Fairy man. We spent June discussing a cisgender male demon trapped in a female body, genderfluid dinosaurs and evil weaves, so we’re kicking off July with a film that’s a bit more grounded: Robert Harmon‘s classic cautionary tale The Hitcher! In The Hitcher, Jim (C. Thomas Howell) picks up a hitchhiker named John Ryder (Rutger Hauer) while
The Tetris 99 34th MAXIMUS CUP event runs from 12 a.m. PT on July 7 to 11:59 p.m. PT on July 10. To participate, any Nintendo Switch Online member* just needs to play the Tetris 99 online mode during the event period. Players will earn event points based on their placement in each match. Once
A new study suggests a link between past climate changes and a drop in the size of the human brain – an adaptive response that emerges in an analysis of climate records and human remains over a 50,000-year period. The research by cognitive scientist Jeff Morgan Stibel from the Natural History Museum in California adds
News Burial and Kode9 Announce New Infirmary / Unknown Summer EP The electronic artists return to Fabric Originals after their Fabriclive 100 mix By Jazz Monroe July 3, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Kode9 and Burial will release a split single EP, Infirmary / Unknown Summer, on July 21. It marks the Hyperdub musicians’ return
As Regal parent Cineworld prepares to exit Chapter 11 this month, rumors are heating up over who will emerge as the giant theater chain’s new chief executive, with reports Monday pointing to Eduardo Acuna of Cinepolis. Longtime Cineworld CEO Moody Greidinger has a consulting contract during a transition period but isn’t likely to stay in
Our friends over at Severin Films just kicked off their epic Summer Sale with prices slashed by 50% on most catalogue releases, along with a handful of brand new offerings. One of the standout new arrivals this week is the controversial 1981 horror movie Nightmare – also known as Nightmares in a Damaged Brain – now available
In a sea of roguelite games, its becoming increasingly hard to find games that truly differentiate themselves. Shared mechanics are common within the genre and even when new subgenres appear, such as deck-building roguelites, they are often quick to be copied. It comes down to how well a game manages to adopt and implement these
A little more than 650 light-years from Earth, an old, red star lies dying. A fresh prognosis on Betelgeuse‘s condition based on its pulsations gives the celebrated supergiant just a few decades before it collapses in a final flash of glory. Researchers from Tohoku University in Japan and the University of Geneva in Switzerland have
Jay-Z‘s mom has tied the knot, and if her son and his wife, Beyoncé aren’t big enough names for ya … the whole celebration was a who’s who of A-listers — partyin’ it up late into the night together. Tyler Perry and Kelly Rowland were just a couple of the big names that came through
The Weeknd‘s show “The Idol” on HBO has come to an end … but not before taking a shot at Kanye West and his adoration of Adolf Hitler. In Sunday night’s finale, Lily-Rose Depp‘s character, Jocelyn, puts on a talent showcase for her management at her home in order to convince them she’s ready to
Vietnam has banned commercial screenings of Warner Bros’ Barbie due to a scene that depicts a map of the South China Sea with the “nine-dash line” that is contested by the Vietnamese government. The film, directed by Greta Gerwig and starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, was scheduled for release in Vietnam on July 21.
Where does the time go? We’re now halfway through 2023, so you know the drill. It’s time to reflect on the year so far with a look at the best horror movies released in 2023… so far. This summer’s only getting warmed up for horror releases, and the Halloween season ensures a packed Fall to come.
Following rumors and leaks, Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan has confirmed that he’s working on having Roblox release on the PS5 in the near future. While Ryan didn’t mention a specific platform, we can safely assume that PS5 is a lock. Whether the game releases on the PS4 or not remains to be seen.
Seaweed farming is the fastest-growing force in global food production today. But while giant marine algae can produce tons of fuel and sustenance, scientists have recently pointed out that its ability to offset the climate crisis is largely unknown. To sink just 1 gigaton of carbon emissions a year, recent simulations suggest massive seaweed farms
News Olivia Rodrigo, Sampha, Tainy, and More: This Week’s Pitchfork Selects Playlist Our weekly playlist highlights songs that our writers, editors, and contributors are listening to on repeat By Pitchfork July 3, 2023 Facebook Twitter Graphic by Chris Panicker Facebook Twitter The staff of Pitchfork listens to a lot of new music. A lot of
It’s the news Sex and the City fans have been waiting for, but one cast member is worried it has been overhyped. Yes, we’re talking about the wild casting news that Kim Cattrall filmed a top-secret cameo for And Just Like That Season 2. At one point, it seemed Kim had given up on the
Refresh for latest…: Disney/Lucasfilm’s Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is off to a disappointing start with a $130M global opening. Of that, $70M is from 52 international box office markets as the the fifth installment in the beloved 42-year-old franchise came in below projections. Anthony has run down the reasons behind the domestic
Get ready for a brand new summer slasher when SCREAMBOX drops the Lithuanian splatter film We Might Hurt Each Other this July, alongside other gems including the horror comedy Shoky & Morthy: Last Big Thing, the brutal Czech film Repulse, Elvira’s Haunted Hills, and the documentary Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street. Here’s everything
Last week, we continued celebrating ten years of The Last of Us by asking for memorable moments with Joel and Ellie using #PSshare #PSBlog. Here are this week’s #TLOU10 highlights: Photoingame shares Joel and Ellie posing in a field. RevolutionAndre shares Joel and Ellie laughing around a campfire. MSTakesPictures shares Joel and Ellie running from
Taylor Swift once had a wardrobe whoopsie eerily similar to Marilyn Monroe‘s famous blowing-dress moment — something that, until now, could only be viewed from one side. Diehard Swifites will likely remember this well … back in 2011 — on the heels of Taylor releasing her OG ‘Speak Now’ album — she went on tour
Fans of The Name of The Rose author Umberto Eco turned out in NYC, boosting the documentary on medieval scholar turned novelist and social commentator to over $9.1k on one screen – a nice showing by The Cinema Guild for a foreign language documentary on a solid weekend for some indie and arthouse fare. Umberto
Our friends over at Severin Films just kicked off their epic Summer Sale with prices slashed by 50% on most catalogue releases, along with a handful of brand new offerings. One of the standout new arrivals this week is the controversial 1981 horror movie Nightmare – also known as Nightmares in a Damaged Brain – now available
Homeworld and its sequel were real-time strategy games that stuck in the memory mainly due to the atmosphere they managed to create via dialogue, music choices and striking ship designs. I had mentally labelled coming sequel Homeworld 3 as “more of the same, but better looking”, without thinking much more about it. A new development
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A European mission to unravel some of the biggest mysteries in the universe is underway thanks to a launch from an American rocket. A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted off at 11:12 a.m. Eastern July 1 from Cape Canaveral’s Space Launch Complex 40. The rocket deployed its payload, the European Space Agency’s
News Tiny Engines Relaunches Label Under New Management Structure The indie label originally went on hiatus following an accounting-related controversy in late 2019 By Nina Corcoran July 1, 2023 Facebook Twitter Tiny Engines Facebook Twitter Tiny Engines, the North Carolina-based record label that gained a following for its indie rock roster in the 2010s, has
Michael Imperioli isn’t happy with the Supreme Court’s decision in further allowing business owners to turn away customers from the LGBTQ+ community … making his outrage clear. The former “Sopranos” star took to social media this weekend to blow off some steam over the mega-ruling that came down Friday — with a majority of the
Reality programs and competition shows are common during the summer months of network television. So naturally no one thought twice when Siberia began airing on NBC back in 2013. For most of its first episode, this reality series checked off all the necessary boxes: alliances, enemies, and obstacles. Toward the end of the episode, though, something
Scorn was one of the most enigmatic and polarizing games when it crept to Xbox and PC last fall. Some love it, some despise it, and PlayStation fans will get to see which side of the fence they fall on when it hits PlayStation 5 this fall. Despite appearing like a shooter on its surface,
Dolphins might not be the first animal you think of when it comes to putting together a battle-hardened team of warriors, but the Russian military is reportedly recruiting bottlenose dolphins to defend the Sevastopol naval base in the Black Sea. As per the UK Ministry of Defence, “trained marine mammals” are being kept in pens
Play video content TMZ.com Afroman and Young Buck were recently at odds — and it got so ugly, hands were thrown … leading to a full-blown brouhaha breaking out between their respective crews. Sources with knowledge tell TMZ … the G-Unit rapper got into it last weekend with one of Afroman’s up-and-coming artists, Lil Sodi,