The Big Picture Director Renny Harlin brings his trademark sense of playfulness and excitement to Devil’s Pass, turning a perplexing real-life mystery into a modern horror adventure. The film effectively builds tension through ominous discoveries and explores the consequences of characters meddling with things beyond their understanding. While the creature effects in the bunker sequence … Read more
A Minnesota man was charged with murder Monday after authorities say he posed as a package delivery driver, entered a home and demanded money before he shot three people in the head, including at least one at point-blank range. Alonzo Pierre Mingo, 37, was charged with three counts of second-degree murder, with intent, for Friday’s … Read more
What a heinous month for the media. Almost every day, a publication announces layoffs or shuts down. Sports Illustrated just let go almost all of its staff after weathering an embarrassing scandal about AI-generated articles. It’s unclear what the desiccated magazine’s future holds, but the sad fate of another formerly great outlet offers a preview … Read more
Guyana, a tiny South American nation home to more than 800,000 people, made big headlines in December. The reason? Its neighboring country, Venezuela. Venezuela’s autocratic leader Nicolás Maduro called for a referendum in the first week of December 2023 to seek approval to annex Essequibo, which makes up two-thirds of Guyana’s land. Venezuelans approved it … Read more
A federal jury ordered Donald Trump to pay E. Jean Carroll $83.3 million in damages on Friday. During the defamation trial, Trump and his attorney appeared to frequently frustrate the presiding judge. Two legal experts said Trump’s bad manners in court likely played a role in the jury’s decision. A federal jury saddled former President … Read more
Hayden Christensen landed what was Hollywood’s biggest role at the time when he was cast as Anakin Skywalker in 2002′s Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones, and he did so after beating out some serious A-listers for the role! The Star Wars prequel movies tracked Anakin’s evolution from a talented young child … Read more
The revisions provide developers “a meaningful opportunity” to do business outside of Apple’s billing system “while also enabling users to make an informed choice” about where to transact, attorneys for the company say in a court filing. The arrangement is similar to how Apple began allowing alternative purchase options—with a fee—in the Netherlands and South … Read more
With her own home, a loving fiancé and the chance to study for a postgraduate degree at Cambridge University, Alice Wood had a glittering future in store. But following a moment of madness borne out of drunken jealousy last May, the 23-year-old now faces the prospect of spending the rest of her life in prison. … Read more
A coroner has issued a warning after a 24-year-old man died of skin cancer following his decision not to pay for a private medical test that may have caught the disease. Gregor Lynn went to his GP in 2019 complaining about a “nuisance” lesion on the back of his neck but was told it did … Read more
‘I have a sense of timing’: Jerry Seinfeld turned down more than $100M to make another season of ‘Seinfeld’ — here’s how you can tell when it’s time to retire Unlike the punchlines in his stand-up comedy sets, Jerry Seinfeld’s decision to end the iconic sitcom bearing his name in 1998 was no joke. In … Read more