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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 freeToday, Dune is the sci-fi saga to rule them all. The countdown to Dune: Part Two, the concluding half of Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation of the 1965 Frank Herbert novel, has been accompanied by dust-storms of hype and five-star reviews. And that is just the start of Dune’s grip on popular culture.  You can buy plush replicas of the book’s iconic sandworms and a 1,369-piece Lego model of…

via Sony Biopics made with the approval of the subject’s family can often sand down the edges and avoid any controversial moments in favor of borderline hagiography, which ensured that I Wanna Dance with Somebody didn’t really stand much of a chance when it came to doing true justice to the complex, complicated, and altogether influential legacy of Whitney Houston. As a result, what was once touted as a potential awards season contender ended up being largely shunned by critics and ignored by paying customers,…

Wordle 638 answer for March 19: Today, Wordle has posted an obscure word. And as the nature of the word goes, many might not even have heard of it. And that is the challenge to solve in today's puzzle. If you have not even heard of a word, then solving it is essentially like shooting at a target while being blindfolded. An obvious way to eliminate this challenge is by improving vocabulary but that's easier said than done. There is one more way to solve such puzzles but it goes through our Wordle hints and clues. As…

Molly & the Captain is a tale in three parts, skipping through the centuries from the 1780s to the 1980s. The sections are loosely connected by one fictional portrait: The Merrymount Sisters at Night by William Merrymount, a Gainsborough-esque artist in Georgian Marylebone. The Gainsborough references are frequent and unabashed, “Molly” and “The Captain” being his nicknames for the two cherished daughters he often painted, just as the fictional Merrymount paints his. Laura Merrymount, the elder daughter and “Captain”…

Image via Marvel Studios The MCU has introduced viewers to not only myriad superheroes but also a plethora of weapons. From those invented in Tony Stark’s lab to those in Wakanda, the MCU seems to be well-equipped for any situation. However, there is this one weapon that most viewers have more than likely forgotten. And now, fans mourn its obscurity. Reddit user u/asmodius-prime pointed out a weapon that was featured in the Thor films — Gungnir. For those who don’t remember what this weapon was, it was a spear…

Quordle 184 answer for July 27, 2022: Today’s puzzle puts on a scary demeanor with some obscure words. They can cost you your streak. Play it smart, check Quordle hints, clues and solutions. Quordle 184 answer for July 27, 2022: Yes, the short-lived honeymoon period with Quordle is officially over. Since the last week, the puzzles have been easy to average in difficulty level, which had both confused and elated the fans as their streak grew easily. But today,…

The poet, novelist and critic Rosemary Tonks vanished from public life in the mid-1970s after publishing six novels and two acclaimed collections of poetry, leading to fevered speculation about her fate. She had converted to fundamentalist Christianity and lived as a recluse in Bournemouth until her death in 2014, visiting public libraries with the intention of destroying as many copies of her literary works as possible. Fortunately, her writing has survived, championed by admirers such as Neil Astley of Bloodaxe Books,…