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Alexei Navalny, the Russian opposition leader and fierce critic of Vladimir Putin, died on Friday while imprisoned in Russia. Navalny’s death comes as the American conservative movement has grown sympathetic toward Putin, an autocrat whose political enemies have a long history of dying under mysterious circumstances. Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson is at the forefront of the right’s adulation of the Russian president, and just days before Navalny’s death he defended the nation’s alleged political assassinations.…

"Somehow, Palpatine has returned," is a line of exposition delivered in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, one that's been turned into countless memes and also received some eye rolls in theaters. That line, and the decision to resurrect Palpatine, is one that a number of moviegoers have taken umbrage with over the years. Actor Ian McDiarmid defended Palpatine's return, and I've got mixed feelings.The ending of The Rise of Skywalker completed the Skywalker Saga forever, so in some ways it makes sense that the overarching…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeHannah Waddingham has called out those who criticise Tom Cruise, saying she has “no time” for it.The Ted Lasso star has been filming scenes alongside the controversial Hollywood star for the concluding instalment of Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning, which is set to be released in 2025.Waddingham appeared on the festive special of ITV series James Martin’s Saturday Morning on…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeThe new Indiana Jones film is being defended following criticism of its ending. The fifth film in the franchise, titled Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, was released last week, one month after its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival.Harrison Ford returns as the archaeologist, who he first played in 1981 film Raiders of the Lost Ark, for a new adventure alongside Phoebe…

Farmers yelled their pitches for fruits and vegetables in English and Spanish. A hot-sauce seller offered samples. The synth-heavy melodies of duranguense swirled from someone’s speaker.The Central Avenue Farmers’ Market in South Los Angeles was popping. “The mix of Black and Latino cultures here is beautiful, so we need to nourish their dreams,” said Alejandro Corona, who runs the market for Sustainable Economic Enterprises of Los Angeles, a nonprofit. Every Thursday, vendors set up in the courtyard and nearby sidewalk…

via Warner Bros. It’s a testament to Zack Snyder’s impact on not just the DCU but the entire superhero discourse that Man of Steel remains one of the most talked-about comic book adaptations around even 10 years on from its release, and that would still be the case even if it wasn’t for The Flash propelling the franchise’s opening chapter back to the forefront of the public consciousness. Of course, it hasn’t all been of an entirely positive nature, with the majority of outrage revolving around Henry Cavill’s…

Bruce Springsteen’s show in Ferrara, Italy, was scheduled to go on Thursday while much of northern Italy was battered by devastating floods. The Boss faced mounting calls to cancel the concert in the Emilia-Romagna region out of respect for victims of the torrential downpours, which caused several deaths, landslides and broke riverbanks. Locals took to social media to voice their concerns and were shocked to see that Springsteen did not reschedule the Parco Urbano show that was expected to draw around 50,000 people. The…

via Sony Looking at the rather lukewarm reception to the Gran Turismo trailer, we’re going to go out on a limb and say that the video game adaptation won’t be the project that sees Neill Blomkamp finally recapture the magic that marked him out as cinema’s latest wunderkind with District 9, before the law of diminishing returns set in across Elysium, Chappie, and Demonic. In the filmmaker’s defense, making your feature-length directorial debut with an instant classic sci-fi that won rave reviews, made a killing…

Robert Pattinson Once Admitted To His Bad Personal Hygiene Which Apparently Drove Certain People Around Him Crazy ( Photo Credit – Instagram ) Robert Pattinson is no doubt a handsome man and he made women weak in their knees from the time he led the Twilight series. But there were reports that the actor’s personal hygiene was not as gorgeous as the actor himself, and it irked the people around him on sets. One of the crewmembers once complained about Pattinson stinking like a dead skunk. To solidify the claims, the…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeIt’s been almost nine years since the death of actor and comedian Robin Williams shook the entertainment world to its core.The star of films including Mrs Doubtfire, Good Will Hunting and Night at the Museum was 63 when he died on 11 August 2014.Despite the time that has passed, anecdotes of the countless good deeds he did for others continue to be shared, most recently when Nathan…