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8 brilliant family films on Netflix to transform your next movie night
Popcorn at the ready: seven Netflix family picks bring big laughs, bigger heart, and all-ages adventure to your next movie night.
July 12, 2026 3:15 pm
Disney’s Star Wars finally redeems Darth Maul after George Lucas’s biggest misstep
Disney’s recent Star Wars stories recast Darth Maul from one-note assassin to tragic antihero, reshaping how fans see him. For the first time, his rise, fall, and legacy snap into place.
July 12, 2026 3:01 pm
Inside the Naruto live-action movie Masashi Kishimoto calls a miracle
Masashi Kishimoto is calling the long-awaited Naruto live-action a miracle — and this time, the pieces are finally in place to do the ninja legend justice.
July 10, 2026 5:14 pm
Why did John Larroquette leave Black Sheep Squadron? He wasn't the only pilot written out
Long before Night Court made him a four-time Emmy winner, John Larroquette flew a Corsair — his first regular TV role was 2nd Lt. Bob Anderson on Baa Baa Black Sheep, NBC's World War II flying drama. Then, six episodes into season 2, Anderson simply vanished from the flight line.
July 10, 2026 3:25 pm
Why is For All Mankind ending? Season 6 was always where the story was headed
When Apple announced on March 24, 2026 — three days before the season 5 premiere — that For All Mankind would end with season 6, plenty of fans read it as a cancellation notice. It isn't one. The alternate-history space drama is stopping exactly where its creators always said it would: the present day.
July 10, 2026 3:03 pm
Who dies in Band of Brothers episode 2? Every death in "Day of Days," from the D-Day jump to Brécourt Manor
"Day of Days" covers roughly 24 hours — the night jump into Normandy and the assault on the German guns at Brécourt Manor — and it wastes no time teaching Band of Brothers' hardest lesson: anyone can die. The body count is smaller than you might remember. Every death lands anyway.
July 10, 2026 2:40 pm
How true is Band of Brothers?
Band of Brothers opens every episode with elderly men describing things they saw with their own eyes — and only reveals in the finale that they're the real veterans of Easy Company. That framing is the show's honest answer to the accuracy question: this happened, to these men. HBO's 2001 miniseries is remarkably faithful to the record. But it is not flawless.
July 10, 2026 2:27 pm
Why was Nixon demoted in Band of Brothers? The true story is just as bleak as the show's version
Captain Lewis Nixon is one of the sharpest minds in Band of Brothers — Yale-educated, the 506th's intelligence officer, and Dick Winters' closest friend. Which is exactly why it stings when episode 9, "Why We Fight," opens with Winters telling him he's been knocked down a job.
July 10, 2026 1:58 pm
Netflix storms the Emmys: Beef leads with 16 nominations, The Beast in Me close behind
Netflix storms the 78th Emmy nominations, topping the field with a powerhouse slate of prestige dramas and buzzy comedies.
July 10, 2026 12:03 pm
Emmy nominations showdown: Netflix, HBO Max and Apple TV Plus go head to head — but who really won?
Record breakers, shock upsets, and a streaming slugfest: the Emmy nominations pit Netflix, HBO Max, and Apple TV+ head-to-head—see who dominated, who surprised, and who got snubbed.
July 10, 2026 11:44 am