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What Critics Are Saying About Emma Stone Film

What Critics Are Saying About Emma Stone Film

Yorgos Lanthimos’ new feature Bugonia is launching at the Venice Film Festival on Thursday night and critics are starting to have their say on the offbeat sci-fi black comedy starring Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons. Bugonia marks a reunion for the director and Stone after the four-time Oscar-winning Poor Things. In their latest collaboration – an English-language remake of South Korean filmmaker Jang …

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Bubble or not, the AI backlash is validating one critic’s warnings

Bubble or not, the AI backlash is validating one critic’s warnings

First it was the release of GPT-5 that OpenAI “totally screwed up,” according to Sam Altman. Then Altman followed that up by saying the B-word at a dinner with reporters. “When bubbles happen, smart people get overexcited about a kernel of truth,” The Verge reported on comments by the OpenAI CEO. Then it was the sweeping MIT survey that put …

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US Critics Praise ‘Ne Zha 2’ As English Dub Opens In Theaters—It’s 2025’s Highest-Grossing Film

US Critics Praise ‘Ne Zha 2’ As English Dub Opens In Theaters—It’s 2025’s Highest-Grossing Film

Topline An English dub of “Ne Zha 2,” the Chinese animated movie that shattered box office records and has grossed more than $2 billion to date, mostly in China, opens in American theaters this weekend as Western critics give it positive reviews. Michelle Yeoh stars in the English dub of “Ne Zha 2.” (Photo by Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty Images) …

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Stephen King Thriller Devastates Critics

Stephen King Thriller Devastates Critics

The first reactions are in for Stephen King‘s dystopian cardio thriller The Long Walk, and critics say that the film is a brutal and riveting adaptation that might even generate Oscar buzz for its young stars. Based on King’s 1979 novel, The Long Walk (trailer below) chronicles an annual state-sponsored contest where 50 teenage boys set out on a march …

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Brain Implant Translates Silent Inner Speech into Words, But Critics Raise Fears of Mind Reading Without Consent

Brain Implant Translates Silent Inner Speech into Words, But Critics Raise Fears of Mind Reading Without Consent

Postdoctoral scholar Erin Kunz holds a microelectrode array. Surgically implanted in the brain’s surface layer, the array records neural activity patterns directly from the brain to a computer. Credit: Jim Gensheimer Our inner voice has always been a sanctuary — a private psychological space where half-formed sentences float safely between thought and speech. But what happens when machines can hear …

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8 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week – The New York Times

8 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week  The New York Times New movies to watch this weekend: See ‘Highest 2 Lowest’ in theaters, rent ‘Superman,’ stream ‘Night Always Comes’ on Netflix  yahoo.com A new Spike Lee crime thriller and more to see this weekend  NPR On the Big Screen This Week: New Movies Starring Denzel, Odenkirk, and History’s Greatest Monster, …

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As Trump Seizes D.C.’s Police, Critics Say He’s Undercut Its Ability to Fight Crime – The New York Times

As Trump Seizes D.C.’s Police, Critics Say He’s Undercut Its Ability to Fight Crime  The New York Times WATCH: National Guard humvees, roughly 30 troops stand guard outside DC’s Union Station amid police takeover  Fox News ‘These are human beings’: Religious leaders criticize President Trump’s grim portrayal of DC  WTOP Live updates: Dozens arrested in Washington as White House ratchets up federal police …

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Jimmy Kimmel Reveals He Secured Italian Citizenship as Fellow Trump Critics Flee U.S. – Realtor.com

Jimmy Kimmel Reveals He Secured Italian Citizenship as Fellow Trump Critics Flee U.S.  Realtor.com Jimmy Kimmel’s backup plan may be a move to Italy  CNN Jimmy Kimmel secures Italian citizenship in case he needs to escape Trump’s second term  Los Angeles Times Jimmy Kimmel obtained Italian citizenship in response to Trump’s ‘unbelievable’ re-election  The Guardian Jimmy Kimmel secures Italian citizenship as liberal celebrities threaten …

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