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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 freeDave Bautista has admitted some “relief” in saying goodbye to his breakout role as Drax the Destroyer in the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise. The former WWE star-turned-actor debuted as the iconic muscular green superhero in the first Guardians of the Galaxy movie in 2014. He’s since reprised the warrior hero across five other Marvel films and a holiday special, including his final…

One of the holiday season’s most straightforward delights is the yule log. A simple image of a burning piece of wood is a great background watch, and the crackling of the fire can be as relaxing as any ASMR video. But what would happen if this deceptively benign image turned into something surreal, thrilling, and kind of gross? You would probably get Adult Swim Yule Log, the network’s first foray into live-action feature-length films, and a surprise release when it aired after the season finale of Rick and Morty’s sixth…

Enotria: The Last Song isn't the first game to take inspiration from Souls-likes, the genre forged from the fires of From Software's Dark Souls and Bloodborne games, but it may very well be the sunniest and warmest-looking one yet.Developer and publisher Jyamma Games is still aiming for that particular flavor of combat, timing, and player agency in a world made almost entirely out of hope, but with some changes that just might shake up the Souls-like genre.Enotria: The Last Song takes place in a sad and…

A meteor crashed into Mars on Christmas Eve 2021, and shook the planet so much that NASA's InSight lander recorded the rumblings.Scientists didn't know where the quake came from until NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, a spacecraft circling the red planet, captured images of the new impact crater.NASA revealed the discovery on Thursday."It was immediately clear that this is the biggest new crater we've ever seen," Ingrid Daubar, InSight impact science lead, said in a press briefing."It's about 500 feet wide or about two…

Wedding Season, a lively romcom set in the Indian-American community of Newark, New Jersey, has the full signature of the House of Netflix. Its plot is a blend of cliches, its set design somewhere between serviceable and cheap, its acting either solidly watchable or toeing the line of parody. It rearranges deeply familiar tropes into easy listening. It depicts a minority community in the US with enough knowledge to feel grounded and respectful, but with enough frivolity and romance to cater to, naturally, the global…

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CNBC's Jim Cramer on Monday said that most of the sellers have already left the market, meaning that the turbulence in stocks could ease up."To me, this mad scramble to get out ahead of the negativity is a sign that the bad news … is mostly baked in," he said."Everybody's scrambling to get out of this market ahead of everybody else, but at this point, I think many people who were going to sell have already gone, which means we could get some pleasant surprises going forward," he added.The major indices fell Monday ahead…

Act like a cat (for the most part) As we inch closer to launch day on July 19, one of the most fun games to think about right now is Stray, an adventure game about being a cat in a futuristic world run by robots. The trophy list is now out in the wild (courtesy of sites like Exophase and Powerpyx), and some of the descriptions give us a better idea of what to expect from Stray‘s scope. Most notably, there’s a pacifist challenge, one for meowing 100 times, another for being sneaky enough to go undetected, and a speedrun…

Scientists have identified a neural circuit and a neuropeptide that transmit the sensation known as pleasant touch from the skin to the brain.Similar to itch, pleasant touch is transmitted by a specific neuropeptide and neural circuit.Researchers have identified a neural circuit and a neuropeptide — a chemical messenger that carries signals between nerve cells — that transmit the sensation known as pleasant touch from the skin to the brain. The study was conducted by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine…

DJ and producer Powers Pleasant has linked with Bas, Maxo Kream, Kenny Mason, and Erick the Architect for his new song and video “Overseas.”The video, which was directed by Dell Nie, sees Powers hit up New York City, Houston, Atlanta, and Los Angeles. “Overseas” counts as the first time that the aforementioned artists have ever been on a track together.Powers previously produced “Ain’t No Way” and “Zatoichi” from Denzel Curry’s album Melt My Eyez, See Your Future. He also worked on Joey Badass’ single “The Rev3nge.” …