takes, with some girlies admitting that they barely recognized Uzi at first! But once they got a good look, the conversation quickly switched gears. Now, some fans are saying they finally get it and see exactly why Uzi is JT’s lil’ yeah yeah! 

RELATED: Awww! JT Shows Off Romantic Gifts From Lil Uzi Vert While Giving Peek Into Her “Safe Place” (VIDEOS) 

Lil Uzi Vert Has Fans SHOOK After Stepping Out For Date Night With JT

On Friday, (Sept. 25), JT slid onto her Instagram Story with a sweet flick, giving fans a lil’ peek into her date night with Lil Uzi Vert. The couple was posted up together in a dark whip and made sure the drip was on point! JT looked flawless with minimal glam and a leather jacket, while Uzi matched her vibe in a black jacket and grey hat. The minute fans peeped the photo, they started popping off over Uzi. Some folks admitted they had to look twice because they barely recognized him, while others couldn’t stop talking about how foine he looked. Some girlies even said they finally understand why JT doesn’t play about her man.

Social Media Does A Collective Double Take After Seeing Uzi

The Roomies kept the commentary rolling over in The Shade Room’s comment section, with some admitting they initially thought JT had popped out with a whole new man. Meanwhile, others loved seeing Uzi flashing a smile in the flick and couldn’t help but point out how happy he looked alongside his lady.

Instagram user @_shayhemingway wrote, “That doesn’t look like him at all, I was finna sayy ohhhhhhh lol.” 

Instagram user @boohbooh.kitty wrote, “Hold on JT I think I finally see it girl 😂” 

While Instagram user @nothinggmajorrr wrote, “Mannn I thought a new man of hers 😂😂😂😂😂” 

Then, Instagram user @shz.sofeisty wrote, “So we all did a double take? 🤣” 

Another Instagram user @exclusive_kee wrote, “Turn on the lights next time i thought he was Youngboy and Quavo mixed together 🤣🫠” 

Instagram user @keri_sc_ wrote, “Wait this Lil Uzi? Woah lol.” 

Then another Instagram user @meme_bae0 wrote, “Why he look fine right here tho 😂” 

Lover Boy Uzi! JT Shows Off Her Man’s Sweet Side

JT and Lil Uzi Vert have never held back when it comes to showing their love for each other. Back in March, the ‘Okay’ raptress gave fans a glimpse of just how romantic her man can get. Uzi went full lover-boy mode, filling their home with flowers and making sure JT felt extra special. JT admitted that she couldn’t stop gushing over the sweet gesture as she shared several videos on her Instagram Story. She told fans she was on cloud nine and even called their crib her “safest place.” Peep the videos below.

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Hollywood is paying closer attention to the creator economy, but Sophie Mudd believes some portrayals still miss what the job looks like behind the scenes.

The social media personality recently pushed back on the idea that success on OnlyFans is simply a matter of posting a photo and watching money arrive.

“I don’t wanna say they didn’t capture it, but I think there’s some misinformation about the business behind the scenes,” Mudd told Playboy earlier this month.

Now, Sophie Mudd is getting an opportunity to help shape that world herself through “Subs,” a dark comedy thriller in development inspired by creators’ real experiences.

Sophie Mudd Says The Finished Photo Hides A Bigger Business

For Mudd, the biggest misconception begins with everything viewers never see.

“A lot of people think I just wake up and take the photo by myself in the morning and have a bunch of money in my bank account. But that’s so not how the business works,” she said.

Mudd explained that she regularly studies her metrics and keeps a large whiteboard at home filled with cosplay ideas and potential shoot locations.

“Nothing that I post is ever really random,” she said.

In an exclusive comment to The Blast, Mudd said creators constantly make decisions based on what audiences respond to and what they want to produce next.

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“People see the finished photo, but they don’t see the planning that went into it,” Mudd told The Blast. “I’m thinking about what my audience responds to, what I want to create next and how to keep it interesting. That’s a real part of my job, and I’d love for people to see it on screen.”

‘Subs’ Gives Mudd A Chance To Bring That Reality To TV

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That opportunity is coming through “Subs,” a dark comedy series being developed by “Fly Me to the Moon” screenwriter Rose Gilroy and “The L Word” co-creator Ilene Chaiken through Run-A-Muck.

Deadline reported that the project will star Mudd alongside fellow creator Ari Kytsya. The story follows two best friends who build a multimillion-dollar OnlyFans business after being blacklisted by Hollywood, only to face AI competitors, parasocial stalkers and the manosphere.

Run-A-Muck said Mudd and Kytsya have been active creative collaborators from the beginning, helping shape the project with firsthand knowledge of the creator economy.

“When I talked with the team behind ‘Subs,’ they asked questions about the everyday details that usually get skipped,” Mudd told The Blast. “I don’t expect a TV show to explain every part of the business, but I do think it can show that creators are making deliberate decisions about their work.”

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Other Creators Have Questioned Hollywood’s OF Portrayals

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Sophie Mudd is far from the only creator asking for more nuance.

After “Euphoria” returned for its third season, Sophie Rain told Complex that the show’s portrayal of OnlyFans as an “easy money gateway” was “damaging for girls.”

Rain argued that headline-making earnings can create a misleading impression of what most creators make.

ELLE later spoke with creators about portrayals in “Euphoria” and “Margo’s Got Money Troubles.” Taylor Vixxen said mainstream media often reduces OF to either a “quick-money fantasy” or a cautionary tale, while Gracie Canaan described the work as requiring “grit, strategy, and consistency.”

That closely mirrors Mudd’s description of her own process, where ideas, audience data, and planning shape what ultimately appears online.

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Hollywood Is Starting To Show More Of The Work Behind The Screen

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Not every recent portrayal has drawn the same criticism.

Creators interviewed by ELLE generally viewed “Margo’s Got Money Troubles” as a more detailed depiction of the entrepreneurial side of the business.

The series shows Elle Fanning’s character developing concepts, costumes and sets around her online persona instead of simply uploading content.

Fanning has said researching the role changed her understanding of OF, particularly the imagination involved in building an online identity.

Mudd’s point is similar. Hollywood can tell dramatic stories about creators while still acknowledging the decisions behind the images audiences see.

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Sophie Mudd Is Already Giving Fans A First Look At ‘Subs’

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There is no premiere date for “Subs” yet, but its world is already taking shape.

Run-A-Muck released Gilroy’s short story “Backstage Bella” as an early entry into the “Subs” universe, with Mudd appearing as Bella.

The company said the project is part of its approach to building stories across platforms while the television series is still being developed.

For Mudd, it represents something she has wanted to see for years.

“I’m excited to show the truth,” she said.

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If “Subs” succeeds, it may do more than turn the creator economy into entertainment. It could show viewers that behind a seemingly effortless photo is a business built on planning, strategy and constant calculation.

La La Anthony and Kiyan‘s girlfriend, Angel Bradley, have the girlies in their feelings after opening up about their bond.

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La La Anthony & Kiyan’s Girlfriend Angel Bradley Open Up About Their Bond

On Friday, September 25, La La Anthony took to her TikTok account to share a video featuring herself sitting alongside her son’s girlfriend, Angel Bradley. As the clip played, La La told Bradley that she loves her and wishes she could stay with her for a few more days. Then, Bradley was asked to share her thoughts on “boy moms” and how La La conducts herself as one.

In response, Bradley explained that Kiyan is getting older and La La has given him the room to “expand more” and make decisions for himself. At that point, La La asked Bradley if she feels her support for their relationship. In turn, Bradley said yes and added that Kiyan doesn’t particularly like her speaking with La La because he knows La La will support Bradley over him.

Ultimately, La La explained that the way her son treats Bradley is very important to her, and she will not allow behavior she does not support. From there, the pair recapped their first time meeting.

The Internet Girlies Are In Their Feelings

Social media users then gathered in TSR Teen’s comment section with reactions to La La Anthony and Angel Bradley’s conversation.

La La Anthony & Kiyan’s Girlfriend Angel Bradley Recently Made Headlines

As The Shade Room previously reported, La La Anthony and Angel Bradley melted hearts earlier this month when they took to TikTok to show off their looks for New York Fashion Week. Furthermore, La La posted a clip of them showing off their looks, but captioned the clip, “How it feels when my son’s girlfriend is now my bestie.”

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My little mini me. @Angel Bradley love you 🤍

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Bill Belichick has his girlfriend, Jordon Hudson, by his side for his latest recruiting trip.

Belichick, 74, and Hudson, 25, were spotted watching the Archbishop Spalding versus Gilman high school football game in Maryland from the press box on Friday, September 25, per social media footage.

The former NFL coach dressed casually in a vest and a navy baseball cap, while Hudson went incognito with a hat of her own. The pageant queen wore her “Dynasty” cap — perhaps a subtle reference to Belichick’s tenure with the New England Patriots — with a blue cardigan, oversize sunglasses and a red lip.

Belichick and Hudson have been together since 2021, often shutting down criticism of their 49-year age difference.

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“Let’s take a deeper dive into the hot topic of the day: LOVE,” Hudson began a February 2025 post via Instagram. “‘What constitutes love?’ or, ‘What makes someone worthy of loving?’ are questions that require a deep analysis and could possibly enable one to understand the romances that they may not understand nor relate to.”

She continued, “Love does not look the same every time you see it. People and relationships, like everything else, are impermanent; even though love is eternal. Love is not to be judged. It is never OK to harass or abuse a person based upon who they love.”

Hudson has also been by Belichick’s side as he traded the NFL gridiron for the collegiate field to be the head football coach at the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill. Despite raising eyebrows about her alleged involvement in his job, the couple have consistently shut down any questions.

“When I took the job here, it was December, and at that time I was doing five TV shows, the radio show, I had a book coming out,” Belichick told the Wall Street Journal earlier this month. “I had a lot of other things going on when I took the job. I sent an email when I got here and I said, ‘Can you please forward any requests to Jordon about my personal appearances so that I can work and coordinate them outside the university?’”

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He added at the time, “Didn’t have anything to do with the university. Well, that was leaked as released as ‘Jordon’s involved in every single thing that I do and she’s copied on every email.’ That’s just a flat-out lie.”

Belichick has repeatedly stressed that Hudson, who he has praised as a successful businesswoman, has only helped with his personal obligations outside of UNC.

“I stay focused on football and, some of the other opportunities that come along, Jordon looks at those and can dig into them a little bit deeper,” he said on the “Pivot” podcast last year. “But really, what she does is help me spend my time on football, and that’s what’s important to me.”

Taylor Swift has found the love of her life in husband Travis Kelce — and is showing off rare footage from their first trip to Cleveland together.

Swift, 36, released the lyric video for her new song “Cleveland!” on Friday, September 26, which began with Kelce, also 36, driving his now-wife to his hometown. The Kansas City Chiefs tight end was all smiles and dressed casually in a blue, striped T-shirt and a black baseball cap.

The pop star, for her part, stunned in a white button-down blouse with a tangle of gold necklaces and coordinating small hoop earrings while holding a front-facing camera ahead of them both.

“Cleveland!” is one of the bonus tracks on the newly released The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore, and an obvious ode to Kelce himself.

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“My baby likes what he likes / He already took me to Cleveland / And showed me The Heights,” she sings in the chorus. “So hate all you like / This is the love of my life / hey, hey, hey.”

She continues, “The taste of me is acquired, but it’s his favorite dish / He says I look like an angel, they say, ‘I hate that —’ / There, that house with the porch is where he lived as a kid / He’s been saying forever, must not have read that / scathing take ’bout how I’m fake.”

Swift and Kelce have been together since 2023, quickly embracing one another’s lives and hobbies.

“I’ve been a Cleveland sports fan for my entire life. Getting Tay back to Cleveland and showing her my roots is always something I love doing,” Kelce said on a May episode of his “New Heights” podcast, referring to the couple’s appearance at a New York Knicks vs. Cleveland Cavaliers playoff game. “I showed her The Heights … not this time [but] previously before.”

He added at the time, “We came in this time strictly just for the game, but getting back to Cleveland is always something I love doing.”

Just months after their NBA date, Swift and Kelce said “I do” in a star-studded ceremony at Madison Square Garden in July.

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“Something we all can agree on / But my baby likes what he likes,” Swift sings in the final chorus, before referencing their nuptials. “He already took me to Cleveland / Now I’m wearing white, so hate all you like / This is the love of my life.”

The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore also includes new songs “Patient Zero,” “Pink Clouding” and “Babylon,” released one year after the original version.

The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore is out now.