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Image via Warner Bros. One of the biggest gambles within the scope of today’s horror realm relates to the decision for idea-pushing filmmakers to craft new sequels in long-standing franchises. On paper, the concept of a head-turning, supernatural Exorcist sequel seemed like a brilliant plan — especially with an experienced horror director like David Gordon Green placed at the forefront. But as it turns out, the unexpected truth of The Exorcist: Believer bombing in early screenings has undoubtedly cast a dark…

Aggregate site to ‘introduce stricter moderation’ -This article contains plot spoilers for Burning Shores– Media aggregate site Metacritic has responded to a recent controversy that has seen Horizon Forbidden West DLC Burning Shores ruthlessly review-bombed on the site, with many negative user reviews plied with hate speech, tonal abuse, and homophobia. The DLC, which was launched by Guerrilla Games on April 19, was generally well-received by critics and Horizon fans — And while some players were left understandably…

At 2.54am on 12 October 1984, a bomb, which had been concealed in room 629 of the Grand hotel in Brighton several weeks earlier, detonated with such force that it toppled one of the hotel’s five-ton Victorian chimney stacks. “Like a monstrous guillotine, it sliced through concrete, steel and wood, all the way to the ground floor,” writes Rory Carroll in Killing Thatcher, his meticulously rendered account of the IRA’s most audacious terrorist operation.Just two minutes before the bomb went off, its primary target, Margaret…

via Warner Bros. Sifting through the wreckage left behind by Shazam! Fury of the Gods doesn’t make for encouraging reading, with the superhero sequel suffering the distinction of going down in the history books as one of the biggest box office bombs the entire genre has ever seen. There are a number of reasons as to why, with Warner Bros.’ lackluster marketing campaign definitely among them, while star Zachary Levi hardly did himself any favors endearing himself to the masses with some controversial comments on…

There's a race to transform search. And Microsoft just scored a home goal with its new Bing search chatbot, Sydney, which has been terrifying early adopters with death threats, among other troubling outputs. Search chatbots are AI-powered tools built into search engines that answer a user's query directly, instead of providing links to a possible answer. Users can also have ongoing conversations with them. They promise to simplify search. No more wading through pages of results, glossing over ads as you try to…

A mock-up of the explosives-loaded Toshiba cassette recorder which blew up Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie in 1988 is displayed on January 31, 2001 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Photo: Getty (Getty Images)A Libyan man accused of building the bomb that exploded on a civilian plane over Lockerbie, Scotland in 1988, killing 270 people, has been transferred to U.S. custody, according to a report from the Associated Press.The U.S. Department of Justice first announced charges against Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi in…

The unavoidable glumness that seeps into almost every frame of Marvel’s grief-stricken tentpole sequel Black Panther: Wakanda Forever was offset upon release by the warmth with which it was received. Critics might have been just a tad damper this time around (a solid 84% vs a sterling 96% for the original on Rotten Tomatoes) but global audiences turned out en masse, the film already edging toward the $700m mark after less than a month in cinemas.It was rousing news for all within the industry after a precarious fall…

Image via 20th Century Fox Amsterdam was set up to be the next big period blockbuster as the film starred big names in the Hollywood industry, such as Margot Robbie and Christian Bale. Sadly, the film didn’t perform exceptionally well at the box office as many had hoped, as it didn’t earn close to its $80 million budget. Now, the losses are being calculated and things really aren’t looking good. So far, Amsterdam has been unable to make a profit, only earning $10 million at the box office at the time of writing,…

Boston police had rushed to Northeastern University Sept. 13 after a supposed bomb threat that targeted the school’s VR office. Now the FBI has said it was all a big hoax.Photo: Rodrique Ngowi (AP)The Northeastern University employee who originally said he discovered a bomb and rambling letter threatening violence to both the school and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerburg was arrested early Tuesday, with the FBI alleging the man faked it all. He previously denied staging the attack. In a press conference held midday Tuesday, FBI…

Momodu Mansaray / Getty Images When your movie is one of the first gay rom-coms to ever be produced by a major studio, you know you’re taking a risk. Bros leading man, co-writer, and executive producer Billy Eichner was well aware of the possible obstacles his movie could face, but he’s sticking by its worth. In a series of tweets published Sunday, Eichner reacted to Bros‘ less-than-ideal debut weekend box office numbers with a positive attitude and a message to those who have yet to “show up” for the movie.…