Month: September 2024

Joey Lamar Ellis Photo: Screenshot / KPRC2 A Houston park ranger is facing multiple criminal charges after three victims accused him of sexual assault and extortion. Joey Lamar Ellis, 33, was arrested in June and charged with “official oppression,” a felony involving a public servant using their office to unlawfully deny someone their rights, after
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Kill Krites. After kicking off August with discussions of Paul Morrissey’s Udo Kier-starring vehicle Blood for Dracula (listen) and Julia Ducournau’s confronting Raw follow-up Titane (listen), we’re dialing things back a bit with a comfort watch of Stephen Herek‘s 1986 cult classic (and franchise originator) Critters! Critters sees an fuzzy alien race known as the Krites flee a prison
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Over two decades of writing books, author Danzy Senna (Caucasia and New People) faced the same obstacle again and again: “I kept coming up against the problem of my work being uncategorizable and me being uncategorizable.” At 53, Senna has earned critical acclaim, but she’s still keenly conscious of “being a writer who doesn’t fit
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Justin Baldoni Reacts to Critics Who Say ‘It Ends With Us’ Romanticizes Domestic Violence Justin Baldoni wants survivors to know they’re not alone.  The director and star of It Ends With Us—which follows protagonist Lily Bloom (played by Blake Lively) as she navigates an abusive relationship—penned a moving tribute to survivors of domestic violence, for whom he
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During her headlining show in Munich, Germany, last night (August 31), Adele revealed that she’s going on a lengthy “break” following the end of her ongoing residency. “I just need a rest,” the visibly emotional singer said to the crowd while still onstage. “I’ve spent the last seven years building a new life for myself,
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Physical media fans are getting another wish taken care of, courtesy of Mob Entertainment and Maximum Entertainment, which have announced a collection of the first three chapters of the Poppy Playtime series for the PlayStation 5. The Poppy Playtime Triple Pack is currently available for pre-order now, and will be officially releasing on October 31.
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Back in 1994, audiences witnessed arguably Robert Downey Jr.’s most engaging film and role of the entire decade, with respects to Chaplin, in the form of Oliver Stone’s wildly chaotic mass-murder romance Natural Born Killers. Downey’s enjoyably over-the-top performance as tabloid TV journalist Wayne Gale is on par with the film itself, and he’s spoken
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Hollywood has lost one of its own. Obi Ndefo, who starred on TV shows such as Dawson’s Creek and Stargate SG-1, has died. He was 51. The actor’s sister’s confirmed his death. “Heartbroken at the loss of my younger brother,” she wrote on Instagram Aug. 31, “and knowing he’s finally at peace.” The cause of Obi’s death
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Fatman Scoop, the rapper, D.J., and hype man behind the sleeper hit “Be Faithful” and whose booming voice on Missy Elliott’s “Lose Control” and Mariah Carey’s “It’s Like That” brought him larger fame, has died after collapsing while performing at a show in Hamden, Connecticut on August 30, confirms The New York Times. Footage of
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The Mormon Church became increasingly bigoted towards transgender church members this week, with new anti-trans policies saying that those who have transitioned socially but not medically are not allowed to be baptized and threatening to categorize them with child abusers, the Advocate reports. The policies come from an updated church handbook which was issued Monday.
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