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Quentin Tarantino is a talented film director with lots of great movies to his name, including Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill, and Django Unchained. He’s also an extremely opinionated person who will not hesitate to tell you exactly what he thinks about other films, filmmakers, and actors, even if his thoughts are very negative, which they often are. Does Tarantino just tell it like it is, or is he crossing lines? You decide. Paul Dano is “weak sauce” Someone tell everyone who loved The Batman Tarantino got a lot of attention early in December for taking some shots at Paul Dano,…
While the Apple Watch Ultra has got steadily better across three generations, it’s in need of some major new features. Both the second generation of 2023 and the most recent third version of the high-end smartwatch have added some bells and whistles – like 5G support – on top of a solid offering, but they haven’t been a ground-up rework and neither have they added the key feature that many sports watch regulars have been waiting for. That’s extended battery life that goes into weeks rather than just a couple of days in normal use and a few days in…
The Fire TV remote doesn’t come with too many buttons. While that’s great for simplicity, it also means you have to go through multiple button presses to access simple things like changing the display resolution, switching Wi-Fi networks, or even a quick restart. However, that’s not exactly true. The Fire TV remote hides several useful shortcuts that can save time and make navigation quicker. I regret learning some of these too late, but now that I have, I find myself using these shortcuts constantly. Cycle through display resolutions Find the best visual setting instantly If you have ever found yourself…
For almost 30 straight years, Westerns dominated Hollywood. They accounted for a huge number of movies produced, including classics like Shane, The Searchers, and A Fistful of Dollars. The lone gunslinger became a stock character, the saloon an iconic location, and the taming of the lawless frontier, a theme that captured the attention of people around the world. Westerns haven’t had that kind of cache for many years, but there are still lots of great ones being produced, on TV and at the movies. A lot of them take the themes established in those classic westerns and flip them on…
Two weeks is a long time to feel rough, but I kept telling myself it was “just the flu.” It’s been on BBC Breakfast every day for weeks now, the flu is everywhere, and it really wiped me out, wrecked my appetite, and had me sweating through my T-shirt every evening. My smart ring wasn’t impressed either. It kept flashing warnings at me: low HRV, higher body temperature, a jumpy resting heart rate, and a respiratory rate that felt like it belonged to someone twice my age. Everyone around me pleaded with me to see a doctor. My wife. My…
Creative software getting AI features left and right isn’t something new at all. In fact, it’s practically been a recurring theme across the entire industry. Today, Adobe just took a step further by making an announcement that will completely transform how (and where) people use its most famous apps. Adobe brings Photoshop, Express, and Acrobat directly into ChatGPT Today, Adobe announced its new “Adobe apps for ChatGPT,” where it’s bringing three of its most popular apps directly into ChatGPT: Photoshop, Acrobat, and Adobe Express. With this integration, you’ll essentially be able to do tasks you’d normally perform in these standalone…
What does an Oscar really mean? What do any awards actually mean? Casual audiences probably don’t care very much about such things, and I think that’s a fair perspective. After all, not every actor in the world can win an Oscar, not even the truly great ones. And, overall, I don’t think that really speaks to any actor or film’s worth, anyway. Similar to how movies that flop at the box office can still be great, or even find an audience later on streaming. Still, there are certain actors out there that are just so talented that I can’t help…
The new iPhone 17 line-up was unveiled at Apple’s “Awe Dropping” event back in September. I know, time has sped by! Apple’s annual autumnal ritual of top smartphone upgrades is back, with the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max and iPhone Air now squaring off. That’s right, the hotly anticipated iPhone Air arrived to replace the Plus model in the line-up, shaking things up for the first time in a while. There’s plenty new under the hood – and a surprising amount that’s stayed the same. We’ve had our hands on each of the models, and I’ve…
The horror genre has expanded in so many ways over the past few decades, and I would argue that it’s doing a lot of heavy lifting in keeping the theatrical experience alive. Everyone always wants to flock to the cinema to get scared silly, and I get it. And while Guillermo del Toro’s long-gestating Frankenstein isn’t a traditional horror film, nor did it receive a wide release on the big screen, I believe it’s one of the best films of the year. And the reason for that isn’t in the way it expands the conventions of horror, but in the…
Not every show is going to be hard-hitting or action-packed from the start. They can’t all be massive, non-stop thrillers that stay in your head for weeks, and that’s okay. Personally, I like a deliberately paced show, which I know isn’t exactly the popular thing in this modern era where everything has to move at a break-neck pace or risk being left behind by the viewing masses. After all, there’s always another show to watch. When it comes to slow-burn preferences, however, I find that it works best with science fiction, especially on a grand scale. Give me various characters…