Entertainment
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Toss Aside Those High Heels: How Jurassic World’s Claire Dearing Lights a Path for Women in Action Films
The Jurassic Park and Jurassic World series of films have long featured iconic female characters. Laura Dern’s Dr Ellie Sattler from the 1993 original has been lauded as “a female heroine unlike any other”. Julianne Moore’s Dr Sarah Harding from 1997’s The Lost World was equally as competent and compelling. Bryce Dallas Howard’s Claire Dearing…
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The Sandman Is Coming to Netflix With a Dream Cast
In a dream come true for many fans, Neil Gaiman’s comic book The Sandman is finally coming to the screen as a TV series for Netflix.
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16 Movies That Prove Social Media Was Horrifying Even Before Elon Musk Bought Twitter
The early days of social media ushered in an era of Web 2.0 fears, the loss of privacy and the threat of cyberstalking among them, plus the depressing realisation that everyone you went to high school with is overtly racist. In the decades since, we’ve found new, more existential flaws in the matrix, as troll…
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The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent Proves Why Nic Cage Is So Fascinating
In Nicolas Cage’s latest film, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, Cage plays a character called … Nick Cage. This meta-commentary on fame and celebrity, wrapped around a thriller plot, is full of Cage-inspired “Easter eggs” and knowing nods to the audience. Once again, Cage reminds us that he might just be the most interesting…