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Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Since the invasion of Ukraine in February, the threat that weapons of mass destruction would be used has been a constant concern. Discussion of this threat has tended to focus on the possibility that Russia might resort to using its nuclear arsenal—something hinted at several times by the Russian president Vladimir Putin and his senior colleagues.…

via Universal Netflix has often come under fire for producing in-house blockbusters and action flicks that could generously be described as ranging between underwhelming and mediocre, but the streaming service has apparently decided that distributing sequels to some of the biggest box office bombs in history is also a worthwhile endeavor, and we’re not talking about R.I.P.D. 2: Rise of the Damned. The single worst-reviewed film in Ryan Reynolds’ entire career lost an absolute fortune at the box office the first…

Image via Warner Bros If you’ve been anywhere near social media for the last week or so, then you’ll be keenly aware that a large number of longtime DCEU fans have hedged their bets on Black Adam kicking off a brand new era for the long-suffering franchise. Star and producer Dwayne Johnson may have come under fire for referring to her long-awaited debut as “Phase One” of the shared superhero saga’s expansion plans, but Marvel Studios verbiage aside, the 50 year-old is saying and doing all the right things. That…

via Warner Bros. As far as preparing yourself for a career as a director goes, sitting under the learning tree of Christopher Nolan is one of the best educations anyone could hope for. However, despite winning one Academy Award from four nominations (all of which came from Nolan collaborations), Wally Pfister was Pfucked when Transcendence turned up dead on arrival. The plot is the sort of high concept catnip sci-fi diehards love, but the execution was so fatally flawed that any sense of intrigue or interest…

In the early, anxious weeks of the first Covid lockdown in March 2020, Nick Cave and I spoke regularly on the phone. I have known Nick for more than 30 years, but in that time our paths tended to cross only fleetingly, often backstage at his concerts or when I was asked to interview him. The pandemic changed all that. With time on our hands and the world out of kilter, our phone chats turned into extended conversations about all manner of subjects, both esoteric and everyday. In that strange and heightened moment, the…

People review-bombing games even before they’re released is a common problem on sites like Metacritic. To combat this, Epic Games announced that it’s come out with a new user rating system on the Epic Games Store that should address the issues. The Fortnite maker said on Friday it updated its digital gaming storefront with the user rating system to ensure its games receive direct feedback from the community as they’re playing them. It works like this: Epic will randomly ask players to score a game on a five-star…

via Sony Despite reports to the contrary, it seems that it’s not, in fact, Morbin’ Time as Sony’s re-release of its infamous Spider-Man spinoff movie has not gone to plan. In the wake of atrocious reviews and weak earnings, Morbius looked set to be swiftly forgotten. But then something magical happened. Against all the odds, the flop found a whole new appreciation on social media, with Jared Leto’s bloodsucking doctor becoming the king of memes. Given the surprising afterlife of the Living Vampire, then, Sony…

The Cannes film festival's red carpet was the scene of a staged protest, with members of the feminist movement Les Colleuses unfurling a long banner and holding up smoke flares. The banner featured the names of 129 women who have died in France as a result of domestic violence since the last film festival. It was a protest against femicide, the murder of women by men…

The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has demonstrated the ability of air-dropped bombs to sink ships with the effectiveness of a submarine-launched torpedo at a fraction of the cost. On April 28, an F-15E Strike Eagle fighter sank a full-scale vessel in the Gulf of Mexico using a single 2,000-lb (907-kg) "Quicksink" GBU-31 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM).Attacking ships with bombs isn't new. In 1921, US Army Brigadier General Billy Mitchell started a revolution in naval warfare when he staged a test bomber…