If you were a fan of 2019's Uncut Gems, listen up: Hustle, a surprisingly entertaining basketball drama, delivers more Adam Sandler-sized surprises. After discovering a once-in-a-lifetime player with a rocky past abroad, Stanley Sugerman (Sandler), a down-on-his-luck Philadelphia 76ers sc...
And while they spent a significant amount of time on foreign policy — talking about Israel, Ukraine and China — they spent hardly any time talking about North Korea, though Trump at one point bragged in the third person that the country was “afraid of him” when he ...
This low-key science fiction drama from director Andrew Niccol (writer of The Truman Show) feels eerily prescient despite getting basically nothing of the future right. In “the not-too-distant future,” wealthy elites genetically engineer perfect children in the womb (“valids”), making life ...
My nephew and I already have plans to see this movie. I’m looking forward to seeing this Red Hulk, who I am kinda familiar with from the comic books. And its nice to see Sam Wilson/Captain America looking all cool and shit. Don’t get me wrong. I’m still a big fan of Steve ...
Readers have also found multiple ways to celebrate the characters over the years, keeping the fanbase active. That includes some familiar activities, like writing fanfiction and hosting book clubs. But fans also celebrate Percy’s birthday by either eating or wearing something blue—even the Empire...
discussed film. It created a splash when it first came out, not only in awards and opportunities for its filmmakers but alsofor queer women all over the world. "Carol" took on a life of its own. Years after its release, it continues to inspire critical writing, memes, and fan fiction....
Zhao was born in Beijing in 1982 And was drawn to influences from pop culture in the Western world. She drew Manga comics and even wrote fan fiction. Even as a teen, Zhao was developing what would become her signature way of telling stories. "I’m not the kind of filmmaker who justmak...
Note: This is a staggered discussion. Use the tags #crimeread and #rwpchat as you discuss the reading, watching playing that is your experience of #crimeread, so others can join in the conversation too. #crimeread This month’s theme is #crimeread Crime fiction is the world’s most ...
I’m hoping next week we get to see a sample of the documentary because I really want to know what direction Ji-woong took with his “story.” Through the Darkness: I was a fan of Netflix’s Mindhunters, which is about the FBI’s development of the profiling techniques being adopted...
In August 2008, when Barack Obama was a candidate for the Presidency, a friend at TAG Heuer called me and said that people in the company had heard that Obama was wearing one of their watches. Because it was an older model that was no longer in production, she enlisted my help in ...