The Glasgow Film Festival‘s 2025 Audience Award, sponsored by Mubi, went to Brian Durnin’s drama Spilt Milk, wrapping up a star-studded 21st edition that attracted the likes of James McAvoy, Toni Collette, Tim Roth, Jessica Lange and Ed Harris. Among other big names visiting Scotland were Japanese musician and actress Koki and Shogun star Takehiro Hira, who came to Glasgow …
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At the center of The Secret of Me is Jim Ambrose, who grew up as Kristi. Looking into the camera as he begins to tell his story, he says, to be clear, that he is not transgender. He is intersex and was in the dark about that fact until he was 19 and discovered the truth: that he was born …
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Are we prepared to entrust our self-care rituals to robots? AI-powered contraptions are behind two of the latest innovative wellness and beauty services in Los Angeles, promising on-demand massages or a full set of fluttering eyelashes in less than an hour. Kristen Bell and TikTok star Chris Olsen are among fans of Aescape, which offers robot-powered massages ($60 for 30 minutes) …
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[This story contains spoilers from the third episode of 1923 season two, “Wrap Thee in Terror.”] The latest episode of 1923 plays out like a mini-movie starring Alexandra Dutton. Alex, who is played by Julia Schlaepfer, was ripped apart from her husband Spencer Dutton (Brandon Sklenar) in the Yellowstone prequel’s season two finale, and began season three of her epic …
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Bong Joon Ho’s sci-fi space epic Mickey 17 has finally landed at the box office, where it opened to a sluggish $19.1 after failing to wow audiences. Nevertheless, it was more than enough to come in at No. 1 amid a slowdown of product that has seen year-over-gains plummet over the past several weekends. Overseas, where it opened in some …
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The Peaky Blinders‘ creator, Steven Knight, is hopeful the upcoming film will be shown on the silver screen. Knight, who also wrote the hit Netflix show, recently told The Playlist about the highly-anticipated film that finished shooting a few months ago and it’s star-studded cast. “We wrapped on December 13th,” he said. “We’ve got Barry Keoghan, Tim Roth, Rebecca Ferguson, and obviously Cillian …
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Marvel could be leaning in an indie direction. At least, that’s what Florence Pugh believes about the upcoming film Thunderbolts. In a recent joint interview with the cast and creatives, Pugh told Empire magazine how different the film feels from the usual projects in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. “It ended up becoming this quite badass indie, A24-feeling assassin movie with …
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Back in 2012, 9.79* aired as part of ESPN’s 30 for 30 franchise. Daniel Gordon’s film focused on the 100-meter final at the Seoul Olympics, a race that was dominated by Ben Johnson, who then abdicated the crown after a positive steroid test, leaving Carl Lewis as the desultory victor. In an era oversaturated with sports documentaries, the closest we …
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Jon Bernthal is back as the Punisher in the newly released Disney+ series Daredevil: Born Again and is opening up about the upcoming special centered entirely on the antihero. Bernthal first began playing Frank Castle/Punisher, a grieving father-turned-vigilante, on Netflix’s version of Daredevil in 2016, then going on to star in his own Netflix series The Punisher from 2017 to 2019. With Daredevil …
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Lady Gaga kicked off her Saturday Night Live episode with some jokes about her movie Joker: Folie à Deux. “Anyway, I’m an actor now,” she says during her opening monologue, before quipping, “I select films that would showcase my craft as a serious actor, films such as Joker 2. Apparently, people thought it was awesome. Joaquin [Phoenix] and I even …
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