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Twenty-five years after its controversial debut, the Russell Crowe/Meg Ryan romantic thrillerProof of Lifedeserves reappraisal. It took a few years, but Crowe finally secured his A-list status due to the massive success of Ridley Scott’sGladiator in 2000. He received Oscar nominations forGladiatorandThe Insider, so naturally, all eyes were on his follow-up project,Proof of Life. ThisRussell Crowe moviecasts the actor as a former SAS soldier tasked with helping a woman named Alice (Meg Ryan) recover her husband, who is being held for ransom by guerrillas in a South American country....

Warning: Spoilers ahead for Severance season 2, episode 9!Severanceseason 2’s “The After Hours” provides insight into why Harmony Cobel looked so terrified during her last trip to Lumon before driving off to Salt’s Neck. Though Patricia Arquette remains a pivotal member ofSeverance’s cast, her character has been absent for much of season 2. After being asked to return to Lumon, Cobel would only agree if she got back her job as the Severed Floor manager, which Mr....

Jujutsu Kaisenis a modern giant of anime. In and out of its genre, JJK has stood out as a masterpiece of modern story-telling and its award-winning anime series can be seen as the crown jewel of its success.Jujutsu Kaisenis phenomenal for a lot of reasons, but the twobiggest are its humor and brutality, and the series blends the two perfectly. Not many shows can pull off such different emotions well, maintaining an overall serious theme while having genuinely funny, lighthearted moments....

Luigi’s Mansion 3 isn’t the only ghost in E3 town 2019’s E3 PC Gaming Show gave us another closer look at a previously announced game inMidnight Ghost Hunt. It’s a first-person ghost hunting sim, where you can play as either the ghosts or the hunters in a 4v4 format. The idea is to play dead so to speak in every day objectives, then hide some more until “the clock strikes midnight....

No kids show has been a roller-coaster ride of emotions quite likeBluey,and as a parent, plenty of them have choked me up. The Australian animated series about the Heeler family continues to surprise me with the depth of its content, andhow well it presents complex issues like death, infertility, and mental health. The showmay have plenty of episodes that are hilariously relatable, but there are alsoBlueyepisodes that parents can learn fromjust as much as kids....

Fans of theLord of the Ringsfranchise get ready to celebrate asThe War of the Rohirrim,an anime prequel to the iconic movie trilogy, is set to arrive on Max in February. This announcement comes just weeks after the film’s theatrical debut on December 13, and excitement is mounting for those eager to dive into Middle-earth’s rich lore from the comfort of their own homes. Set 183 years before the events of the original trilogy,The War of the Rohirrimfocuses on the House of Helm Hammerhand, the legendary King of Rohan....

The perfect Kevin Costner replacement for Beth and Rip’s spinoff series is actually an old Western rival who was almost cast in anotherYellowstonespinoff. Ever since Taylor Sheridan’s neo-Western drama seriesYellowstonewas disappointingly cut short after season 5, there have been a few spinoff shows proposed to carry on the characters’ stories.Beth and Rip’sYellowstonespinoffwas announced during the second half of season 5, and while details, including its title and supporting cast, remain fairly elusive, we know that the show will include the return of Kelly Reilly (Beth Dutton) and Cole Hauser (Rip Wheeler)....

One ofDenzel Washington’s movies that is streaming on Disney+ was also one of the best sports movies ever, and the film to finish out his three-year trend. Since he started acting in feature films in 1977, Denzel Washington has cemented himself as one of thebest actors of all time. The list ofDenzel Washington’s best moviesis filled with all-time classics likeGlory,Malcolm X, andTraining Day. While he’s mostly known for giving extremely intense and powerful performances in R-rated and mature films, Washington also has more than enough experience in lighter movies for audiences of all ages....

To this day, I haven’t seen a definitive adaptation of Terry Pratchett’sDiscworldseries,as the long and complex work has proven difficult to translate into movies and TV. However, one of Pratchett’s other works received a faithful screen iteration just a few years ago, and this is reason enough to revisit theDiscworlduniverse.Good Omensis based on the original novel by Pratchett, and I immediately knew that it was going to be a crossover hit with fans of genre work and newcomers to speculative fiction....

As reported byIGN, however,several major titles are leaving PS Plus in November, including games likeRed Dead Redemption 2,Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, and four entries in theKingdom Heartsseries, including its most recent mainline game,Kingdom Hearts 3. The full list of the 21 games leaving PS Plus in November is as follows: PlayStation Plus Is Removing Several Major Games In November 21 Games, Including RDR2 And Kingdom Hearts, Are Leaving The PS Plus Catalog Soon Although PS Plus, and other subscription services like it, regularly cycle games in and out of their libraries,the games that were announced for October don’t have nearly as much prestigeor reputation as the major titles announced to be leaving in November, with possibly the most notably added game being the moderately popularDead Island 2....

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Transformersis adding a new character to their lineup, and he’s already staking his claim as the“WORST BOT EVER,”earning the title of the ultimate black sheep of the Decepticons. If you’re unsure about committing your reading time and comic book budget to this unexpected new bot, don’t worry—you’ll get your first glimpse of him during Free Comic Book Day. Despite being cast out by the Decepticons, Ballpoint is determined to prove his worth by taking down the Autobots on his own....

WARNING! This article contains major SPOILERS for George R.R. Martin’s Fire & Blood book, on which House of the Dragon is based!King Aegon II Targaryen wields the historic Targaryen sword Blackfyre inHouse of the Dragon, but that weapon mysteriously goes missing beforeGame of Thrones’ timeline. While the ancestral swords carried bymembers of House TargaryeninHouse of the Dragonplay a convincing factor in the legitimacy of their claims, the two most prized ones,Blackfyre and Dark Sister, are both gone duringGame of Thrones....