How Netflix nabbed ‘Sesame Street,’ why ‘Mission’ movies matter, the ‘Always Sunny’ power couple, and what to read this weekend: May 23, 2025

Every Friday, Gold Derby rounds up some of the best stories of the week from our friends across the web. Maybe you missed these, maybe you were too busy to read them at the time, maybe you bookmarked them and forgot, but hopefully you'll have some over the weekend to check them out. Happy reading!

Why Netflix makes perfect sense as a home for 'Sesame Street' — and Max did not
Netflix is now the way to get to Sesame Street, but maybe it should've been that way all along (or since the start of the streaming wars). Caroline Framke explains in the Boston Globe why the streaming giant and not Max, which did not renew its contract with the show, is the ideal home for Big Bird & Co.

The 'Final' 'Mission: Impossible' Movie May Mark the End of More Than Just the Franchise
Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning may not be the best installment in the nearly 30-year-old, eight-pic franchise, but Slate's Dana Stevens says the film is a "noble exemplar of a dying breed" of film.

Timothée Chalamet's Enthusiasm for the Knicks Is Contagious
Some companion reading as you watch the Knicks try to recover from their spectacular collapse against the Pacers in Game 1. Chalamet has always known ball and is hardly the first celebrity sports fan (or Knicks fan for that matter), but the actor's fervent support of the Knicks has provided a "much-needed spark of joy to this year’s NBA playoffs," Vulture's Fran Hoepfner writes.

At Cannes, Can You Trust the Length of a Standing Ovation?
The New York Times' Kyle Buchanan investigates the highly comical and inaccurate art of timing the applause-o-meter at film festivals and why there are always contradictory lengths.

Why 'It's Always Sunny' for Rob McEhlhenney and Kaitlin Olson: A Power Couple Who Juggle Four Hit TV Shows, a Winning Soccer Team and Ryan Reynolds
Variety's latest cover stars are It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia's Rob McEhlhenney and Kaitlin Olson, who've been married for nearly 17 years after meeting on the FX comedy and might be the most low-key power couple in Hollywood.