Encounters

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeEven some of Wes Anderson’s most die-hard fans were put off by his 2021 film The French Dispatch, with its three-story structure and stilted, self-conscious evocation of literary France. Anderson hasn’t changed his storytelling technique in the slightest for his new film Asteroid City, but his recent detractors will be relieved nonetheless: this is his most enrapturing feature since…

Rui Alves launched a website last year, orcas.pt, that tracks orca encounters with boats – both sightings and attacks off the coast of Portugal and near the Strait of Gibraltar, located between Spain and Morocco.That's important since orca incidents have been on the rise in this area during recent months, and may continue to increase. Already there's been a shocking number of boat attacks.According to Alves' map of June, there's been at least one killer whale encounter every single day in the area, so far this month. The…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeEven some of Wes Anderson’s most die-hard fans were put off by his 2021 film The French Dispatch, with its three-story structure and stilted, self-conscious evocation of literary France. Anderson hasn’t changed his storytelling technique in the slightest for his new film Asteroid City, which has premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, but his recent detractors will be relieved…

Monster Mash Resident Evil 4 might not be the scariest entry in the franchise, but it does feature some of Leon Kennedy’s most desperate, action-packed moments. On his quest to save the president,s daughter, Ashley, our hero fights his way through waves of infected villagers as well as some humongous monsters. Some of these foes are gigantic beasts, swaggering about and hurl boulders, while others are more agile and strategic, forcing Leon to carefully plan his attacks. Thanks to Resident Evil 4 Remake, gamers can…

There is a generation of writers who were schooled by the war and the more egalitarian freedoms of its aftermath, and who borrowed intellectual and moral authority from both. A great capacity for friendship helped, and the porosity of an establishment that for the first time allowed state-educated – mostly grammar school – boys and girls a more equal voice with the fee-paying class. Michael Frayn, now 89, was – and is – a shining star in that firmament. This book, a collection of short essays on some of the other fixed…

Image via Discovery. When DC Studios canceled Batgirl in August 2022, the uproar was immediate and ferocious. As with most hot-button topics, the furor eventually died down; DC fans counted their losses, moved on, and eventually found hope in new studio heads Peter Safran and James Gunn’s plans for the future. However, it seems the cancellation of Batgirl was only the tip of the iceberg; Democratic lawmakers are now citing the incident as one of many monopoly-like practices Warner Bros. initiated since its $43…

Keanu Reeves, Hollywood's very own Mr Nice Guy, recently made an appearance on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, where the two shared some hilarious stories about their chance encounters. Keanu Reeves, Hollywood's very own Mr Nice Guy, recently made an appearance on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon Fallon started off the conversation by reminiscing about the time they ran into each other at a restaurant in LA. Fallon remembered sending Reeves over one olive, which he and his girlfreind hilariously split…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeMichael B Jordan was involved in an awkward encounter with the person who used to make fun of his name at school while attending a film premiere.The actor, who stars in and directs Creed 3, was at the red carpet event when he was interviewed by Lore’l, host of Morning Hustle.Lore’l also co-hosts a podcast titled Undressing Room. In an episode released in January, she revealed that she…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeMelinda Dillon, the actor best known for roles in Close Encounters of the Third Kind and A Christmas Story, has died at the age of 83.The news was announced by her family, with no cause of death disclosed.Born in Arkansas in 1939, and raised in Alabama, Dillon began her acting career on Broadway, with a role as Honey in the original 1963 production of Edward Albee’s playWho’s Afraid of…

Melinda Dillion, an actress best known for playing Ralphie’s mother in A Christmas Story and being the leading actress in Steven Spielberg’s Close Encounters of the Third Kind, has died at the age of 83. The actress was also nominated for two Oscars and earned a Tony nomination for a production of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?News of her death comes via her family (per The Hollywood Reporter), who shared that the actress died on January 9, 2023. The actress had been retired from acting, with her final appearance on…