The grandest performance of 2023 goes to those who love Greta Gerwig but dismiss the accomplishments of underrepresented women in film. When the nominees for the 96th Academy Awards were announced, fans of the summer blockbuster “Barbie” were particularly displeased when they noticed that neither Gerwig nor leading star Margot Robbie were nominated in the categories of Best Director and Best Actress, respectively. Read more...
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This post was updated March 5 at 8:23 p.m. Thanks to social media, nightcore’s proliferation has sped up significantly in recent years. Sped-up versions of popular songs dominate TikTok audios, driven by creators’ desire to squeeze longer chunks of a song into the app’s short video format. Read more...
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This post was updated March 3 at 7:38 p.m. Warning: spoilers ahead. Brilliantly continuing a blazing chronicle, “Dune: Part Two” nearly eclipses the shine of its predecessor. Read more...
Photo: Timothée Chalamet (left) and Zendaya (right) play Paul Atreides and Chani in “Dune: Part Two.” Continuing director Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation of the eponymous novel from Frank Herbert, the sci-fi film released in theaters on Friday. (Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures)
This post was updated Feb. 27 at 7:56 p.m. AI technology resurrects The Beatles for one final song, painting a chilling portrait of what can be done “Now” that was not possible “Then.” On Nov. Read more...
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This post was updated Feb. 19 at 8:37 p.m. More than Poke Balls will be thrown in the battle between Palworld and Pokemon. Released Jan. 19 on Steam as part of the Early Access program, Palworld – a multiplayer survival and crafting game produced by the company Pocketpair – has the player traversing a sprawling open world filled with magical entities called Pals. Read more...
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This post was updated Feb. 15 at 7:02 p.m. Letterboxd is powerfully sweeping the box office of public opinion. It’s an all-too-familiar sight – moments after the credits begin to roll, a dark theater lights up with tiny beacons of orange, green and blue. Read more...
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This post was updated on Feb. 11 at 10:25 p.m. The search for buried treasure is over – Declan McKenna’s latest record is worth its weight in gold. Read more...
Photo: In a field, Declan McKenna holds out a metal detector with a blue sky and two cows in the background. The indie-rock artist released his third album, “What Happened to the Beach?” on Friday. (Courtesy of Tomplicated Records)
