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As part of the D23 Expo 2022 presentation for Marvel, fans got a glimpse into the upcoming slate for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, as Marvel Studios PresidentKevin Feigeand cast members fromBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever,Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,The Marvels,Captain America: New World Order, andThunderboltstalked about what to expect from their characters in the years to come. From directorRyan Coogler,Wakanda Foreverwill dig deeper into the pain and grief that comes with losing your leader while you also have to find a way to continue to protect your way of life and all that is important to you....

Neuromancer, Apple’s long-in-the-works adaptation ofWilliam Gibson’s pioneering cyberpunk novel, has its lead.Masters of the Air’sCallum Turnerwill star in the ten-episode miniseries.Deadline reportsthat Turner will play the book’s main character, hacker Henry Case. In the book, washed-up hacker Case is no longer able to access virtual reality after being caught stealing from a previous employer and having his nervous system damaged. The cyborg “street samurai” Molly Millions offers to have him healed if he’ll do one last job - help the super-AI Wintermute merge with its counterpart, the Neuromancer of the title....

There were a lot of winners at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. The top prize went to Japanese filmmakerHirokazu Kore-edafor his movieShoplifters, “a moving portrait of an self-made family scraping by at the bottom of Japanese society.” Although the Palme d’Or isn’t a reliable awards barometer like the people’s choice award at TIFF, it still gives a movie a level of recognition it might not otherwise would have received. It’s particularly a boon to foreign-language films such asThe Square,Dheepan,Amour, andThe White Ribbon, just to name a handful of winners from the last ten years....

From writer/director/producerCasey Affleck, the indie featureLight of My Life, which is part survivalist drama and part coming-of-age story, follows a father (Affleck) and his 11-year-old daughter (Anna Pniowsky), as they navigate a desperate dystopian world where a plague has killed nearly all of the world’s females. As they live on rations and forage in the woods, far from the danger that men can present when it comes to survival, Rag’s dad tries to give his daughter an understanding of the world and its ethics, history and morality, at a time when cruelty is much more likely for her to experience than kindness....

There might be some debate on whetherOnce Upon a Time in the WestisSergio Leone’s finest Western, but there is no doubt that it is in this feature thatCharlesBronsondelivers the performance of a lifetime.Bronson delivers the perfect balance between subtlety and machismo with his role as Harmonica, an enigmatic cowboy out for vengeance. There is an inexplicable nuance to his performance, heightened only by the mastery of Leone’s direction, and the notes soperfectly composed byEnnio Morricone....

2022 is officially the 10th anniversary ofCounter-Strike: Global Offensive’s(also known asCS:GO). Since its release in 2012, the game has developed an enormous fan base and a thriving professional scene. Over the years,Valvehas given fans a ton of new and interesting Competitive maps to play. Some of these maps have become long-standing staples, but many others have been removed from the game entirely. From old-school classics to new community-made favorites, let’s take a look at some of theCS:GOCompetitive maps that deserve another chance....

The iPhone 16 Pro Max offers notable upgrades over its predecessor. It features a larger6.9-inch display, compared to the iPhone 15 Pro Max’s 6.7-inch screen. This size increase provides more screen real estate for users who value a bigger display. Camera improvements are a key focus of the iPhone 16 Pro Max.The device now includes a 5x optical zoom telephoto camera, matching the capability previously exclusive to the iPhone 15 Pro Max....

At long last,Doja Cat’s new albumViewill soon be in our hands. On Thursday, Aug. 14, the singer and rapperannounced her fifth studio albumwith a specialtrailershared to her Instagram page. In the trailer, the “Paint the Town Red” hitmaker is seenposing for a photoshoot, holding a rose, and dressed in a flashy, metallic garment. In other shots, she is seen in the back of a limousine in a fur coat, and also posing in front of the Eiffell Tower....

Ahead of its world premiere at Toronto International Film Festival,Mary Harron’sDalilandhas revealed the first look atBen KingsleyandEzra Milleras the surrealist painterSalvador Dalí.Thenewimages released byVanity Fairsee Kingsley as Dali in the 70s, standing hand in hand wifeGala, played byBarbara Sukowa. Other images see a portrait of Kingsley as Dali standing next toAndreja PejicasAmanda Lear. On the other hand, Miller is seen alone in another image as a younger iteration of the renowned painter....

The 2019Fantasia Film Festivalis just around the corner! Kicking off next month in Montreal, Canada, the international genre festival has debuted its full lineup, featuring over 130 titles from around the world. You cancheck out the first wave over here, but newly revealed standouts include the opening night film,Hideo Nakata’s newRingusequelSadako, theSamara Weavingsurvival horrorReady or Not, the festival hitThe Lodge, and recent Cannes debutVivarium, starringJesse EisenbergandImogen Poots. The festival will also have the world premieres ofMystery of the Night,Blood on Her Name,Stare,1BR,The Deeper You Dig, andHomewrecker, as well as a number of repertory titles includingThe Living Dead at the Manchester Morgue,Dracula vs....

Star WarsDay (Saturday, May 4) is almost here once again. May has always been the home of a galaxy far, far away, as it’s the month the original and prequel trilogies debuted in. However, this fun play on words holiday has gained a lot of momentum in the last decade thanks to the sequel trilogy and the endless sea of partnerships and merchandise that have come from the iconic sci-fi brand....

It should come as no surprise thatThe Dark Toweris getting dropped like a bad habit by audiences in its second frame. For those obsessed withStephen King’s series of novels about the Gunslinger and the Man in Black, the movie must have played as if it were written and conceived by someone who read the source material while on a melatonin drip. For those who were just looking for a decent action-fantasy flick, the melatonin would likely have been a more entertaining and somewhat cheaper alternative....

The biggest a-holes in the universe are back! Following their universally praised initial outing, Star-Lord, Drax, Gamora, Rocket, and Groot return to run from both the Ravagers, the old space pirates who helped raise Peter Quill, and the Sovereign, a new threat in the form of a race of snobby gold fiends. Along the way, the Guardians run into the mysterious figure named Ego, an ancient being who touts himself as Star-Lord’s long lost father....