Winner, winner, lavish seven course dinner, as a member of the Ton would almost certainly never say. Unfortunately in this case, all the box-ticking in the world can’t fix a film that tries to juggle extreme cynicism with heartfelt romance, no matter how hard the likable cast tries. Dakota Johnson, who had a jolly good crack at making the Fifty Shades movies watchable, has her work cut out once again as Anne Elliot, the middle daughter of three....

Star Trek: Picard Season 2 Episode 9 In the easter egg department, Star Trek: Picard would be hard-pressed to top the season 2 opener, “The Star Gazer,” which was absolutely packed with shout outs, call backs, and obscure references to the rest of the Trek canon. But, as season 2 heads towards its finale, the penultimate episode, “Hide and Seek,” still has a few deep cuts. From some subtle costume choices for Jurati and Elnor to a lot of talk about Voyager, and to a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it shot of a very special starship, this episode of Picard covered plenty of Star Trek history....

As is franchise tradition, every Pokémon in Scarlet and Violet has a classification “type.” It’s the basis of their combat identity. Fire, ice, water, poison, flying…you get the idea. Each of those types is strong against other types, and each of those types is weak against other types. That’s the basis of the “rock, paper, scissors” combat system the series has relied on for decades at this point. Even if you’re familiar with the basics of Pokémon’s type system, Scarlet and Violet‘s massive roster, shocking number of type possibilities, and new mechanics will likely throw you for a loop at some point....

You’ll learn how to check if Python strings are palindromes, anagrams, and are in the title case. Python Strings: A Quick Review In Python, strings are powerful built-in data types. They can store a sequence of characters. Indexing in Python Strings: Like all Python iterables, strings are also zero-indexed. So the valid indices for a string of length N are 0, 1, 2 up to N – 1. Python also supports negative indexing to access elements from the end of the string....

This analysis involves a complete summary of the information that is further used to collect and present the end result so that it communicates the essential findings or options. But this process needs you to differentiate between the data you have collected. And to simplify the data analysis process, it’s essential to understand the two methodologies – qualitative data and quantitative data. Qualitative and quantitative data is something that is created, observed, validated, and collected....

“Best for you” is the key thing to keep in mind here. Because Extraction is a fairly well-balanced game when it comes to the available operators, your choice of which operator to play as is really going to come down to your personal preferences/skills (as well as what your team needs the most at any given moment). Indeed, team composition, communication, and coordination tend to be more important during Extraction‘s toughest missions than the power level of an individual player or operator....

“Scare” is the key word here. Maybe you have an opinion on which games are better, more memorable, or more fun, but at the end of the day, which franchise do you think is scarier: Resident Evil or Silent Hill? Instead of trying to answer that question today, we’ll instead present an argument for each franchise’s status as the scariest and leave the honor of settling this debate up to you....

Rick and Morty Season 5 Episode 8 One of my major complaints about newer episodes of Rick and Morty is the lack of focus on characterization. After putting Morty and Summer through the multidimensional wringer and Jerry and Beth through a divorce and back again (and there was also that cloning business for Beth), all the characters seem to have reached peak cynicism, so it’s been understandably difficult to develop them much....

Riverdale Season 2 Episode 6 Tonight’s episode began with another obvious yet still true observation from Jughead – that we often wear masks that cover who we really are. Although this episode was written and filmed before the Harvey Weinstein/Louis CK/et al stories broke, its impossible to view this episode outside of the context of that news cycle and how it gave rise to the #metoo movement. There’s a lot going on in this week’s episode – and we’ll get to it all – but the most important element here is far and away the Cheryl/Nick/Veronica storyline....

But it’s also true that nothing in the world can be 100% effective or flawless. That means your precious Mac also has some shortcomings. The tech giant Apple prefers to go with things in its own style, and in the process of doing so, it might annoy its customers. Modern-day businesses are dominated by Windows computers. Many important applications and programs that a number of industries use can only run on Microsoft Windows....

2018 seemed like the year the US finally discovered Schitt’s Creek. It’s the perfect time, since the show’s nonstop humor and overall positivity make it a pop culture antidote to our news cycle. Coming hot on the heels of a great holiday special, Schitt’s Creek Season 5 maintains the series’ high standards – somehow, every season seems better than the last. Laugh out loud funny even when you stream it alone in your room, the Canadian half-hour comedy is reliably full of heart without being smarmy, and smart without feeling preachy....

The reveal of Comic-Con Special Edition comes less than a month after the cancelation of an in-person event for SDCC 2021, which had been scheduled for July 21-25 at the San Diego Convention Center. While not unexpected, it still felt like a gut punch for fans and the industry alike, but CCI softened the blow at the time with the promise that they were exploring the possibility of a November 2021 event of some kind....

And it’s not just because it’s comfortable; e-learning is affordable and convenient for all kinds of age groups. But how did an industry which was struggling to disrupt the traditional education system suddenly see an uprising in the past few years? 🤔 Most of us would credit the Covid-19 pandemic for this surge. But experts suggest there’s more to it. E-learning offers three vital components of the learning ecosystem: Flexibility, Accessibility, and Affordability....

OK, so, Shazam! has a relatively straightforward ending. A family-friendly, magical romp of a superhero movie that primarily is powered on a wonderful big screen distillation of kid logic and isn’t overly connected to the wider DCEU doesn’t really need much explaining, but there are a few fun elements in how Dr. Sivana is defeated, and especially in how the Shazam family gets their powers, that I just couldn’t resist....

She-Hulk Episode 5 Like many (most?) other half-hour comedies, She-Hulk: Attorney at Law has taken a few episodes to settle into its groove. Between the series’ controversial fourth-wall-breaking narration and its embrace of a purposefully broad brand of humor that ranges from self-deprecating to downright uncomfortable, the show has definitely established itself as something very different from everything in the Marvel Cinematic Universe that’s come before it. But with the arrival of its fifth episode, She-Hulk finally seems fully confident in what kind of show it wants to be....

Of course, 20th Century Fox wanted to create more solo movies after X-Men Origins: Wolverine, including stand-alone adventures for Magneto and Professor X. However, between Wolverine’s poor performance, itself preceded by the lackluster X-Men: The Last Stand three years earlier, solo projects were set aside in favor of the prequel X-Men: First Class. The success of First Class renewed interest in the team, allowing for three more sequel films with the new cast, as well as The New Mutants....

“I’ve always believed in the devil,” we hear again and again from survivors, eyewitnesses, investigating officers, even skeptics. But the Catholic Church never even looked at the evidence Ed and Lorraine Warren pounced on. Local priests from St. Joseph’s parish didn’t wait for Vatican blessings to perform several “lesser exorcisms” on such ungodly goings-on. Everyone preached to the choir. This is all preamble to the actual judicial proceedings which give the case its name, and the documentary ambles a little too long before attorney Martin Minnella blows his opening statement....

We don’t know much about the show (the project hasn’t even been confirmed by Netflix as of the time of this writing), but this early report suggests that the decision to go with a live-action adaptation as opposed to the more traditional animated adaptation can be partially attributed to Detective Pikachu‘s success. It’s early days yet concerning this entire project, but it’s certainly easy to imagine this adaptation following in Detective Pikachu‘s footsteps so far as style and storytelling go....

Granted, the press release doesn’t mention Silent Hill by name, but representatives from Konami and Bloober Team have strongly suggested that this agreement will eventually result in Bloober Team developing games related to notable Konami franchises. Piotr Babieno, president of Bloober Team, says that “Konami has decided to strategically cooperate with the Bloober Team,” and Konami president Hideki Hayakawa stated that he looks” forward to combining Bloober Team’s and our respective characteristics and strengths to create high-quality contents....

The show’s key characters are a ragtag bunch of prisoners aboard the transport ship Hemlock and their guards. They’re forging a new future after they make a break for freedom, with a futuristic Earth’s authoritarian government in hot pursuit. The lively, larky chemistry between the actors is evident from the minute they come bounding in, covered in alarmingly realistic fake blood after filming the violent aftermath of a parasite infestation....