Movies

One Battle After Another 
Arguably the year’s most talked-about Oscar contender, One Battle After Another is Paul Thomas Anderson at his most explosive and absurd. It’s a blockbuster that speaks to our chaotic times.

Now You See Me: Now You Don’t 
The Four Horsemen are back, and they’ve got new tricks up their sleeves. A decade after the last illusion, this caper revives the Now You See Me franchise with bigger spectacles, bolder cons and, more importantly, with fresh new blood. Rising young stars Justice Smith, Dominic Sessa, and Ariana Greenblatt are part of the expanded cast. 

This time, the target is the dazzling ‘Heart Diamond’, controlled by ruthless diamond magnate Veronika Vanderberg (Rosamund Pike), whose global empire conceals a criminal underbelly. From royal French estates to Formula One racecars and highspeed chases, the film delivers globetrotting thrills and showstopping set pieces that keep you entertained until the final reveal. 

Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere 
Few have left as big an impact on American music as Bruce Springsteen. This intimate biopic finally brings the icon’s story to the big screen. 

Jeremy Allen White stars as a newly famous Springsteen circa 1981, grappling with sudden superstardom while retreating to his New Jersey roots to write what would become a defining album. This isn’t a glossy rise-to-fame tale, but a soulful portrait of an artist wrestling with identity, memory, and expectation, all while racing against a ticking deadline. 

Thoughtful and affecting, Deliver Me From Nowhere captures not just the facts and details, but also, more crucially, the heart behind the legend. 

Predator: Badlands
What happens when the hunter becomes the hunted?  

The latest Predator movie flips the script on the franchise. 

Exiled from his tribe, young Yautja (the official name of the Predator species) warrior Dek crash-lands on a hostile planet to prove his worth. His only ally is Thia (Elle Fanning), a damaged android left behind after a brutal massacre. As Dek battles increasingly deadly threats, the film reveals a chilling truth: even Predators have predators. 

Directed by Dan Trachtenberg, who also helmed two other Predator movies (Prey and Predator: Killer of Killers), this movie expands the series, allowing it to go in bold new directions moving forward. 

TV

Poker Face S2 
Old-school mystery thriller meets modern wit in Poker Face, a quirky procedural centred on Charlie Cale (Natasha Lyonne), a scrappy ‘accidental’ detective with an uncanny ability to tell when someone is lying. But more than just being a human lie detector, she’s also a professional trouble magnet. In Season 2, Charlie is back on the road, solving new crimes wherever fate drops her. 

Created by Rian Johnson (Knives Out), the series doubles down on smart, self-contained mysteries, eccentric guest stars, unpredictable twists, and sly humour. It’s comfort viewing with edge, and proof that episodic TV can still be great fun.

Salon de Holmes 
Who says crime-solving is a young person’s game? Salon de Holmes upends expectations with four sharp-witted Korean housewives who turn their overlooked talents into a full-blown detective operation. 

Frustrated by domestic routines and societal blind spots, the women tackle cases ignored by the justice system, earning a devoted fanbase and the affectionate nickname “the ajumma crimefighting squad” from viewers. With Season 2 on the horizon, now’s the perfect time to meet TV’s most unlikely (and coolest) detectives. 

Music

Sabrina Carpenter – Man’s Best Friend
Sabrina Carpenter knows exactly how to play with pop’s rules and how to bend them. On Man’s Best Friend, the chart-topping star leans into satire, sharp wordplay, and irresistible hooks, all delivered with a wink. 

Following the success of Short n’ Sweet, this album doubles down on Carpenter’s clever persona, poking fun at pop clichés while embracing them wholeheartedly. The result is a playful, self-aware, and endlessly catchy album. 

Standout tracks like “Manchild”, “Nobody’s Son”, and “When Did You Get Hot?” (cowritten with Jack Antonoff) prove she’s one of pop’s sharpest minds right now. 

Consider this one on repeat.