Month: December 2025

Wicked’s billion-dollar success proves Broadway adaptations can dominate theaters. Analysis of what makes musical film adaptations succeed or fail in 2025.

Stranger Things, Taylor Swift documentary, Percy Jackson Season 2, and Wicked Part 2 all compete for holiday viewers. Analysis of the streaming wars’ biggest month.

Linda Hamilton plays Dr. Kay in Stranger Things Season 5, bringing her action star credentials to the villain role. The Terminator icon discusses her new character.

Netflix crashed during Stranger Things 5 premiere despite increasing bandwidth by 30%. Nearly 14,000 outage reports reveal infrastructure challenges facing streamers.

Percy Jackson Season 2 premieres December 10 on Disney+ adapting The Sea of Monsters. Walker Scobell returns with new cast including Daniel Diemer as Tyson.

Wicked: For Good opened to $147 million, making it the biggest Broadway adaptation ever. Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande deliver stunning performances in the sequel.

Beyoncé won her first Emmy for the Beyoncé Bowl NFL Christmas halftime show costume design. She’s now halfway to EGOT status with 35 Grammys and 1 Emmy.

Taylor Swift announced a 6-part Eras Tour docuseries and full Final Show concert film coming to Disney+ on December 12. Travis Kelce and Sabrina Carpenter featured.

Stranger Things Season 5 dropped on Netflix with a confusing three-part release schedule spanning Thanksgiving to New Year’s Eve. Here’s why fans are frustrated.