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I didn’t expect to feel this delighted stepping back into Zack Snyder’s DC Universe. Not just because of the merits of Andres Muschietti’s The Flash, but also the feeling and familiarity of returning to this world. This interpretation of Alfred, Bruce Wayne, the Batcave, and beyond. The Flash is essentially a sequel to Snyder’s Justice League. Barry Allen (an inimitable Ezra Miller offering perhaps the most affecting DC hero performance since Henry Cavill in Man of Steel) is getting used to the new superhero life. He’s…

Film: The FlashCast: Ezra Miller, Sasha Calle, Michael Shannon, Ron Livingston, Maribel Verdú, Kiersey Clemons, Antje Traue, Michael Keaton, Ian Loh, Ben Affleck, Gal GadotDirector: Andy MuschiettiRating: 3/5Runtime: 144 mins The much-awaited ‘The Flash’ is a mixed experience at best. It has spectacle and blockbuster elements, glitzy action with a fair dose of comedy thrown in but its longish runtime, general incoherence, and inconsistent VFX keep frustrating you every once in a while. Barry…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeMichael Shannon has added his voice to those who have criticised their own roles in superhero franchise movies.The actor plays General Zod in the DC cinematic universe. He made his debut as the villain in 2013’s Man of Steel opposite Henry Cavill as Superman and is set to reprise it in The Flash, which stars Ezra Miller in the titular role.In a new interview with Collider, Shannon, 48,…

I’m not sure whether the key takeaway from Transformers: The Rise Of The Beasts is that any movie can surprise you, or that if you keep squeezing out new sequels and reboots from a tired franchise, eventually something has to click (also known as the Fast Five phenomenon). It’s probably a bit of both. Either way, director Steven Caple Jr's The Rise Of The Beasts is a surprisingly satisfying blockbuster. Also read: Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse review: Delightful superhero movie trapped within a conventional…

QUENTIN TARANTINO’S ‘10K TOE-SUCK’(Photo Credit: Bang Showbiz) Quentin Tarantino is facing a claim from a strip club manager called NorCal Lowlife he once splashed out $10,000 to lick a woman’s feet until they wrinkled like “prunes”. Lowlife – also known as Page Rad – was apparently a senior worker at Hollywood nightspot Crazy Girls, and told the tale about the ‘Pulp Fiction’ director ­– who is said to have a foot fetish as he often lingers on his leading ladies’ toes in his flicks – on a podcast called ‘Get in the…

Royal Enfield has always enjoyed immense popularity among riders in India and around the world. As the world’s oldest continuously operating two-wheeler manufacturer, they offer a diverse range of models. However, it’s the Bullet and Classic series that have garnered a devoted following. These two motorcycles stand as some of Royal Enfield’s most beloved offerings, primarily due to their retro aesthetics. While modern motorcycles commonly feature electric start functionality, the older models solely relied on…

I have one firm rule when working with writers on game reviews: Never say “The shooting feels good.” It’s a small pet peeve that speaks to our wider approach to criticism at Digital Trends. We’re always trying to dig deeper than a surface-level book report in our game reviews, and a line like that is as hollow as they come. Shooting is one of those actions that has been fine-tuned so aggressively over gaming’s history that it’s frankly rare you find one where it doesn’t feel fun at the very least. It’s always our…

Ruskin Bond, who turns 89 on 19th May, refuses to retire. In a career spanning over seven decades, he has written over a 100 books. He was just 17 when his first novel The Room on the Roof was published. It went on to win the John Llewellyn Rhys Memorial Prize in 1957. Since then, he has won numerous awards including the Sahitya Akademi award in 1992, the Padma Shri in 1999 and the Padma Bhushan in 2014. At an age when other writers would have called it quits, he continues to write and publish books. Three of his new…

It’s all about goodbyes in Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol 3. One of the most distinctive voices within the MCU, James Gunn gives us a third instalment that is in every way the conclusion of his journey with these characters. The sense of farewell looms large over the movie. Not only in its mood and tone, but also through the numerous nods, winks, cameos, and callbacks to the previous two movies. Almost like a homage to and celebration of Gunn’s Guardians franchise, it is a grand, fitting farewell. Gunn does it again (or…

The best advice you can get when buying bitcoin or investing in crypto (other than, you know, “don’t”) is the same advice you get when going to a casino: never bet more than you’re willing to lose. Balaji Srinivasan, the former chief technical officer of Coinbase, must have been more than willing to part ways with fat stacks after he gave up on hopes bitcoin would ever reach prices equal to $1 million.Crypto Exchanges Restrict Withdrawals“I’m not a trader, I’m not John McAfee, and I’m not in the bait of publicly burning a…