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There are interesting ideas – and a tremendous final choir sequence – in this scary movie; it offers a critique of British colonialism, and also plays with the text of Rudyard Kipling’s 1899 poem The White Man’s Burden that urged the United States to assume the thankless imperial task of civilising and subjugating the people of the Philippines, and nobly overlooking how ungrateful they are going to be. There is ingenuity here, and good acting, but the film for me feels flawed by its strained melodrama, an absence of…

Actor Jonathan Majors has had quite a year, starring in Ant-Man 3 and Creed III before getting involved in a serious legal battle. Majors' legal issues related to allegations from his ex, which resulted in him being charged with a number of crimes back in March. He and his ex Grace Jabbari have been facing off in court, with the verdict finding Majors guilty of assault and harassment. And now Jabbari has broken her silence online for the first time since her victory in court.The fallout from the verdict is already…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeJonathan Majors has been found guilty of assaulting his former girlfriend Grace Jabbari.The Marvel star, 34, was arrested in March in New York after Ms Jabbari accused him of slapping her and throwing her into the car after she exited it, twisting her arm and grabbing and injuring her hand.He previously pleaded not guilty to charges of misdemeanour assault, aggravated harassment,…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeJonathan Majors’ ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari repeatedly broke down in tears as she testified against him for a third day in his ongoing assault trial.At one point Jabbari fled the courtroom through a side door, with her sobs still audible from behind closed doors. Majors’ defence lawyer, Priya Chaudhry, had been playing Jabbari a surveillance video from the night of the alleged assault…

Jonathan Majors’ ex-girlfriend pleaded with the court on Thursday to see if she had to watch police bodycam footage of herself attempting to get help and “safely” exit her relationship in the hours after the Marvel star allegedly attacked her. Grace Jabbari had already broken down on the stand while watching video of the actor repeatedly shoving her back into a SUV as she subsequently sought help from strangers on the street. “Do I have to,” Jabbari asked as she choked up and eventually took a brief break,…

Former Australian cricketer Matthew Hayden has been associated with Mahindra for a very long time. He is in fact the brand Ambassador for the Indian brand in Australia. A video has been published by Mahindra Australia on their YouTube channel where Matthew Hayden’s daughter Grace Hayden is seen taking delivery of her brand new Mahindra XUV700 SUV. Mahindra is one of the major SUV manufacturer in India and they also export some of these made-in India SUVs to Australia and other countries. The video shows Grace Hayden…

Actor Jonathan Majors was on top of the world before his recent legal issues, thanks to his acclaimed performances in both Creed III and Ant-Man 3. But back in March Majors was charged with assault in New York City, and accused of abuse by his ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari. The trial has officially begun, and Majors' judge already made two rulings early on. And his accuser Jabbari continues her testimony, being quoted about her "full-bodied experiene of shock" following the alleged incident. The timeline of Jonathan…

Changpeng Zhao, or CZ, was one of the biggest names in cryptocurrency, even bigger than Sam Altman. Zhao who built a cult of personality around him was a rockstar for his backers. But like all titans of the crypto world, his origins were humble and meek…

If letter writing is an art form, then Seamus Heaney was one of its master practitioners. Christopher Reid’s 800-page selection from what he assures us was an “enormous output” – “I have had to cut back severely to make a book of publishable proportions” – is a trove of delights as much as it is a literary testament.Heaney was as fluent in prose as he was sublime in verse, as readers will know from his essays and articles, and his extensive memoir, Stepping Stones, compiled in interview form with the poet Dennis…

Singer-songwriter Grace Carter’s break was placing third on the BBC’s Sound of 2019 list. Alongside her were alt-popper King Princess, Catalan sensation Rosalía – now blossoming into a global star – and rappers Octavian and Slowthai, whose careers stalled over abuse allegations. Yet while those four released nine albums between them after the shortlist, this is Carter’s first project since 2018. Perhaps the Londoner is a victim of her tendency to overthink, as she suggests here. But we can’t discount the UK music…