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Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre marks the fourth pairing of director Guy Ritchie and muse Jason Statham- who has been a Ritchie regular since Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. Here, as the stakes go higher in fast-paced, globe-trotting Mission Impossible-like iterations, the convoluted instincts of this espionage thriller come together to provide an engaging, screwball delight. Aubrey Plaza in a still from Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre. Yet, Ritchie knows exactly what he's doing with the demands of a…

It was risky for Evil Dead Rise, the latest entry in a series that set the standard for “cabin in the woods” horror, to choose a Los Angeles high-rise as its principle setting. But that risk pays off in writer-director Lee Cronin’s new film, which balances reverence for Sam Raimi’s classic with an entertaining exploration of its own turf.Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard Nerd Out About Jurassic Park's Returning HeroesAfter a prologue that does involve a cabin in the woods—wink!—we plunge into the story of Beth (Lily…

Having discovered that he can transform himself into a superhero in the first film, teenager Billy Batson aka Shazam now has the backing of his foster family by his side as they 'protect' the city they live in. Having been dubbed the Philadelphia Fiascoes, the Shazam family has to fight a trio of angry sisters, the daughters of Atlas, who believe themselves to be the true gods. (Also read: Shazam! star Zachary Levi on DC drama, rumours about James Gunn's recasting: 'You have no idea… ') Shazam Fury of Gods movie…

Film: Shazam! Fury of the GodsCast: Helen Mirren, Jack Dylan Grazer, Lucy Liu, Rachel Zegler, Zachary Levi, Asher Angel, Faithe Herman, Jovan Armand, Ian ChenDirector: David F. SandbergRating: 3/5Runtime: 130 mins Director David F Sandberg’s attempt to rekindle that teenage zest and mirth that ‘Shazam!’ so contagiously advocated, proves successful enough. The introductory edition was a quirky, charming outing that fortified its fandom by attracting kids and preteens more than teens and adults.…

Hollywood’s lazy yet lucrative obsession with adapting material that carries a pre-awareness with it shows no obvious sign of abating and why would it given the ease that comes with marketing something new that automatically reminds so many of something old. But with other, more obvious barrel bottoms scraped, from comic books to video games, there’s been a recent rise in looking toward products and businesses instead and an attempt to turn Wikipedia backstories into compelling dramas.Last year saw TV shows detailing the…

If you prefer an AI chatbot to go off the rails, Microsoft has a setting for you! Today, Microsoft rolled out another update to Bing chat, the company’s new AI chatbot powered by OpenAI’s ChatGPT technology. Today’s update, rather than being a change to how long a conversation you can have with the chatbot or what devices it is available on, is more focused on the type of conversation you might prefer to have with it. Now, those who have been invited to use the new version of Bing will be able to choose…

Franchise fatigue is by no means a new ailment – in fact it’s become so commonly diagnosed that many of us have fatigue of the phrase “franchise fatigue” itself. But with all of last year’s 10 biggest films at the US box office being part of a series – and with most of them not being very good – it’s never not something to sigh over. It’s led to a sort of glum acceptance, the type that gets just that bit glummer around the release of yet another thoroughly underwhelming and remarkably pointless Marvel movie.While shrugs…

SEOUL, South Korea — In a vast studio outside Seoul, technicians huddled in front of monitors, watching cartoon K-pop singers — at least one of whom had a tail — dance in front of a psychedelic backdrop. A woman with fairy wings fluttered by. Everyone on screen was real, sort of. The singers had human counterparts in the studio, isolated in cubicles, with headsets on their faces and joysticks in both hands. Immersed in a virtual world, they were competing to become part of (hopefully) the next big Korean girl band. The…

In a vast studio outside Seoul, technicians huddled in front of monitors, watching cartoon K-pop singers - at least one of whom had a tail - dance in front of a psychedelic backdrop. A woman with fairy wings fluttered by.Everyone on screen was real, sort of. The singers had human counterparts in the studio, isolated in cubicles, with headsets on their faces and joysticks in both hands. Immersed in a virtual world, they were competing to become part of (hopefully) the next big Korean girl band. The stakes were high. A few…

Film: Shot Gun WeddingCast: Jennifer Lopez, Josh Duhamel, Jennifer Coolidge, Sonia Braga, Cheech Marin, Selena Tan, D’Arcy Carden, Callie Hernandez, Desmin Borges, Steve Coulter, Lenny KravitzDirected: Jason MooreRating: 2.5/5Runtime: 100 mins A rom-com with some action thrown in, this film was supposed to star Arnie Hammer alongside Jennifer Lopez and then the sexting scandal happened and the producers had to scout around for a new actor to fit the bill as bootilicious Jlo aka Darcy Rivera’s would-be…