[Editor’s note: The following contains spoilers for Episode 3 of DTF St. Louis.]

The HBO limited series DTF St. Louis follows what happens when local weatherman Clark Forrest (Jason Bateman) starts an affair with Carol Smernitch (Linda Cardellini) and her husband Floyd (David Harbour), Clark’s on-air ASL interpreter and friend, ends up dead. Partnered to get to the bottom of what appears to be a murder with curious circumstances, Donoghue Homer (Richard Jenkins) and Jodie Plumb (Joy Sunday) start to pick up on the lies and holes in the stories of both Clark and Carol and wonder if one of them is responsible for the crime. As suspicions start to pile up, Homer and Jodie uncover the secrets of a Playgirl layout, a fickle Jamba Juice order, a DTF St. Louis dating site for discreet affairs, and a P.O. box that could give them the answers they’re looking for.

During this interview with Collider, co-stars Jenkins and Sunday discussed their reaction to the shows explanation for the purpose of P.O. boxes, the evolution in the Homer and Jodie partnership, navigating their dynamic as they work on the case together, a funny improvised moment from Sunday, why Homer ended up with his notepad, and shooting the first conversation Jodie had with Carol. Sunday also said she’s excited to see where things go next for her Wednesday character, Bianca Barclay, as she films Season 3.

Collider: There are so many weird and unusual things going on in the show, and now I’m always going to wonder if God really did invent P.O. boxes so that all the dildos have somewhere to go, because that does seem like the most logical explanation. When you guys read these scripts, what were your reactions to some of those moments?

RICHARD JENKINS: My reaction to it was, “I never thought of P.O. boxes like that,” and we say that. That’s why (creator) Steve [Conrad] is smarter than me. The writing is so great in this. It’s so human and different and alive. It’s crazy.

The Partnership Between Homer and Jodie Will Evolve and Change in ‘DTF St. Louis’

“We both grow in this piece.”

I love your characters together because they couldn’t be more different, which immediately makes their dynamic interesting. What did you guys think your characters think of each other, especially when they first meet, and how does that change by the end of the season, or does it change?

JENKINS: Yeah, it does change. You will see that it changes a lot. The three leads, you really see them. For us, many times the police are used as vehicles to get you from one scene to the other to explain what’s going on. But we both grow in this piece. We both are affected by the case we’re dealing with, and we grow as people. That’s so rare in pieces like this.

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Joy, what was it like for you, as you started figuring out your character? It sometimes feels like she has things bubbling inside her that she’d like to say, but she’s also professional, so that’s probably why she doesn’t say certain things. How did you see that with her?

JOY SUNDAY: I think Jodie finds a lot of worth in observing and using the best course of action to move forward and to make progress. She knows that sometimes means scaling back her ego. And then, especially being a detective, when you’re moving forward and asking questions, people assume that you’re making judgments of them. I think Jodie really likes to approach things with curiosity and therefore allows for people to reveal themselves naturally, which I think helps her a lot, especially in this case where people are really layered and hold back pieces of themselves.

JENKINS: He does tend to mansplain a lot, doesn’t he?

SUNDAY: Yeah. Especially at the outset, this kind of dynamic isn’t new to her, so she’s not going to allow that to prevent her from making progress.

Joy Sunday Says That Jodie Is Focused on Seeking the Truth in ‘DTF St. Louis’

“That moment is great.”

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In episode two, the moment when Homer asks Jodie to go interview Carol while he’s interviewing Clark was an interesting one. What was that like to figure out? What did you think of that moment between them? It feels like she really wanted to argue with him about that, but also then goes and does it and gets information that he might not have. He might not have realized that Carol was lying.

SUNDAY: That moment is really special. That is probably one of my favorite scenes that we shot. But also, for Jodie, that moment is great because she goes, and she sits back down, and she has a moment to reassess something, and that is what helps her to move along. In the ways that Homer can block her way or not give her what she wants, she still finds a way to redirect and to continue seeking truth. That’s a huge part of why we were able to unveil the mystery.

JENKINS: There was one take they didn’t use where I finally said, “So, you go do that,” and she didn’t move. She stood there. And I didn’t move. I waited. And she didn’t move. I waited, and I didn’t move. This went on for about a minute or so, and finally they yelled, “Cut!” Steve said, “Somebody has got to go do something.”

SUNDAY: And then I broke out laughing.

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When Jodie goes to interview Carol, there is a point in the conversation when Carol asks her to speak up. That was almost jarring in that moment because I felt like you were speaking very clear and concise. What do you think that was about? How did you feel about that exchange? Was she doing that intentionally?

SUNDAY: That’s a moment where Jodie really shines. When it first happens, she recognizes that this person is being a little bit strange and just takes it as it is because she’s seeking truth. Of course, she has her suspicions, but she doesn’t allow that to color how she’s going about this. As it moves along, she can’t always be an angel and her frustration peeks out. But because she knows that it’s better to just be objective and try to move along, she has to entertain it and take it as a mental note that she’s going to file for later.

Richard Jenkins Thought Homer Needed To Have a Notepad in ‘DTF St. Louis’

“I didn’t know what I was going to do with it.”

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Richard, I love that your character keeps a notebook that he writes initials in for things that he doesn’t want to fully write out, including jotting down A.P. for ass play. I thought that was hilarious. Was that something in the script? Was that something you came up with? Was that something that kept coming up? Did you keep trying to find places to stick that in?

JENKINS: No, it wasn’t in the script, but that’s Steve. I said, “Maybe for this interview, I’d like a notepad.” I didn’t know what I was going to do with it. I held the thing and I asked the question, and he said, “Ass play.” And I said, “What’s that?” And then, I just wrote down A.P. Steve started laughing about it and said, “Did you write anything?” And I said, “Yeah, A.P.” And so, he went over and he filmed it. And then, I had one more when I wrote two other initials down for some other sexual connotation. And so, that became a thing that we did. It just happened one day.

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Joy, as much as I love this character, I also love your character in Wednesday and I’m happy to know we’ll be seeing more of her. What are you most looking forward to with Season 3 of that show? Are you shooting yet?

SUNDAY: Yeah, production just started in Ireland, and it’s a blast so far. I’m really excited to see, this [season], where it all goes. We have so many great, legendary additions to the cast, so it’s very exciting.

It’s a fun character that I feel like we still have so much to learn about.

SUNDAY: For sure.

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DTF St. Louis airs on HBO and is available to stream on HBO Max.

Late Sunday (March 22), an Air Canada jet struck a fire truck on a runway while landing at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, officials said. Two people, the pilot and copilot, were killed after the nose of the aircraft was crushed, while 40 passengers and crew members were taken to the hospital. Some had serious injuries, but most have since been released from treatment, according to the Associated Press.

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How Did The Air Canada Jet & Fire Truck Collision Happen? 

Port Authority said the fire truck was traveling across the runway to respond to a separate incident aboard a United Airlines flight. That pilot had reported “an issue with odor,” said Garcia. The executive director deferred additional questions about the sequence of events leading up to the crash to the NTSB.

Meanwhile, a radio transmission has already given some insight. In the moments before the crash, an air traffic controller could be heard giving clearance to a vehicle to cross part of the tarmac, then trying to stop it. “Stop, Truck 1. Stop,” the transmission says. The controller can then be heard frantically diverting an incoming aircraft from landing.

Photos and videos from the scene showed severe damage to the aircraft’s front. Cables and debris were hanging from a mangled cockpit. Nearby, a damaged emergency vehicle lay on its side. Also, the impact left the jet with its crumpled nose tilted upward. The stairways for passenger evacuation were moved to the aircraft’s emergency exits.

Details About Injuries During LaGuardia Airport Accident

Two Port Authority employees who were traveling in the fire truck also suffered injuries that were not believed to be life-threatening, said Kathryn Garcia. Garcia is the executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates the airport.

The pilot and copilot were both based out of Canada, Garcia said during a news conference. Also, there were 72 passengers and four crew members aboard the aircraft. It was a Jazz Aviation flight operating on behalf of Air Canada, according to a statement from the airline. The flight took off from Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, the major airport serving Montreal.

🚨 BREAKING: Pilot and co-pilot are confirmed dead after an Air Canada jet collided with a fire truck at LaGuardia Airport in NY

This is devastating.

41 injuries reported, with 32 released from the hospital

Pray for all of them 🙏🏻
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— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) March 23, 2026

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Air traffic controllers are not affected by the partial government shutdown, which has caused long delays at airport security checkpoints in recent days. They have been affected by past shutdowns.

Passenger Describes What Happened After Collision

LaGuardia Airport will remain closed until at least 2 p.m. Monday to facilitate the National Transportation Safety Board’s investigation.

Arturo Davidson was on the tarmac Sunday night on a plane headed to Miami when the Air Canada jet and a fire truck collided. Fellow passengers witnessed the crash or its aftermath. Reactions rippled through the cabin, Davidson said. The passengers were soon told there had been an accident. About 20 minutes later, they were informed the airport was closing and they must return to the terminal, Davidson said on Monday.

“I don’t think we’re going at two,” he sighed, referring to the time Monday afternoon that officials gave as the earliest for reopening LaGuardia.

LaGuardia is a busy airport, ranking 19th out of over 500 airports in 2024. That year, 16.7 million passengers boarded at the New York airport, according to a 2025 FAA database. It opened to commercial traffic in 1939 and covers 680 acres, bordering Flushing and Bowery bays in Queens, NYC.

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Associated Press writers Jake Offenhartz and Jennifer Peltz contributed to this report via AP Newsroom. 

Jessica Biel is allegedly displeased following the release of Justin Timberlake‘s 2024 DWI arrest video. The footage was made available to the public two years after the incident, and while the singer attempted to block its release, a settlement was reached with the Sag Harbor police. Despite the circumstances, Biel remains supportive of her husband and is focused on moving forward.

Jessica Biel Finds The Situation Stressful

Timberlake’s DWI arrest video has been circulating online since its release on March 20, giving new life to the event that took place in June 2024.

Following the online attention, an insider shared with PEOPLE how the singer’s wife is taking it all. Per the source, Biel is “not happy” about the release, adding that there was a reason why Timberlake didn’t want the footage to see the light of day. The source noted that Biel finds the situation “stressful and would prefer to move past it.”

In regard to the arrest video, the insider said, “It obviously doesn’t portray him in the best light.” The video showed Timberlake being arrested, undergoing field sobriety tests, and getting booked at the police station.

The Actress Remains Supportive Of Her Husband

Despite the new hurdle, the source noted that Biel remains supportive of her husband. “There have been some challenging moments lately, and she’s focused on moving forward,” the source noted.

In addition, the insider claims that what makes Biel the “happiest” is when she’s able to focus on her family and work on projects she decides to pursue. “She’s supportive of Justin, but she’s also not afraid to express when she’s disappointed in certain decisions. This was one of those moments,” the source revealed.

The Celebrity Couple Stuck Together Through Challenges

Timberlake was in the middle of his “Forget Tomorrow World Tour” when he was arrested in 2024. The singer performed in different cities in North America and Europe, and the tour concluded in July 2025.

As previously reported by The Blast, the couple remained “very committed” to each other following a few challenges, including Timberlake’s battle with Lyme disease, an infection that is transmitted via a bite from an infected tick. In an Instagram post, the singer said he chose to push forward with his tour despite feeling the side effects of the disease, which may include joint pains and fatigue.

After the tour wrapped, Biel and Timberlake focused on spending time with their two children and had an intimate celebration for their wedding anniversary.

Inside Jessica Biel And Justin Timberlake’s Relationship

Biel and Timberlake began dating in 2007. After a few years together, the couple went their separate ways in March 2011, releasing a statement via their representatives that the split was mutual and they remain friends.

Roughly eight months later, the two were spotted in public together, fueling rumors that they had rekindled their romance. In December 2011, they announced their engagement and were married in Italy in October the following year. “I had a little bit of butterflies. I was about to stand up in front of my friends and family and bare my soul for the person I love. It was terribly emotional,” Biel said at that time.

Timberlake and Biel share two sons, Silas, born in 2015, and Phineas, born in 2020.

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Why Was Justin Timberlake’s Arrest Video Released?

As previously reported by The Blast, Timberlake’s arrest video was released by the Sag Harbor Village Police Department weeks following the singer’s attempt to prevent the public’s access. Due to FOIL (Freedom of Information Law), the public has the right to gain access to records from government agencies, including arrest videos.

The police noted that they have received plenty of FOIL requests for Timberlake’s arrest footage, and in response, the singer filed a petition to block the release, citing that personal information may be revealed. However, the singer and the Sag Harbor police have reached an agreement.

The videos that are circulating have been redacted, and Timberlake’s camp noted the version online “does not constitute an unwarranted invasion of privacy.” The footage shows the singer being arrested and attempting to complete sobriety tests, and he cooperated with the police and didn’t resist nor cause any trouble.

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Rapper NBA YoungBoy is helping cover funeral costs for 10-year-old Kimani Thomas, who died in an accidental shooting in his hometown of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The gesture has sparked an outpouring of reactions on social media, highlighting the rapper’s philanthropic efforts amid tragedy.

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Details Surrounding Kimani Thomas’ Tragic Death

According to WBRZ, Kimani Thomas was killed in an accidental shooting on March 10 near a Sonic Restaurant in Baton Rouge.

Police said an 8-year-old relative was playing with a gun inside a car when it accidentally discharged, striking Kimani, who was standing outside the vehicle. She later died from her injuries.

Officials noted that Kimani’s mother and stepfather both worked at the restaurant. At the time of the incident, the stepfather was entering work while the mother was leaving her shift.

NBA YoungBoy To Cover The Cost Of Kimani Thomas’ Funeral

Kimani’s mother shared that NBA YoungBoy, a Baton Rouge native and her daughter’s favorite artist, would cover funeral expenses.

In an emotional message, she wrote:

“I know Baton Rouge love to say all the bad things people do, but I want to be the first to say publicly thanks to NBA YoungBoy and everyone on his team. As I type this with tears in my eyes, my baby Kimani’s funeral is officially paid for.”

Social Media Reacts

Social media users weighed in on the rapper’s gesture:

Instagram user @britt.posey wrote, “Love that man. He a good YN”

Another Instagram user @luckystarbizzy wrote, “Talk crazy about boy, he do good deeds ❤️”

While Instagram user @supa_cent wrote, “He cover a lot of funerals. Y’all just don’t be knowing because he don’t brag about giving back 💯💯”

Instagram user @taimarieb wrote, “I wish there was more paying for colleges than funerals. God bless her family ❤️”

Another Instagram user @vybzkartellaa wrote, “Idk. Philanthropic things done by people who also contribute to crime is kinda confusing…….. 🫤 “

While Instagram user @a.krisxo wrote, “Great! But the real question is why was there a gun around these children… 🧐”

Instagram user @youuloveecheyy wrote, “love him 🥹🥹💚”

Another Instagram user @gymgirlie_red wrote, “Y’all gone hate him for this too?”

While Instagram user @sw69y wrote, “If he cared about stopping gun violence he’d stop making music 😭🙏”

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A movie can have kingdoms, prophecies, monsters, curses, gods, ghosts, impossible landscapes, swords, spells, and lore stacked to the ceiling, and none of it matters if the story ever starts pausing to show off instead of pulling you forward. The best fantasy movies never make that mistake. They understand that wonder is strongest when it is attached to movement.

That is why the Lord of the Rings franchise or Harry Potter franchise became what they did. And those are the kind of movies this list is about. Not just the best fantasy movies in some broad museum sense. I mean the ones that grab hold early and keep tightening.

10

‘Stardust’ (2007)

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I will always go to bat for Stardust because it understands something a lot of fantasy forgets: charm is not softness. Charm can be propulsion. This movie moves because it keeps turning every fairy-tale idea into a story problem with actual momentum behind it. Tristan (Charlie Cox) goes searching for a fallen star for the dumbest, most human reason possible: romantic humiliation and the need to prove himself. That is a great start. Then the movie makes the star a woman, gives her opinions, puts witches after her, puts dead royal sons in the sidelines mocking everything, and suddenly the whole thing has comic velocity.

That is why it stays so watchable. Yvaine (Claire Danes) keeps changing the emotional center of the story because once Tristan starts actually knowing her, the original goal becomes embarrassing. Lamia (Michelle Pfeiffer), meanwhile, comes in with exactly the right amount of wicked glamour. Every time the witches get involved, the movie sharpens. And then Captain Shakespeare (Robert De Niro) shows up and the film somehow gets even more lovable without losing pace. Stardust works because every fantasy element is there to complicate love, survival, identity, or succession. Nothing just sits there looking whimsical.

9

‘The Northman’ (2022)

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This movie hooks because it does not flirt with myth. It commits to it at full intensity. From the opening, The Northman tells you that this is not going to be one of those fantasy-adjacent epics where revenge sits politely in the background while the movie arranges prestige imagery around it. And then, what makes it work from start to finish is that revenge never becomes abstract. The movie keeps dragging it through new emotional terrain.

First there is the boy seeing his father die and his mother taken. Then there is the years-later transformation into a man who has built his entire identity around returning to that moment and answering it with blood. Then the film starts complicating him. Amleth (Alexander Skarsgård) is shaped by murder, exile, prophecy, and a vow so absolute. Olga (Anya Taylor-Joy) changes the energy. The farm changes the energy. The truth about his mother changes everything because revenge stops being a clear inheritance story and becomes something much nastier. Suddenly Amleth is not just avenging purity and gets caught in a lineage of corruption, appetite, and violence that predates him.

8

‘Pan’s Labyrinth’ (2006)

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Pan’s Labyrinth follows Ofelia (Ivana Baquero) moving through tasks, creatures, and riddles while fascist violence is sitting in the next room, at the dinner table, in the forest, in the face of Captain Vidal (Sergi López). Every fantasy beat matters more because it is positioned against cruelty that is painfully human. What makes the movie impossible to shake is that the real-world thread stays just as gripping. Vidal, just like most monsters of fantasy, does not belong to fantasy at all. He belongs to power, patriarchy, and fascism in their ugliest plain form. The film keeps cutting between worlds and both worlds keep tightening. That is why it never lets go.

And it never loses that grip. The toad sequence is strange and gross and immediately tells you this underworld runs on rules, not soft dream logic. Then the Pale Man scene arrives and basically brands itself into your brain forever. Ofelia is such a strong center too because she behaves like a child with imagination, fear, and will. You believe that she wants to be brave and also that she is terrified.

7

‘The Green Knight’ (2021)

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I love this movie because it hooks by refusing to explain away its strangeness. It starts with a challenge that sounds simple enough. Gawain (Dev Patel) takes the Green Knight’s blow and must seek him out a year later to receive one in return and then lets that promise haunt everything afterward. The genius of the movie is that it keeps turning the journey into a test not just of bravery, but of self-concept.

Who does Gawain think he is? Who is he pretending to be? What part of knighthood is courage and what part is theater?

That question gives every episode on the road weight. The scavengers matter. The ghost matters. The lord’s castle matters. The sash matters. The giants matter. None of it feels like random fantasy decoration because every encounter presses on Gawain’s insecurity from a different angle.

6

‘The Princess Bride’ (1987)

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Almost 40 years later, The Princess Bride still keeps people hooked. The movie circles the fact that sincerity and wit can be romantic, funny, dangerous, ridiculous, and surprisingly moving without ever feeling unstable. The setup is perfect. Buttercup (Robin Wright) and Westley (Cary Elwes) fall in love in the most storybook way possible, Westley disappears, Buttercup is pushed toward a political marriage, and then suddenly the film becomes a kidnapping tale, a sword-fight comedy, a revenge story, a miracle story, and a fairy tale that keeps one-upping itself without losing shape.

Every character helps. Inigo’s (Mandy Patinkin) cleanest emotional motor with his six fingers makes every scene with him gain force. Fezzik (André the Giant) adds warmth. Vizzini (Wallace Shawn) adds manic comic pressure. Humperdinck (Chris Sarandon) keeps the stakes mean. Miracle Max (Billy Crystal) shows up late and somehow the movie gets bigger without getting baggier. That is hard to do. And the reason this works on almost everyone is that the movie never acts above its own pleasure. It wants you delighted. It wants you invested. It wants you laughing and then suddenly surprisingly touched. That confidence is what makes the whole thing fly.

5

‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’ (2000)

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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon hooks with longing. Not vague beauty. Longing. The first theft of the Green Destiny opens a whole chain of desire, discipline, resentment, and fate that keeps tightening until the movie becomes emotionally unstoppable. You have Li Mu Bai (Chow Yun-fat) carrying years of restraint. You have Shu Lien (Michelle Yeoh) carrying those same years from the other side. You have Jen (Zhang Ziyi) exploding into the story with talent, arrogance, hunger, and the refusal to accept the cage her life is supposed to become.

That triangle of emotional energy is why every action scene matters. The fights are gorgeous, yes, but they are never empty grace notes. Jen’s rooftop flight is thrilling as she is showing off power she has not emotionally earned control over yet. Her duel with Shu Lien is thrilling because it is basically discipline and fury arguing with weapons. The desert flashback with Lo (Chang Chen) changes the whole movie because suddenly Jen is no longer just reckless disruption. You understand the appetite underneath her rebellion. And then the ending comes and the movie leaves you with that ache only great fantasy can deliver: the feeling that beauty, freedom, and tragedy were all braided together from the beginning.

4

‘Spirited Away’ (2001)

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Spirited Away grabs hold the second Chihiro (Rumi Hiiragi) enters a world that is operating on rules she does not understand and adults around her are already being punished for greed and stupidity. That is a perfect fantasy hook. Even viewers don’t understand or can expect what would happen next. And what makes it great is that the film keeps deepening rather than simply escalating. Every new element pulls you further in. Haku (Miyu Irino). Yubaba (Mari Natsuki). The bathhouse. No-Face. The stink spirit. The train ride. Kamaji. Zeniba. The reason the movie never loosens its hold is that each of those things changes Chihiro. She is constantly working, adapting, observing, and becoming a person with more steadiness than the frightened child we met at the start. That growth gives the fantasy world emotional structure.

And what I love most is that the movie never behaves as though mystery needs to be solved into flatness. The world stays strange. Spirits arrive with their own textures and moods. The train sequence is one of the most hypnotic passages in fantasy because it slows down without losing grip at all. You are still locked in. Maybe even more than before.

3

‘The Fellowship of the Ring’ (2001)

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The Fellowship of the Ring hooks because it gets the order of things exactly right. First it makes the Shire feel worth loving. Then it threatens it. That is why everything after works. Frodo (Elijah Wood) is asked to carry a ring that immediately begins bending the atmosphere around him. And then once the journey starts, the film just keeps feeding you reasons to stay in. Bree, Weathertop, Rivendell, Moria, Lothlórien, Amon Hen — every stop changes the emotional shape of the story.

The Fellowship itself is the key. Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen), Legolas (Orlando Bloom), Gimli (John Rhys-Davies), Boromir (Sean Bean), Gandalf (Ian McKellen), Merry (Dominic Monaghan), Pippin (Billy Boyd), Sam (Sean Astin), the film keeps making the group dynamic richer, so when danger comes you are not just responding to spectacle. You are responding to people whose strengths, weaknesses, loyalties, and temptations matter. Boromir is a huge part of why the movie has so much pull late. His weakness is not random. The ring has been pressing on exactly the wound he carries, and when he breaks and then tries to answer that failure with courage, the film suddenly becomes devastating. That is why The Fellowship of the Ring is not just great setup but a full-blown emotional journey with its own heartbreak. And it’s only the beginning of a trilogy and then prequels.

2

‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ (2015)

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Yes, it belongs here. Mad Max: Fury Road is a fantasy by force of world, myth, and pure invented reality, and it hooks harder than almost anything. This movie is basically one long chase. Every stretch of movement introduces a new problem, a new emotional pressure, or a new visual idea. It is perhaps the best revival of a franchise in the past two decades. One of the reasons it stays addictive is its characters and on top of which are Furiosa (Charlize Theron) and Max (Tom Hardy).

Once you understand what Furiosa is trying to do, not just flee, but take these women out of a life of ownership and rape and turn escape into possibility, the movie gains a heart hot enough to power all the spectacle. Max, on the other hand, gets dragged into purpose rather than striding nobly toward it. That reluctance helps. It lets Furiosa become the film’s blazing center. You have to watch it to know what it does.

1

‘Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl’ (2003)

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This is number one because it may be the most entertaining fantasy movie of the modern blockbuster era, full stop. It hooks immediately because it starts with atmosphere and mystery the right way: the ship in the fog, the child, the gold medallion, the pirate song hanging in the air before we even fully understand what it means. Then it grows outward with ridiculous confidence. Will (Orlando Bloom) wants Elizabeth (Keira Knightley). Elizabeth wants more than the life she is boxed into. Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) enters the frame already operating like he belongs to a better, weirder movie than everyone else and then the film brilliantly becomes his movie without ever losing the others.

That balance is why it never slips. Jack is funny, yes, but he is also slippery in a plot-driving way. Every alliance with him is unstable. Every scene gets better because he is always trying to tilt it. Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush) is the perfect villain. And then there is the pure propulsion of it. Port Royal, Tortuga, the Black Pearl, the island, the mutiny history, the underwater walk, the final duel — the film just keeps delivering without that sag so many blockbusters get after the midpoint. It understands exactly when to give you romance, when to give you comedy, when to reveal the supernatural hand, and when to let a character’s choice matter more than the spectacle around it.

Chappell Roan is facing unexpected backlash after a tense hotel encounter involving Jude Law’s young daughter spiraled into a public dispute. 

What began as a quiet moment between a fan and a rising pop star quickly turned into a he-said-she-said situation involving security, responsibility, and celebrity accountability. 

Now, Law’s ex, Catherine Harding, is pushing back hard against Roan’s version of events, offering her own detailed account of what really happened.

Chappell Roan Denies Security Involvement In Hotel Encounter

The situation first gained attention on Saturday when professional soccer player Jorginho revealed that his wife’s daughter, Ada, was confronted by one of Chappell Roan’s bodyguards during a hotel encounter in São Paulo. 

As The Blast reported, he said his stepdaughter simply smiled after recognizing the singer at breakfast, but a guard allegedly approached them “in an extremely aggressive manner,” accusing them of harassment. 

The incident left the child “extremely shaken” and in tears, prompting Jorginho to criticize the situation and question how a simple moment of admiration could lead to such a reaction.  

Shortly after, Roan addressed the claims on her Instagram story. The singer made it clear she had no involvement in the alleged interaction. 

“I’m gonna tell my half of the story of what happened today with a mother and child who were involved with a security guard – who is not my personal security,” she said.

Roan emphasized that she wasn’t even aware that anything had happened in the moment. 

“I didn’t even see. I didn’t even see a woman and a child. No one came up to me, no one bothered me,” she explained, adding that she had simply been sitting at breakfast.

She also firmly denied instructing anyone to approach the family. “I did not ask the security guard to go up and talk to this mother and child. I did not.”

While acknowledging the situation may have caused discomfort, Roan expressed sympathy, saying, “If you felt uncomfortable that makes me really sad. You did not deserve that.”

Roan Faces Pushback From Catherine Harding

Despite Chappell Roan’s denial, Harding quickly challenged that version of events, insisting the man involved was not just random hotel staff.

“I know that Chappell has responded, saying that ‘It wasn’t her security and that she didn’t do it’ well, 100% this wasn’t a security guard of the hotel that’s what I can say, he looks after artists,” Harding said in an Instagram video.

While she admitted uncertainty over whether the individual was directly employed by Roan, she maintained that his presence alongside the singer raised important questions. 

“Now I don’t know if he’s her personal security guard but he was with her, so that is all I know,” the wife of soccer player, Jorginho, explained.

Harding also raised the issue of responsibility, suggesting that public figures are accountable for those working around them. 

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“But at the same time you have a responsibility when you are a celebrity that the people who work for you and act on your behalf are acting on your behalf,” she said.

Chappell Roan Incident Leaves Jude Law’s Daughter Distressed

According to Harding, the encounter itself was far from aggressive until the security guard stepped in. 

She explained that her daughter had simply noticed Chappell Roan and reacted innocently. 

The doting mom revealed that the 11-year-old didn’t have her phone or try to take any picture of Roan. Rather, she just looked at the music star and smiled. 

However, the situation escalated when a man approached their table. Harding described him as “aggressive and intimidating,” claiming he began criticizing her parenting.

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“He said we should not harass people and all these other things,” she recalled, noting that she tried to explain that her daughter was just excited.

Harding also pointed out that her child understood boundaries, especially given her background with famous parents, but said the guard refused to listen.

She added that the experience ultimately changed their plans, revealing they skipped Roan’s concert altogether.

Harding Hopes Roan Learns Lessons From The Experience

Even as Chappell Roan expressed regret over how the situation was perceived, Catherine Harding made it clear she hopes lessons are learned moving forward.

“I hope [Chappell] did not know, I hope she did not send her security over to do this,” she said, while still acknowledging admiration for the singer’s talent.

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At the same time, she stressed that behavior like that should not be tolerated, adding, “I hope that maybe if it wasn’t her that maybe she learns not to allow the people who work for her not to treat people like this.”

In contrast to the tense exchange, Harding later shared a positive moment involving Lewis Capaldi, who posed for a photo with her daughter during Lollapalooza in São Paulo. 

Alongside the image, she wrote, “Thanks for your kindness.”

Fans Share Mixed Reactions To The Chappell Roan Situation 

Shortly after Harding aired her displeasure about the situation, fans trooped to the comments section to air their thoughts. 

Some rallied behind the 34-year-old, noting that Roan’s story didn’t add up.

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One fan revealed they weren’t shocked, as the singer was known to be “rude” to her fans. A second person shared, “No security guard yells at people for no reason. They do what they’re told. They follow orders from whoever is paying them. Now guess who’s paying them.”

A third person also commented, “So sorry to hear about that! Ada is an amazing girl, kind and very polite. Any approach in that tone toward a woman and a child is disrespectful and aggressive.”

On the other hand, many fans slammed Harding for blowing things out of proportion and being unsure about the facts. 

According to them, Roan had revealed that she hadn’t sent the security guard, and Harding should have let things be, since she said she wasn’t sure whose guard it was.

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“So you don’t even know if it was her, but maybe she sent the bodyguard? What you’re saying doesn’t make sense. Leave her alone,” one fan wrote.

Another noted, “If you’re saying you don’t know if it was her bodyguard, why are you blaming her? Enjoy your five minutes of fame. Clingy AF.”

Teen Mom’s Kailyn Lowry has tearfully spoken about where she stands with former fiancé Elijah Scott.

After Lowry, 34, said that she had “left” Scott during a June 2025 episode of the “Give Them Lala” podcast, the reality TV star posted a teaser clip via Instagram on Sunday, March 22, that showed her discussing the split in a two-part video sit-down titled “Sitting Down With Elijah.”

The teaser post was captioned, “Time to talk about it. Part 1 of this series airs at 8PM EST at Patreon.com/kaillowry.”

In the clip, Scott, who shares son Rio, 3, and twins Verse and Valley, 2, with Lowry, is seen telling her, “I always have put you and the kids first. Did I feel as though I got the same in return? No.” (Lowry also shares sons Elliott, 16, with ex-boyfriend Jo Rivera, and Lincoln, 12, with ex-husband Javi Marroquin, plus sons Lux, 8 and Creed, 5, with ex-boyfriend Chris Lopez.)

A response to the statement was not included in the teaser, however Lowry, who announced her engagement to Scott in August 2024 after dating him for two years, was then seen saying, “I would not be able to have that self-awareness if he didn’t cheat on me. I don’t really know why I didn’t feel supported by you. I don’t know why, pure selfishness?”

As tears fell down her face, Lowry was also recorded saying, “People lose empathy for me because they’re like, ‘Well, you put yourself in this position for this to happen.’”

The teaser wrapped with a suggestive nod towards reconciliation as the couple were then seen holding hands on two separate occasions as a healing heart emoji was posted to the screen.

Additional text then flashed right at the end, reading, “But we all deserve forgiveness.”

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Courtesy of Kailyn Lowry/Instagram Kailyn Lowry is making it clear that boyfriend Elijah Scott doesn’t talk to her exes — but there’s no bad blood either. “There’s no beef but also no communication,” the Teen Mom 2 alum, 31, said in an Instagram Story Q&A over the weekend. “Nobody really crosses paths.” Lowry and Scott […]

Fans were quick to express anticipation over Lowry’s sit-down with Scott, with one person writing in the comments section, “I have my tissues ready!” and another wrote, “I’m already crying.”

Lowry confirmed her engagement to Scott during a 2024 episode of her “Coffee Convos” podcast with Lindsie Chrisley. She revealed during the episode that she had been engaged for quite some time but did not publicly share the news because Scott had asked her to marry him several times previously. She said at the time that she never “took him seriously” until he proposed with a ring.

That same week, Lowry told Us Weekly that Scott was an “angel” who stepped “seamlessly” into her older children’ s lives.

Some horror movies work because they scare you. Others work because they completely understand the genre they are playing with and then gleefully start setting it on fire. The Cabin in the Woods managed to do both, which is a big part of why it still feels so fresh more than a decade later. It arrived as a surprise in 2012 and has only become more beloved since, but now it’s getting ready to leave Prime.

Directed by Drew Goddard and co-written with Joss Whedon, The Cabin in the Woods begins like a familiar setup: five college students head to a remote cabin for a weekend away. It does not take long for the film to reveal that something much stranger is going on, with the group’s ordeal being manipulated from an underground facility for reasons far bigger and much weirder than they realize.

The cast includes Kristen Connolly as Dana, Chris Hemsworth as Curt, Anna Hutchison as Jules, Fran Kranz as Marty, Jesse Williams as Holden, Richard Jenkins as Sitterson, and Bradley Whitford as Hadley. Sigourney Weaver also has a small but memorable role in the cult classic horror flick.

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Is ‘The Cabin in the Woods’ Worth Watching?

Collider’s review stated that The Cabin in the Woods isn’t just another horror movie — it’s a smart, funny, and brutal takedown of the entire genre. Instead of simply pointing out clichés, the film digs into why those clichés exist and why audiences keep coming back for them. What makes the film stand out is how it balances its satire with actual entertainment. It’s genuinely funny, often violent, and constantly surprising.

“With The Cabin in the Woods, Goddard and Whedon have made a strong rebuke against lazy storytelling by combining the lazy storytellers and lazy audiences into one body (the people at Evil Mission Control) and showing both the arbitrary nature of the plot elements (interchangeable menaces like creepy children and ghouls and clowns) and the glee and comfort we take in predictability of the structure (teens must die, they must die gruesomely, they have to die in particular order, etc). Few filmmakers will devise a horror film as blazingly original, remarkably intelligent, and painfully funny as The Cabin in the Woods, but it’s time for them to at least start trying.”

The Cabin in the Woods leaves Prime Video on March 31.

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April 13, 2012

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95 minutes

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Drew Goddard

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Drew Goddard, Joss Whedon

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There was a time when the idea of an Angry Birds movie sounded like the most mid-2010s sentence imaginable. Then it came out, made real money, and somehow became one of the more memorable examples of the mobile-game adaptation boom. Nearly 10 years later, the film is still hanging around streaming libraries, but not for much longer. Prime subscribers have until March 31 to watch it there.

Released in 2016, The Angry Birds Movie turns the wildly popular game into a comedy adventure centered on Red, a permanently irritated bird living on Bird Island, whose suspicions grow when mysterious pigs arrive. The film was directed by Clay Kaytis and Fergal Reilly, and while it got a mixed response critically, it was a box office success that led to a sequel in 2019.

The voice cast includes Jason Sudeikis as Red, Josh Gad as Chuck, Danny McBride as Bomb, Maya Rudolph as Matilda, Bill Hader as Leonard, Peter Dinklage as Mighty Eagle, Kate McKinnon as Stella, Sean Penn as Terence, and Keegan-Michael Key as Judge Peckinpah.

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So… Was ‘The Angry Birds Movie’ Any Good?

Well, the fact a film as bad as this cost us another outing with Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe in The Nice Guys is devastating. The video game sensation crushed the Shane Black movie at the box office to the point that Gosling still brings it up now. Talk about PTSD. Collider’s review stated that The Angry Birds Movie struggles to justify its existence, delivering a forgettable and unfunny adaptation that fails to capture what made the game appealing in the first place. In an F review, it stated:

“While one could argue that plot shouldn’t matter so much at a film targeted towards kids, we know that the mark of a quality family film is one that should appeal to the whole family. The Angry Birds Movie, judging by the long silences at my screening, appeals to no one, not even the kids in the audience who probably aren’t the proper age for puns like ‘Pluck my life,’ and ‘Get flocking angry.’ The humor is all over the place, and it’s a film where they hope that shaking a pig’s butt or drinking pee-filled water will get the easy laughs from the youngest viewers while the adults in the audience count the second until they can leave.”

The Angry Bird Movie leaves Prime Video on March 31.

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May 11, 2016

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97 minutes

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Before Paul Thomas Anderson made his mark at the 2026 Academy Awards, he made one of his most hypnotic and challenging films — and it’s quietly heading for the exit. The Master is not the kind of movie people casually throw on in the background, but that is exactly why its streaming departure stings a little more. It is strange, intense, and slippery in a way that keeps pulling people back, even when it refuses to give easy answers. If it has been sitting on your Prime watchlist for months, now is the time.

Released in 2012, The Master stars Joaquin Phoenix as Freddie Quell, a damaged drifter in post-WW2 America who falls under the influence of Lancaster Dodd, the charismatic leader of a philosophical movement played by Philip Seymour Hoffman. The cast also includes Amy Adams as Peggy Dodd, Laura Dern as Helen Sullivan, Rami Malek as Clark, Ambyr Childers as Elizabeth Dodd, and Jesse Plemons as Val Dodd. It is not Anderson’s easiest watch, and it is definitely not his most crowd-pleasing. But it may be one of his most fascinating.

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How Good Is ‘The Master’?

Collider’s review stated that The Master isn’t a film you simply watch once and walk away from — it’s something you sit with, wrestle with, and inevitably return to. Phoenix delivers a staggering portrayal of Freddie, avoiding exaggerated theatrics in favor of something far more unsettling — a man who feels genuinely broken, unpredictable, and impossible to fully read. Hoffman is equally compelling as Dodd, balancing charm, authority, and underlying fragility in a way that makes his influence believable, even when his ideology feels hollow.

“Anderson isn’t doing a critique on the controversial religion just like There Will Be Blood isn’t a comment on the early 20th-century oil industry. The Cause is merely a gateway to see how people can try to complement each other and end up causing more harm than good. Freddie and Dodd need each other but their need may end up destroying them both. But that’s only one piece of a very large puzzle, and I couldn’t solve it in one viewing. I will finish with this note: After I left The Master, I felt the exact same way as I did when I left There Will Be Blood. I was confused and overwhelmed, and I didn’t know precisely what to make of the previous two-and-a-half hours. The craft was undeniable, and the performances were superb, but I couldn’t appreciate the whole picture.”

Prime subscribers have until March 31 to catch The Master before it disappears.

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September 14, 2012

Runtime

137 minutes

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Paul Thomas Anderson

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