Desperate

Claire Denis’ 2022 Cannes Grand Prix winner Stars at Noon tells the story of an American journalist, Trish, played by Margaret Qualley, and Englishman, Daniel, played by Joe Alwyn, that fall in love in the midst of the political unrest of COVID-time Nicaragua. Trish soon finds that Daniel is a wanted man, and is forced to choose between love and freedom. The screenplay is adapted from the 1986 novel of the same name by Denis Johnson, but Claire Denis masterfully transports its setting from the Nicaraguan Revolution of…

Astounding Stories of Super-Science, July 1930, by Astounding Stories is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series. You can jump to any chapter in this book here. VOL. III, No. 1: From An Amber Block Astounding Stories of Super - Science, July 1930: VOL. III, No. 1 - From An Amber BlockBy Tom CurryMarable, in a desperate frenzy, hacked at the reptile's awful head."THESE should prove especially valuable and interesting without a doubt, Marable," said the tall, slightly stooped man. He waved a long hand toward the…

Despite a (potentially) interesting central character and a genuinely confrontational and uncomfortable opening scene, this feature from artist and film-maker Martine Syms spins its wheels dramatically, with indulgent, undirected performances and ideas. It is archly knowing about the art world, yet never quite earns its putative status as satire: a movie about someone graduating from art school that itself feels like a graduation project.The contemporary artist and writer Diamond Stingily (who has collaborated with Syms…

Image via Netflix Say whatever you will about his work (odds are you have positive things to say about it anyway), but there’s no denying that Mike Flanagan absolutely loves what he does; the same passion he divulges in interviews almost always leaps out of whatever show or film of his happens to be onscreen, and in an industry fresh off of getting ravaged by the pandemic, Flanagan has been a bright light for many. Indeed, Flanagan seems to have an uncontested monopoly on the best horror that Netflix has to…

Columbia Pictures When it comes to the much looked-for sequel to Ghostbusters: Afterlife you should know that McKenna Grace, who stars as Phoebe Spengler in the franchise, is just as curious as the fans to figure out just what’s bad in the neighborhood. She’s just as big of a fan of the series as its ardent supporters — and she’s often just as much in the dark as they are. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahZFCF--uRY “I’m constantly pressuring Jason Reitman, our director, I’m always trying to figure out what…

Noam Galai / Getty Images Our nostalgia prayers have been answered. Thanks to a quintessentially-Ryan Reynolds teaser for Deadpool 3 several hours ago, it’s been confirmed Hugh Jackman will be reprising his long-time role of Wolverine, sending Marvel fans of all sorts, from pre-MCU to post-MCU into an adamantium-bolstered ecstasy. But with such a storied return comes just as many questions; what does Jackman’s MCU appearance as Wolverine mean for the X-Men movies of yore? Was he brought back from the grave in…

There was a time when Chinese smartphone makers were considered to be the real threat for the incumbent players. They came hard and fast at the leading companies with an insatiable hunger for a piece of the pie. The formula that these companies relied on was simple. Aggressively price devices with similar or better specs while compromising on build quality and materials. Initially, this formula worked well, particularly in emerging markets where the majority of customers are highly price conscious. It wasn’t long before…

Caravaggio, Michelangelo, Cher … many of our finest artists are known by mononyms. South Korean-born American film-maker Kogonada may not be quite as much of a household name (yet), but he’s a name worth getting to know.His latest film, After Yang, is about a father (Colin Farrell) desperately seeking answers when his daughter’s robot older brother (Justin H Min) shuts down unexpectedly. This daughter (Malea Emma Tjandrawidjaja) has been adopted by American parents (Farrell and Jodie Turner-Smith), but comes from a…

As the sixth highest-grossing release of all-time that netted $1.9 billion at the box office, everyone is fully aware that the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Spider-Man: No Way Home set a huge number of box office records. However, it’s an altogether different sort of benchmark that’s captured the imagination of the fandom. On Reddit, a curious question was put forth asking if Tom Holland’s trilogy-capper featured the single most instances of British actors playing Americans in a single film.…

While some companies have slowed the pace of hiring due to concerns about an economic slowdown, the demand from small businesses for new workers has not yet shown signs of declining, Paychex CEO Marty Mucci said."We're still not really seeing any strong recessionary measures here for small business," Mucci said on CNBC's "Squawk Box" on Tuesday.Hiring at U.S. small businesses with fewer than 50 employees has slowed for five straight months, according to data from Paychex and IHS Markit, but Mucci said that has more to do…