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Jason and Mathieu Fox: still close, minus the fighting and falling out of trees

Born in 1976 in Plymouth, Jason Fox is a television personality and a former Royal Marine Commando and Special Forces sergeant. He joined the military at 16 and left in 2012 following a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder. Three years later he fronted Channel 4’s SAS: Who Dares Wins,

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Hit zombies with meat in medieval survival sim God Save Birmingham

God Save Birmingham is a singleplayer medieval survival and crafting sim that now lets players use a big haunch of meat as a weapon. The game’s slack-skinned peasantry give it a distinctly English look, and food can double as a means of revenge against the undead. The latest trailer

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10 best anti-Valentine's Day movies to stream now

If Valentine’s Day makes you cranky or simply feels hollow, these films offer darker, sharper takes on love — from noir classics to recent horror. They’re aimed at anyone who finds the holiday commercial, confining, or just not for them. Highlights include Ari Aster’s Midsommar, an unnerving horror

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Dead by Daylight movie hires writers from Crawl and The Conjuring Universe

Progress on the big-screen adaptation of Dead by Daylight has taken a step forward with the appointment of a new writing team. The survival-horror franchise, which pits four Survivors against a Killer, has grown since its 2016 debut and the project was first announced in 2023; Blumhouse head Jason Blum

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‘Every role I do, I’m going to be a Black man first’: David Jonsson

David Jonsson disappears into roles — Rye Lane, Industry and Alien: Romulus among them — and now stars as heroin addict Taylor in the ultraviolent prison drama Wasteman. He calls it 'the most personal role I’ve done.' The film picked up five Bifa nominations including best lead performance, and

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A Decade Later, Tom Hanks’ $60M Clint Eastwood Hit Is Aging Well

Tom Hanks remains one of the most renowned actors, with landmark performances stretching back more than 30 years to films such as Philadelphia and Big. Ten years ago he teamed with Clint Eastwood on Sully, a docudrama about pilot Chesley Sullenberger’s emergency landing in the Hudson River that saved

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She moved to Phuket as a single mom and says her son is thriving

Cheska Hull called off her wedding, left the UK, and relocated to Phuket with her son. A PR specialist who worked across luxury food, beverage, and hospitality and spent nearly four years on the reality show Made in Chelsea, she had been visiting the island annually, keeping friendships and getting

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All 10 seasons of Stargate SG-1 are now streaming on Netflix

Roland Emmerich’s 1994 film Stargate, co-written with Dean Devlin, was intended as the start of a trilogy. The movie did strong box office business but drew criticism for a cliché-ridden alien-invasion plot and melodrama, and MGM shifted the franchise toward television instead of producing the planned sequels. That move

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Charlie's Angels rebooted by Crazy Rich Asians writer

There have been two attempts to bring Charlie’s Angels to the big screen. The first starred Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore and Lucy Liu, whose success led to a reunion in Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle. The second, directed by Elizabeth Banks in 2019 and featuring Kristen Stewart, received mixed

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Ten Wuthering Heights Adaptations: What Holds Up

Emily Brontë’s 1847 novel has survived countless retellings, from a lost 1920 British silent to Emerald Fennell’s candy-colored bodice ripper. Adaptations face a central trade-off: slavish fidelity isn’t required, but the best films entwine themselves with the book’s spirit rather than simply excising chunks of plot.

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Clifford Brown, Trumpeter Whose Brief Life Left a Lasting Mark

Clifford Brown emerged as one of jazz’s most promising trumpet voices when he joined drummer Max Roach in 1954. The Clifford Brown–Max Roach Quintet recorded a debut album that summer and released it in December; the group quickly became the talk of the jazz world, and within two

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Two Years Before The Wire, David Simon's The Corner Set the Stage

Two years before The Wire premiered, David Simon brought a six-episode miniseries to HBO. The Corner, based on a book by Simon and Ed Burns, aired on HBO in 2000 and established many of the themes and textures that would define his later work. The story follows Gary McCullough (T.

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Emerald Fennell Narrates Clip of Margot Robbie in 'Wuthering Heights'

Emerald Fennell narrates a sequence from her adaptation of Emily Brontë’s "Wuthering Heights" in the Anatomy of a Scene series. In the clip, Cathy takes a tour of her new marital home at Thrushcross Grange and feels more apprehension than joy. Cathy (Margot Robbie) has married Edgar

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I moved to Florence after studying abroad: low salaries, but this is home

Kaitlin Landolfa first went to Florence on a college study-abroad program after switching plans from Valencia because she loved Italian food. Her initial semester in January 2020 was cut short when the first COVID case arrived in Florence, and she returned in January 2021 to a citywide 10 p.m.

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2026 Film Independent Spirit Awards: Nina Dobrev, Kirsten Dunst, Kaia Gerber, more

Awards season continues in full force as the 2026 Film Independent Spirit Awards celebrated the best in independent film and TV. Stars like Nina Dobrev, Issa Rae and Keke Palmer stepped out in their finest to walk the red carpet. Other attendees included Kirsten Dunst, Kaia Gerber, Regina King, Jenny

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Rivals of Aether 2 adds Slade, a pirate shark who shops and goes fishing

Rivals of Aether has long been the best Smash Bros.-like available on PC, and its sequel initially missed a fan favorite from the original: Shovel Knight. That character used to pound gems out of foes and spend them on upgrades mid-match. The new arrival, Slade, is a rakish pirate

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How to watch Family Guy Season 24

The Griffins return this weekend as Family Guy Season 24 begins on Sunday February 15. The 450th episode lands on Fox at 9.30pm ET, kickstarting a new run of episodes. After that first installment there's a week's wait, then Fox will air two episodes at

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Call of Duty developers examine Safeguard issues

Safeguard, the team-based mode first introduced more than a decade ago in Black Ops III, has returned for Black Ops 7’s second season after last appearing in a main game in 2018. The mode’s core idea—pushing or defending a walking robot—remains intact, and many players find

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Matthew McConaughey Turned Down the MCU for a Stephen King Flop

Hindsight is 20/20. Matthew McConaughey passed on what likely would have been Ego, Star-Lord’s father in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 — a part that went to Kurt Russell — a decision that would have brought him into the MCU. He has otherwise avoided Marvel and Star Wars work,

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Hailey Bieber shares Valentine's note calling Justin her 'forever Valentine'

Hailey Bieber shared moments from her Valentine’s Day on Instagram Stories, posting a note that read "You are my forever Valentine" in cursive with a red kiss mark and a close-up of chocolate-covered strawberries. The 29-year-old and husband Justin, 31, have been married since 2018 and share

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Hellscreen exits Steam early access two episodes short of plan

Hellscreen has left Steam early access two episodes short of its original plan, but its standout mechanic — a built-in rear-view mirror — still defines the experience. Reviewer Ted Litchfield wrote three years ago: "You have a mini, lower-res screen in the upper quadrant of your view at all times, and

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Arc Raiders inspires a new generation of 'war' photographers

Virtual photography has grown alongside increasingly photorealistic games, but most of it happens in single-player titles or slower multiplayer spaces. Arc Raiders upends that pattern: despite always-on PvP, its relatively friendly lobbies let players experiment with a photographic approach to the game, treating firefights and extractions like staged scenes rather

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Deadpool 2 director to helm Jason Statham Stole My Bike

Jason Statham has shown a knack for poking fun at himself. Beyond the chaos of the Fast and Furious films and his turn as The Beekeeper, one of his standout roles was Rick Ford in Paul Feig’s 2015 comedy Spy. Deadpool 2 director David Leitch will reunite with Statham

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Yoshi Mario Galaxy Popcorn Bucket Looks Like He Ate A Crazy Edible

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is coming out in April, and naturally it’s getting novelty popcorn buckets like every other movie in theaters these days. It looks like Nintendo and Illumination are leaning hard into Yoshi for marketing for the animated sequel, so they’re making a popcorn bucket

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10 Most Perfect World War II Movies, Ranked

Of all the conflicts in history, World War II has inspired more films than any other. Formally fought between 1939 and 1945, the war’s scope and complications mean genuinely perfect movies about it are rare; this roundup highlights a few that come closest. Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) is