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SummaryThe Oxford Word of the Year for 2025 is "rage bait," selected after a public vote and linguistic analysisThe term is defined as online content deliberately designed to elicit anger or outrage to boost traffic or engagementIts usage has tripled over the last year, reflecting a digital shift toward hijacking and manipulating emotionsThe cultural zeitgeist has spoken: the official Oxford University Press Word of the Year for 2025 is "rage bait." This compound term was selected by language experts, following a public vote involving over 30,000 people, which also considered public commentary and lexical data analysis. It ultimately beat out other strong contenders like “aura farming” and “biohack,” reflecting the dominant conversations and preoccupations of the past year."Rage bait" is f...

SummaryQuentin Tarantino is considering revisiting Kill Bill: Vol. 3 with an idea for a prequel focusing on Bill's originsThe plot would center on the three godfathers who trained him: Esteban Vihaio, Pai Mei, and Hattori HanzōRecasting is a major issue, as actors for Bill and his mentors have passed away, which Tarantino acknowledgedDespite previously shutting down a third film, Quentin Tarantino could be revisiting the idea of a Kill Bill: Vol. 3.As per ScreenRant, the filmmaker opened up about the possibility of a third film again during a screening of his Kill Bill lost chapter, Yuki’s Revenge, at his Vista Theater in Los Angeles. “I've got other things to do right now, but I had a whole Kill Bill idea in my mind when we were doing it, and then I was so wiped out from doing the movie,”...

SummaryCulinary Class Wars Season 2 will premiere on Netflix, December 16, 2025The new trailer teases new rules, fierce rivalries and the return of masked contestantsWhite Spoon masters face bold Black Spoon challengers in blind tastings and dramatic clashesIn a newly unveiled trailer, Netflix confirms that hit Korean reality cooking competition, Culinary Class Wars, is making its anticipated return for Season 2.First released in September 2024, the unscripted cooking competition made a record-breaking debut season that topped Netflix’s Global Top 10 (Non-English TV) list for three consecutive weeks and was named “the most beloved series among Korean viewers” in Gallup Korea’s 2024 survey. Its cultural impact extended even to the real world, as the series was credited with revitalizing Seo...

SummaryParamount scheduled a new family-friendly live-action/CG hybrid TMNT movie for November 17, 2028The project, produced by Neal H. Moritz (Sonic trilogy), effectively kills the darker The Last Ronin R-rated adaptationThis "Sonic-fied" reboot aims for a crowd-pleasing spectacle and is the studio's major pre-Thanksgiving playParamount has officially locked in a new live-action/CG hybrid Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie for November 17, 2028, positioning the Turtles as the studio’s big pre-Thanksgiving family play.The untitled film is produced by Neal H. Moritz, the franchise whisperer behind the money-printing Sonic the Hedgehog trilogy and Fast & Furious, signaling a push for four-quadrant, crowd-pleasing spectacle. This project kills off the darker, R-rated The Last Ronin adapta...

SummarySam Raimi and Jordan Peele are partnering to produce a feature film adaptation of Dylan Clark’s viral horror short, Portrait of GodClark will both direct and co-write the religious horror thriller, which explores whether a godlike presence is benevolent or malevolentThis collaboration marks the first time the Evil Dead auteur and the Get Out mastermind have shared a producer creditSam Raimi and Jordan Peele are finally joining forces, producing a feature adaptation of Dylan Clark’s viral horror short Portrait of God for Universal Pictures. The move unites two generations of horror visionaries behind the camera instead of in front of it.Plot details are locked down, but expect the feature to push deeper into questions of whether a godlike presence is benevolent, indifferent, or outri...

SummaryNetflix dropped the teaser for the four-part documentary series Sean Combs: The Reckoning, premiering December 2The visual hints at Diddy’s arrest and features an audio clip of him discussing seeking help with "dirty business"The series, executive produced by 50 Cent, promises to examine the media mogul's rise and the dark underworld beneath his empireNetflix has debuted the official teaser for Sean Combs: The Reckoning, the upcoming four-part documentary series from Curtis “50 Cent’ Jackson and Alexandria Stapleton.The one-minute visual previews unseen footage of Sean “Diddy” Combs less than a week before his arrest in September 2024. Diddy can be seen speaking to somebody on the phone about needing “to find somebody that’ll work with us, that has dealt in the dirtiest of dirty bus...

SummaryNetflix will stream the 100 METERS anime film on December 31, 2025Adapted from Uoto’s 2018 sports manga, the film is directed by Kenji Iwaisawa, the film uses rotoscoping to depict intense, physical running sequencesNetflix has announced streaming rights for the 100 METERS anime film.An adaptation of the 2018 sports manga by Uoto, known for the critically acclaimed Orb: On the Movements of the Earth, the film first debuted at the 2025 Annecy International Animation Film Festival in June before receiving an official theatrical release in Japan in September. Despite its limited release, 100 METERS has received positive critical reception, with Annecy festival goers lauding it for its gripping story and compelling delivery.Produced by studio Rock 'n' Roll Mountain and directed by Kenji...