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Zhang Yimou’s latest film, Shadow, looks visually sumptuous. Inspired by Chinese ink paintings, it’s set in medieval China.

The trailer for His Dark Materials featuring Dafne Keen and Lin Manuel Miranda has dropped, and it looks amazing. Not sure about James McAvoy though. Via Gizmodo: Non-fans probably know the story as The Golden Compass, which was the name of Pullman’s first book in the trilogy when it was released in North America. It […]

National Geographic does a deep dive into captive wildlife tourism, which often does little for conservation and has animal abuses. Via National Geographic: Wildlife tourism isn’t new, but social media is setting the industry ablaze, turning encounters with exotic animals into photo-driven bucket-list toppers. Activities once publicized mostly in guidebooks now are shared instantly with […]

Checked out the Batwoman trailer yet? Ruby Rose looks awesome as the (cousin?) of Bruce Wayne. Action and setting looks solid too.

Old Town Road has dropped its hotly anticipated music video, which features a whole host of celebrity cameos, including from Chris Rock. Via Vice: A little over a month after it was denied its place on the country charts, Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” is still standing triumphant atop the Billboard Hot 100, which […]

We’re ready for the end of Game of Thrones. Here’s a low bass, ominous cover of the Rains of Castamere to set the mood. Let’s go.

John Wick 3 is here, and it’s what we’ll be watching this weekend. Gratuitous stylish violence with dogs? Check. Keanu Reeves? Check.

Nike women are the focus of its latest inspirational ad campaign, which in particular emphasises the US women’s soccer team. Kind of ironic given this opinion piece in the New York Times by Alysia Montaño, who was dropped by Nike after she became pregnant: Sports take a heavy toll on the human body, and sponsors […]

The real-life experiments that inspired Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, the first science-fiction novel written and inspiration behind tons of films. Via Vox: Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein has been reimagined onscreen hundreds of times and is a staple of pop culture. The prevailing takeaway is one of science gone wrong and the dangers of pursuing the unnatural. But […]

Detective Pikachu is… surprisingly good. It’s far better than it should be for what it is. Seriously. Catch it in theatres. Via the Verge: As a piece of storytelling, the live-action Pokémon movie Detective Pikachu fails spectacularly. Warner Bros. has the impossible task of trying to make the film appealing and likable for a movie-going […]