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Bird review – Andrea Arnold’s wild, joyous coming-of-age drama
Arnold’s feral, fantastical drama set in the rundown Kent of her childhood stars remarkable newcomer Nykiya Adams as a marginalised child who makes a strange new friend. Andrea Arnold’s films have ...World - The Guardian - 6 days ago -
5 Proven Strategies to Excel in Your Next Performance Review
Approached with the right attitude, performance reviews can be a great way to build trust with your manager and drive your career forward.Business - Inc. - 5 days ago -
VAR Review: Should Bailey have been sent off?
Should Aston Villa have been reduced to 10 men against Liverpool?Sports - ESPN - 4 days ago -
Gladiator II review – Paul Mescal slays in Ridley Scott’s gobsmacking reboot
Scott’s return to the Roman arena is something of a repeat, but it’s still a thrilling spectacle and Mescal a formidable lead. We are entertained. What’s Latin for “Groundhog Day”? Once upon a ...World - The Guardian - 5 days ago -
Movie Review: 'Gladiator II,' with Denzel Washington, goes back into the arena
“Gladiator II” isn’t quite the prestige film that the first one, a best-picture winner, wasEntertainment - ABC News - 5 days ago -
Movie Review: 'Red One' tries to supersize the Christmas movie
Ah, the Christmas movieEntertainment - ABC News - 5 days ago -
Review: Hospital mockumentary 'St. Denis Medical' isn't 'The Office,' at least not yet
Consistently amusing if a little sentimental, NBC's new sitcom about life in a remote Oregon emergency room needs more time to mature.Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - 5 days ago -
The Proof of My Innocence by Jonathan Coe review – a blue murder mystery
Set during Liz Truss’s premiership, Coe’s multilayered novel is a mixture of whodunnit and political chronicle with a villain hiding in plain sight. My favourite joke in Jonathan Coe’s new novel is ...World - The Guardian - 4 days ago -
The 6 Best Folding Phones We've Tested and Reviewed (2024)
Ready to move on from the traditional glass slab? Introduce a hinge into your life with these folding smartphones.Tech - Wired - 4 days ago -
Union review – fighting for your rights under the Amazon corporate jackboot
This documentary follows the formation of the Amazon Labor Union, showing how difficult it is for workers working for a company determined to efface their rights. The historic 2022 victory in ...World - The Guardian - 4 days ago -
Book Review: 'Believe' takes a curious, not judgmental, look at success of 'Ted Lasso'
“Believe: The Untold Story Behind ‘Ted Lasso,’ the Show that Kicked Its Way Into Our Hearts” tells the story of the unlikely success of the hit Apple TV+ seriesEntertainment - ABC News - 4 days ago -
Book Review: 'Believe' takes a curious, not judgmental, look at success of 'Ted Lasso'
“Believe: The Untold Story Behind ‘Ted Lasso,’ the Show that Kicked Its Way Into Our Hearts” tells the story of the unlikely success of the hit Apple TV+ seriesSports - ABC News - 4 days ago -
V13 by Emmanuel Carrère review – gripping chronicle of the 2015 Paris attacks trial
A chronicle of the largest criminal case in French history from a master of the genre. In the early evening of 12 November 2015, three cars left Charleroi in Belgium, arriving a few hours later at ...World - The Guardian - 3 days ago -
The Lost Children review – extraordinary story of missing kids in the Colombian rainforest
Account of the search for the young siblings after their plane crashed and how the eldest, Lesly – just 13 years old and injured – kept them alive for 40 days. In the fairytale, Hansel and Gretel ...World - The Guardian - 3 days ago -
Bob Dylan review – melancholy, reflective, but still utterly unpredictable
Royal Albert Hall, London He may be well into his ninth decade but his seasoned sidemen are still racing to keep up with mercurial twists on new and old songs . You could infer a lot from the way ...World - The Guardian - 3 days ago -
Review: In 'Cross' and 'Day of the Jackal,' driven heroes hunt unreal killers
Prime Video's "Cross" and Peacock's "The Day of the Jackal," premiering Thursday, are cat-and-mouse stories, though exactly who is the cat and who the mouse is a revolving situation.Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - 3 days ago -
Hot Frosty review – Netflix’s sexy snowman romance is as silly as expected
Lacey Chabert falls for a snowman with abs in streamer’s latest cheap, cheerful foray into Hallmark territory. Though I am personally of the belief that all Christmas movies should wait until after ...World - The Guardian - 3 days ago -
Movie Review: A luminous slice of Mumbai life in ‘All We Imagine as Light’
The rhythms of bustling, working-class Mumbai are brought to vivid life in “All We Imagine as Light.”Entertainment - ABC News - 3 days ago -
Fire Exit by Morgan Talty review – secrets and lies in Maine
The virtues of truth-telling are explored in this tale of one man’s need to confront and reveal his past. Charles Lamosway, the lone wolf narrator of Morgan Talty’s debut, is uncompromising in his ...World - The Guardian - 2 days ago -
UK air traffic control failure cost up to £100mn, finds review
Report into August 2023 travel chaos highlights lack of planning and training across the aviation sectorWorld - Financial Times - 2 days ago -
Review: In the hardscrabble 'Bird,' hope is scarce — but sometimes it comes from above
Led by commanding, sympathetic turns by Barry Keoghan, Franz Rogowski and newcomer Nykiya Adams, director Andrea Arnold's drama 'Bird' is touched by notes of fantasy.Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - 2 days ago -
Silo season two review – this dystopian thriller is bigger and better than before
Smarter, more inventive – and with added Harriet Walter. The second outing of this riveting sci-fi drama gives its talented supporting cast room to breathe. Look, things are pretty dire. As the ...World - The Guardian - 2 days ago -
The Genetic Book of the Dead by Richard Dawkins review – the great biologist’s swansong
A wonderful but thoroughly conventional celebration of the science of evolution. All things must pass, but some leave legacies. That is the story of life on Earth. Fossilised remains of organisms ...World - The Guardian - Yesterday -
HTC Vive Focus Vision Review: Crystal Clear VR, When It Works
It’s slim pickings in the world of PCVR, but HTC’s latest has too many quirks for a $1,000 headset.Tech - Wired - Yesterday -
Judge orders hearing to review Onion’s purchase of Alex Jones’s InfoWars
Judge to audit if conspiracy theorist’s bankruptcy auction was fair, which could delay buying process for satire site. A judge has intervened and ordered a hearing to review the purchase of the ...World - The Guardian - Yesterday -
Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints review – curio docudrama series
The director has made an unusual historical TV series for Fox Nation, the conservative news channel’s streaming service, that provides limited insight. Martin Scorsese is one of cinema’s great ...World - The Guardian - Yesterday -
Review: Rainn Wilson and Aasif Mandvi lead a 'Godot' that's well worth the wait
Rainn Wilson and Aasif Mandvi star in the Geffen Playhouse's new production of Samuel Becektt's absurdist classic 'Waiting for Godot.'Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - Yesterday -
Review: Jazz, African independence, secret agents — it's all in 'Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat'
As jazz celebrities rallied to the cause of African decolonization, secret Western interests saw an opportunity for exploitation in this documentary eye-opener.Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - Yesterday -
Carol Bike Review: 5-Minute HIIT Workouts That Work
Five minutes a day on an AI-enabled exercise bike really can keep the doctor away.Tech - Wired - 18 hours ago -
Boybands Forever review – behind the scenes of Take That’s topless, muscled kingdom
Full of gossip, confessions and revelations, this documentary is packed with all you ever wanted to know about the peaks – and troughs – of British boyband culture. Yes, even that infamous jelly ...World - The Guardian - 7 hours ago -
The Remarkable Life of Ibelin review – moving tale of disabled gamer’s digital double life
Using World of Warcraft-style animation, this documentary tells the story of Mats Steen, a boy with muscular dystrophy whose online popularity was only revealed after his death. It’s probably just ...World - The Guardian - October 18 -
Ultimate Ears Boom 4 Review: Same Great Sound, Now Easier to Charge
The latest Boom speaker stays mainly the same, with one key upgrade.Tech - Wired - October 18 -
Music Review: Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis combine for thrilling 'Warriors' album
The perilous journey home — it’s a tale as old as “The Iliad.”Entertainment - ABC News - October 18 -
Review: 'Smile 2' ups the horror stakes (and the volume) with a pop star haunted by demons
Returning writer-director Parker Finn kicks up the creativity with a screenplay set in the pop world, as a celebrity finds herself stalked, and not only by fans.Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - October 18 -
Review: Touching, quirky 'Kimberly Akimbo,' winner of 2023 Tony for best musical, steals hearts
'Kimberly Akimbo,' David Lindsay-Abaire and Jeanine Tesori's 2023 Tony-winning musical, has its L.A. premiere at the Hollywood Pantages in a production starring a divine Carolee CarmelloEntertainment - Los Angeles Times - October 18