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Taika Waititi’s new film Klara and the Sun opened in the US this week to a disappointing $725,000 over its first weekend. It is an adaptation of the novel by Kazuo Ishiguro (Never Let Me Go). The film cost $20 million to make and stars Jenna Ortega (Wednesday) and Amy Adams (Arrival). The story is...
Security researcher notnotzecoxao is developing a kernel exploit called “Prolapse” for PlayStation 5 firmware versions 14.00 and 14.10. Sony keeps strengthening the console’s security, and hackers and tech enthusiasts continue to look for new ways to break into the system firmware. Researchers had previously managed to hack PlayStation 5 firmware up to version 13.60. The...
It has been a strong year for horror fans. Obsession became one of 2026’s biggest surprise hits. Backrooms turned an internet nightmare into a box-office smash. Even smaller releases like Hokum found an audience. Now one of Stephen King’s most iconic stories is getting another chapter. HBO has officially renewed It: Welcome to Derry for...
The PC market is heading into its toughest period in years. Memory prices are climbing as AI servers absorb supply, buyers are putting off upgrades, and analysts do not expect a recovery even in 2027. Global PC shipments fell 21% year over year in the third quarter of 2026, to 57 million devices. The decline...
No one really knows why a movie works. Hollywood is a century old, and it still struggles to read an audience that keeps changing. We are now in an era of remakes and IP grabs, and decades-old stories have become the studios’ easiest bets. That is poor ground for creativity, but movie fans take their...
Details have emerged about the budget for the Elden Ring video game adaptation. Production reportedly cost roughly $200 million, a record for the independent studio A24. The previous record belonged to Marty Supreme, the Timothée Chalamet biopic, which cost $70 million. Filming for Elden Ring took place in the United Kingdom from April to July...
Irish actor Peter Claffey (“A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms”) is reportedly set to take on the role of Beast in the X-Men reboot from Marvel and Sony, according to Knight Edge Media. The casting has not yet been officially confirmed. Journalist Jeff Sneider first reported Claffey’s involvement in April of this year. Charles Melton...
The closure of BioWare has shaken the games industry, though the shock is gradually fading. Players are now asking what will happen to their favorite worlds. Since the closure, Mass Effect and Dragon Age fans have been urging EA to sell the rights to both series to CD Projekt RED. Former BioWare producer Mark Darrah...
LISA Yeyoung Choi LISA of BLACKPINK has topped this week’s new music poll with her solo EP Press Play. In a poll published Friday (Oct. 23) on Billboard, readers chose the six-song EP as their favorite new music. It finished with 87% of the vote, ahead of new releases from Hilary Duff, John Mayer, ATEEZ,...
Netflix’s live-action Gundam film has been in development in some form since 2018. A director and cast are set, and the cast includes big names like Sydney Sweeney. Still, hard details about what the adaptation of the legendary mech anime will look like have been almost non-existent. Now one of the film’s stars is pulling...
