Category : Hollywood & Entertainment

This week is a particularly quiet one on the World Albums chart, as no new titles debut on the 15-spot tally...but that just means there’s less competition and that older, beloved projects can return to add to their already-impressive runs. Here are three titles to pay attention to on this week’s World Albums chart. No. 1 - BTS - Map of the Soul: 7 Following a relatively small (but apparently large enough) sales bump, BTS’s Map of the Soul: 7 returns to the No. 1 spot on the World Albums chart this week. The set steps up one space, as readmore

The critically acclaimed The Mole Agent (El Agente Topo), from Chilean director Maite Alberdi is among those nominated for an Oscar in this year's best documentary category. The film set out to uncover abuses in an assisted living facility, but in the end it exposed fears, desperation, loneliness and abandonment issues of the elderly, forgotten by their own families.  I spoke with Alberti, thrilled her film was nominated, about her journey in making the film. How did you react when you heard your film got a nomination? I could not believe it. El Agente Topo is a good, Chilean readmore

Back on March 8, 2021, Bridgerton saw its final appearance on the Top 10 list. In total, that amounted to 64 showings on Netflix’s NFLX daily popularity charts, which resulted in 438 total points for the year (read more about the Netflix points system here). At the time Bridgerton exited the Top 10 charts, it didn’t seem like any other scripted program would be able to catch up in 2021. And that has largely remained true—up until this past week, that is. Because while a viral children’s program like CoComelon was able to officially capture the #1 position on Netflix’s popularity charts for 2021, readmore

This past week, we saw some surprising candidates jump up Netflix’s popularity charts for 2021. Synchronic had a six-day streak atop the Top 10 charts; Why Did You Kill Me? has remained viral since its premiere; and the star-packed Stowaway has predictably spent its first few days dominating Netflix. But have any of these movies made their way into the Top 25 for 2021? I compile the Top 25 by using a simple formula. Each day, I track where a movie ranks on Netflix’s Top 10 list. And based on that ranking, a movie receives a set number of points. Over the course of 2021, readmore

For the past couple of months, two shows have dominated Netflix’s Top 10 charts: Ginny & Georgia and Who Killed Sara? Each of those programs’ first-place reigns allowed them to skyrocket up Netflix’s popularity charts for 2021—while just about every other show playing catch up. But this past week was a different story, as three new shows have entered the Top 25 thanks to their impressive runs. How are these yearly popularity charts determined? Each day, I track where each show ranks on the Top 10 list. I then assign points accordingly and keep track of each show’s score over readmore

K-pop exploded onto the global stage about a decade ago, and since then, two consumption formats have helped keep the phenomenon growing everywhere: actual sales and YouTube. The latter platform is where countless millions of fans of the biggest names in the South Korean music industry go to watch (and rewatch and rewatch) the latest and best from their favorite singers and bands...and clearly they love what they’re seeing. A quick look at any recent list of the most-liked music videos on YouTube shows that people all around the world have diverse tastes in music...but that K-pop readmore