Sundance: Danish Thriller ‘The Guilty’ Lands at Magnolia Directed by Gustav Moller, the film centers on an alarm dispatcher who answers an emergency call from a kidnapped woman, but the call is suddenly disconnected, setting in motion the search for her. Magnolia Pictures has acquired North American rights to Gustav […]
‘What They Had’: Film Review | Sundance 2018 Hilary Swank and Michael Shannon star as the concerned adult children of a mother sliding into dementia, played by Blythe Danner, in this domestic drama about family, home and memory. A deluxe ensemble cast and a judicious trickle of minor-key humor elevate […]
‘King in the Wilderness’: Film Review | Sundance 2018 Multiple Emmy winner Peter Kunhardt examines the conflicted period between the Voting Rights Act and the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. in this probing study for HBO. The massive strides of the civil rights movement under Martin Luther King Jr.’s […]
‘The Last Race’: Film Review | Sundance 2018 Renowned photographer Michael Dweck’s meditative feature documentary revolves around the devoted community associated with a Long Island racetrack. The all-American sport of stock car racing conjures images of super-charged vehicles tearing around a banked track at teeth-rattling speed, surrounded by grandstands packed […]
Why flesh-eating bacteria can look like the flu An Arizona woman who was initially diagnosed with the flu turned out to have a life-threating infection with “flesh-eating” bacteria, according to news reports. The woman, Christin Lipinski, visited her doctor with flu-like symptoms and pain under her arm, according to ABC15 […]
Boy dies after surgery to remove 10-pound facial tumor A 14-year-old boy died after undergoing surgery to remove a 10-pound tumor from his face. Emanuel Zayas and his family traveled to the U.S. from Cuba to have the surgery in Miami. Doctors and relatives confirmed Zayas died Friday, according to […]
T-Mobile has finally pulled ahead of Verizon in the fastest network competition T-Mobile has been on an upward trajectory for years now, but based on a new report from OpenSignal, it appears that the carrier might not have much further to climb. After sweeping OpenSignal’s State of Mobile Networks honors […]
Galaxy S9’s biggest hardware change shown in new leaked photos If news from about half a dozen independent reports in addition to what we’ve heard from our own reliable sources is accurate, Samsung is about one month away from unveiling its next-generation flagship smartphones. The Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ […]
S. Korean advance team goes to North for pre-Olympic events A team of South Korean officials travelled to North Korea on Tuesday to check logistics for joint events ahead of next month’s Winter Olympics in the South, as the rivals exchanged rare visits to each other amid signs of warming […]
Avalanche and volcano hit Japan’s Kusatsu ski resort At least 14 people have been injured by an avalanche and volcanic eruption near a Japanese ski resort. The eruption sent rocks raining down over a kilometre-wide area near Kusatsu in central Gunma prefecture, say local media. Four people who were riding […]
