-
America’s newest super weapon sparks wild accusations the government has lied about UFOs
Lockheed Martin has unveiled Vectis, a new unmanned combat drone developed by its secretive Skunk Works division, after a cryptic teaser posted online triggered speculation that the aircraft used reverse-engineered UFO technology. The stealth drone, designed to fly alongside crewed fighter jets, marks a significant addition to US military aviation, though the conspiracy theories surrounding…
-
Mystery deepens as ex-boyfriend of DC woman is detained days after she vanished from home without a trace
The ex-boyfriend of a Washington DC woman who vanished without a trace has been detained in Pennsylvania, though police say he is not currently a suspect in her disappearance. Antoinette Forbes, 53, a public relations executive, has been missing since 4 September after disappearing from her home near American University, leaving behind her phone, wallet,…
-
HBO’s ‘Lanterns’ Officially Drops the Ball With Season 1’s Major Alien Villain Reveal
HBO’s *Lanterns* has drawn criticism for how it handled the reveal of alien villain Antaan (Paul Ben-Victor) in Episode 5, “Lights Out.” The character shares almost identical origins with Atrocitus, a well-known Green Lantern comics villain, leading many fans to speculate he might actually be that character in disguise. Instead, the show killed Antaan off…
-
Zellner brothers premiere gonzo alien-invasion film at Toronto film festival
The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) 2026 is showcasing a wide range of new features, including a gonzo alien-invasion film from the Zellner brothers, as part of its annual programme highlighting films that often go on to become award contenders or major hits. The festival’s scale makes comprehensive coverage difficult, so reviews are being published…
-
‘Alpha Gang’ Review: The Zellner Brothers’ Gleefully Gonzo All-Star Sci-Fi Comedy Is A Big Blast Of All Kinds Of Crazy – Toronto Film Festival
The Zellner brothers, David and Nathan, follow up their acclaimed Sasquatch Sunset with Alpha Gang, an outlandish sci-fi comedy premiering at the Toronto Film Festival. The film assembles a starry international cast for a deliberately absurd tale of alien invaders posing as humans, and its willingness to commit fully to the bizarre premise makes it…
-
UAE billionaire who built Gleneagles ‘ghost’ golf course puts 639-acre site up for sale
UAE billionaire Mahdi Al-Tajir has put his 639-acre Gleneagles-rivalling golf resort in Perthshire up for sale, nearly two decades after building it as what was intended to be one of Europe’s largest leisure complexes. Known as gWest, the Blackford estate has been dubbed a “ghost” resort because it has been used almost exclusively by Al-Tajir,…
-
Outrage as NHS Trust bans the word ‘normal’ and forces staff to swap ‘discharge’ for ‘warm handover’ in aid of ‘anxious patients’
Sussex Health and Care NHS trust has issued a 26-page language guide instructing staff to drop widely used medical terms in favour of alternatives deemed less likely to cause offence or anxiety. The word “patients” is to be replaced with “experts by experience”, “customers” or “consumers”, while “normal” should give way to “non-disabled person”, and…
-
Ancestors review – messy but moving ghostly drama about the Aids crisis
David Turpin’s debut feature Ancestors is a dreamy, ghost-inflected drama set in 1988 London that explores the devastating toll of the Aids crisis on gay men, reviewed here at the Toronto film festival. The film centres on Beau, a café worker played by Irish actor Éanna Hardwicke, who takes a homeless young man named Tiny…
-
Goody Goody review – intriguing natural childbirth horror lurches into demonic occult blowout
This film review assesses Goody Goody, the debut horror feature from director Raymond Creamer, which follows Goody (Samantha Robinson), a headstrong mother-to-be who insists on giving birth at an isolated forest cabin in winter against the advice of her midwife, Sarah (Colleen Foy). The reviewer notes that the film starts strongly, exploring family tension and…
-
Lanterns uncovers Zoe Macon as the Manhunter secretly ruling Rushville
Episode five of HBO Max’s “Lanterns”, titled “Lights Out”, confirmed that the Manhunter secretly controlling the town of Rushville is Zoe Macon, played by Poorna Jagannathan, resolving the mystery that had run through the season. In an interview with Variety, Jagannathan revealed she was not told she was playing the Manhunter until she received the…