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The words hit man usually invoke the name Agent 47, the bald globe-trotting professional assassin with a bar code on the back of his head from the hitHitmangame franchise. At this year’sToronto International Film Festival, however,Richard Linklater’s true-crime comedyHit Maninstead focuses onGlen Powellwho playsGary Johnson, a cop going undercover as a highly sought-after hitman and catching his would-be hirers. One key similarity between Gary and 47, however, is their love of different disguises....

In the late 1970s,Steven Spielbergwas on top of the cinematic world. After back-to-back smash hitsJawsandClose Encounters of the Third Kind, moviegoers eagerly awaited what the wunderkind filmmaker from Arizona would do next. Though he’d ultimately stumble with critics and audiences in releasingthe underappreciated manic comedy,1941, the filmmaker had another ambitious project in the works. Under the working titleNight Skies,Spielberg began developing a science-fiction horror screenplayabout a family’s encounter with menacing aliens....

Jeopardy!has delighted viewers for generations, airing as one of broadcast TV’s longest-running and most popular game shows. The quiz competition series that demands contestants respond in the form of a question has become one of the most iconic cultural touchstones in game show history. With its popularity, it should come as no surprise thatproducers have been eager to take advantage of a seemingly unending appetite for the quiz competition series by adapting several different spinoffs....

The action-comedy genre has been one of Hollywood’s most prevalent in recent years. When done right, these movies can be some of the most successful, entertaining, and widely loved Hollywood offerings. Unfortunately, though, getting them right hasproven to be a fairly difficult task. In the last couple of years alone, we’ve seen a number of high-octane comedic films released to varying degrees of commercial and critical success, includingThe Fall Guy,Bullet Train,Argylle,Wolfs,The Instigators,Free Guy,The Lost City,Ghosted, and most recently,Back in Action....

The Motion Picture Association (MPA) has traditionally been stringent in how it goes about assigning ratings for movies. Granted, whenWilly Wonka and the Chocolate Factorydebuted in the summer of 1971, it was a different era,and the rating system had only been in place for three years, but how it managed to slide by with a “G” rating is still considered a minor miracle. Typically, we associate the soft, kid-friendly rating with classic live-action films likeMary PoppinsandThe Black Stallionand animated features likeCinderella,Finding Nemo, andToy Story....

During its panel in SXSW today, Prime Video revealed a first look into Season 2 ofUndone, the critically acclaimed and genre-bending series starringRosa Salazar. The clips provide a little insight into what we can expect from the new season, and some revelations Alma (Salazar) will have about the car accident that changed her life. In Season 1, Alma started to experience time differently after a car crash, and her ethereal journey through time seems to be directly connected to her father’s death....

The gaming world has a new viral hit called “What Beats Rock.” This browser-based game takes the classic rock-paper-scissors idea and expands it endlessly. Players come up with creative answers to the question “What beats rock?” An AI system then checks if their answer wins. The game’s simplicity and endless options have attracted both gamers and non-gamers.”What Beats Rock?” is a fun web-based game that reimagines rock-paper-scissors with a twist. Players are challenged to think of creative ways to beat “rock,” sparking imagination and leading to surprising results....

The Apple Watch Walkie-Talkie feature adds an engaging twist to communication through smartwatches. You can instantly chat with other Apple Watch users by simply pressing a button and speaking into your watch. This push-to-talk function effectively serves as a digital version of traditional walkie-talkies. Setting up Walkie-Talkie is straightforward. You start by adding friends to your contact list and sending them invitations. Once they accept, you are ready to begin chatting....

WhatsApp is a popular messaging app, but sometimes it doesn’t work on Wi-Fi. This can be frustrating, especially when other apps work just fine. There are many reasons for this problem, from Wi-Fi network settings to issues with the app itself. The first step to solving this problem is to check yourWi-Fi connection settings.Make sure you are connected to the right network and that the signal is strong. Restarting your Wi-Fi router can also help....

Horror is a genre built on being hard to watch, so if you’re trying to find the best way to ease into scary movies, you can’t do any better thanPoltergeist! This movie was built to create horror fans.Poltergeistis the meeting of the minds between two master filmmakers,Tobe HooperandSteven Spielberg. Hooper, being a master of terror, and Spielberg, a master of… well… all kinds of movies! These two teamed up and basically createdthe most terrifying family film of all time....

For anyone betting on which TV shows would be nominated today at the Emmys, one title was a pretty safe bet. Throughout its run, the epic seriesShōgunwas widely acclaimed across every aspect of its production, so it would be a shock if it didn’t get nominated at all. Now, with the nominations out, the series has made the cut — and then some. TheHiroyuki Sanada-led series landed a whopping 25 nominations, the most for any TV series in 2024....

2020 was an unprecedented movie year in countless ways, and one anomaly to count among others was the lack of a new movie fromDwayne “The Rock” Johnson. Often cited as Hollywood’s hardest working man, Johnson reliably opens at least something every year, and is one of the few remaining movie stars that can generate a crowd based on his name alone. Johnson is the ideal action star, but with a few exceptions, he’s reliably stayed within his comfort zone as the gruff, charismatic lead whose killer grin is usually followed by a ridiculous one-liner....

Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for Daredevil: Born Again Episode 6.SinceVincent D’Onofriobecame the definitive Wilson Fisk in 2015 in Netflix’sDaredevil,Vanessa Marianna (Ayelet Zurer) has always been his Achilles heel. Throughout the three-season run of the series, before its reboot withDaredevil: Born Again, all of Fisk’s ambitions were fueled by the fire lit by his beloved. It’s why he emerged from the shadows to become a public figure in Season 1, why he took over the prison from the inside in Season 2, and why he conned the FBI to give him everything he wanted in Season 3, including a reunion with Vanessa....