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24 Years Later, Karl Urban’s Chilling Thriller Has Aged Like Fine
Collider revisits the 2002 supernatural thriller Ghost Ship, arguing that its campy tone, gore and early-2000s effects have retained their appeal. The article also highlights the film as Karl Urban’s Hollywood feature debut, before his later roles in Dredd, The Boys and other franchises. The film follows a ship-salvage crew led by characters played by…
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’70s Movie Masterpieces That Get Better With Every Single Rewatch
Collider highlights 1970s films it argues improve with repeat viewings, citing their lasting tension, craftsmanship and universal themes. The article presents the decade as a period of creative risk-taking that produced influential films still compelling for modern audiences. – Jaws (1975): Spielberg’s shark thriller is praised for its delayed reveal, John Williams score and enduring…
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Secondhand booksellers in UK and Ireland suspect AI firms behind ‘strange’ bulk orders
Secondhand booksellers across the UK and Ireland report receiving unusually large, varied orders from obscure buyers, prompting speculation that artificial intelligence companies may be buying books to scan and use as training data. The activity matters because it is disrupting normal secondhand-book trade patterns and may reflect a growing demand for material not readily available…
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‘I Live in V.I.,’ a Social Class Satire From Nigeria, Will Dive Into Urban Alienation and Gentrification
Nigerian director Ugochukwu Azuya is developing I Live in V.I., a surreal social-class satire about a young woman’s struggle to survive in Lagos after moving there for work. The project was presented at Locarno Film Festival’s Open Doors programme and won the Tabakalera–San Sebastián Film Festival Residency Award, potentially helping it progress towards production. The…
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‘Dead Souls’ Review: Alex Cox Betrays His Talent — Again — in His Latest Arid Didactic Western Doodle
Variety’s critic finds “Dead Souls”, Alex Cox’s new crowdfunded Western, a disappointing and overly didactic film. Cox plays a mysterious elderly man who arrives in an 1890 Arizona border town to collect the names of dead Mexican labourers; the review argues that the premise becomes an arid political lesson rather than compelling drama. The critic…
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‘Lilo & Stitch 2’ Drops First Look of Pink Alien Angel in Live-Action Sequel
Disney has unveiled the first image of Angel, Stitch’s pink alien love interest, in its live-action “Lilo & Stitch” sequel at D23 in Anaheim. The reveal confirms the sequel will introduce another established character from the franchise after the first live-action remake earned more than $1 billion worldwide. Angel, also called Experiment 624, is known…
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Pixar Sets Original Film ‘Ghost Market’ for Spring 2028
Pixar has announced “Ghost Market”, an original supernatural animated film scheduled for release in spring 2028. Revealed by chief content officer Pete Docter at Disney’s D23 convention, it follows Kyle, a teenage Chicago content creator who discovers a hidden Hawaiian market linking the living and the dead during a family holiday. The film is inspired…
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Courtney Love Reveals She ‘Almost Died’ in 2019 Amid Mystery Illness
Courtney Love has said she “almost died” during an unspecified illness after moving from Los Angeles to London in 2019, but has since recovered and is now healthy. She shared the account while updating fans on a completed new album, signalling a return to music despite ruling out a Hole reunion. Love said the illness…
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Netflix’s Near-Perfect 8-Part Horror Thriller Is a Nightmare You’ll Binge in One Weekend
Netflix’s eight-part horror thriller Archive 81 is being highlighted as a distinctive, binge-worthy series despite its cancellation after one season. The article argues that its mix of analogue horror, cosmic dread and mystery has aged well, particularly as Netflix’s earlier emphasis on ambitious horror projects has diminished. Created by Rebecca Sonnenshine and released in 2022,…
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Trump’s fight over rarely used 18th-century deportation law lives on in latest court clash
The Fifth US Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed as moot a legal challenge to President Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua. The ruling ends that particular case without deciding whether the administration’s use of the 1798 law was lawful, leaving the broader dispute…