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Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeFalling for Christmas, Netflix’s latest festive film, features almost as much falling as it does Christmas. As rich girl Sierra (Lindsay Lohan) is proposed to atop a snowy mountain, she slips backwards on her skis and tumbles off a steep ledge. It’s the kind of fall that should lead to years of rehabilitation, if not actual death, but in the Christmas Movie Cinematic Universe, results…

via 20th Century Fox After 12 long years, fans could barely contain their excitement when it was confirmed Bruce Willis would be returning to the most iconic role of his career in long-awaited sequel Live Free or Die Hard, with the classic action franchise finally making its way back to the screen after countless false starts. Len Wiseman’s fourth installment is a solid, efficient, and suitably explosive $110 million blockbuster, but a lot of longtime John McClane supporters were left pretty pissed off that it…

via StudioCanal It can’t be overstated just how much better a glorified B-movie can become when it enlists an A-list cast to put on their best straight faces and treat the ludicrous material as if it was a genuine life-or-death situation, something anyone that’s seen The Commuter knows all too well. As a Liam Neeson action thriller, you know exactly what you’re going to get from the leading man, and while his fourth collaboration with director Jaume Collet-Serra isn’t even their best movie together, the sheer…

Pixel 7 Pro review: Google's new flagship impresses (Image: GOOGLE • GETTY) This article contains affiliate links, we may receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn more The Pixel 7 Pro costs less than its big-screen rivals but offers just as many top-notch upgradesWhat we loveStunning screenBrilliant triple-lens cameraOodles of powerPlenty of smart featuresVery competitive price What we don'tDesign won't suit everyoneRivals charge fasterLooks very similar to Pixel 6 The Pixel 7 Pro offers some…

Now here's a deal that could be very hard to refuse. BT has just announced a brand new discount that is offering customers full broadband and TV access for just £6 per month. Considering that BT's broadband alone usually starts from around £25 per month this is one mighty bargain. Along with beaming the web into homes, the new deal also features full Netflix access and even a swathe of premium channels from Sky including Sky Atlantic, Sky Max and Sky Witness.If you thought that was good things get even better as there's…

Hans Niemann has been accused of cheating at chess, but there has been little proof offered to how he might be cheating at over-the-table chess compared to past accusations of cheating at online chess.Photo: TIM VIZER/AFP (Getty Images)The chess world remains aflame over allegations of cheating from the scene’s best players against one of its strongest up-and-comers. As serious as this recent spat between renowned chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen and fellow chess master Hans Niemann has become, there’s one very silly…

The return of a vulgar classic Publisher Apogee Entertainment has offered an update on its incoming remake of ’90s shooter Rise of the Triad. The cult-smashing blaster will make its grand return on PC and console platforms in 2023, in the form of Rise of the Triad: Ludicrous Edition. A physical edition is en route from Limited Run Games. Originally released in 1995, at the height of DOOM-clone mania, Rise of the Triad puts the player in control of a member of special operations squad HUNT, tasked with investigating a…

Budget smartphones continue to impress with numerous manufacturers making devices that come packed with features for a bargain price. Nokia is perhaps the most famous firm for shaking things up with the company recently releasing its ludicrously cheap C21 Plus smartphone which costs just £99. That's impressive, but there's now another cut-priced device that's trying to find its way into your pocket with Motorola announcing the launch of its moto g62 5G.This £199 Android-powered phone looks pretty mighty on paper with it…

via Sony Stephen King adaptations have been part and parcel of the Hollywood production line for decades, but very few of them have ever managed to attain classic status. 2004’s Secret Window definitely isn’t one of them, but the middling psychological thriller has been experiencing an uptick in popularity on streaming, for reasons that are likely very obvious. As per FlixPatrol, writer and director David Koepp’s increasingly preposterous tale of recovery, recuperation, and revenge has exploded up the global…

Right now, if you sign up for the firm's 5G Hub you'll be treated to a pre-paid Mastercard. This card comes with £60 loaded onto it, which will cover the cost of the first three months of your Three broadband plan.And that's not the only great thing about Three's home broadband service.Firstly, the Three 5G Home Broadband plan offers unlimited data so you can stream in 4K and surf the web to your heart's content without worrying about hitting a data cap. And the bandwidth offered by Three's hub will allow you to easily do…