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 No one is safe from Bear Grylls – not even Britain’s most popular celebrities. The famous survivalist returns to the most extreme depths of nature with Celebrity Bear Hunt, another of Gryll’s interpretations of his extreme nature shows. Things are different this time. Hosted by Holly Willoughby, the upcoming competition series puts Grylls in a cat-and-mouse game across the lush expanse of Costa Rica. Instead of his usual role as a survival guide, the adventurer becomes the ultimate predator, preying on not just one, but 12 celebrity contestants. From seasoned athletes like Danny Cipriani to Spice Girls legend Mel B, stardom means nothing when you’re stripped of everything and left to your own devices. With Grylls hiding in plain sight, contestants must constantly watch their backs to avoid being caught. While the celebrity set may have had brief experiences with Mother Nature, nature is essential to Grylls’ second home. His seven-season stint on the Emmy-nominated series Man vs. W...

 Ke Huy Quan stars as a mild-mannered real estate agent with a dark secret in the upcoming action film Love Hurts (previously titled With Love), and Entertainment Weekly has an exclusive first look. In his first leading role, the Academy Award winner plays Marvin Gable, a real estate agent in suburban Milwaukee whose life is upended when he receives a mysterious crimson envelope. It's sent to him by Rose (Ariana DeBose), his former partner in crime whom he thought was dead. Marvin is soon thrust back into a world of ruthless hitmen commanded by his brother, crime lord Knuckles (Daniel Wu), forcing him to confront his buried past. Former NFL running back Marshawn Lynch, Mustafa Shakir, Rhys Darby and Sean Astin also star in the film from veteran stunt coordinator Jonathan Eusebio (John Wick, The Fall Guy) in his feature directorial debut. Director: Jonathan Eusebio Writers: Matthew Murray, Josh Stoddard, Luke Passmore Stars: Ke Huy Quan, Ariana DeBose, Mustafa Shakir When Quan’s age...

 Mike Judge and Greg Daniels executive produce the half-hour series about a rare mushroom with near-infinite healing properties, from creators Joe Bennett ('Scavengers Reign') and Steve Hely. "What if there was a medicine that could cure almost anything? What if they didn't want you to know about it?" This is how every health scam plays out, preached by everyone from snake oil salesmen to chumbox clickbaits to, probably, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in the not-too-distant future. Creators: Joseph Bennett, Steve Hely Stars: Dave King, Mike Judge, Martha Kelly This is the premise of Adult Swim's Common Side Effects. And if the central ingredient lies clearly and obviously within the realm of science fiction, the all-too-plausible consequences that follow from its discovery are what make the animated thriller feel furiously relevant, dryly hilarious and oddly unsettling. The panacea in question is the “blue angel,” a rare Peruvian mushroom wit...

 By Design, written and directed by Amanda Kramer, is dynamic. It asks us to reflect on our existence through ignored and unloved characters. That is, above all, what they wish for throughout this unique drama. Kramer’s dialogue, and the performances that accompany it, is stilted. It takes a little getting used to, but once the film settles in, the choice makes more sense. With touching performances from Juliette Lewis and Mamoudou Athie, By Design explores the loneliness of wanting to be seen, and how the characters attempt that in a world that would rather be an echo chamber. At the center of it all is Camille (Lewis), who struggles to feel anything. Her life consists of lunches with a couple of shallow friends (Samantha Mathis and Robin Tunney) who talk to her more often than they talk to her, and shoe shopping with a mother who does much of the same, ignoring what Camille wants in favor of her own opinions. So when Camille finds a designer chair that she can't afford, she is dr...

 Song Joong Ki's K-drama supremacy is sorely missed following the back-to-back box office failures of films Hopeless and Bogota: City of the Lost. Song Joong-ki plays an immigrant who becomes a Colombian crime boss in the Korean film Bogota: City of the Lost, a one-star waste of time. Korean superstar Song Joong-ki embarks on his latest international adventure in director Kim Seong-je's infuriating Bogota: City of the Lost. Director: Seong-je Kim Writers: Seong-je Kim, Hwang Seong-gu Stars: Cristal Aparicio, Jesus David Becerra, Andrew Gonzalez The film chronicles the transformation of an impoverished Korean immigrant into a Colombian crime boss, but is sorely lacking in both crime and drama. The long-delayed production received a subdued reception at the 2024 Busan International Film Festival, while its future beyond the festival seems desperately uncertain. After trips to Italy (for the K-drama series Vincenzo) and Belgium (for My Name Is Loh Kiwan), Song now heads to South A...

 In his hero’s entry scene in Deva, Shahid Kapoor, with shaved hair and a stubble beard, moves his pelvis to the tune of “Are Diwano Mujhe Pehchano” from Don (1978). On a mural, Vijay, played by Amitabh Bachchan, another Salim-Javed anti-hero, lounges in the background. In his desperation for mass appeal, the young, angry Bachchan has become the new cardboard cutout for all the deviant and volatile protagonists in Hindi cinema. In Jigra (2024), Alia Bhatt is full of shit, preparing for an odyssey as Agneepath (1990) plays on TV. Ranbir Kapoor’s Animal reveals his name to be Rann “Vijay.” Every creator seems to be portraying their characters as the angry young men or women of the modern era, but no one is imbibing their essence. Director: Rosshan Andrrews Writers: Sumit Arora, Bobby, Abbas Dalal Stars: Shahid Kapoor, Pooja Hegde, Kubbra Sait In an interview, Javed Akhtar eloquently described his creation: “The angry young man was not just angry. He was deeply hurt.” I don’t know wha...