Talking A Merry Little Ex-Mas and Champagne Problems with @helenlohara.bsky.social on her Bah Humbug podcast. I am, uncharacteristically, not at all grinchy about either of them! Although one has the wrong ending.
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open.spotify.com/episode/5iXE...
A Merry Little Ex-Mas and Champagne Problems: Are Netflix Films...Good Now?
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December 4, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Talking A Merry Little Ex-Mas and Champagne Problems with @helenlohara.bsky.social on her Bah Humbug podcast. I am, uncharacteristically, not at all grinchy about either of them! Although one has the wrong ending.
open.spotify.com/episode/5iXE...
open.spotify.com/episode/5iXE...
This had no place in the review, but the fifth episode of this show was written by Brad Kane, who was once the singing voice of Disney's Aladdin. I thought you might like to know.
"A strong return to an imperfect horror world."
The kids of Derry discover the ancient origins of Pennywise in IT: Welcome to Derry — streaming 26 October on Sky/NOW.
Read the Empire review: www.empireonline.com/tv/reviews/i...
The kids of Derry discover the ancient origins of Pennywise in IT: Welcome to Derry — streaming 26 October on Sky/NOW.
Read the Empire review: www.empireonline.com/tv/reviews/i...
October 24, 2025 at 2:53 PM
This had no place in the review, but the fifth episode of this show was written by Brad Kane, who was once the singing voice of Disney's Aladdin. I thought you might like to know.
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Christopher Lloyd and Michael J. Fox reunite to discuss Back To The Future at 40 – and why it still resonates today.
“We live in a bully culture right now,” says Fox. “[The film] is all about how you stand up to them.”
Read more: www.empireonline.com/movies/news/...
“We live in a bully culture right now,” says Fox. “[The film] is all about how you stand up to them.”
Read more: www.empireonline.com/movies/news/...
October 21, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Christopher Lloyd and Michael J. Fox reunite to discuss Back To The Future at 40 – and why it still resonates today.
“We live in a bully culture right now,” says Fox. “[The film] is all about how you stand up to them.”
Read more: www.empireonline.com/movies/news/...
“We live in a bully culture right now,” says Fox. “[The film] is all about how you stand up to them.”
Read more: www.empireonline.com/movies/news/...
Every time I listen to a podcast episode about AI, it seems to begin with the premise, ‘Is AI absolutely brilliant or terrible? We speak to the CEO of AI Is Absolutely Brilliant to find out.’
September 20, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Every time I listen to a podcast episode about AI, it seems to begin with the premise, ‘Is AI absolutely brilliant or terrible? We speak to the CEO of AI Is Absolutely Brilliant to find out.’
I can’t believe how good One Battle After Another is. It’s about really serious stuff, yet so playful and funny. And it keeps getting better and better. 3 hours whizzed by. Best film of the year so far by a massive margin.
September 18, 2025 at 6:09 AM
I can’t believe how good One Battle After Another is. It’s about really serious stuff, yet so playful and funny. And it keeps getting better and better. 3 hours whizzed by. Best film of the year so far by a massive margin.
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What Robert Redford contributed to American films via Sundance is genuinely immeasurable. He was also an extraordinarily talented director--Ordinary People and Quiz Show are two of the best American studio movies of their eras--and an actor who somehow wore his incredible charisma almost shyly. RIP.
September 16, 2025 at 1:29 PM
What Robert Redford contributed to American films via Sundance is genuinely immeasurable. He was also an extraordinarily talented director--Ordinary People and Quiz Show are two of the best American studio movies of their eras--and an actor who somehow wore his incredible charisma almost shyly. RIP.
The only thing cheering me up at the moment is that AI appears to be imploding
August 21, 2025 at 6:45 AM
The only thing cheering me up at the moment is that AI appears to be imploding
Freakier Friday makes very little sense and has plot holes you could drive a bus through, but how much does that actually matter when it's such purely good fun?
www.timeout.com/movies/freak...
www.timeout.com/movies/freak...
Freakier Friday review: This ridiculous body-swap sequel ups the bodies and the fun
Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis reunite for a daft but good-natured sequel
www.timeout.com
August 8, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Freakier Friday makes very little sense and has plot holes you could drive a bus through, but how much does that actually matter when it's such purely good fun?
www.timeout.com/movies/freak...
www.timeout.com/movies/freak...
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A director pal has been working for decades with big name clients. Doing huge stuff, including international shoots. If you live in the UK, you will have seen their stuff.
They are currently retraining as a Pilates instructor. To have a more regular income in winter.
That's how bad it is.
They are currently retraining as a Pilates instructor. To have a more regular income in winter.
That's how bad it is.
NO IT FUCKING ISNT ALL THE CREATIVES ARE FUCKING **BROKE**
July 21, 2025 at 8:42 AM
A director pal has been working for decades with big name clients. Doing huge stuff, including international shoots. If you live in the UK, you will have seen their stuff.
They are currently retraining as a Pilates instructor. To have a more regular income in winter.
That's how bad it is.
They are currently retraining as a Pilates instructor. To have a more regular income in winter.
That's how bad it is.
Please, everyone posting social media stuff from Wimbledon, you have to learn that a comma is *essential* in 'Come on, [whoever]'. Otherwise you're saying something very, very different
July 11, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Please, everyone posting social media stuff from Wimbledon, you have to learn that a comma is *essential* in 'Come on, [whoever]'. Otherwise you're saying something very, very different
I think a silly action movie that's actually fun, as opposed to just stupid, is a rare thing. I found Heads Of State extremely fun. www.empireonline.com/movies/revie...
Heads Of State
Ilya Naishuller (Nobody) returns with presidential action-comedy Heads Of State — on Prime Video from 2 July. Read the Empire review.
www.empireonline.com
June 30, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I think a silly action movie that's actually fun, as opposed to just stupid, is a rare thing. I found Heads Of State extremely fun. www.empireonline.com/movies/revie...
The plot of Carrie’s book in And Just Like That seems to be ‘an old-timey woman might go outside’.
June 27, 2025 at 9:32 AM
The plot of Carrie’s book in And Just Like That seems to be ‘an old-timey woman might go outside’.
Have been listening to Natasha Lyonne on Amy Poehler's podcast (recommended) and I finally figured out what her voice makes me think of: Marge Simpson doing James Cagney
June 25, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Have been listening to Natasha Lyonne on Amy Poehler's podcast (recommended) and I finally figured out what her voice makes me think of: Marge Simpson doing James Cagney
I don’t know a single thing about cars or Formula 1, but found F1 extremely entertaining. Joseph Kosinski is a very good blockbuster technician. Gets all the rhythms right.
June 24, 2025 at 9:11 PM
I don’t know a single thing about cars or Formula 1, but found F1 extremely entertaining. Joseph Kosinski is a very good blockbuster technician. Gets all the rhythms right.
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Giant asteroid could crash into moon in 2032, firing debris towards Earth
Giant asteroid could crash into moon in 2032, firing debris towards Earth
Researchers say satellites may be at risk and impact could create a spectacular meteor shower in the skies
If a giant asteroid smashes into the moon in 2032 it could send lunar debris hurtling towards Earth, researchers have said, posing a risk to satellites but also creating a rare and spectacularly vivid meteor shower visible in the skies.
Asteroid 2024 YR4 triggered a planetary defence response earlier this year after telescope observations revealed the “city killer” had a 3% chance of colliding with Earth. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
June 23, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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These A.I. stories are always breathlessly reported as if these companies are close to achieving their goal to synthesise the human brain or whatever, when it's always just something they'd *like* to achieve. What useful thing is A.I. actually brilliant at so far?
Breaking News: Meta is said to be preparing to unveil an A.I. lab dedicated to a hypothetical system that exceeds the powers of the human brain.
Meta Is Creating a New A.I. Lab to Pursue ‘Superintelligence’
The new lab, set to include Scale AI founder Alexandr Wang, is part of a reorganization of Meta’s artificial intelligence efforts under chief executive Mark Zuckerberg.
trib.al
June 10, 2025 at 8:43 AM
These A.I. stories are always breathlessly reported as if these companies are close to achieving their goal to synthesise the human brain or whatever, when it's always just something they'd *like* to achieve. What useful thing is A.I. actually brilliant at so far?
There's a lot I liked in Murderbot – it has an appealing loose, goofy vibe – but I rarely found it actually funny. Skarsgård is great. www.empireonline.com/tv/reviews/m...
Murderbot
Alexander Skarsgård plays Murderbot in Apple TV+'s adaptation of The Murderbot Diaries novels. Read the Empire review.
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May 13, 2025 at 5:47 PM
There's a lot I liked in Murderbot – it has an appealing loose, goofy vibe – but I rarely found it actually funny. Skarsgård is great. www.empireonline.com/tv/reviews/m...
Final Destination: Bloodlines is loads of fun (also gross) www.timeout.com/movies/final...
Final Destination: Bloodlines review: this horror reboot is a bloody good time
The best Final Destination movie has just landed
www.timeout.com
May 13, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Final Destination: Bloodlines is loads of fun (also gross) www.timeout.com/movies/final...
This is just delightful. I love interviews with actors who aren’t A-list but have worked with everyone.
My gift to mothers today is a long chat with Richard Kind. We met, naturally, at Fairway, and talked about Harold Hill, Studio 54, his skin condition, his love of Don Quixote, the time that George Clooney threw pies at him, and more. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
Richard Kind Is the Perfect Second Banana
The inveterate character actor discusses Don Quixote, his time as George Clooney’s roommate, and his latest gig: m.c.ing John Mulaney’s absurdist talk show.
www.newyorker.com
May 11, 2025 at 3:58 PM
This is just delightful. I love interviews with actors who aren’t A-list but have worked with everyone.
I think so often of the time an ex-boyfriend picked a pair of my jeans off the floor, read the label and said, devastatingly, "'Slim and straight'. Both lies."
May 6, 2025 at 9:51 AM
I think so often of the time an ex-boyfriend picked a pair of my jeans off the floor, read the label and said, devastatingly, "'Slim and straight'. Both lies."
How exactly do you put a tariff on a movie? Do you double the cinema ticket prices?
And exactly which studios have been 'drawn away' from America?
He's always finding new ways to be infuriatingly stupid
And exactly which studios have been 'drawn away' from America?
He's always finding new ways to be infuriatingly stupid
Trump says movies produced outside the U.S. are a national security threat. So he’s imposing a 100% tariff on all movies that are “produced in foreign lands.”
May 5, 2025 at 12:24 PM
How exactly do you put a tariff on a movie? Do you double the cinema ticket prices?
And exactly which studios have been 'drawn away' from America?
He's always finding new ways to be infuriatingly stupid
And exactly which studios have been 'drawn away' from America?
He's always finding new ways to be infuriatingly stupid
Today I went to the garden centre and arrived so early that it wasn't open yet, just in case anyone's wondering how a cool guy spends his Sunday
April 13, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Today I went to the garden centre and arrived so early that it wasn't open yet, just in case anyone's wondering how a cool guy spends his Sunday
No spoilers, but every time a White Lotus season ends a lot of the reviews always make me wonder what show people think Mike White is making. You want neatly packaged little moral lessons from Mr Monkey's Paw?
April 7, 2025 at 11:07 AM
No spoilers, but every time a White Lotus season ends a lot of the reviews always make me wonder what show people think Mike White is making. You want neatly packaged little moral lessons from Mr Monkey's Paw?
Watched The White Lotus finale at 6am to avoid potential spoilers. The downside is there's nobody to discuss it with because everyone else has 'lives' and hasn't seen it yet.
April 7, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Watched The White Lotus finale at 6am to avoid potential spoilers. The downside is there's nobody to discuss it with because everyone else has 'lives' and hasn't seen it yet.