Month: February 2025

Each week our staff of film and television experts surveys the entertainment landscape to select the ten best new/newish shows available for you to stream at home. We put a lot of thought into our selections, and our debates on what to include and what not to include can sometimes get a little heated and feelings may get hurt, but so be it, this is an important service for you, our readers. With that said, here are our selections for this week.

15. Severance (Apple TV Plus)

After a long, long break, one of the best shows on TV is back. Severance picks up where season 1 left off, with Mark (Adam Scott), Helly (Helly Riggs), Dylan (Dylan), and Irving (Irving Bailiff) trifling with the severance barrier, “leading them further down a path of woe,” according to the cryptic Apple TV Plus synopsis. There are so many mysteries left to answer: what’s the deal with Ms. Casey (Dichen Lachman)? What’s the deal with Seth Milchick (series MVP Tramell Tillman)? And seriously, what’s the deal with the freaking goats?

Watch it on Apple TV Plus

14. The Wild Robot (Peacock)

Best Animated Feature at the 2025 Oscars is unusually stacked. Inside Out 2 is the frontrunner considering how much money it made, but honestly, it’s probably the weakest of the nominees. Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl is a delight, obviously, while the beautiful and heartbreaking Flow is my personal favorite. But don’t sleep on The Wild Robot, a charming critical and commercial hit from Lilo & Stitch co-director Chris Sanders about a robot learning to adapt to their surroundings in the great outdoors. It’s very good.

Watch it on Peacock

13. Common Side Effects (Max)

Mike Judge and Greg Daniels have been attached to some of the best TV comedies of the last 30 years, including Parks and Recreation, The Simpsons, and The Office for Daniels and Beavis and Butt-Head and Silicon Valley for Judge. They also co-created King of the Hill. Their latest collaboration is producing Common Side Effects, a surreal Adult Swim animated series about the “world’s greatest medicine” from creators Joseph Bennett (Scavengers Reign) and Steve Hely (30 Rock). Episodes will stream the next day on Max.

Watch it on Max

12. Mo (Netflix)

Mo is a special series. The Netflix comedy-drama follows Mo Najjar (played by creator Mo Amer), a Palestinian refugee living in Houston, Texas, as he attempts to secure asylum. Season 2 begins with Mo stranded across the border in Mexico, and he’ll need “all the hustle and charm he can muster” to return to the States. Mo is timely, hilarious, and heartbreaking.

Watch it on Netflix

11. Mythic Quest (Apple TV Plus)

A new season of It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia is coming later this year, but don’t forget about Rob McElhenney’s other excellent comedy series. Mythic Quest season 4 (also the show’s final season) brings everyone — including McElhenney’s Ian, Charlotte Nicdao’s Poppy, and Danny Pudi’s Brad — back together at Mythic Quest HQ, where they’ll confront “new challenges amongst a changing video game landscape as stars rise, egos clash, relationships bloom and everyone tries to have a little more work life balance.” I’ll miss Ian and Poppy’s Don and Peggy-like fraught yet platonic relationship the most.

Watch it on Apple TV Plus

10. Clean Slate (Prime Video)

Clean Slate is one of the final projects from the late Norman Lear, the creator and/or producer of All In The Family, The Jeffersons, Sanford and Son, and Maude. The comedy follows Alabama car wash owner Harry (played by George Wallace) who learns that his child, who he thought was his son, is actually a trans woman named Desiree (Laverne Cox). As per Prime Video: “Her homecoming brings together a hilarious cast of friends, coworkers, and love interests, as Desiree and Harry try to get it right the second time around.

Watch it on Prime Video

9. Apple Cider Vinegar (Netflix)

Ahead of playing season 2’s most polarizing character on The Last Of Us, the great Kaitlyn Dever stars in Apple Cider Vinegar. The limited series tells the “true-ish story” of Belle Gibson (Dever), an Australian wellness influencer who claims to have cured her terminal brain cancer through health and wellness. As you might imagine, Belle is full of crap. Apple Cider Vinegar is about the rise of a wellness empire, and the inevitable downfall.

Watch it on Netflix

8. Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy (Peacock)

Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy is the fourth Bridget Jones movie, but the first to feature a character being killed off-screen while doing humanitarian work in Sudan. No spoilers! Otherwise, the rom-com follows Bridget (played by Renée Zellweger) as she raises her young kids with help from her friends and former lover, Daniel Cleaver (Hugh Grant).

Watch it on Peacock

7. Cobra Kai (Netflix)

The sixth and final season of Cobra Kai was split into three parts. This is the third part. In the five remaining episodes, Miyagi-Do and Cobra Kai must “reckon with their pasts while facing an uncertain future both on and off the mat,” according to the Netflix synopsis. “Almost 40 years after the events of the 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament, it’s all been leading to this.”

Watch it on Netflix

6. The Gorge (Apple TV Plus)

Apple TV+’s sci-fi empire expands with The Gorge. Directed by Scott Derrickson (The Black Phone), the film is about two elite snipers, played by Anya Taylor-Joy and Miles Teller, who are tasked with guarding a giant, mysterious hole (the titular gorge!) and protecting the world from the evil that’s within. An intriguing premise that gets even more exciting when you learn Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross provided the score for the movie.

Watch it on Apple TV Plus

5. The White Lotus (Max)

The White Lotus returns with a new location (Thailand) and a new group of talented actors playing emotionally- and spiritually-empty rich folks. The cast includes Leslie Bibb, Carrie Coon, Walton Goggins, Jason Isaacs, Blackpink’s Lisa, Michelle Monaghan, Parker Posey, Natasha Rothwell, Patrick Schwarzenegger, and Aimee Lou Wood. “I do feel like the other seasons were a rehearsal for this one,” creator Mike White teased.

Watch it on Max

4. Nosferatu (Peacock)

Is the Count Orlok voice the new Bane voice? Judge for yourself with Nosferatu, the latest film from The Lighthouse and The Northman director Robert Eggers. The gothic tale is creepy, sexy, and has wonderful performances from Lily-Rose Depp, Bill Skarsgård, Nicholas Hoult, and Willem Dafoe. It’s great, unless you don’t like rats. Then maybe skip it.

Watch it on Peacock

3. Zero Day (Netflix)

Shockingly, Zero Day is Robert De Niro’s first starring role in a TV show. OK, maybe that wouldn’t be shocking 30 years ago, when movie stars didn’t “do” TV, especially streaming shows (also, they didn’t have streaming shows 30 years ago). But it’s still surprising it took this long. Zero Day is a six-episode political thriller starring the two-time Oscar winner as a former U.S. president who is tasked with investigating a deadly cyberattack. Is there nothing Bobby D can’t do?!?

Watch it on Netflix

2. A Thousand Blows (Hulu)

There’s a Peaky Blinders movie coming out soon, but before then, creator Steven Knight has a new show on Hulu. A Thousand Blows is about the world of underground boxing in 1880s Victorian London, as well as the all-female crime syndicate Forty Elephants. The cast includes Malachi Kirby, Erin Doherty, Francis Lovehall, and Stephen Graham, giving the show a Peaky connection.

Watch it on Hulu

1. Reacher (Prime Video)

You know what time is it? It’s Reacher o’clock. In season 3, the big guy meets an even bigger guy. He also “hurtles into the dark heart of a vast criminal enterprise when trying to rescue an undercover DEA informant whose time is running out,” according to the Prime Video synopsis. “There, he finds a world of secrecy and violence and confronts some unfinished business from his own past.” Every episode is basically the same, which is to say, they’re all a lot of fun.

Watch it on Prime Video

The Milwaukee Bucks come into the stretch run of the NBA season fifth in the Eastern Conference at 29-24, one game ahead of Detroit for sixth and one game behind Indiana for fourth.

That means the final 29 games of the regular season will be huge for Milwaukee as they try to land a top-4 seed and a homecourt advantage in the first round — and to avoid falling to sixth and having to face the Knicks or (less likely) the Celtics. The Bucks are already a team that is lacking a bit in the depth department, but they will now have to navigate much of the second half of the regular season without a key contributor.

That is because Bobby Portis, who is averaging 13.7 points and 8.2 rebounds per game in 46 appearances this season, has been suspended for 25 games for violating the league’s anti-drug policy. As is always the case with a suspension like this, Portis and his camp are claiming it was an accident According to Portis’ agent, the suspension is for taking the banned substance Tramadol when he thought he was taking Toradol (an approved painkiller) before a game and that they are disappointed the league is enforcing the policy so strictly.

In any case, Portis will now miss all but the final four games of the regular season for the Bucks, putting increased pressure on an already thin Bucks frontcourt rotation to hold up and keep Milwaukee in the 4/5 game in the East.

This has been a major week for ASAP Rocky: A few days ago, he was found not guilty in his felony assault trial and therefore avoided potentially years in prison. Rihanna showed up to court dates to support the father of her children, even though he didn’t want her there.

Rocky’s lawyer, Joe Tacopina, explained the situation outside of the courthouse and spoke about how dedicated Rihanna was to behind there (here’s a video), saying:

“He didn’t want her there. He was very protective of her. I was sort of supporting his decision to keep her away. The trial’s not about Rihanna. But she called me one day and she was like, ‘Joe, wild horses aren’t going to keep me away, so let him know I’m coming and deal with him.’”

Ultimately, Rocky seemed pretty darn happy about Rihanna being there: Immediately after the verdict was read, he jumped into the courtroom gallery and gave Rihanna a big hug. Later, they were seen outside the courthouse, Rihanna holding his arm and affectionately rubbing his shoulder.

In an Instagram Story seemingly about the trial shared after the verdict, Rihanna wrote, “The glory belongs to God and God alone! Thankful, humbled by his mercy!”

Blondshell has released another song from her much-anticipated album, If You Asked For A Picture. Unlike grungy first single “T&A,” the lovely “Two Times” has a lighter, stripped-down sound, though it’s no less impactful.

About “Two Times,” Blondshell said:

“I feel like I’m always seeing movies and shows where conflict is the only way love is expressed. It’s a lot of stories where someone has to work really hard to get somebody else to love them, and that’s what seems to make the relationship valuable. This song was basically like, what if it’s just solid? What if it’s just good and the relationship’s healthy? Does that mean it is less valuable? I think that’s a painful question because it’s essentially asking how capable you are of being in a decent relationship. But it’s also a love song in that way.”

You can watch the “Two Times” video above, and check out Blondshell’s recently announced North American tour dates below.

Blondshell’s 2025 Tour Dates: The If You Asked For A Picture Tour

05/28 — Belly Up Tavern @ San Diego, CA ^
05/30 — The Fonda Theatre @ Los Angeles, CA ^
05/31 — August Hall @ San Francisco, CA ^
06/02 — Wonder Ballroom @ Portland, OR ^
06/03 — The Showbox @ Seattle, WA ^
06/06 — Soundwell @ Salt Lake City, UT ^
06/08 — Gothic Theatre @ Denver, CO ^
06/11 — Fine Line @ Minneapolis, MN *
06/13 — Metro @ Chicago, IL *
06/14 — Skully’s Music Diner @ Columbus, OH *
06/16 — Phoenix Concert Theater @ Toronto, ON *
06/17 — Theatre Fairmount @ Montreal, QC *
06/19 — Royale @ Boston, MA %
06/20 — Brooklyn Steel @ New York, NY %
06/21 — Union Transfer @ Philadelphia, PA %
06/24 — 9:30 Club @ Washington, DC %
06/26 — Orange Peel @ Asheville, NC %
06/27 — Variety Playhouse @ Atlanta, GA %
06/28 — Basement East @ Nashville, TN %

^ with Jahnah Camille
* with Meg Elsier
% with Daffo

If You Asked For A Picture is out 5/2 via Partisan Records. Find more information here.

Kendrick Lamar has five songs in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100, along with three top-10 albums, the first rapper to ever do so.

Who will be the next performer to get the Super Bowl bump?

According to Online Betting Guide, Miley Cyrus and Chappell Roan are the current favorites among bookmakers to perform during the Super Bowl LX halftime show with identical 5/1 odds. Of the two, Cyrus makes more sense: she’s been in the game longer, has more hits, and you know the crowd would go wild when she brings out her godmother Dolly Parton as a surprise guest.

“Chappell Roan and Miley Cyrus are neck and neck in the betting odds to be the Super Bowl LX halftime show performer with bookmakers placing the two singers at 5/1 in the market. Roan has had a massive past 12 months in music and could follow that with one of the biggest gigs there is at the Super Bowl,” Online Betting Guide’s Jake Ashton said. “Miley Cyrus has been rumored to perform previous Super Bowls throughout the years, and it comes as no surprise she has been rumored once again.”

Cyrus and Roan are followed by, hilariously, Oasis (6/1), Christina Aguilera (15/2), and Sabrina Carpenter (15/2). Other widely-speculated artists include Bad Bunny, Post Malone, and since the game will be played at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, local heroes Metallica.

Charli XCX is at the center of a TikTok trend right now, which sees users lip-syncing to “Party 4 U,” from her 2020 album How I’m Feeling Now, in reference to a RuPaul’s Drag Race moment where a contestant lip-synced to Paula Abdul’s “Cold Hearted.” The increased attention on the track has made it go viral, and Charli is happy about it.

In response to a tweet saying “Party 4 U” had the biggest debut on this week’s US Spotify Viral 100 chart at No. 80, Charli wrote, “it’s p crazy that this song is suddenly getting love in this kinda way. i know this song means so much to so many angels. she’s a cutie <3.”

As NME notes, the song was originally written during the sessions for Charli’s 2017 mixtape Pop 2, but it ultimately wasn’t included on the project. But, Charli would include the song in online videos and during live shows, and it became a fan favorite.

This all comes after Charli was one of 2024’s biggest musical forces thanks to her hit album Brat. Of her next album, she recently said, “It’s been really funny, in the months after finishing the remix album, any other musical discussion that has taken place has been kind of anti-Brat. I doubt that’ll stick, but that’s been a really interesting thing to observe and makes me very optimistic and excited about [what’s next].”

Here’s some good news for J. Cole fans: The rapper says he’s “been locked in” on music lately.

In a blog post titled “OK OK OK !,” Cole writes:

“I knowwww mannnn. I’m off to a bad start with the consistency, but I’ma do better! Watch!! I been locked in on the music while also balancing family life. It’s a juggling act that a blog post wouldn’t do justice in explaining. But with that said, I’m back tending to this garden.

I think I’m gonna let some other people post on here too, to get the vibes up. It’ll motivate me to check every day,and will fuel the desire to post more. I’ma start with Ib and Scott and then expand from there. To anybody in the squad reading, if you trying to contribute I’m taking applications!”

This comes after Cole launching the blog sparked speculation that he was readying to release a new album. He addressed the rumors, writing, “Ib told me some people was thinking this blog meant an album was about to drop. Nahhh. Not exactly. when it’s time for something you will know. This is not that. I just wanted a place to share documentaries I be watching on YouTube and songs I f*ck with.”

Aaron Gordon holds the undisputed crown of best Dunk Contest dunker to never win, as he appeared three times and put forth two classic contests, coming out just on the losing side of legendary battles with Zach LaVine and Derrick Jones Jr.

The first was an all-timer that didn’t feature much controversy, even if Gordon felt he should’ve won, but the latter saw accusations of improper judging by Dwyane Wade to help a Miami Heat player get the win. Gordon released a diss track about Wade after and changed his number to 50 in Denver (he’s since changed again to 32) to highlight how he had the most 50-point dunks in Dunk Contest history.

All of that is to say, Gordon believes strongly in his case for being one of the best to ever grace a Dunk Contest, and his dunk highlight reel from 2016 and 2020 is up there with the all-time best. To Gordon, it’s better than anyone’s Dunk Contest reel, as he told FanDuel’s “Run It Back” show on Wednesday, claiming his best four dunks are better than Vince Carter’s iconic 2000 performance.

It is a bold statement, to say the least, as Carter’s showing in 2000 is considered the best of all-time. That said, in a vacuum, Gordon is probably right. He has some truly outrageous dunks in his catalog (and has more contests to pull from), but it also highlights the challenge of comparing players across eras. What Carter did in 2000 was so wildly different than anything anyone had seen that it blew everyone’s minds. Now, we see guys do those same dunks (or even add a little bit more to them) in Dunk Contests. Gordon’s dunks are also things we’ve never seen, and because everyone builds on what we’ve seen before, they are even more difficult to execute than what Carter did.

I think what is a separator for Carter is he was doing things at a level no one could even come close to in his contest, while Gordon went up against two equals in LaVine and Jones Jr. Still, Gordon certainly has a case as one of the all-time greats, which makes it even more incredible that he never won one.

Welcome to SNX DLX, your weekly roundup of the best sneakers to hit the internet. February 2025 just might go down as one of the strongest months of the year for sneaker releases. Now granted, we know the year is still young, and we’re only in the second month of it, but this month has delivered us week after week of strong — albeit small in quantity — drops.

We’ve looked ahead to next week, and it seems like the month is closing strong too, so March will have a hell of a time competing. This week, we’re getting an eye-catching new SB Dunk colorway, a spacey Foamposite One, a JJJJound Adidas link up, the return of Joe Freshgoods at New Balance, and a new Jordan 3 colorway.

Let’s dive into the best sneakers dropping this week.

Nike SB Dunk Low Black and Aluminum

Price: $115

This week brings our first notable Dunk of the year! The Black and Aluminum SB Dunk features a suede upper in a duotone black and aluminum colorway with a padded tongue, a matching outsole, and that classic durable SB Dunk build.

Here is hoping we get more dope Dunks as the year progresses, as last year, the SB love was scarce.

The Nike SB Dunk Low Black and Aluminum is out now for a retail price of $115. Pick up a pair via the Nike SNKRS app.

Nike Air Foamposite One Galaxy

Price: $230

The legendary Galaxy Air Foamposite One has returned! First released in 2012, the Galaxy features an all-over constellation printed upper with glow-in-the-dark details, a milky outsole, and a shifting colorway that shimmers when the light hits it at the right angles.

It’s a dope design that reflects the Foamposite One’s futuristic build.

The Air Foamposite One Galaxy is set to drop on February 21st at 7:00 AM PST for a retail price of $230. Pick up a pair via the Nike SNKRS app or aftermarket sites like GOAT and Flight Club.

JJJJound x Adidas Superstar

Price: $250

JJJJound is giving the legendary Superstar a premium upgrade. We love to see this sort of appreciation for one of Adidas all-time-greatest silhouettes. This elevated take on the JJJJound features a premium leather upper, a textured three-stripe, gold foil branding, and German handmade construction. The sneaker is available in a white or black colorway.

Anytime the big brands need an elevated take on a classic, they should call JJJJound. The brand is batting 1000.

The JJJJound x Adidas Superstar is set to drop on February 20th at 7:00 AM PST for a retail price of $250. Pick up a pair here.

Joe Freshgoods x New Balance 992 Aged Well

Price: $220

New Balance has been incredibly quiet this year, and as NB fans, it’s been pretty frustrating, but the wait was worth it because this week we’re not just getting a new colorway of the 992. We’re getting a new colorway designed by the mighty Joe Freshgoods, a designer who is quite possibly New Balance’s greatest collaborator.

The 992 Aged Well features a blush pink colorway with a mesh build, premium pig suede overlays, and leather details on the tongue and heel tab. Welcome back NB!

The Joe Freshgoods x New Balance 992 Aged Well is set to drop on February 21st for a retail price of $220. Join the raffle at the Joe Freshgoods online store.

Nike Air Jordan 3 Lucky Shorts

Price: $200

Here is a weird fact about Michael Jordan — according to Nike, MJ played many games with a pair of blue practice shorts underneath his Bulls kit. Why wasn’t this included in The Last Dance? We would’ve taken a whole episode about these magical shorts!

Nike used this little known fact about Jordan as the key inspiration for this Jordan 3 colorway. Dubbed Lucky Shorts, this AJ-3 features a full-grain leather upper with suede overlays and a simple white and blue colorway. Will they be as lucky as Jordan’s hidden shorts? Probably not, but hey, who knows, these sneakers might be the key to your future success.

The Nike Air Jordan 3 Lucky Shorts is set to drop on February 22nd at 7:00 AM PST for a retail price of $200. Pick up a pair via the Nike SNKRS app or aftermarket sites like GOAT and Flight Club.

Adidas Harden Volume 9 Cloud White

Price: $160

James Harden’s latest from Adidas is elegant, sleek, and aerodynamic. The sneaker features a lightweight upper made from synthetic material with some textile elements over a BOOST midsole with Lightstrike cushioning.

The sneaker features a black base with Cloud White wrapping and a bright green undersole with multi-directional traction. We love to see this sort of performance-focused approach from Adidas. The brand continues to kill it with their signature basketball sneakers.

The Adidas Harden Volume 9 Cloud White is set to drop on February 22nd at 12:00 AM PST for a retail price of $160. Pick up a pair at Adidas or aftermarket sites like GOAT and Flight Club.

Disclaimer: While all of the products recommended here were chosen independently by our editorial staff, Uproxx may receive payment to direct readers to certain retail vendors who are offering these products for purchase.

(Man, you know that a post with a title like this ^^^ is going to have SPOILERS…)

Cobra Kai will never die, but two core characters bit the dust in the sixth (and final) season‘s penultimate episode. And I would be lying if I didn’t admit to enjoying the spectacle, mainly because Terry Silver (Thomas Ian Griffith) has loomed large as a hot-tub-loving villain since The Karate Kid Part III, and he died as he lived. It was only fitting that he would be ambushed on his yacht, and the ambusher in question was John Kreese (Martin Kove), who had redeemed himself by essentially admitting to have crushed the spirit of Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) too many years ago, ruining much of his adulthood. And ultimately, Kreese went out protecting Johnny after admitting that the teacher had been “surpassed” by the student. [Sob.]

Johnny also did earn a delicious ending at the Sekai Taikai tournament (and, in a full-circle moment, he even received a “You’re alright, Lawrence” from Ralph Macchio’s Daniel LaRusso), but first, the ambush happened. This involved Kreese and Silver grappling on the yacht’s deck, and Kreese decided what the hell, and he threw his cigar toward some propane, which led to an explosion that presumably killed them both. Or did it?

Did Kreese And Silver Really Die In Cobra Kai‘s Penultimate Episode?

Almost definitely. Like there’s a 99.9999% chance they are toast (despite the absence of visible bodies), according to series co-creator Hayden Schlossberg while speaking with Screenrant:

“We knew that the audience wanted to see Kreese and Silver go at it. It’s … something that we’ve [had] teed up for a while. We had a taste of it at the Sekai Taikai, [but] Johnny intervened there. The difference this time is it’s Kreese stopping Silver from doing something horrible to Johnny, which would take him out of the tournament. It’s the moment of sacrifice we’ve been waiting to see [from] Kreese.

We don’t see the bodies afterward. John Kreese has come back from the dead before, but this [time it] looks like they’ve [both] been taken off the table.”

For the record, Schlossberg’s co-creators, Jon Hurwitz and Josh Heald, do agree with (via a TV Line interview) Silver and Kreese are dead for good.

And how does Daniel feel about this? Well, the series didn’t enlighten viewers on that subject, but Macchio (while noting that Daniel “is still, at his core, a good-hearted human being”) feels as though “he’d probably have mixed emotions about it. They got what was coming to them, but on the flip side, it’s just kind of disturbing and unfortunate.” Yet I’m not nearly as good of a person as Mr. LaRusso because I cheered. These two were so relentlessly dedicated to being karate villains that it’s hard to imagine them allowing everybody else (on a long-term basis) to live their lives peacefully and without interference. Besides, it’s nice to put a bow on the franchise’s two big baddies before the Karate Kid Legends movie, arriving later this year.

Cobra Kai‘s six seasons are now streaming on Netflix.