Enlarge The Good Life throws you into its offbeat little tale without much preamble. After a cute storybook introduction, New Yorker photojournalist Naomi Hayward is dropped off in an Untitled Goose Game-caliber sleepy British hamlet called Rainy Woods, the self-proclaimed “happiest town in the world.” Why is it the happiest town Continue Reading
New trailers: The Beatles: Get Back, Narcos: Mexico, The Batman, Hawkeye, and more
The Beatles prepare for their final live show, part of a “new” documentary from Disney. | Disney Happy Succession day to all of us who are celebrating, the show returns tonight and I look forward to being welcomed back by the dissonant piano chords of its theme song and the Continue Reading
Before the new version, let’s revisit 1984’s Dune—the greatest movie ever made
Frank Herbert’s 1965 sci-fi novel Dune gets a new film adaptation—this one helmed by Denis Villeneuve (Arrival, Blade Runner 2049)—later this month. But before Ars Technica reviews the movie, there’s the matter of its predecessor: 1984’s Dune, made by a then up-and-coming filmmaker named David Lynch. Detractors call Lynch’s saga—a tale of two Continue Reading
Review: Needle in a Timestack explores how love endures when time is in constant flux
Enlarge / Oscar nominees Leslie Odom, Jr. and Cynthia Erivo co-star as a husband and wife who fear being separated by a warped time line in Needle in a Timestack, a new film from director John Ridley. (credit: Lionsgate) A happily married couple finds their life together threatened by a Continue Reading
Facebook disputes report that its AI can’t detect hate speech or violence consistently
Facebook is disputing a report that says its artificial intelligence isn’t effective at detecting hate speech. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Facebook vice president of integrity Guy Rosen wrote in blog post Sunday that the prevalence of hate speech on the platform had dropped by 50 percent Continue Reading
Hollywood union reaches contract agreement over streaming pay to avoid strike
IATSE members were planning to strike over working conditions | Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images The union representing thousands of film and television production workers has reached a tentative agreement with studios, averting an strike that was set to begin Monday. The International Alliance of Continue Reading
Leaker says new MacBook Pro, Mac mini, and AirPods 3 will be unveiled at tomorrow’s Apple event
The wait is finally over as we are just a day away from Apple’s “Unleashed” event. If rumors turn out to be true, Cupertino’s company will unveil a new MacBook Pro, Mac mini, and the long-awaited AirPods 3. Although many people already expected these launches, it’s the leaker Dylandkt who Continue Reading
Apple’s October ‘Unleashed’ event: what to expect
Apple has announced an event for October 18th, with a video containing the title “Unleashed.” If you’ve been watching the rumor mill, it won’t come as a surprise — the company still has a lot of products that are expected to come out this year but haven’t shown up in Continue Reading
Report: Apple has considered launching a ‘cloud gaming service’ alongside Apple Arcade
In his latest edition of his Power On newsletter, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says Apple has considered launching a “cloud gaming service” of some sort alongside Apple Arcade, but has dropped these plans as of right now. more… The post Report: Apple has considered launching a ‘cloud gaming service’ alongside Apple Continue Reading
Russian spacecraft returns to Earth with movie crew aboard
Actress Yulia Peresild was part of a film crew that went to the International Space Station to film scenes for a movie. She returned to Earth Sunday along with Klim Shipenko and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky. | Photo by Sergei SavostyanovTASS via Getty Images A Russian actress and director-producer who Continue Reading