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Will Tom Holland, who we just saw struggling to live up to his father’s legacy in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, ever grow up? From his big break as one of the Billy Elliotts on the West End to the adorkable teenage web-slinger, Holland seems to have been coming-of-age for over a decade. In this latest instalment of what seems to be the only Marvel property with any real box office juice post Avengers: Endgame, four years whizz by in a montage, getting Peter Parker a smidge closer to Holland’s real life age of thirty. And while this is by far his most mature performance as the…

Bangor Indie Rockers Deliver a Sharp Anthem About Illusion and HeartbreakHailing from Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland, :Panic :Over are a fast-rising indie rock quartet made up of Reuben Curran, Charlie Gribbons, Dharesh McCarthy, and Ben Simms. Formed during 2020, the band have rapidly built a reputation for combining soaring indie-rock melodies with post-punk edge and emotionally charged songwriting. Their momentum has earned them support from BBC Introducing, recognition from the BPI Music Export Growth Scheme, and a signing to Warner Music Group, positioning them among Northern Ireland’s most exciting emerging guitar bands.Actor: A Cinematic Indie Rock Song About Love, Performance,…

The Jumanji: Open World trailer is here, and this time, the game is coming to us.The wild and untamed world of the Jumanji video game begins to bleed into the real world in the sequel to 2019’s Jumanji: The Next Level.The trailer shows the teenage protagonists, in their real bodies, meeting their video game counterparts — played by Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan, and Jack Black — who have somehow slipped into reality but are stuck in “demo mode.”But it seems that luckily, video game rules still apply for the avatars. At one point, Dr. Bravestone (Black) gets violently…

We aren’t getting enough original sci-fi blockbusters these days, as they’ve become something of an endangered species. So, when one comes along, we sit up and notice. After all, an original story is always going to have more mystery and intrigue than a superhero sequel, and that made this film feel like such a rare swing when it arrived in 2023. Three years later, Gareth Edwards’ The Creator — the $104 million sci-fi epic — is finally finding the audience it deserves on Netflix, and its streaming resurgence gives viewers another opportunity to discover one of the most visually impressive…

Ever since Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales sailed into theaters back in 2017, fans have been left wondering when Disney will finally bring the beloved swashbuckling franchise back to the big screen. While the long-awaited sixth installment remains in development, one of the biggest unanswered questions has nothing to do with Captain Jack Sparrow or the future of the Black Pearl, but instead with the fate of Davy Jones. Widely regarded as one of Disney’s greatest villains, the cursed captain of the Flying Dutchman appeared to meet his end in At World’s End, only for the…

In the first episode, Fleabag-as-narrator initially presents as a woman in control of her own story, the type of cosmopolitan best friend you might grab a raucous, profanity-laden brunch with, then go home and secretly worry about. Sure, she goofs up: she beds some subpar candidates thanks to a voracious sexual appetite, gets into passive-aggressive cold wars with her godmother (Colman), and consistently vexes her control-freak sister Claire (Sian Clifford), even smacking her in the face when confusing her attempt of a hug for an attack. But with her curlicued bob and knowing smirk, she flicks her eyes toward the camera to confide in…

A Multilingual Summer Romance About Love, Longing, and the People We Meet Between GoodbyesKiss and Be Friends is a contemporary romantic drama that explores the fleeting nature of summer relationships and the emotional uncertainty that exists between attraction and commitment. Set against the vibrant backdrop of Lisbon, the film follows a group of interconnected characters whose lives cross during one transformative summer. At its heart is a story about people searching for connection while navigating the excitement, confusion, and vulnerability that accompany falling in love far from certainty.Directed by Ana Baldini and Roly Witherow, who also wrote the screenplay, the film embraces…

For some, it seems, a journey to their local movie theater is simply too far a quest to undertake. Case in point: Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey recently leaked on social media in full, where it was viewed nearly 50,000 times in the span of less than two hours before the studio got it taken down.Nolan’s film was released only a little over a week ago on July 17, but since then pirated clips and full recordings of the epic movie have been making the rounds on social media, popping up online like a game of Whack-a-Mole. On TikTok, some viewers…

Romance is one of the oldest forms of storytelling, and for good reason. Something is just so fascinating about witnessing two strangers slowly become the most important people in each other’s lives. Movies can obviously tell great love stories, but books have always been the genre’s natural home. They allow readers to experience every little moment that leads up to the central characters’ happily ever after. Not every romance book gets it right, though, because many of them mistake grand gestures for chemistry or rely on familiar tropes without giving readers a reason to care. Not the ones on this…

Streaming anime has never been easier, but finding older or long-forgotten series legally is still a challenge. While services like Crunchyroll, Netflix, and HIDIVE continue to compete over the newest seasonal hits, many classic films and OVAs have quietly disappeared from digital storefronts altogether. Unless fans are willing to hunt down expensive out-of-print Blu-rays or DVDs, a surprising amount of anime history remains inaccessible. A new streaming service is hoping to change that. Darkroom, a platform best known for independent and cult cinema, recently announced an expansion into anime with a growing collection of difficult-to-find titles that have rarely been…