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‘Alpha Gang’ Review: Cate Blanchett, Léa Seydoux and Dave Bautista Get Stranded in a Sci-Fi Comedy That’s All Flash and Zero Substance
The Hollywood Reporter’s review of “Alpha Gang” delivers a scathing verdict on the sci-fi comedy from David and Nathan Zellner, the filmmakers behind “Sasquatch Sunset,” arguing that its striking visual style masks a threadbare, incoherent story. The critic contends the film raises intriguing questions about its alien characters and their world but never bothers to…
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Marco Rubio’s mystery wordsmith unmasked: Aide axed over Nazi symbol video now pens US foreign policy
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has appointed Nate Hochman, a former Ron DeSantis speechwriter, to a senior State Department role, despite Hochman having been sacked from the DeSantis 2024 presidential campaign in 2023 over a video controversy linked to white supremacist imagery. Hochman now serves as deputy director of the department’s policy planning office…
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Studio TF1 Smashes Doc Records With ‘Leon Marchand: Beyond Gold,’ Rolls Out ‘Surface’
Studio TF1 has reported strong results at home and abroad for two recent titles: the documentary series “Leon Marchand: Beyond Gold” and the mystery drama “Surface”. The three-part documentary, which follows French Olympic swimming champion Leon Marchand in the year after his four gold medals at the Paris Olympics, has set an all-time viewing record…
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Unidentified Murder review – playful sendup of alien abduction and true crime influencers in Hong Kong
This Guardian review covers Unidentified Murder, a low-budget Hong Kong comedy from directors Kwok Ka-Hei and Jack Lee Chun-Kit that satirises true crime enthusiasts and social media influencers. The plot centres on childhood friends Mark and Kit, who at age seven claimed to have witnessed a classmate’s alien abduction, and who go viral 25 years…
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‘Hereditary’ Meets ‘Parasite’ in This Unforgettable Mystery Thriller That’s Free on Streaming
This piece revisits The Wailing, the 2016 South Korean supernatural mystery from director Na Hong-jin, arguing it remains his finest work and recommending it now that his long-awaited follow-up, Hope, has arrived. The article frames the film as a companion piece to Hope, noting how both share Na’s fascination with ordinary, ill-equipped people confronting forces…
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Fans Suspect DC’s Official Wonder Woman Replacement Has Been Revealed
Rumours are swirling among DC fans that actor Adria Arjona has secretly been cast as Wonder Woman in James Gunn’s upcoming Superman sequel, Man of Tomorrow, rather than the relatively obscure character Maxima as originally reported. Speculation intensified after a Women’s Health video showed Arjona describing an intense boxing and weightlifting regimen for the role…
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Netflix Is Turning One of the Decade’s Biggest Murder Mystery Books Into a New Crime Series
Netflix is developing a television series based on Richard Osman’s crime novel “We Solve Murders”, marking his second collaboration with the streamer after last year’s film adaptation of “The Thursday Murder Club”. Unlike that earlier project, this one is planned as an ongoing series rather than a single film, giving the story room for a…
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Melbourne tradie shot dead in mystery attack as gunman remains on the run
A 22-year-old plumber, Daniel Hussein, was shot dead at a sporting oval in Melbourne’s northern suburb of Thomastown, with police still hunting the gunman as of Monday. Mr Hussein had reportedly messaged one of his brothers shortly before the attack to say he was being followed by a black vehicle with no number plates, and…
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Kid Cudi Responds to Criticism of Ye Support After Chicago Stage Reunion
Kid Cudi has defended his decision to join Kanye West on stage during West’s Chicago homecoming concert, after facing criticism from fans and radio personality Peter Rosenberg over his continued support for the controversial rapper. The reunion at Soldier Field marked the pair’s first live performance together in years, following a well-documented falling-out over West’s…
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The “impossible” criticism that’s haunted Ron Howard for decades: “That doesn’t make me feel happy”
Ron Howard has revealed that a decades-old piece of criticism, calling his films “mild entertainments” lacking artistic depth, has stuck with him despite his hugely successful career. The remark, made by critic David Thomson in his Biographical Dictionary of Film, struck a nerve because Howard has long strived to please audiences, yet acknowledges that pleasing…