By Paul Salfen, Christine Thompson for AMFM Magazine December 19, 2025 In a year where anime has firmly cemented its place in global pop culture, few voices resonate as powerfully as Zach Aguilar's. As the English dub voice of Tanjiro Kamado in the blockbuster Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba franchise, Aguilar has become synonymous with
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By Paul Salfen, Christine Thompson for AMFM Magazine In a world unraveling at the seams, one man's dramatic arrival via helicopter signals the start of something explosive. That's the thrilling entrance Charles "Chip" Esten makes as Cain Ross in Homestead: The Series, the gripping continuation of Angel Studios' post-apocalyptic saga that began with the 2024
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By Paul Salfen, Christine Thompson AMFM Magazine December 17, 2025 In the clout-chasing whirlwind of Los Angeles, where work-life balance often feels like a punchline, Serious People arrives as a razor-sharp, genre-bending comedy that hits uncomfortably close to home. Co-directors Pasqual Gutierrez and Ben Mullinkosson—longtime friends and collaborators—turned a literal nightmare into one of the
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By Paul Salfen, Christine Thompson for AMFM Magazine Berlin-based electronic musician Kangding Ray (David Letellier) has built a singular career bridging experimental sounds and club-driven techno. From his early releases on the legendary German imprint Raster-Noton to his more recent dancefloor-oriented output, Kangding Ray has navigated the unexplored territories between experimental music and dance music.
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By Paul Salfen, Christine Thompson | AMFM Magazine | December 2025 In a franchise-defining twist, Predator: Badlands flips the script: for the first time, a Yautja—here, a young outcast named Dek—is the hero we root for. Directed by Dan Trachtenberg (Prey), the film plunges viewers into a hostile alien world filled with deadly flora, savage
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By Paul Salfen, Christine Thompson, AMFM Magazine Dallas has just become the ultimate playground for Netflix fans. On December 11, 2025, Netflix House officially opened its doors at Galleria Dallas, marking the second permanent location of this groundbreaking entertainment venue after the debut in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, last month. Spanning over 100,000 square feet,
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By Paul Salfen AMFM Magazine – Holiday Issue 2025 In a season that begs for stories of light breaking through darkness, one animated film is stepping forward with the kind of bold, soul-stirring ambition we haven’t seen since The Prince of Egypt swept into theaters more than 25 years ago. DAVID, the new feature-length musical
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By Paul Salfen There’s a moment in every great interview when the jet-lag fades and the real conversation begins. For director Dylan Southern, that moment arrived somewhere between mentioning his overnight flight and the fact that he was about to board another plane to São Paulo to film Oasis’s final reunion show. In other words:
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By Paul Salfen In a refreshing break from the usual awards-season intensity, the new indie comedy Lost and Found in Cleveland is exactly the kind of warm, laugh-out-loud film we need right now. Directed by Marisa and Keith Cooper, this modern riff on The Wizard of Oz follows five strangers whose lives hilariously collide over
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By Paul Salfen AMFM Magazine There’s something undeniably electric about sitting down with Kerry Washington, Mila Kunis, and Cailee Spaeny just hours before the world premiere of Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery. The third and darkest chapter in Rian Johnson’s billion-dollar whodunit franchise reunites Daniel Craig’s inimitable Benoit Blanc with another murder
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