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Eli Roth Admits ‘Ice Cream Man’ Features Generative AI After He “Mispoke” About Using The Technology
Director Eli Roth has admitted that generative AI was used in his new slasher film “Ice Cream Man”, after initially telling an interviewer that its animated sequences were created traditionally. The clarification followed scrutiny of the film’s credits, which list Dark Half, an AI visual effects company, prompting Roth to walk back his earlier account.…
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Ice Cream Man review – Eli Roth’s junky slasher is one of year’s worst horrors
Eli Roth’s new horror film Ice Cream Man marks a significant step down from his previous effort, Thanksgiving, according to a Guardian review. It is the first release directed by Roth for his newly founded studio, the Horror Section, which aims to produce retro-styled genre content, but the film is criticised as a cheap, poorly…
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It May Be 18 Months Old, But Monster Hunter Wilds Just Got a Free Playable Demo on PS5
Capcom has released a free “Prologue Demo” of Monster Hunter Wilds on PS5, roughly 18 months after the game’s original launch. The demo covers the opening campaign missions, giving newcomers a taste of the action RPG, and appears aimed at encouraging fresh purchases after the title’s early reception was dented by criticism of poor optimisation,…
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2024’s Most Chilling Horror Masterpiece Is Surging Up Netflix’s Charts
A Quiet Place: Day One, the 2024 prequel to John Krasinski’s alien-invasion horror franchise, has climbed Netflix’s viewing charts two years after its cinema release. Directed and written by Michael Sarnoski rather than Krasinski, who stepped back after helming the first two films, the movie took a risk by dropping most of the returning cast,…
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Analogue evil: why today’s horror film-makers are obsessed with obsolete tech
A new wave of horror films, including the recent hits Obsession and Backrooms alongside Jane Schoenbrun’s Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, are embracing analogue props and retro settings rather than sleek modern design. The trend reflects a belief among film-makers that today’s minimalist, tech-driven aesthetics lack the texture and menace horror needs, since…
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Resident Evil Veronica remake already proving popular for Capcom, as wishlists reach an impressive milestone
Capcom has revealed that Resident Evil Veronica, its remake of the divisive Code: Veronica, has surpassed 2 million wishlists across PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox and Switch 2 ahead of its release. The milestone was shared in a post on X thanking fans, and while wishlists don’t translate directly into sales, they are an increasingly valuable…
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Ted Lasso’s fourth season splits critics with soft reboot approach
Ted Lasso’s fourth season landed on Apple TV+ after a three-year gap, adopting a soft-reboot approach that opens with Ted working a modest grocery store job in Kansas City before circumstances draw him back to football and London. New showrunner Jack Burditt sought to tighten the show’s pacing and trim its previous excesses, but critical…
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Héctor Bellerín: ‘When you leave a club like Arsenal, it’s scary. It hurts’
Héctor Bellerín, now 31 and playing for Real Betis, has spoken warmly about his decade at Arsenal ahead of facing his former club for the first time, in a pre-season friendly at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium. The Spanish full-back described leaving the club as painful but said his affection for Arsenal remains undimmed, crediting manager Mikel…
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Ted Lasso returns at an important time for Apple TV
Ted Lasso has returned for a fourth season on Apple TV, arriving after what had seemed a definitive series finale in 2023, at a pivotal moment for the streaming service as it competes for market share against larger rivals like Netflix and Disney. The season functions as a soft reboot, keeping much of the beloved…
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Pesticide warning as study finds link to terrifying motor neurone disease – exposure could raise risk by up to 70%
A new study has linked exposure to certain pesticides to a significantly increased risk of developing motor neurone disease (MND), a devastating and incurable condition that progressively destroys nerve cells controlling movement. The findings add to growing concern about environmental and occupational risk factors for the disease, which affects around 5,000 people in the UK…