Author: Just a guy

What is the line between vulgarity and freedom of expression? That’s essentially the debate of the hour as thousands of social media users are giving their opinion on a transgender activist going topless on the lawn of the White House. Twitter has been in an uproar over a trans woman pulling down her top during a Pride Event hosted by the Biden administration and posting pics of it. President Joe Biden and the First Lady, Jill Biden, decided to host the largest Pride Event at the White House and invited prominent social media influencers from the LGBTQ community. It was…

Social thrillers are gripping, but only when their central theme is adequately explored and nailed. Get Out is one example of how to present the social divide between Black and White Americans within a horror context. Luce, released in 2019, also tries to explore the topics of racial inequality in a way that makes viewers question every character and event. The film stars Naomi Watts and Tim Roth as Amy and Peter Edgar, Kelvin Harrison Jr. plays Luce Edgar, and Octavia Spencer portrays Harriet Wilson. Peter and Amy adopt a child, Luce, from war-torn Eritrea and bring him to America.…

DCEU and controversies go hand in hand. Ever since Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel premiered and kicked off the DC franchise, things have been steadily going downhill for the superhero franchise, widely considered to be the MCU’s biggest rival. Justice League, Shazam 2, Batman vs. Superman, Birds of Prey, Wonder Woman 84, and Black Adam are all franchise disappointments. The only couple of bright spots in the franchise are the solo first Wonder Woman and Aquaman films. However, one star was always beloved in the middle of all this mess- Henry Cavill. Even though Man of Steel, Batman vs. Superman,…

One of cinema’s most famous crime drama thrillers, The Departed swiftly gained widespread acclaim and achieved significant financial success, grossing over $291 million during its theatrical run. Adding to that, it earned four Oscars, including Scorsese’s long-awaited victory for Best Director. This movie could also see a return in the form of a TV show, although this a speculation. The Departed follows Billy Costigan (Leonardo DiCaprio), who assumes the role of an undercover police officer in crime-ridden South Boston. His mission is to infiltrate the mob syndicate led by Frank Costello (Jack Nicholson) and ultimately earn his trust. Simultaneously, Colin…

What would you like to be remembered for? You might not have the answer, but Ananda Nunes does. In a post-match interview after UFC 289, she said she wants to be recognized as “The greatest of all time. I did everything. I broke a lot of records.” That’s true. The Brazilian native shattered UFC records like it was no one else’s business. At UFC 289 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Amanda Nunes fought and dominated her match against Irene Aldana in the main pay-per-view card event. She beat her opponent with a unanimous decision of 50-43, 50-44, 50-44. It was…

If you have played Skyrim, you will know how Bethesda creates vast, rich RPG games for gamers to explore, and their latest project Starfield is no different. Their latest trailer gives us a brief glimpse of the sheer size of the upcoming title. While this is more than what we asked, the revelation that players will have the ability to explore over 1000 planets has sparked curiosity within the community about the potential inclusion of multiplayer or co-op features. However, Starfield does not have multiplayer or co-op features. There has been no official announcement from Bethesda Game Studios regarding the…

AI or Artificial Intelligence is dominating the world. Or at least, it’s certainly in the process of doing so. The arrival of Chat GPT has been a boon to students and threatened writers’ livelihoods. One of the reasons the Writers Guild of America (WGA) is striking is that they want studios to regulate the use of AI so that it doesn’t take over their jobs. But AI isn’t only limited to writing. Their most significant impact has been in the world of photos and video. Daily, tons of breathtaking photo-realistic pictures churned out by AI are posted on the internet.…

Is Crypto crashing? Everyone wants to know the answer to this every day. After all, the steep downturns taken by crypto prices sometimes erase millions quickly. The reasons for this are rooted in complex factors whose interplay and interference cause the fall. The factors that control the tough crypto market are regulatory laws, economic shifts, market sentiment, etc. Today, again, there has been a crypto crash. On Saturday, the crypto market crashed. The worldwide market cap dropped to $1.04 trillion, over 6%, over the previous 24 hours as more than 190,000 traders got liquidated. The most extensive liquidation occurred on…

There’s a prevalent pop culture phrase- Thinking is believing. While plenty of essays prove why that isn’t or is true, 2020’s horror film, The Empty Man, falls on the latter corner of the argument. The film follows a hiking group in Bhutan in the beginning. One of them enters a cave after hearing a whistling sound coming from it. He, Paul, encounters a symmetrically placed skeleton in the cave. They do leave the cave, but something has changed in the group. Over time, they all start killing each other due to mind control trickery. Also, one of them sees a…

They say never meet your idols, and it looks like the case of Colleen Ballinger and Adam McIntyre is similar. The former is a famous YouTube content creator known for the Miranda Sings character. She recently came under fire after McIntyre accused her of grooming and using him when he was a teenager. The 20-year-old McIntyre is also a YouTuber with more than 200k subscribers. This isn’t the first time the young YouTuber has put forth these allegations. He had done so in 2020, but Colleen’s fandom buried and silenced his words. However, he has again brought forth the allegations…

Domestic terrorists have an unflattering image, to say the least, about them. Their public image is that of an educated and bigoted slob who resorts to anger, violence, and mass killings when they don’t get their way. While Ted Kaczynski is a U.S. domestic terrorist, he doesn’t fit the above bill. The man called the ‘Unabomber’ studied at Harvard University from 16 years old after graduating early from high school. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Harvard and then got his doctorate and master’s degrees in 1964 and 1967 from the University of Michigan in the same…

Tom Holland and Zendaya are the new generation’s ‘Brangelina’ (Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie) or ‘Robsten’ (Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart). The Marvel couple is beloved online for being smart, successful, and beautiful. They first met on the sets of Spider-Man: Homecoming, and over time, they became friends and then began dating. Lovingly dubbed ‘Tomdaya’ by their fans, the couple has been together for quite some time now, and they even skipped this year’s Academy Awards to spend time together in England. However, it seems like their fans think that the couple has broken up after being together for more…

In The Sixth Sense film, when it’s finally revealed, who or what Bruce Willis is, it shocks audiences because the reveal lines up with everything that has been shown and told in the film. The audience gasps because all the threads come together at the moment of revelation. That’s exactly what viewers of Antebellum (2020) expected from directors Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz. But nothing like that happens. Antebellum is listed online as a psychological thriller that explores the present and past racial inequalities in America through the eyes of an African American 21st-century woman working on a slave plantation.…

Very few artists on this Earth can convey the emotions and feelings of their project using stop-motion animation. One of the most revered artists who can is Guillermo del Toro, and the other who made his mark is Phil Tippett. Del Toro’s Pinocchio and Tippett’s Mad God are on opposite sides of the thematic spectrum. But they both are manifestations of their creator’s views on humanity and the world. However, there’s not a single similarity beyond this. Mad God is fantastic, surreal, and absurd. At a glance, the film doesn’t even seem to have a plot, but it actually does.…

When Taylor Swift began dating/seeing Matty Healy, the entire world was plunged into darkness. Not literally. But a major and globally recognized pop star being romantically involved with someone who has a history of posting and saying racist things wasn’t a good look, to say the least. However, in the ensuing weeks, it was revealed that their relationship wasn’t serious, and then, finally, the nail in the coffin came. It was confirmed that they had broken up. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and the world moved on. Then came the news that Doja Cat (Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini) was…