It’s been nearly a year since production on HBO’s big-budget adaptation of The Last of Us descended on Alberta, shutting down major roads and flyovers and drawing leagues of curious fans to peer at the production from afar, sometimes with binoculars. Albertans will have to wait until some time in 2023 to see the fruits of that labour […]
LEGO BrickHeadz 40560 Professors of Hogwarts unveiled [News]
Yet another surprise in today’s avalanche of summer LEGO sets is 40560 Professors of Hogwarts that appeared in the LEGO online shop. A pack of four characters in the format of BrickHeadz adds Professors Snape, McGonagall, Moody, and Trelawny to the collection. The set will go perfectly with other characters, like Albus Dumbledore from LEGO […]
Perspective | ‘The Batman’ shows that it’s always best when he works alone
“The Batman” isn’t trying to connect to everything DC has done at the movies since it formed the Justice League (who are still around — just don’t expect a get-together anytime soon). And the film is better for it. You won’t see star Robert Pattinson showing up in November’s multiverse tale “The Flash,” which stars […]
For ‘Fantastic Beasts’ series, a case of diminishing returns
“Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore” got off to a less than magical start in its first weekend in U.S. and Canadian theaters. The third installment in the Harry Potter spinoff opened to $43 million in North America, according to studio estimates Sunday. It was enough to secure the film the top spot on the […]
Phil Rosenthal and Ray Romano’s recipe that became “Somebody Feed Phil”
Phil Rosenthal has one of the best jobs in the world: as the creator and star of the hit Netflix series, “Somebody Feed Phil,” Rosenthal travels almost everywhere, and eats just about everything. “We go to fabulous places on the Earth, and I try to get you to come there by showing you the best […]
Baby with ‘Harry Potter’ wand unleashes Voldemort-like scream: ‘He’s definitely not a muggle’
A baby boy perfectly channeled Voldemort when he got his hands on a toy wizarding wand. Fans of the Harry Potter series are shaking over this mini version of He Who Must Not Be Named. The little boy’s Voldemort-like laugh (and energy) was adorably too close for comfort in a viral video posted by @scarehbelle […]
Mogwai’s New Song ‘Boltfor’ Is A “Metaphsyical Road Movie”
Mogwai have shared their beautiful new song ‘Boltfor’. The band’s 2021 album ‘As The Love Continues’ swept to the pinnacle of the charts, and rightfully took its place in our End Of Year countdown. Mogwai will play London’s Alexandra Palace on May 27th, and to celebrate the Glasgow group have shared something new. A song […]
Hogwarts Legacy ‘may not launch until 2023’, it’s claimed
Hogwarts Legacy, the upcoming Harry Potter RPG, may not launch until 2023, according to a journalist. Speaking on his Sacred Symbols+ podcast (paywalled on Patreon, transcribed by VGC), Colin Moriarty when his co-host brought the game up in discussion said, “I’m hearing behind the scenes that game is not coming out this year, and that […]
Why a Documentary About a Cow Reveals the Limits of an Art Form
The poignant and heartfelt documentary “Cow,” directed by Andrea Arnold, is a displaced movie. For all its virtues, its most interesting action isn’t onscreen but only hinted at. This lacuna reflects a widespread documentary practice that’s also a conventional lapse in aesthetic judgment. Arnold and her crew followed a single dairy cow named Luma, at […]
Celebrities serve hot looks to the premiere of ‘We Feed People’ doc
Preet Bharara, the former United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, arrived to the screening. MediaPunch/Shutterstock