Simona

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeFew characters in HBO’s luxurious drama series The White Lotus could be described as heroic. The titular holiday resort – think a swanky Butlins for the absolute worst people you’ve ever met – seems to exclusively house sociopaths and sex fiends, dopes and delinquents. But then there were Lucia and Mia, season two’s sneaky, scheming besties and the most aspirational sex workers in…

Maybe one day I’ll be a tour guide at the Vatican,” ponders Simona Tabasco, relaying an eclectic list of interests with a megawatt smile and absolute earnestness over our Zoom call. “Or work on a farm, because I love animals. Or perhaps I might go into styling, because fashion is a big passion of mine. I’d also like to be a DJ, because I love electronic music and maybe, also, um, a rock star?” Unfortunately, the world’s smallest country and the agriculture sector will have to wait, because the Italian actor is currently…

Image: Dan Mora/BOOM StudiosBack in 2020, Boom Studios had the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers team up with the Ninja Turtles in the aptly named Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/TMNT. As written by Ryan Parrott and drawn by Simone di Meo and Walter Baiamonte, the crossover did exactly what the title implies, with the highlight of the whole thing being when the Rangers became ninjas (again) and the Turtles became Power Rangers. And since the Power Rangers will crossover with basically anyone at a moment’s notice, that means we’re…

| Following the culmination of the "Charge to 100" blitz by BOOM! Studios, an initiative that has seen the explosive publisher spewing out as many Power Rangers comics as possible in order to more quickly bring about the oversized Power Rangers #100, the series will continue with the legacy numbering and a brand new creative team. Writer Melissa Flores and artist Simona Di Gianfelice will usher Power Rangers into the "Recharged" era starting with Power Rangers #101 in October. The "Recharged" era refers to the COVID-19…