Golden Globe winner Awkwafina nabs the lead role in a film inspired by the real story of the most successful female gambler in modern history.

The Farewell may have been snubbed by the Academy this year, but Awkwafina delivered a deeply felt dramatic performance, proving she's much more than the comic relief in movies like Crazy Rich Asians and Jumanji: The Next Level. Her versatility reminds me of Melissa McCarthy, and not only do I firmly believe that an Oscar nomination is in her future, but she just signed on to a new movie that could very well prove to be her Can You Ever Forgive Me? when you think about it. The working title is The Baccarat Machine, and it's based on …

I like gambling. I also like movies. Unfortunately, the world does not let these things overlap nearly enough. If you’re into betting on sports, cards or playing the ponies, the options are almost limitless.

Over the last five seasons of its run on Syfy, The Magicians has had a number of standout episodes. They were either musical in nature, or had some crazy bottle-episode premise, or involved a major character’s death. But the third episode of Season 5 is special for a very different reason, and I wanted to speak with the co-showrunner and the episode’s writer, Sera Gamble, about how it all came together. Over these first few episodes of Season 5, the Magicians characters have been dealing with the fallout of Quentin’s (Jason Ralph) death at the …

Video game loot boxes are a very controversial issue, and the U.K.'s NHS says that they can cause harm and lead to youth gambling addiction.

Spoilers ahead on the final scenes of You Season 2. Have you already mainlined Netflix series You Season 2? Are you absolutely dying, yearning, and/or burning to know what is going to happen after the wild cliffhanger which left Joe (Penn Badgley) and Love (Victoria Pedretti) in a very interesting place? Well, series showrunner and co-creator Sera Gamble is here to tease some possible directions for the plot of You Season 3 and the vision is very tantalizing. [caption id="attachment_862834" align="alignright" width="360"] Image via Beth Dubber/Netflix[/caption] The breakout hit Netflix series has been …

On KUWTK, a family dinner turns bad after Kris Jenner's boyfriend gives Scott Disick unwanted disciplining advice for 7-year-old Penelope.

On KUWTK, a family dinner turns bad after Kris Jenner's boyfriend gives Scott Disick unwanted disciplining advice for 4-year-old Penelope.

NBA 2K20 releases the most egregiously crafted trailer for microtransactions yet, with some scenes featuring a slot machine or a wheel game.

GTA Online's Diamond Casino update is out, but not all players can participate in it.

The United Kingdom's Gambling Commission has determined that loot boxes in FIFA and other games do not count as gambling, at least under current law.

Spider-Man's secret identity has always been a core part of his character - but Spider-Man: Far From Home takes a major gamble with it.

Marvel Studios began its life rolling the dice. Iron Man was the first self-produced feature film Marvel Comics adaptation for Marvel Studios, and it wasn’t like Iron Man was some incredibly famous superhero character or wildly popular toy at the time. Most general audiences were unfamiliar with Iron Man and wary of the film—we’d been through a lot of bad superhero movies at that point. But Marvel’s gamble paid off, and then they rolled the dice again with Marvel’s The Avengers, betting that audiences would turn up to a crossover movie starring characters from …

We probably should have seen this coming.

Here's the road Iron Man traveled before the movie we all know and love hit the big screen.

Gambling, while it is an easy way to lose money, can be an exhilarating experience. Great minds do battle for high stakes; planning cheats, bluffs, and tricks to win big at the table. While in the West it's poker that rules, on-screen gambling in Japan Mahjong is the number one gambling TV star.

Denis Villeneuve's Dune is one of the most exciting films on the calendar. It could also be one of the riskiest.