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For a stretch there in the late 1990s to the early 2000s, Hugh Grant was the Hollywood heartthrob. Over the course of just 10 or so years, Grant starred in some of the most beloved rom-coms of the past few decades, including Four Weddings and a Funeral and Bridget Jones’s Diary. However, it turns out that Grant holds one of his former rom-com roles in particularly low esteem. The actor revealed as much in a recent Vanity Fair video discussing his career. Whilst looking back at his performance as William Thatcher in 1999’s Notting Hill, Grant confessed, “Whenever I’m flicking…

“Taylor Sheridan’s Landman has a lot of potential, but it’s too unfocused and unrefined to truly stand out in an increasingly crowded TV landscape.” Pros Billy Bob Thornton’s charismatic lead performance Its protagonist’s high-stakes, watchable role as a professional fixer Cons Deeply troubling treatment of its female characters A hero who’s never wrong Jon Hamm and Demi Moore are both frustratingly underused Thin characterizations and even thinner episodic subplots In a 2022 interview, producer David Glasser described Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan as a “first-draft writer,” noting, “What he puts out is what we shoot. When he turns a script in,…

SpaceX is just a couple of days away from sending its enormous Starship rocket on its sixth test flight from its facility in Boca Chica, Texas. The mission had originally targeted Monday, November 18, for the launch of the vehicle — comprising the main-stage Super Heavy booster and the upper-stage Starship spacecraft — but on Friday SpaceX pushed the launch to Tuesday, November 19. Here’s how to watch a live stream of the mission. The Elon Musk-led spaceflight company has just released a set of images (below) showing the 120-meter-tall Starship stacked and pretty much ready to fly. “Propellant load…

If you’re tired of paying too much for a cable subscription that doesn’t deliver the shows you want to watch, then it may be time to cut the cord and head for greener pastures with streaming. Unlike the early days of streaming, the most popular streaming services and smart TVs now deliver access to huge amounts of content with VOD libraries, along with great new exclusive movies and shows. Even better, some streaming services also offer live streaming, which means you can still catch every new episode of your favorite shows without being hit with an expensive cable subscription. Of…

It may be a spin-off of one of the biggest comic book movies of the past few years, but The Penguin is actually pretty light on Easter eggs and deep-cut references. That said, some fans of the DC series believe they’ve spotted an intriguing pair of items in it that may hint at one Penguin character’s real identity. Fans have specifically spotlighted a quick shot from The Penguin‘s fourth episode in which Sofia Falcone (Cristin Milioti) is shown standing alone in the office of her former Arkham Asylum psychiatrist, Dr. Julian Rush (Theo Rossi). Behind Sofia, fans have noted a…

The M4 MacBook Pro is pretty stellar. Apple made it far better than the previous generation — without increasing the cost. That includes bumping up the memory of the base configuration to 16GB, improving the webcam, and unlocking the max brightness of the screen. But maybe you don’t love macOS. Or maybe you’re just an Apple hater. Either way, I feel ya. Fortunately, there are some good choices these days that make for a solid alternative to the M4 MacBook Pro. My only warning is that we’re expecting Nvidia to launch new RTX 50-serues mobile GPUs early next year, so…

Dune: Prophecy review: a lifeless spin-off of a great sci-fi franchise “Dune: Prophecy is a lifeless spin-ff that falls short of the cinematic majesty of its sister films.” Pros Assertive lead performances from Watson, Williams A few genuinely surprising, brutal twists Cons Underdeveloped main and supporting characters A generic central fight for political power Clunky dialogue throughout Perhaps the most surprising thing about Dune: Prophecy is that it doesn’t want to be like Denis Villeneuve‘s Dune: Part One or Part Two. It, instead, seems far more interested in following in the footsteps of another high-profile HBO genre series, Game of…

The Zero Emission Transportation Association (ZETA), a trade group whose members include the likes of Tesla, Waymo, Rivian, and Uber, is coming out in support of tax incentives for both the production and the sale of electric vehicles (EVs). Domestic manufacturers of EVs and of their components, such as batteries, have received tax incentives which “have driven enormous job gains” in states like Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan, and Georgia, the group says. “If the United States is going to continue to fight to bring those jobs here and actually compete to win against China, there needs to be a demand signal…

Warning: This article contains spoilers for the Yellowstone season 5, part 2 premiere. It’s an all-out Dutton family civil war in the latest Yellowstone season 5, part 2 trailer. The new trailer aired after the explosive Yellowstone season 5, part 2 premiere, which revealed how Kevin Costner’s John Dutton was written off the show. The episode opens with Beth Dutton (Kelly Reilly) and Kayce Dutton (Luke Grimes) arriving at John’s mansion, with a sea of police surrounding the house. John did not appear at his impeachment tribunal initiated by his son, Jamie (Wes Bentley). Beth and Kayce then learn their father committed suicide…

Over the past few weeks, rumors of Apple developing a smart display for home control have picked up pace. The company is said to be developing two versions, and one of them might even feature a robotic arm and revive an iconic Mac’s design.  Now, Bloomberg has shared some juicy details about how the entry-level option will look and work. The device will offer a 6-inch screen with a square-ish format, flanked by sensors, including a FaceTime camera in landscape orientation.  The sensors will feel a person’s presence and proximity, and will accordingly change what’s appearing on the screen. The…