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1 week ago | 
cosmopolitan.com | Leah Thomas
We Were Liars, the new Prime Video series from showrunners Julie Plec and Carina Adly Mackenzie that's a juicy mishmash of YA romance, vacation mystery, and Succession-y family drama, also happens to be based on the very popular novel by E. Lockhart. If you're too curious about what was different in the book or how the show handled *that* ending, here's the 411 on the adaptation. The basic story, characters, and relationships are the same. There will be spoilers ahead, uh, obviously.
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1 week ago | 
cosmopolitan.com | Leah Thomas
Those who read E. Lockhart's sensational novel We Were Liars before it was adapted by Julie Plec for Prime Video are probably feeling pretty smug right now. The show, just like its source material, is keeping a major secret that isn't revealed until mid-way through the final episode. If you haven't read the book and are feeling majorly WTF, or want to skip to the proverbial last page and get spoiled, here's what you need to know about the ending of We Were Liars.
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1 week ago | 
cosmopolitan.com | Leah Thomas
Skip to ContentWe earn a commission for products purchased through some links in this article. Get to know the extended Sinclair family before it all goes downBy Leah Marilla ThomasPublished: 19 June 2025Emily Alyn Lind plays Cadence Sinclair EastmanCadence is the protagonist of the series. One summer, Summer 16 to be precise, she's dealing with burgeoning feelings for a childhood friend and the next she's recovering from an injury, pill addiction, and post-traumatic amnesia.
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1 week ago | 
cosmopolitan.com | Leah Thomas
We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we love. Promise. In the mood for a summer mystery? We Were Liars, the new Prime Video series based on the novel by E. Lockhart, takes us to Beachwood–the private island owned by the Sinclair family–and the mystery of what happened at the end of Summer 16.
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2 weeks ago | 
cosmopolitan.com | Leah Thomas
Mike Flanagan's new film The Life of Chuck is a metaphor. It's a fairy tale, adapted from a short story by Stephen King, told backwards. Explaining the ending means explaining the beginning. If you're confused about what happened in The Life of Chuck, or would just like someone to confirm a suspicion, you've come to the right place.
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1 month ago | 
cosmopolitan.com | Leah Thomas
If you came to Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning to have a nice time and watch Tom Cruise jump on and off of things, and honestly feel so attacked by concepts like "the podkova" and a "decompression chamber" and "the Entity," we got you covered. Here's your guide to the explosive devices, time crunches, and daring escapes that make up The Final Reckoning's ending. The stakes are catastrophically high in this movie.
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1 month ago | 
cosmopolitan.com | Leah Thomas
If you thought movies based on books that change things made people upset, wait until you see what happens when a beloved animated movie gets the live-action adaptation treatment. Older movies can sometimes get away with making big swings, but not millennial classics, apparently! Here's what you need to know about how Disney changed Lilo & Stitch in the 2025 live-action film compared to the 2002 animated original. The broad strokes are the same.
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1 month ago | 
cosmopolitan.com | Leah Thomas
After four intense weeks, the series finale of Andor, which as promised leads right into the events of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, is upon us. In the final three episodes, we learned more about Luther’s relationship with his assistant Kleya after they learned what the Empire has really been up to and she fled to a safe house to pass on the message. It’s all been leading to this, truly. Here's everything you need to know about the season 2 finale of Andor.
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1 month ago | 
yahoo.com | Leah Thomas
"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links."After four intense weeks, the series finale of Andor, which as promised leads right into the events of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, is upon us. In the final three episodes, we learned more about Luther’s relationship with his assistant Kleya after they learned what the Empire has really been up to and she fled to a safe house to pass on the message. It’s all been leading to this, truly.
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1 month ago | 
cosmopolitan.com | Leah Thomas
This season of Andor on Disney+ has been so intense, showing us the most brutal acts of the fascist, evil Star Wars Empire without a single lightsaber battle or the sound of any shaky, rattling Darth Vader breaths. It's like a history lesson filled, alternatively, with hope and tragedy. It's also, thanks to an overwhelming three-episodes-a-week release schedule, almost over. Here's what we know about Andor Season 3. Spoiler alert: the Force is not with this one...
