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Jason Bateman got sober after tension with wife Amanda Anka

Jason Bateman said he decided to get sober because his drinking caused "tension" with his wife, Amanda Anka. She described the "drip, drip, drip" of his partying as "annoyingly unpredictable" and asked when the "spigot was going to completely turn off." They

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Four upcoming birdwatching games on Steam

Birdwatching is a hobby I recommend everyone try, but if you haven’t picked up binoculars yet, several upcoming Steam games let you explore birds from home. They won’t let you tick species off a life list, but they can be a gentle introduction to the hobby. Flock Around

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TMNT Secret Lair Superdrop has a $30 ninja reprint with Kevin Eastman art

Wizards of the Coast used a Feb. 17 “Turtle Tuesday” reveal to unveil a Magic: The Gathering – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles crossover and the Secret Lair Totally TubuLair Superdrop. The set mixes retro, VHS-style art with a number of playable reprints, including a nearly $30 ninja staple that hasn’t

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'How To Make a Killing' Rotten Tomatoes Score Revealed

A24's How to Make a Killing opens Feb. 20, and early reviews have arrived: the film holds a 51% "rotten" rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 39 reviews. Glen Powell stars as Becket Redfellow, a man disowned at birth who begins killing relatives to become the

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Guy Ritchie's Fountain of Youth Spends 320 Days in Apple TV Top 10

Guy Ritchie's Apple TV+ adventure film Fountain of Youth has spent more than 320 days in the Top 10 of the Apple TV charts. The movie, Ritchie's attempt at an Indiana Jones–style picture, premiered to one of the iciest receptions of his career. Rotten Tomatoes

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Tom Brady's 'fun' fling with Alix Earle is more than just a random hookup

Tom Brady and Alix Earle are both having "fun" amid a budding, albeit "not-that-serious," fling. Brady is described as "very particular," "intentional" and a "perfectionist" who "doesn't hook up with just anyone," suggesting he is genuinely

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DayZ creator urges greater acceptance of game delays

Dean Hall, creator of DayZ and CEO of RocketWerkz, urged greater acceptance of game delays during a recent AMA. He said developers can often work themselves into "far too much of a tizz" about avoiding delays, sometimes to the detriment of the final game. Hall noted that "

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Lonesome Dove Sees Spike in Streams After Robert Duvall's Death

Following the sad passing of Robert Duvall on February 15, audiences revisited his work and the 1989 limited series Lonesome Dove saw a massive spike in viewership. FlixPatrol data shows it was the most-watched show on the domestic iTunes charts on February 17, ahead of Halt and Catch Fire, Landman,

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The story behind Carolyn Bessette Kennedy’s unconventional engagement ring

When John F. Kennedy Jr. proposed over Fourth of July weekend in 1995, he offered Carolyn Bessette Kennedy a platinum eternity band set with alternating diamonds and sapphires. The understated choice stood apart from typical engagement rings and has returned to the spotlight with FX’s “Love Story: John F.

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People of Note preview: music, mash-ups and rhythm combat

People of Note is a turn-based RPG described during Tokyo Game Show as “Clair Obscur meets KPop Demon Hunters.” The game leans heavily on music as its core, promising entire “Disney-style” musical numbers and a story about blending genres and finding the purpose behind your voice. Creative director Jason Wishnov

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Stream Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities After Frankenstein

As awards season nears its conclusion and Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein remains a favorite, viewers may want to revisit the director's earlier work on television. For a compact dose of his sensibility, Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities stands out. The Netflix anthology miniseries

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28 Years Later: The Bone Temple Now Available to Rent or Buy

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple is now available to buy or rent on digital platforms such as Prime Video. Fans who missed the Nia DaCosta-directed feature in theatres can catch up at home after a tepid box office response. The Bone Temple continues the long-running zombie franchise that began

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'Pulp Fiction' star Peter Greene's cause of death revealed

The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner said Peter Greene died from an accidental gunshot wound to the left axilla that injured the brachial artery. He was found unresponsive at his Clinton Street apartment on the Lower East Side around 3:25 p.m. on Dec. 12, 2025, and was

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God of War Sons of Sparta interactive map

Kratos’ coming-of-age journey in God of War Sons of Sparta finds him and his brother Deimos searching for a missing Spartan outside the walls of the city. As Kratos, you’ll come across plenty of enemies out for your blood, as well as dozens of collectibles to pick up during

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How Shanghai Noon Changed Jackie Chan’s Career

Jackie Chan had been acting since the early 1970s and rose to prominence in the 1980s for his martial arts and risky stunts. He began breaking into American audiences in the 1990s with films like Supercop and Rumble in the Bronx, and Rush Hour in 1998 brought him mainstream fame.

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'His friendship changed my life': 25 years with Robert Duvall

I first met Robert Duvall in a muddy field in Maryland in 2001, on the set of Gods and Generals. I was playing a low-ranking Confederate aide-de-camp to General Stonewall Jackson and felt small amid the scale of the production. They put him on a horse that morning — grey coat,

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Ella McCay Fades on U.S. Streaming After Weak Theatrical Run

Ella McCay, the James L. Brooks-directed political dramedy that reached streaming on February 5, has seen mixed results after a poor theatrical showing. The film, which features Emma Mackey, Jamie Lee Curtis, Woody Harrelson, Ayo Edebiri and Kumail Nanjiani, earned roughly $4.0–$4.6 million worldwide against a reported

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Mewgenics soundtrack just hit Spotify — an instant classic

The Mewgenics soundtrack just hit Spotify, and its surprisingly catchy songs — even ones about flushing poop and eating rat legs — are already on repeat. The delightfully crude soundscape comes from Riduculon, a name familiar to players of The Binding of Isaac, and Spotify currently doesn’t list any lyrics for

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Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Evans' MCU Returns Undermine Endgame

Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Evans, long seen as the pillars of the MCU, are set to return in Avengers: Doomsday. Their reappearance has been framed as a step back from the franchise’s effort to move into new territory, relying on familiar faces rather than the fresh characters and

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Devil Daggers' lo-fi survival still memorable a decade on

A decade ago many colleagues were hooked on Devil Daggers, a lo-fi survival FPS whose grimy low-poly art anticipated the early 3D nostalgia wave. The game is simple: you stand in a flat, featureless arena and fend off increasingly nasty waves of eldritch foes with magical daggers. The objective is

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Christopher Sabat on when he finally felt Vegeta’s impact

Christopher Sabat says he rarely stopped to reflect on voicing Vegeta. He hadn't even heard of Dragon Ball before being cast, and until relatively recently English-dub actors didn’t receive much recognition. Sabat, who has voiced Vegeta, Piccolo, Yamcha, All Might and Kuwabara, says he only fully grasped

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What to Watch After Watching Marc Jacobs

Leaving Marc Jacobs’s fashion show at the Park Avenue Armory, I felt a strong urge to rewatch Clockwatchers, Jill Sprecher’s 1997 comedy about a quartet of misfits in vapid office jobs. It’s a funny little time warp, and the costumes by Edi Giguere — geometric V-necks, turquoise camis

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Halt and Catch Fire rebounds on Apple TV nearly a decade after end

Halt and Catch Fire, the 2014 AMC drama created by Christopher Cantwell and Christopher C. Rogers, portrayed the 1980s tech scene through a character-driven lens and was anchored by Lee Pace, Mackenzie Davis, Scoot McNairy, and Kelly Bishé. The series concluded in 2017 but has retained a devoted reputation for

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Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie: Canadian fakin’

Two longtime friends time-travel back to 2008 to pursue their performing dreams in a likably daft comedy directed by Matt Johnson and co-written with Jay McCarrol, who also composed the score. The film makes clear from its doubled n that it has nothing to do with the band Nirvana, and

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Producer Teases Twists in Chicago Fire and Med Love Square

Season 14 of Chicago Fire introduced Firehouse 51 newcomer Sal Vasquez, whose arrival set off a complicated web of feelings involving paramedics Lizzy Novak and Violet, and Chicago Med’s Dr. John Frost. Novak’s flirtatious interest in Vasquez, Violet’s developing crush, and Frost’s instant chemistry with Novak