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Q2 – Verstappen moves to P1 as Norris survives scare There was a slightly longer break than usual between segments as marshals cleared away gravel from various sections of the track, only for Albon to run too deep at the Ascari chicane on his first Q2 effort and flick more stones onto the tarmac – heavily compromising that lap. Drama …

Amanda Anisimova sends message to Aryna Sabalenka with display of her new strength Amanda Anisimova fell to her knees and tapped on the blue hard court. With her dream of reaching a first final at the US Open accomplished, whatever magic that is unfolding in New York had worked its spell again. Eight weeks after her 6-0 6-0 Wimbledon final …

Filmmakers began exploiting nuclear war panic in the 1950s and 1960s. Science-fiction classics like the original 1954 “Godzilla,” 1951’s “The Day the Earth Stood Still,” and “Them!” gave us something to legitimately worry about while dazzling us with giant monsters and alien invasions. There were also deathly serious (and dreadfully depressing) dramas like “On the Beach” and “Fail-Safe,” though no …

The Hurt Locker director Kathryn Bigelow builds “excruciating tension” in a film about a nuclear missile headed for the US. It’s a characteristically authentic, “riveting” and “chilling” new drama. A nuclear missile has been launched. Nobody knows who launched it, or whether any more might follow, but one thing is clear. Unless it is stopped, the missile will obliterate a …

Kathryn Bigelow’s D.C. nuclear war thriller has electrified Venice  The Washington Post A House of Dynamite review – Kathryn Bigelow’s nuclear endgame thriller is a terrifying, white-knuckle comeback  The Guardian At Venice, ‘A House of Dynamite’ Is Scarier Than Most Horror Films  The New York Times ‘A House of Dynamite’ Review: Idris Elba and Rebecca Ferguson in Kathryn Bigelow’s Precision-Tooled, Viscerally Unsettling Nail-Biter  The …

Eight years since her last feature, Kathryn Bigelow returns with an unrelenting chokehold thriller so controlled, kinetic and unsettlingly immersive that you stagger out at the end of it wondering if the world will still be intact. Though it’s less a war film than a drama about the aggressive threat of war, A House of Dynamite is very much of …

After a drama-filled Saturday, college football’s opening weekend kept right on rolling with more intrigue on Sunday. No. 13 South Carolina and Virginia Tech got things started in another SEC vs. ACC clash. Gamecocks QB LaNorris Sellers showed flashes of brilliance in a 24-11 win over the Hokies, but it was vintage Beamer Ball that put South Carolina over the …

After a drama-filled Saturday, college football’s opening weekend kept right on rolling with more intrigue on Sunday. No. 13 South Carolina and Virginia Tech got things started in another SEC vs. ACC clash. Gamecocks QB LaNorris Sellers showed flashes of brilliance in a 24-11 win over the Hokies, but it was vintage Beamer Ball that put South Carolina over the …

This weekend, the biggest new hit didn’t come from theaters at all — it came from Netflix. While Darren Aronofsky‘s Caught Stealing and the Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman-led The Roses had buzzy debuts, the long-awaited adaptation of Richard Osman’s The Thursday Murder Club has already stolen the spotlight. The film rocketed straight to the top of Netflix’s global charts …

BOULDER, Colo. – Quarterback Haynes King added to his legend on Friday night at the foot of the Rocky Mountains, as his 45-yard touchdown run with 1:07 to go in the game lifted Georgia Tech to a 27-20 win over Colorado in the highly anticipated season opener for both teams at Folsom Field. Georgia Tech overcame a disastrous start to …