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It's no secret that movies are kind of... well, dying, unless they're super-hero movies. And even some of those aren't doing so hot anymore, either.
Star Ryan Gosling recently got candid about just how bad it's getting, especially for the movie theaters we are no longer going to as much as we used to, especially since the pandemic.
Movie theater attendance still hasn't rebounded to its pre-2020 levels, and it's caused a full-on crisis in Hollywood.
But unlike most Hollywood luminaries, Gosling had a remarkably level-headed take on the matter that many are calling refreshing: Basically, that this is all mainly Hollywood's fault, not consumers'.
At an NYC screening of his new film Project Hail Mary, Gosling thanked the audience for seeing the film in a theater as it was intended, not on streaming.
But he was quick to add:
"I think obviously theaters need you, but it’s not your job to keep them open, it’s our job to make things that make it worth you coming out."
"So, that’s what we did with this film.”
Amen and amen. Many have spoken about the central problem in Hollywood today: Yes, market forces are making the business increasingly difficult, but the industry has responded by being almost entirely unwilling to make anything besides safe bets.
That means comic book movie after comic book movie after comic book movie, with the occasional innovative film that pushes the envelope.
But despite how often supposedly "niche" movies have huge box office—such as Black-themed films like Sinners and the films of Jordan Peele, for example—Hollywood seems reticent to move them beyond "niche" status.
As one person on Reddit responded to Gosling's comments:
"Yes to this—studios need to prioritize more thoughtful, well-made original films, rather than churning out reboots and sequels on sequels where the budget is used up on star power and CGI and the writing is dumbed-down so that the audience can be on their phones at the same time." --u/Youare10plybud
Hear hear—and that goes for TV, too, which suffers from the same problem.
Writers have repeatedly discussed how Netflix, for example, often requires scripts to be quite literally dumbed down for people who can't put their phones down for a 30-minute episode of television.
Yes, the market forces against the entertainment industry are real, but so is the simple fact that a movie ticket is now $20 in some places and most of what we get is the same old stuff, over and over and over again.
Hollywood seems intent on denying this reality exists, however. As another Redditor put it:
"I’ve seen so many people on film subs and in Hollywood acting like it’s our personal responsibility to keep theaters afloat and attack people personally who say they’d rather wait for streaming sometimes..."
"But we’re also not obligated to give our money to what’s often a lackluster experience for the sake of ‘keeping cinema alive’ or whatever." --u/SpiritualAd9102
So people found it refreshingly self-aware that an A-list Hollywood star like Gosling was willing to state the obvious.
So far, Project Hail Mary is a case in point: It exceeded box office expectations with a nearly $141 million opening weekend.
Seems like Gosling knows a thing or two about what he's talking about. Hopefully Hollywood listens.
Clothing brand XX-XY Athletics, who made transphobia their brand—literally—released a new ad on X featuring their poster girl, former collegiate swimmer Riley Gaines.
In the newest bid for attention for the clothing company, Gaines pulled tape off her mouth then claimed she was "silenced" by trans rights activists. She added that pro-trans university administrators also destroyed her dream of becoming a dentist.
She said:
"For daring to say that men and women are different, I’ve lost friends, of course, the media has been dishonest about me, I’ve been called every name in the book."
"My university told me I’d never get a job. No employer would ever hire me because they would look me up and see that I’m a transphobe."
Career or educational counseling that suggests not becoming the poster girl for bigotry might seem like sound advice to most people, but not to Gaines.
"They knew I wanted to go to dental school, and they said that I would never get into a dental school. No dental school would ever even look at my application if I spoke up about this."
You can see XX-XY Athletics' latest attempt to cash in on Gaines here:
But even on raging transphobe Elon Musk’s social media platform, people had no sympathy for Gaines.
Gaines has been singing this tune for four years now and even MAGA minions are bored with it.

It's unclear if Gaines ever tried to get into dental school.
The direction of her life changed after she learned that altering her initial response of fully supporting trans athletes, but being upset about a trophy, to a vehemently anti-trans stance was extremely profitable.
In the 2022 NCAA Women's Swimming Championships, Gaines tied with transgender woman Lia Thomas. As with most competitions, awards are made in advance for the top positions, but generally only one of each.
Since there was only one fifth place trophy, Thomas was handed that one and Gaines held the sixth place one for the official photos. Gaines later received her fifth place trophy in the mail.
It was that perceived slight—being the one who got her trophy via mail—that Gaines initially complained about. But conservative media was desperate to find any perceived harm caused by trans women in sports and coming up empty.
Probably because they aren't dominating like right-wing pundits continuously claim they would and there are so few of them. In December 2024, the NCAA reported fewer than 10 openly transgender student-athletes competing out of over 510,000 total participants, or less than 0.002%.
Trans athletic bans are another Republican solution searching for a problem. So conservative media latched onto Gaines.
Gaines told the Daily Wire:
"In the 200-yard NCAA women’s final I tied Thomas. Despite going the same time down to the hundredth of a second, the NCAA gave Thomas the trophy as they explained this was necessary for ‘photo purposes’ and told me I had to go home empty handed."
Gaines's original tale of woe was about a cisgender woman being mildly inconvenienced by a trans woman—who could have been any woman who tied Gaines for the same finishing position in the final race. One person would get the fifth place trophy, one would hold sixth and get theirs later in the mail.
If Gaines had gotten her trophy at the meet and Thomas was mailed hers, Riley Gaines the right-wing transphobic activist wouldn't exist. Maybe she'd be a dentist.
In her first Daily Wire interview in March of 2022, Gaines said:
"I am in full support of [Lia Thomas] and full support of her transition and her swimming career and everything like that, because there's no doubt that she works hard too, but she's just abiding by the rules that the NCAA put in place."
The rest of Gaines shtick didn't start until an appearance on the Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show where the host led the witness (Gaines) to the right words. After that point, Gaines began misgendering Thomas and referring to her as a "biological man" because it led to a more lucrative payoff.
Within months of her race against Thomas, Trump was summoning Gaines onstage at CPAC, saying:
"Where’s our beautiful, great swimmer?"
Soon Gaines would have a six-figure foundation bearing her name; a brand endorsement deal with XX-XY Athletics; a podcast; a byline on several books; deals to sell ivermectin, supplements, and financial services; and speaking tours commanding a reported $25,000 per appearance.
It's too bad trans people silenced her.
Alan Ritchson has a message for anyone calling him “too old” to play an Army Ranger: take it up with the Army. The War Machine actor pushed back on online criticism by pointing to a recent change in U.S. Army enlistment rules.
After trolls questioned his casting in the Netflix film, including his portrayal of a soldier in RASP (Ranger Assessment and Selection Program), Ritchson noted that the military recently raised its maximum enlistment age from 35 to 42, undercutting claims that he’s aged out of the role.
Wearing a black baseball cap and gold chain, Ritchson clapped back in the video:
"Well, guess what? The U.S. just raised the enlistment age to what? 42! Yeah, 'War Machine prophetic now!"
On March 20, the Army confirmed in a revised Army Regulation 601-210 that the maximum enlistment age will increase to 42, effective April 20. Previously, the cap was 35 for the Regular Army, Army National Guard, and Army Reserve. The minimum age remains 18, or 17 with parental permission.
The shift is aimed at attracting recruits in their late 30s and early 40s with prior technical or leadership experience—what the Army has described as an “older labor market.” It also marks the second time in 20 years the cap has been raised to 42, with the last instance occurring in 2006 during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
Ritchson didn’t stop at the policy update as written in his caption:
"What you have to complain about now!? Old people for the win!"
You can view the Instagram post here:
In War Machine, Ritchson stars alongside Dennis Quaid and Jai Courtney, but much of the conversation has unfolded off-screen. Early criticism centered on his casting has begun to lose traction as his response—and the policy behind it—circulates more widely.
You can view the action-packed trailer below:
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As of March 2026, War Machine, directed by Patrick Hughes, holds a 69% critics' score on Rotten Tomatoes, with audience ratings in the mid-to-low 70s. The response reflects a divided reception, as echoed across social media, with some viewers taking issue with the film’s tone while others have rallied behind Ritchson’s rebuttal.
You can view the reactions here:












Ritchson has also been in the news following footage published by TMZ that appears to show the actor in an altercation with a neighbor. The video shows Ritchson in a physical exchange with another man while two children sit nearby on motorbikes.
According to sources cited in the report, Ritchson did not initiate the confrontation and was allegedly pushed off his bike twice before the fight was recorded. The report also says the neighbor told police a struggle occurred, during which Ritchson allegedly struck him in the back of the head.
Ritchson is set to appear in the action thriller The Runner, Amazon’s untitled Navy SEAL project, and Motor City, continuing his run in action-heavy roles.
Women's health should be much more common knowledge than it is, but many subjects related to women—especially menstruation, pregnancy, and childbirth—are still considered pretty "taboo" subjects in public spaces, in shared educational spaces, and, of course, among men.
That's why there are so many men like TikToker @connortalkslol who only start finding out what menstruation really is and what the cycle entails when they go looking for the information themselves.
While having a conversation with his girlfriend, he realized how little information he actually knew about it, so he watched an entire video that offered a 3D rendering of what happens to a woman's body during the menstrual cycle, focusing on the five-day period itself, and his eyes were opened.
You can watch the video here:
@connortalkslol Kinda mind blown ngl #fypシ #relatable #viral #foryoupage
Some TikTokers were left skeptical, wondering how he was only reaching these conclusions now.







Seriously, did he think this was the woman's version of a "man cold" or something?





Others pointed out that there were far more symptoms than "just" cramps and bleeding.







Not to mention how young girls are when they first start menstruating.




Now that the TikToker was better informed, his fellow TikTokers encouraged him to share the knowledge.





Though his fellow TikTokers were skeptical at first about his newfound knowledge about the menstruation cycle, @connortalkslol did not stop his research with the 3D rendering.
Instead, he continued to research what he found in the comments section, including comparisons of period pain to heart attacks, period cramps being miniature versions of contractions that women experience in the weeks leading up to childbirth, "period poops," "period jellyfish," the dangers of endometriosis, and a woman's inability to take off time at work for menstruation purposes without being reprimanded.
One TikToker summed up all of Connor's research perfectly:

It seems like this is information that should already be well-known and widespread across the entire human population, but because of how health education is structured, young boys and girls are still often segregated into boy-only and girl-only groups to learn the information that pertains specifically to them, like menstruation for girls and young women.
Arguably, though, this is information that affects everyone. From understanding what their mothers, sisters, cousins, close friends, girlfriends, possibly wives, and of course, coworkers, are going through, it's just as important for men to receive this information as it is for women when they are young so they can better understand and empathize with the world around them.
It's easy for us to assume that when we rush one of our loved ones to the doctor's office or the emergency room, that we have done our part and the doctors will take it from there.
But Dr. Suneel Dhand, MD, argued in a multi-part series on X that a person's role in their loved one's healthcare has only just begun when they walk through the hospital's doors, making them one of their loved one's most vital advocates.
Dr. Dhand wrote on X:
"Never leave your loved one alone in the hospital. Every hour you are allowed to be there, if you are able to, I highly recommend being there."
"Be perfectly cordial with staff. But watch over everything like a hawk."
"Trust me on this."
He continued:
"It starts right from admission to hospital. Double/triple check the medications listed are correct, especially if the 'home medications' are being pulled from the computer."
"A lot of 'fake news' in electronic medical records."
"Then call the next day and speak with the nurse and make sure ALL home medications are listed correctly."
Dr. Dhand stated that this must continue throughout the stay.
"By hospital day two or three, ensure your loved one is getting up and moving if they are ready."
"Muscular deconditioning, especially over the age of 65, sets in EXTREMELY quickly, and can lead to complete loss of independence in a previously functional person. I have seen this happen many times, and it is terrible."
"Hospitals everywhere historically underinvest in mobility techs and physical therapists. Nurses sadly don’t have the time either."
"That’s why it is on you as a loved one, to make sure that your relative who is hospitalized is not becoming deconditioned and more weak. Movement is medicine!"
"Hopefully, you can walk them around the hospital floor multiple times during the day as they recover."
He urged everyone to stay on top of medications.
"Every single medication, pill or injection, that is administered in the hospital: If you are a good advocate for your loved one, I want you to politely and cordially ask the nurse:"
"1. What is it?"
"2. What is the dose?"
"3. What is it being given for?"
"I cannot overstate this enough. Be an excellent advocate and know what is going on. If something does not sound right to you, raise the alarm bells immediately and voice your concern."
"If everybody did this, it would catch many issues/mistakes and save a ton of problems."
"Do it, don’t be shy. Your loved one's health and well-being is simply too important."
Dr. Dhand also challenged everyone to advocate.
"All the way through any hospitalization of a loved one, the bottom line is: Be the BEST POSSIBLE ADVOCATE you can be."
"In my years as a hospital doctor, I can tell you that this is absolutely life-saving."
"Hospitals are busy places, and there are some terrific, hard-working professionals out there."
"Nevertheless, things fall through the cracks all the time, and many mistakes are made."
"Don’t let that be your loved one. Their health and well-being are too important. Be at the bedside as much as you can."
Most importantly, he cautioned people against what he calls the "Discharge Haze."
"Be very careful of what I call the 'Discharge Haze' when your loved one leaves the hospital, especially if they are older."
"Being discharged from the hospital, you would think that it is the best and safest time. However, it is actually one of the most dangerous statistically."
"This is because things can be very rushed. Busy hospitals are in a hurry to free up beds, and people often get pushed out before they or their families know what the follow-up plan is."
"Make no mistake, if a loved one is leaving the hospital, make sure that the discharge instructions are CRYSTAL CLEAR. No excuses whatsoever."
"1. What was wrong?"
"2. Who should we follow up with and when?"
"3. What lab tests and imaging results were abnormal, and need to be followed up?"
"4. Any recommended change to diet or lifestyle to aid recovery?"
"5. And this is the big one: What COULD go wrong over the next 72 hours, and whom should we call for help?"
"You must remember all of the above!
Dr. Dhand also detailed this in a TikTok video:
Fellow X users agreed with how important it was to be present and to advocate for their loved ones.
As alarming as all of this sounds, nurses and doctors are just as human as their patients are, and sometimes they will make mistakes. It's important for loved ones to stay vigilant, pay attention, and ask questions so that symptoms and circumstances do not slip through the cracks.