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Netflix dropped the follow-up (reality) show to Hwang Dong-hyuk`s 2021 South Korean series, Squid Game. But it`s not what you expect; far from it. For one, no one dies! There`s absolutely no killing or survival game in order to win a cash prize. Squid Game: The Challenge is a 10-episode reality show that features 456 real contestants who play the same children`s game for a cash prize of $4.56 million. Here`s what X (formerly known as Twitter) has to say about it: This was DRAMA. I want to see their prequel, sequel and…

The reviews are rolling in for Barbie, and the overall sentiment so far is that the movie based on a toy has a whole lot more to say than you might expect, both in its visual dazzle and on an intellectual level. Though many more reviews are sure to flood the site soon, review aggregate Rotten Tomatoes has crowned Barbie with a 94 percent based on 63 reviews so far. On Metacritic, the 39 reviews counted so far have generated a score of 81 and labeled as a “Metacritic Must See.” The reviewer Mario Alegre with Próxima Tanda…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeThe Oppenheimer cast walked the red carpet on Tuesday (11 July) for the film’s world premiere in Paris, France.A select number of journalists attended the screening and the first reactions have been effusive in their praise.Irish actor Cillian Murphy (Peaky Blinders), 47, stars as “the father of the atomic bomb”, Robert J Oppenheimer, in Christopher Nolan’s highly anticipated…

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Taylor Swift Becomes The First Female To Surpass 50 Billion Streams On Spotify ( Photo Credit – Instagram ) Taylor Swift is indeed one of the most influential singers in the world. Throughout her illustrious career, the singer has never missed a chance at entertaining her fans and grabbing headlines with every phase in her life. As she is currently busy with her most awaited Eras tour, it is not stopping the songstress from breaking records as she recently made a new record on Spotify. Taylor began her musical career…

And so it comes to pass: Michael Shannon, that steely eyed princeling of the scene-stealing character actors’ guild, has become the latest figure to say he does not much like modern superhero movies. Or, more specifically, Star Wars, which he recently described as “mindless entertainment” in an interview with Empire magazine.Hang on, I hear you ask, is this the same Shannon who’s currently starring in much-hyped DC multiverse movie The Flash? Well, yes, but the actor apparently didn’t have much fun filming his…

I cannot believe that Morning Spoilers is how I find out that Dylan O’Brien is coming back to the big screen, but here I am, a fool for this silly actor who I think is neat (He’s going to be in Caddo Lake, FYI). Also, I want to point out that Silo, legitimately one of the best sci fi shows airing right now, has been renewed for a second season! Citadel, an expensive and charmless spy-fi thriller, also gets renewed. Good for Priyanka Chopra-Jonas. She deserves better, but... fine. Also, Marvel gets cute in the community…

Uber announced on Wednesday that it is introducing an array of features including another option for riders who aren’t able to hail a car from the app. The new service will allow riders to call 1-833-USE-UBER to order a car to come pick them up, rather than rely on the app alone.Cops Pull Over Self-Driving Car“We all know that not everyone is comfortable using a phone or an app to call an Uber, like my mother-in-law,” CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said at the company’s annual Go-Get product showcase. “What could be easier for…

Welcome to the TechCrunch Exchange, a weekly startups-and-markets newsletter. It’s inspired by the daily TechCrunch+ column where it gets its name. Want it in your inbox every Saturday? Sign up here. This week, I look into three topics that don’t have to be an “either/or” situation: France or the U.K.; product-led or sales-led; psychedelics medicine or traditional health care. — Anna Cool or cringe? “Welcome to the Unicorn Kingdom” is the slogan of a new U.S. campaign aimed at promoting the U.K.…

“Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom” is the latest critical darling in a long string of them from Nintendo, serving as a direct follow-up to the critically acclaimed “Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild,” which won many Game of the Year awards back in 2017. It looks like Nintendo’s set to dominate 2023’s Game of the Year lists as well, if current critic scores for “Tears of the Kingdom” are anything to go by. At present, Metacritic indicates only a single critic (out of 87 critics) has given the game a…