The Earl of Samdwich
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PR Writer - Part-time film critic - Transformers fan - Disciple of the Church of Miata
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Giveaway time! Win 1 of 5 double tickets to watch Keeper, Osgood Perkins’s next chilling horror film, at any Ster Kinekor cinema.
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Giveaway: Win tickets to see Osgood Perkins’s Keeper on the big screen - Pfangirl.com
Here's your chance to win double tickets to watch Keeper, the latest horror film from Osgood Perkins, at any Ster Kinekor cinema in South Africa.
www.pfangirl.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Giveaway time! Win 1 of 5 double tickets to watch Keeper, Osgood Perkins’s next chilling horror film, at any Ster Kinekor cinema.
To enter:
Reply with your biggest relationship 🚩
Reshare for bonus entry
Entries close 19 November. More info on #keeperfilm + T&Cs:
www.pfangirl.com/competitions...
To enter:
Reply with your biggest relationship 🚩
Reshare for bonus entry
Entries close 19 November. More info on #keeperfilm + T&Cs:
www.pfangirl.com/competitions...
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All’s Fair review – Kim Kardashian’s divorce drama is fascinatingly, existentially terrible
All’s Fair review – Kim Kardashian’s divorce drama is fascinatingly, existentially terrible
Not even Glenn Close can save this Ryan Murphy disaster from its dismal plots, clueless characters – and the worst kissing scenes ever filmed
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:59 PM
All’s Fair review – Kim Kardashian’s divorce drama is fascinatingly, existentially terrible
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Though it loses focus in the second half, and only has so much to offer on behalf of its genre, Shelby Oaks reflects a strong directorial debut for its director, and upholds good standards for scary cinema.
Shelby Oaks: Promising indie horror driven by smart decision-making
www.dailymaverick.co.za
October 31, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Though it loses focus in the second half, and only has so much to offer on behalf of its genre, Shelby Oaks reflects a strong directorial debut for its director, and upholds good standards for scary cinema.
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It's Halloween week and we've got a load of scary entertainment recommendations lined up.
Starting with what we're watching on the big screen: the Mike Flanagan-backed Shelby Oaks.
Read Sam's review now.
Starting with what we're watching on the big screen: the Mike Flanagan-backed Shelby Oaks.
Read Sam's review now.
Shelby Oaks review – Successfully branching out
Smart, and atmospherically effective, budget horror film Shelby Oaks is a solid feature debut for reviewer turned movie maker Chris Stuckmann.
www.pfangirl.com
October 27, 2025 at 8:30 AM
It's Halloween week and we've got a load of scary entertainment recommendations lined up.
Starting with what we're watching on the big screen: the Mike Flanagan-backed Shelby Oaks.
Read Sam's review now.
Starting with what we're watching on the big screen: the Mike Flanagan-backed Shelby Oaks.
Read Sam's review now.
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While its sights and sounds are up to scratch for the sci-fi franchise, Tron: Ares is ephemeral in its execution thanks to disengaged storytelling and a lack of compelling characters.
Tron: Ares review: Download interrupted
www.dailymaverick.co.za
October 21, 2025 at 8:18 AM
While its sights and sounds are up to scratch for the sci-fi franchise, Tron: Ares is ephemeral in its execution thanks to disengaged storytelling and a lack of compelling characters.
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Tron is edgy now!
Third franchise entry Tron: Ares is as aesthetically and aurally striking as you would expect, but a derivative meeting-of-worlds narrative has lessened the escapism.
Here's our review.
#TronAres
Third franchise entry Tron: Ares is as aesthetically and aurally striking as you would expect, but a derivative meeting-of-worlds narrative has lessened the escapism.
Here's our review.
#TronAres
Tron: Ares review – Download interrupted
Fifteen years since the last installment in the sci-fi action adventure franchise, Tron: Ares brings the denizens of the digital Grid into our reality, with Jared Leto as the titular program.
www.pfangirl.com
October 13, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Tron is edgy now!
Third franchise entry Tron: Ares is as aesthetically and aurally striking as you would expect, but a derivative meeting-of-worlds narrative has lessened the escapism.
Here's our review.
#TronAres
Third franchise entry Tron: Ares is as aesthetically and aurally striking as you would expect, but a derivative meeting-of-worlds narrative has lessened the escapism.
Here's our review.
#TronAres
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My dream movie to direct - Hackers 2 with a soundtrack entirely by The Midnight.
October 7, 2025 at 7:42 PM
My dream movie to direct - Hackers 2 with a soundtrack entirely by The Midnight.
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"In a landmark study, OpenAI researchers reveal that large language models will always produce plausible but false outputs, even with perfect data, due to fundamental statistical and computational limits."
www.computerworld.com/article/4059...
www.computerworld.com/article/4059...
OpenAI admits AI hallucinations are mathematically inevitable, not just engineering flaws
In a landmark study, OpenAI researchers reveal that large language models will always produce plausible but false outputs, even with perfect data, due to fundamental statistical and computational limi...
www.computerworld.com
September 21, 2025 at 12:50 PM
"In a landmark study, OpenAI researchers reveal that large language models will always produce plausible but false outputs, even with perfect data, due to fundamental statistical and computational limits."
www.computerworld.com/article/4059...
www.computerworld.com/article/4059...
Given that I have spent the last month rewatching Rupert, who was effectively young Sam’s Bluey, this hits really hard and sad.
Nelvana, one of Canada’s most biggest animation studios has reportedly shut down after 54 years. (1974-2025).
Workers are saying the studio has closed down its doors last Friday.
Workers are saying the studio has closed down its doors last Friday.
September 2, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Given that I have spent the last month rewatching Rupert, who was effectively young Sam’s Bluey, this hits really hard and sad.
Inside every person are two wolves.
One that goes to Wimpy when you’re at the airport.
And one that goes to Mugg & Bean.
One that goes to Wimpy when you’re at the airport.
And one that goes to Mugg & Bean.
August 27, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Inside every person are two wolves.
One that goes to Wimpy when you’re at the airport.
And one that goes to Mugg & Bean.
One that goes to Wimpy when you’re at the airport.
And one that goes to Mugg & Bean.
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On paper, Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman in a vicious black comedy about a failing marriage sounds like an instant "sign me up."
But is The Roses worth a viewing? Read our review now.
But is The Roses worth a viewing? Read our review now.
The Roses review – Thorns in your side
Black comedy, and pseudo remake, The Roses is stuffed full of comic talent in front of the camera and behind it. Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman lead this charge in this tale of a no-holds-barred disintegrating marriage.
www.pfangirl.com
August 26, 2025 at 8:30 AM
On paper, Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman in a vicious black comedy about a failing marriage sounds like an instant "sign me up."
But is The Roses worth a viewing? Read our review now.
But is The Roses worth a viewing? Read our review now.
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And on the subject of #realartatters: AI poisoning tool NIGHTSHADE is now free for artists to use: venturebeat.com/ai/nightshad...
Nightshade, the free tool that ‘poisons’ AI models, is now available for artists to use
The tool's creators are seeking to make it so that AI model developers must pay artists to train on data from them that is uncorrupted.
venturebeat.com
August 23, 2025 at 9:17 AM
And on the subject of #realartatters: AI poisoning tool NIGHTSHADE is now free for artists to use: venturebeat.com/ai/nightshad...
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Raising a Noughties comedy back from the dead, and perking it up with highlights and some lip plumper, Freakier Friday delivers on the fine-tuned fun perfected by its predecessor. Even though you can predict the landing of every punchline way in advance.
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: Freakier Friday serves up Noughties nostalgia, predictable punchlines and all
www.dailymaverick.co.za
August 19, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Raising a Noughties comedy back from the dead, and perking it up with highlights and some lip plumper, Freakier Friday delivers on the fine-tuned fun perfected by its predecessor. Even though you can predict the landing of every punchline way in advance.
If you see this, quote this post with a title screen that's iconic to you
August 6, 2025 at 10:01 AM
If you see this, quote this post with a title screen that's iconic to you
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Turns our lightning can strike twice.
Freakier Friday is happy to repeat every plot beat of the original but that doesn't stop this body swap comedy from being both fun and feel-good.
Here's our review.
#FreakierFriday
Freakier Friday is happy to repeat every plot beat of the original but that doesn't stop this body swap comedy from being both fun and feel-good.
Here's our review.
#FreakierFriday
Freakier Friday review – Here’s to the weekend
If you were planning on hitting up cinemas in celebration of Women’s Day this weekend, mother-daughter body swap comedy, and 22-year-later sequel, Freakier Friday makes for a bubby and fun throwback movie experience. Stars Jamie Lee Curtis and a resurgent Lindsay Lohan are in top form.
www.pfangirl.com
August 6, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Turns our lightning can strike twice.
Freakier Friday is happy to repeat every plot beat of the original but that doesn't stop this body swap comedy from being both fun and feel-good.
Here's our review.
#FreakierFriday
Freakier Friday is happy to repeat every plot beat of the original but that doesn't stop this body swap comedy from being both fun and feel-good.
Here's our review.
#FreakierFriday
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Ignore the ‘box office failure’ narrative trailing this one. Pixar is synonymous with pedigreed family entertainment, and its latest animated adventure, Elio, is a mix of colourful aliens and sincere emotion.
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: Elio takes flight: A journey through space and emotion in Pixar’s latest offering
www.dailymaverick.co.za
July 4, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Ignore the ‘box office failure’ narrative trailing this one. Pixar is synonymous with pedigreed family entertainment, and its latest animated adventure, Elio, is a mix of colourful aliens and sincere emotion.
I took a day to stew over this and the more I think I about it, the more I’m appreciating it.
#Elio #FilmReview #Pixar #Disney
#Elio #FilmReview #Pixar #Disney
"What it lacks in originality, it makes up for in commitment and sincerity." Plus, emotional impact!
Here's our review for Pixar's latest animated effort Elio, a movie that radiates love for the mysteries of space.
Here's our review for Pixar's latest animated effort Elio, a movie that radiates love for the mysteries of space.
Elio review – The stars in our tears
Ignore the “box office failure” narrative trailing this one. Pixar is synonymous with pedigreed family entertainment, and its latest animated adventure, Elio, is a mix of colourful aliens and sincere emotion.
www.pfangirl.com
July 1, 2025 at 9:03 AM
I took a day to stew over this and the more I think I about it, the more I’m appreciating it.
#Elio #FilmReview #Pixar #Disney
#Elio #FilmReview #Pixar #Disney
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"What it lacks in originality, it makes up for in commitment and sincerity." Plus, emotional impact!
Here's our review for Pixar's latest animated effort Elio, a movie that radiates love for the mysteries of space.
Here's our review for Pixar's latest animated effort Elio, a movie that radiates love for the mysteries of space.
Elio review – The stars in our tears
Ignore the “box office failure” narrative trailing this one. Pixar is synonymous with pedigreed family entertainment, and its latest animated adventure, Elio, is a mix of colourful aliens and sincere emotion.
www.pfangirl.com
July 1, 2025 at 8:30 AM
"What it lacks in originality, it makes up for in commitment and sincerity." Plus, emotional impact!
Here's our review for Pixar's latest animated effort Elio, a movie that radiates love for the mysteries of space.
Here's our review for Pixar's latest animated effort Elio, a movie that radiates love for the mysteries of space.
GUT THEM
Walt Disney and Comcast's Universal filed a copyright lawsuit against Midjourney on Wednesday, calling its popular AI-powered image generator a "bottomless pit of plagiarism" for its use of the studios' best-known characters.
Disney, Universal sue image creator Midjourney for copyright infringement
Walt Disney and Comcast's Universal filed a copyright lawsuit against Midjourney on Wednesday, calling its popular AI-powered image generator a "bottomless pit of plagiarism" for its use of the studios' best-known characters.
reut.rs
June 11, 2025 at 4:29 PM
GUT THEM
Yeah this'll go down well.
President Trump is demanding Apple make its iPhones in the United States or face a 25% tariff
Trump threatens Apple with a 25% tariff if it doesn’t build iPhones in America | CNN Business
President Donald Trump on Friday demanded Apple make its iPhones in the United States or face a 25% tariff.
www.cnn.com
May 23, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Yeah this'll go down well.
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In total, African countries lost 60 million euros in rejected visa fees in 2024, analysis from the LAGO Collective shows.
Africans have long complained about inconsistent, sometimes baffling decisions about who gets approved or denied while applying for European visas.
Africans have long complained about inconsistent, sometimes baffling decisions about who gets approved or denied while applying for European visas.
Africans lost nearly $70M to denied visas applications to Europe in 2024 | CNN
Non-refundable fees from failed Europe visa applications are costing African countries millions of dollars, with applicants complaining of a baffling system of approvals.
www.cnn.com
May 21, 2025 at 3:29 PM
In total, African countries lost 60 million euros in rejected visa fees in 2024, analysis from the LAGO Collective shows.
Africans have long complained about inconsistent, sometimes baffling decisions about who gets approved or denied while applying for European visas.
Africans have long complained about inconsistent, sometimes baffling decisions about who gets approved or denied while applying for European visas.
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Amazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high—no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using touchscreens in cars.
Finally the auto industry is coming to its senses. Real buttons are sooooooo back baby!
Finally the auto industry is coming to its senses. Real buttons are sooooooo back baby!
Rejoice! Carmakers Are Embracing Physical Buttons Again
Amazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high—no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using touchscreens in cars. Finally the auto industry is coming to its sen...
www.wired.com
May 5, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Amazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high—no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using touchscreens in cars.
Finally the auto industry is coming to its senses. Real buttons are sooooooo back baby!
Finally the auto industry is coming to its senses. Real buttons are sooooooo back baby!