To further capture the feel of the nomadic experience, Zhao used a bare bones crew who traveled in vans and stayed in motels for the four-month production. Many critics and early reviewers, including our review out of TIFF last September, responded to a more authentic representation of America than we tend to get in mainstream cinema. When one considers Zhao will next be directing the upcoming Marvel’s Eternals, it makes her filmmaking techniques to create this viscerally authentic cinematic experience all the more unique....

Microsoft struck first with a surprise announcement: The company planned to purchase Activision Blizzard. While shocking, this is hardly the first major video game acquisition in recent memory. In fact, Sony and Microsoft have spent the past several years buying up game publishers and developers, racing to grab as much territory as possible. In 2021, Sony purchased studios Bluepoint Games and Housemarque, while the year before, Microsoft acquired ZeniMax Media, owners of Bethesda Softworks and all the studios that come with it....

Directed by Patty Jenkins (Monster), Wonder Woman takes a page from, dare we say it, the Marvel Cinematic Universe playbook by telling a mostly straightforward origin story. While it is somewhat predictable in its basic structure, the movie also provides the kind of satisfying narrative and character arc missing from its predecessors. And for possibly the first time since the DCEU officially started with 2013’s Man of Steel, the movie features a lead character who unambiguously embraces the call instead of refusing it with aspects of that character’s own personality and history creating more organic conflicts later on....

Yellowstone Season 5 Episode 1 and 2 Yellowstone creator, showrunner, and deity to the cowboy-at-heart, Taylor Sheridan, is often praised for his intense, gritty, and typically crime-driven dramas, yet the prolific writer isn’t recognized enough for his sense of balance. It’s one of the major reasons Yellowstone’s audience continues to grow, even while the show is now entering its fifth and rumored penultimate season, and how it has kept viewers hooked the entire time....

Yellowstone Season 5 Episode 8 Yellowstone season 5 can best, and favorably, be described as purposeful or deliberate. There have been a myriad of smaller character moments to build up an already impressive catalog of believable characters. There has been a spitoon filled to the brim with gobs of cowboy wisdom – reminding the show’s millions of viewers what the important things are in life according to co-creator and showrunner Taylor Sheridan....

Young Justice Season 13 Episode 19 I’m conflicted about “Elder Wisdom.” On the one hand, it’s a perfectly fine episode of Young Justice on its own and as a part of the overall narrative of the third season. It’s got good action and a fun running gag (Impulse yelling “I’M FINE” from off camera). It gives a surprising amount of character development to people who feel like peripheral characters like Wonder Girl, El Dorado or Jay Garrick....

But Snyder restored his version last year, debuting it on HBO Max earlier this spring. And it’s led fans to demand that the entire DC film universe be handed back to Snyder so that he could carry on with the now largely abandoned mythology, colloquially known as the Snyderverse. After all, Snyder’s most passionate advocates point out, Warner Bros. is already embracing a “multiverse” strategy with startlingly different versions of characters existing onscreen, independent from each other....

Now it’s hard to take a single step in the pop culture landscape without landing on a reanimated corpse with a belly full gray matter—not that this should be treated as the end of the world. Indeed, as you’ll see in many of the movies below, a zombie apocalypse can be just another chance to turn a frown upside down. And what’s more delicious than a zombie comedy that gets flesh-eating just right?...

However, there are several unique and fun strategies (content ideas) that one can opt for, such as quizzes. It can be related to the online trends or the personal opinion of the users and ensure that you can stay at the top of their minds. It is an excellent way of getting a better understanding of users and establishing a solid relationship. A quiz maker can be the best way to start with surveys, quizzes, and other options to drive results....

Usually, these tools work alongside traditional security solutions, such as antivirus and firewalls, to analyze, alert, and sometimes assist in stopping the attacks. To do these, the tools gather information from the systems logs, endpoints, authentication or identity systems, and other areas where they assess the systems for suspicious activities and other anomalies indicative of security compromise or breach. The tools help to automatically and quickly monitor, identify, and resolve a wide range of security issues, thus streamlining the processes and eliminating the need to perform most repetitive tasks manually....

While splitting a video into a smaller clip is a complex task in itself, let’s not forget how essential it is to retain the quality in the video clip you intend to use. While there are several online video splitter software in the market today, most of these do not deliver the promised. Many of the free video splitters degrade the quality of the video clip and also cause data loss....

It’s been 14 years since Robert Downey Jr. first stepped into our lives as Iron Man, and across four phases, a whole Infinity Saga, and more Easter eggs than we care to count, the Marvel Cinematic Universe continues to go from strength to strength. The journey from page to screen is never an easy one, and while the MCU packs a lot into its runtimes, there’s inevitably some stuff that gets left on the cutting room floor....

When it comes to content optimization, WordPress stands among the best systems which will allow users to display, promote, and organize their content quickly. In today’s post, we’re sharing 10 WordPress hacks that’ll improve the performance of your content. By following our tips and tricks, besides improving your productivity, your search engine rankings will also grow, and your content will reach more people’s screens. Implement a few of them, see whether they work for your business, keep them, drop them, and then continue optimizing....

A CSV (comma-separated values) is essentially a text file that contains data typically from a database and separates it using commas. If you open a CSV file using a text editor like Notepad, you may still be able to understand, but it is far more painstaking to read than an Excel sheet. So, why do we use CSV files despite such bland data representational capacities? Long answer short; we don’t use CSV files directly, but they are of immense importance in keeping the databases around the world up and running....

Present-day businesses deal with massive amounts of data generated from their networks, systems, and applications. Since data is the major driver of modern businesses, if you can use data intelligently, it can help you in a million ways. You can gain powerful insights from data to streamline your workflow, enhance IT operations, boost productivity, increase security, and prevent risks. However, manual ways to aggregate, process, and manage data are highly challenging and risky....

Many people say it has become harder to manage children in this dominant technology time. But I believe it’s because they are not fully taking advantage of the technological advances. Just take the example of your smartphone; it can handle half of your child’s needs automatically. As a father of three, I have always used different apps to make it easier to manage my children. Whether it’s to soothe the baby, monitor the child’s nutrition, or manage their screen time, an app is available to take care of it all....

MIUI is popularly known for its customization and theming options. Unlike stock Android, it may not offer the best performance, but it is often a usable experience depending on the configuration of your smartphone. However, it does have a concerning reputation with regards to its privacy practices and data collection techniques. So, in this article, we will focus on taking control of your MIUI-powered device and discuss how you can improve privacy or security....

With nearly four decades of game creation to explore, it’s hard to rank the absolute best franchises from Nintendo’s considerable history, but that’s exactly what we’ve set out to do. To clear up any confusion, this isn’t a list of the best characters in Nintendo’s history, so you may see Mario starring in multiple entries in this hierarchy (he’s dipped his gloves into just about everything). This also isn’t a ranking of individual Nintendo games, though the overall quality of the individual games within these franchises obviously influenced their ranking....

Instead, we asked the assorted writers of Den Of Geek to recall moments where they went to see a film as a child, and found themselves confronted by a character that absolutely terrfied them. One they didn’t necessarily see coming. As you’re about to discover, it seems we’re a bit of a tortured bunch. Here are the 15 movie characters that continue to haunt our minds, many years on…...

Companies are increasingly employing digital solutions to grow their customer base and build a brand. In this article, you will discover what digital signage is, its benefits, and some of the best digital signage software to increase brand awareness rather than investing in traditional advertising. What is Digital Signage? Have you noticed the giant TV screens in a mall or outside a retail store, displaying videos and colorful photos to grab your attention?...