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In the upcoming Crime 101, an adaptation of a Don Winslow novella, Chris Hemsworth’s character is something of an ethical thief, who only steals things that insurance policies will cover. There’s of course more to the story than that, and joining him on the journey is a cast that includes Halle Berry and Mark Ruffalo.

As for the tone, writer-director Bart Layton describes the film as a throwback to Steve McQueen classics, telling Esquire, “Obviously, who doesn’t love those movies? They were grown-up, intelligent, Saturday-night popcorn movies, and I definitely felt like, ‘Wouldn’t it be great to bring something of that back?’”

Ahead of the movie’s release, keep reading for everything you need to know before it hits theaters.

Plot

An official description reads:

“Set against the sun-bleached grit of Los Angeles, Crime 101 weaves the tale of an elusive thief (Chris Hemsworth) whose high-stakes heists unfolding along the iconic 101 freeway have mystified police. When he eyes the score of a lifetime with hopes of this being his final job, his path collides with a disillusioned insurance broker (Halle Berry) who is facing her own crossroads, forcing the two to collaborate. Determined to crack the case, a relentless detective (Mark Ruffalo) closes in on the operation, raising the stakes even higher. As the multimillion-dollar heist approaches, the line between hunter and hunted begins to blur, and all three are forced to confront the cost of their choices — and the realization that there’s no turning back.”

Hemsworth told Esquire of his character, “He’s a good guy in a situation doing bad things. There was such a vulnerability to the character that we were trying to explore, in order to have an audience side with him.” He also said, “What I loved about the script is you have these three intersecting storylines and characters from different worlds, but they’re all feeling this sort of existential crisis, this middle passage in life, this reexamination of self. And the things like social etiquette, the norms, the expectations, the laws that they’ve all abided by again, they’re wearing thin. The ambiguity of life is far more truthful than the black-or-white.”

Cast

The movie stars Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Barry Keoghan, Monica Barbaro, Corey Hawkins, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Nick Nolte, and Halle Berry.

Berry previously told Access Hollywood:

“I got to work with some of the most amazing people, guys that I’ve admired for a very long time, on a story that I think is universal, but also for women in this movie — I’m always championing our girls. I think we have a really good representation for us in this movie, and I’m excited about that.”

Hemsworth added, “I was incredibly excited to work with Halle,” and said he absolutely felt “intimidated” by her.

Release Date

The film is set to hit theaters on February 13, 2026.

Trailer

Check out the Crime 101 trailer below.

It’s been just over a year since Selena Gomez called her music career “just a hobby that went out of control.” Earlier this year, she admitted to having felt “very frustrated and kind of confused on where I wanted to go next musically.”

Well, 2025 has been a massive year for her musically. In March, she and now-husband Benny Blanco released their debut collaborative album, I Said I Love You First. Now, she has even more new music, as today (October 23), she shared a video for a new song, “In The Dark.”

The track is a synthy, dance-ready pop banger on which Gomez sings, “Giving you love, keep giving you love / Never giving you up / Keep giving you love, keep giving you love / But don’t look away from me / I’ll be there when you lose yourself / To remind you of who you are.”

Listen to “In The Dark” above. Check out the full tracklist for the soundtrack below.

Nobody Wants This Season 2 Soundtrack Tracklist

1. Selena Gomez — “In The Dark”
2. Teddy Swims — “You’ve Got Another Thing Coming”
3. Royel Otis — “Who’s Your Boyfriend (Acoustic)”
4. Chris Stapleton — “Heart Letting Go”
5. Kacey Musgraves — “If The World Burns Down”
6. Baylee Lynn — “That’s What I’ll Be”
7. Finneas — “Palomino”
8. Towa Bird — “Your Girl”
9. Alessia Cara — “My House”
10. Role Model — “Saddle Again”
11. Just Jayne — “Climate Change”
12. Ella Langley — “This Version Of Us”
13. Benee — “What”
14. Portugal. The Man — “Reach You”
15. Givēon — “Dancing In The Smoke”
16. Dermot Kennedy — “Melodies”
17. Cuco — “Homesick”
18. Cassandra Coleman — “Bite My Tongue”
19. “Nobody Wants This” Score Suite

Towering palms. Hand-painted tiles. A hush you can actually hear. And the warmest pool that’s not officially labeled a “hot tub.”

Tropicana Los Cabos, Tapestry Collection by Hilton sits right off Plaza Mijares in the historic center in Los Cabos (the quieter, more culture-forward “Cabo” — just up the road from Cabo San Lucas). Meaning you can dip into town and then slip back to pool lounging in about ten steps.

Galleries and cafes are at your door; beaches and the bird-rich estuary are close enough to fold into your mornings. The property was freshly reimagined in 2024 as a 70-room boutique — two restaurants, two bars, a heated pool, and a small wellness program with yoga, Tibetan singing bowls, and massages.

WHY IT’S AWESOME

You get town and tranquil in the same frame. The hotel’s hacienda bones face inward to a leafy courtyard and heated pool; step outside and you’re in the arts district grid — Obregón, Morelos, Guerrero — where Thursday night Art Walk takes over from November to June. It’s the right base if you want San José’s human-scale streets plus easy drives to the Cabo corridor’s best beaches.

And the surrounding nature is full on, too: the Estero San José (the city’s protected estuary and bird sanctuary) is a simple add-on to your day — a mellow walk or short ride from the plaza — with boardwalk paths and legit birdwatching. Surfy Costa Azul and swimmable Palmilla sit down the coast when you crave sand and sea.

And if you want to party — that can certainly be found in the area: both in Los Cabos and at some of the beachside adult-only hotels.

IN-HOUSE FOOD & DRINK

Cocina de Las Californias — The signature room leans “farm-to-table” and cooks through the culinary heritage of the Californias; think regional sourcing and a menu built to linger. Service is warm and the entire menu is cleverly imagined. Don’t you dare miss the cocktail program or the lush desserts.

El Patio — A Baja-Mediterranean terrace built around wheat, wine, olive oil, and catch-of-the-day. It’s the al-fresco spot you’ll naturally gravitate toward before an art stroll.

Trópico (Pool Cantina) — The courtyard bar channels the old Tropicana cantina vibe — classic cocktails (Piña Colada, Black Manhattan, “Acapulco”) with house twists and pool-adjacent ease for a first or last drink. We also enjoyed a fun cooking class here that came at no cost (for hotel guests).

AMENITIES

• Courtyard pool + outdoor hot tub tucked inside the hacienda footprint; heated for year-round dips.
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• Wellness center programming — yoga, Tibetan singing bowls, and massage — for a low-key reset between beach runs and gallery crawls.
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• Pet-friendly (bowls and dog bed; fee applies) and complimentary parking (self and valet).

ROOM TYPES

Seventy rooms in a compact setup — guest rooms and suites with Mexican-contemporary finishes, ceiling fans, and that inside-out courtyard rhythm.

It reads classic Mexico port town — arches, tile, wood — brought forward with authenticity, not themed.

BEST THINGS TO DO WITHIN A 15-MINUTE WALK

Start at Plaza Mijares, then push a block or two into the galleries (Obregón/Morelos/Guerrero/Comonfort). On Thursdays (Nov–Jun), the Art Walk spills onto the streets with open studios and pour-a-glass energy. If you want nature, aim toward the Estero San José paths for golden-hour birds and a reed-lined path — it’s an easy stroll from downtown.

BED GAME

Firm-meets-forgiving mattresses, crisp linens, and courtyard-quiet nights — prime for the “read twenty, doze forty” routine.
Rating: 8/10

SEXINESS RATING

Twilight in the courtyard — tiled walkways, warm light on stucco, a last glass at Trópico — plus a couple’s massage on the wellness menu if you want the full exhale.
Rating: 8/10

VIEWS & PICS SPOTS

Frame the arched corridors looking into the palm-ringed pool; shoot El Patio at golden hour when the terrace glows; grab a rooftop/upper-landing angle if you can for tile-and-tower context.

BOTTOM LINE

A true San José del Cabo stay: art district at your doorstep, courtyard calm, and easy escapes to estuary hush or beach days when the mood hits. Plus partying within easy reach whenever that’s on the agenda.

RATES

Rooms start around $95–$160/night, depending on season and availability.

Rappers are often criticized for exaggerating their stories in their rhymes, but that proclivity has apparently reunited a mother and son, thirty years after she gave him up for adoption, courtesy of Tupac Shakur. Buckle up, this is a ride.

New York Times Best Selling author Jeff Pearlman recently made the switch from sportswriting to music, choosing as his first subject the late West Coast rap icon. During an interview with his former colleague Rich Eisen to promote his new biography, Only God Can Judge Me: The Many Lives Of Tupac Shakur, Pearl recounted his own role(!) in the aforementioned reunion, and how it all pertained to ‘Pac’s seminal 1991 single, “Brenda’s Got A Baby.”

In the interview, Pearlman recalls how Tupac was inspired by a New York Daily News article about a 12-year-old girl in a New York housing project gave birth to a baby and sent it down the building trash chute. The baby was saved from the trash compactor by a passerby, the baby was given up for adoption, and the article inspired “Brenda’s Got A Baby” during the filming of Juice.

While Pearlman interviewed one of ‘Pac’s former managers, Leila Steinberg, for the book, an offhand comment she made about the veracity of the song sent the author down a rabbit hole. He contacted a genealogist, who found “the baby from ‘Brenda’s Got A Baby’,” Davonn Hodge. After Hodge had done an ancestry search of his own following the deaths of his adoptive parents, he’d reunited with family in New York after growing up in Las Vegas, learning his connection to the song.

Pearlman then employed his genealogist friend to find “Brenda,” and after reaching out, they were able to reunite her with her son… 30 years later. Here’s the kicker: She was in Vegas at the time, attending a Red Hot Chili Peppers concert. There’s a collaboration nobody ever thought of, with one incredible outcome. Check out the full interview above.

Only God Can Judge Me: The Many Lives Of Tupac Shakur is out now via Harper Collins. You can find more info here.

The last time we got a new Mitski album was in 2023, with The Land Is Inhospitable And So Are We. Fans have naturally been wondering when her next album is set to drop, but right now, they have something else fresh to enjoy: Mitski: The Land, the new concert film that was just released in theaters.

In the film, though, is a hint at what’s to come next.

In a post-credits scene, Mitski has a conversation with somebody who’s off camera, and the person says, “So I heard you’re putting out an album?” Mitski responds, “Album? What album” The person says, “The one that’s coming out in the winter, right?” Mitski replies, “Did I forget something? Did I forget something?” (Here’s a clip and here’s another.)

In his review of the film, Uproxx’s Steven Hyden wrote:

“Like all the most memorable concert movies, The Land functions as a kind of capstone. For Mitski, it may very well be the definitive encapsulation of her career up to now, given the catalog-spanning setlist — that, interestingly, leaves off ‘Your Best American Girl,’ the most famous song of her ‘early’ period — and the peak-of-her-powers command of the audience. Where she goes after this is anyone’s guess. But whatever direction she chooses will be entirely her own, no doubt.”

Sound Check once again forges into new territory with its latest episode. After expanding from rappers to R&B crooners to EDM all-stars, Sound Check makes its first foray into reality TV with Love Island star Chelley Bissainthe.

After appearing on the show’s seventh season, the model and entrepreneur sat down with Uproxx’s Jeremy Hecht to hash out her favorite song and choose between his test songs. Jeremy tests Chelley’s Mood Setters, Falling In Love Songs, Morning Alarm Clock Songs, and Heartbreak Anthems, with tracks from Beyoncé, Billie Eilish, Drake, GloRilla, J. Cole, Kehlani, Miguel, Sabrina Carpenter, Teyana Taylor, Victoria Monét, and more.

Here’s how it works: Jeremy plays two songs for the guest artist, who has to choose one and explain their choice, giving Jeremy a chance to learn their musical taste. Jeremy then has to guess the artist’s life anthem, the song they’d take to a desert island, which the guest wrote down earlier on a piece of paper. Our production team has also given him a decoy song, and Jeremy has to guess which is correct based on what he’s learned in the previous rounds.

Watch Chelley take on the Sound Check challenge above. New episodes of Sound Check drop every Wednesday at noon ET/9 a.m. PT on Uproxx’s YouTube.

Kehlani’s latest single “Folded” has proven to be one of those fan-favorite viral hits that folks just can’t seem to get enough of, even after the singer released the “(Un)folded Remix.” Singers both professional and amateur keep covering it on social media, and fans have clamored for some of these covers and remixes to be released as an official collection.

As it turns out, Kehlani is nothing if not magnanimous; the Bay Area singer has announced the features for their upcoming “Homage Pack” of “Folded” remixes, including features from fellow R&B mainstays Brandy, JoJo, Mario, Ne-Yo, Tank, and Toni Braxton. Here’s the flyer Kehlani shared:

“Folded” has been part of an ongoing R&B resurgence that has seen stars of the genre taking over increasingly bigger venues and share of airplay, just a few years after some in the industry lamented the genre’s untimely demise. Kehlani, meanwhile, hasn’t gone anywhere, landing at least one “Folded”-style hit from each of their previous albums; her last album, Crash, spawned TikTok favorite “After Hours.”

Kehlani also maintained the spotlight as an in-demand features artist; most recently, she teamed up with Cardi B on the Bronx rapper’s Am I The Drama? standout, “Safe.”

The Folded Homage Pack is out 10/24 via Atlantic.

In case you missed it, Vampire Weekend have their own vinyl club, called Frog On The Bass Drum. Previously, the first volume, Live In Minneapolis, included a ten-minute cover of Bob Dylan’s “Jokerman,” and the second volume, Una Notte A Milano, had a double version of “Bambina.” Now, a third volume is on the way, Weekend At The Garden.

The 2LP release was recorded during the band’s two performances at NYC’s Madison Square Garden in October 2024. The first disc contains songs recorded during the Saturday show, while the second is sourced from the Sunday concert.

The release is pressed by Third Man Records and will be limited to 3,000 copies. Frog On The Bass Drum subscribers also get a limited-edition pennant flag and a new issue of “The Quarterly Report,” which is written by the band.

Check out the art and tracklist below.

Vampire Weekend’s Weekend At The Garden Album Cover Artwork

Vampire Weekend’s Weekend At The Garden Tracklist

LP1
1. “Ice Cream Piano”
2. “Sympathy/New Dorp, New York”
3. “White Sky”
4. “Scenes From An Italian Restaurant”
5. “Walcott/Flower Moon (Saturday Night Version)”

LP2
1. “Bryn”
2. “Connect”
3. “Pravda”
4. “Diplomat’s Son”
5. “Mary Boone”
6. “Request Zone: Seinfeld Theme, Monster Mash Theme From New York, New York”
7. “Worship You/Ya Hey”

Weekend At The Garden is out now via Frog On The Bass Drum. Find more information here.

Megan Thee Stallion last released a new song, “Whenever” back in April, but it looks like she’s ready to restart the rollout for Act III. After informing her fans via Instagram the release date and title of her next single, “Lover Girl,” she gave them a sweet teaser of what they’ll be hearing on Friday (October 24).

In the teaser, Meg’s silhouette can be seen through frosted glass as she leans back toward the camera. This offers an unmistakable view of her most recognizable asset, as part of “Lover Girl” plays. It sounds like it’ll be a blend of ’90s R&B and New Orleans bounce, with a sample of Total’s 1996 hit “Kissin’ You” combined with a signature New Orleans scat from what sounds like Big Freedia.

The title also gives us all a hint about what’s been on Meg’s mind of late. After spending the last five years dealing with trauma and loss, she’s finally found something — or rather, someone — in the form of NBA shooting guard Klay Thompson. Her companionship already seems to have him back to championship form on the court, and it sounds like the relationship is adding new dimensions to Meg’s rap game, as well.

With that in mind, and a collaborator wishlist that includes Doechii and Ariana Grande, Meg’s next act seems like it’ll be worth the wait.

“Lover Girl” is out on Friday, 10/24.

After Uproxx’s own Elliott Wilson included Tennessee rapper Samara Cyn in his 20 Best Female Rappers Right Now list, Cyn drops off her latest single, “Vitamins N Minerals.” Coming four months after the release of her summer Crossroads EP, “Vitamins N Minerals” continues her stellar 2025 run of new music and career highs.

A display of Samara’s lyrical virtuoso, “Vitamins N Minerals” is produced by Ovrkast, with a menacing but laid-back beat and free-form lyrics delving into her well-earned self-confidence. “I been feeling tippy top, ever since the teeter tot / Play to earn the spot ain’t for the weak, nobody pity bops.”

Cyn’s braggadocio and skill at stringing complex, abstract rhymes together has earned her a flourishing groundswell of support among hip-hop fans, along with placement on XXL‘s 2025 Freshman list. She spent much of the early part of the year on tour with Smino, teaming up with him on the Denzel Washington-approved “Brand New Teeth.” More recently, she collaborated with a fellow viral fave, Armani White, on “Ghost,” just after making her late-night television debut on The Daily Show. With her performance at Tyler The Creator’s Camp Flog Gnaw coming up in November, and this weekend’s Digital Detox event in Los Angeles, she’s not only building up her careeer but also building up her community in preparation for the follow-up to her standout 2024 project, The Drive Home.

You can listen to Samara Cyn’s “Vitamins N Minerals” above.