Directed by David Robert Mitchell. With Andrew Garfield, Riley Keough, Topher Grace, Callie Hernandez. Sam, a disenchanted young man, finds a mysterious woman swimming in his apartment’s pool one night. The next morning, she disappears. Sam sets off across LA to find her, and along the way he uncovers a conspiracy far more bizarre. I Read the full article…

Submarine was on “combat training mission” with civilian expert aboard for equipment test. Via

Directed by Clint Eastwood. With Ken Watanabe, Kazunari Ninomiya, Tsuyoshi Ihara, Ryo Kase. The story of the battle of Iwo Jima between the United States and Imperial Japan during World War II, as told from the perspective of the Japanese who fought it. The opposing side of the battle briefly explored in “Flags of our Read the full article…

Created by Charlie Brooker. With Daniel Lapaine, Hannah John-Kamen, Michaela Coel, Beatrice Robertson-Jones. An anthology series exploring a twisted, high-tech world where humanity’s greatest innovations and darkest instincts collide. Season Three was insanely short, only three episodes long, but they were good episodes. I have many technical questions about that first episode, but I’ll let Read the full article…

Directed by Robert Zemeckis. With Jodie Foster, Matthew McConaughey, Tom Skerritt, John Hurt. Dr. Ellie Arroway (Jodie Foster), after years of searching, finds conclusive radio proof of extraterrestrial intelligence, sending plans for a mysterious machine. A fantastic movie with one of the best uses of a single shot / mirror scene with absolutely seamless cgi. Read the full article…

Directed by Hironobu Sakaguchi, Motonori Sakakibara. With Alec Baldwin, Steve Buscemi, Ming-Na Wen, Ving Rhames. A scientist makes a last stand on Earth with the help of a ragtag team of soldiers against an invasion of alien phantoms. Man i love this movie, it originally didn’t do very well in theaters, and might have been Read the full article…

Created by Luke Davies, David Michôd. With Christopher Abbott, Kyle Chandler, Daniel David Stewart, Rafi Gavron. Limited series adaptation of the classic Joseph Heller novel. Follows Captain John Yossarian and airmen in World War II. Hilariously maddening, well written, and well acted. There’s an entire bit dedicated to Sgt Mj Major Major Major and if Read the full article…

Directed by Ken Annakin. With John Mills, Dorothy McGuire, James MacArthur, Janet Munro. A Swiss family must survive being shipwrecked on a deserted island. A fun movie that I had the opportunity to be reminded of due to a LEGO Ideas set that’s due to be released. The movie has some problematic portions, but being Read the full article…

A Christian church leader tried to prove that the Lord would step forward and come to his rescue and save him recently when he went up against a lion. Things did not go as planned and the church leader had is buttocks and arm mauled by the lion when he ran towards the pride to Read the full article…

A pack of dogs mauled the 45-year-old man to death as he walked through a wooded area in Florida, police said. Via

Directed by William Shatner. With William Shatner, D.C. Fontana, David Gerrold, Maurice Hurley. The story of the struggle to create the television series, Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987). An interesting look into the creation of Star Trek: TNG, as brought to you by the star of the original series. There’s more catty comments than Read the full article…

Directed by Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck. With Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn, Jude Law. Carol Danvers becomes one of the universe’s most powerful heroes when Earth is caught in the middle of a galactic war between two alien races. This time I watched the 4k/hdr version, which was a surprisingly disappointing experience, with Read the full article…

Authorities said the journalist’s Big Brother-referencing article contained “hidden insertions affecting the human subconscious.” Via

Directed by John R. Leonetti. With Stanley Tucci, Kiernan Shipka, Miranda Otto, Kate Trotter. When the world is under attack from terrifying creatures who hunt their human prey by sound, 16-year old Ally Andrews (Kiernan Shipka), who lost her hearing at 13, and her family seek refuge in a remote haven. In some ways, this Read the full article…

Directed by Jon Watts. With Tom Holland, Michael Keaton, Robert Downey Jr., Marisa Tomei. Peter Parker balances his life as an ordinary high school student in Queens with his superhero alter-ego Spider-Man, and finds himself on the trail of a new menace prowling the skies of New York City. I watched this in preparation of Read the full article…

A step by step guide to enable DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) support in the Firefox browser. Via

Directed by Peter Chung. With Vin Diesel, Rhiana Griffith, Keith David, Roger Jackson. This story opens with the new action hero and the two other survivors of Pitch Black already caught by a giant spaceship filled with dread. The sinewy leader has a unique–and creepy–jail for master villains and she has her sights set on Read the full article…

Directed by David Yarovesky. With Elizabeth Banks, David Denman, Jackson A. Dunn, Abraham Clinkscales. What if a child from another world crash-landed on Earth, but instead of becoming a hero to mankind, he proved to be something far more sinister? Horror by the numbers, there wasn’t much that really shocked me narratively, and there were Read the full article…

Directed by Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck. With Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn, Jude Law. Carol Danvers becomes one of the universe’s most powerful heroes when Earth is caught in the middle of a galactic war between two alien races. This still should have been three different movies and I’m still not happy with Read the full article…

Epstein, a financier, was indicted this week on charges of sex trafficking. In 2008, Acosta signed off on a plea deal for Epstein after similar accusations that was widely viewed as too lenient. Via

President Trump on Thursday announce he is ending his fight to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census and will try us other means. Via

A young boy gets the opportunity of a lifetime when he bonds with a giant sentient robot and joins the ranks of the illustrious Sky Corps Academy to protect the world from alien threats. After relentless training and defying orders, the Mech Cadets find themselves on the front line of the Second Sharg War. Facing Read the full article…

Here’s this week’s Top Posts

US president proclaims himself ‘great looking and smart’ in broadside against Democratic rivals Via

On immigration, there’s room for disagreement. But on kids crammed into border detention centers, there ought to be no room for debate: Our view Via

Holding people accountable for abusing girls should be nonpartisan. Sadly, in the Trump era of lowered expectations, we can’t count on that Via

Yahoo News’ Michael Isikoff claims SVR was the source of story in “ConspiracyLand” podcast. Via

Directed by Grant Sputore. With Rose Byrne, Hilary Swank, Clara Rugaard, Luke Hawker. A teenage girl is raised underground by a kindly robot “Mother” — designed to repopulate the earth following the extinction of humankind. But their unique bond is threatened when an inexplicable stranger arrives with alarming news. I loved every bit of this Read the full article…

Created by Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer. With Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Winona Ryder, David Harbour. When a young boy disappears, his mother, a police chief, and his friends must confront terrifying forces in order to get him back. Much better than season 2, but even season 2 was pretty good, so I’m not sure Read the full article…

Trump’s Twitter habits were central to the case brought by individuals barred from the president’s social media feed Via

The Texas-based business magnate tapped into frustration with the major political parties and foreshadowed the rise of the tea party two decades later. Via

The Senate majority leader, who opposes reparations, was asked about NBC News’ report that two of his great-great-grandfathers owned at least 14 slaves. Via

The judge’s decision is the latest development in the continuing effort by the Trump administration to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census. Via

Kentucky Democrat Amy McGrath, a former fighter pilot who rose to national prominence last year in her failed campaign for Congress against Republican Andy Barr, is turning her sights on a new target: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. Via

The Democratic presidential candidate had $19.7 million cash on hand, defying critics’ expectations. Via

Attorney General William Barr said Monday that he believes the Trump administration can legally add a citizenship question to the 2020 census, though the Supreme Court ruled against its inclusion last month. Via

Directed by Jon Watts. With Tom Holland, Samuel L. Jackson, Jake Gyllenhaal, Marisa Tomei. Following the events of Avengers: Endgame (2019), Spider-Man must step up to take on new threats in a world that has changed forever. Marvel making a great film isn’t news anymore, so let’s get that out of the way, this was Read the full article…

“And the company’s being paid $750 a day to lock up children, no incentive to get them into homes,” Senator Jeff Merkley said. Via

UK government and local ISPs are putting the pressure on browsers to drop plans to support DoH protocol. It’s telling that they’re so up in arms about this. Via

The movie is reportedly fix a technical issue and to return with a new app. Via

Kate Edwards is a geographer who consults for big game studios and tells them when they’re being offensive or ignorant, whether they know it or not. Via

A warmonger is the latest to lose his dignity to Donald Trump. Via

I’m happy to introduce the Ice Rover 2002. This mobile laboratory have all the proper equipment, and a qualified crew to make sure that the Ice Planet will not hide any secrets. Whether they need to dispatch a probe, dig throught the ice or just… Via

Do you often hear your colleagues complain that the office is too cold or that they have to bundle up? A new study shows that women are more productive when their surrounding temperatures are higher. Via

“I don’t really think bad vibes should have the sun shone on them,” Ridley told BuzzFeed News. “Like, I don’t want to read your thing!”  

  A lethal virus is awoken on an abandoned spaceship in this incredibly fast-paced, claustrophobic thriller. They thought the ship would be their salvation. Zahra knew every detail of the plan. House of Wisdom, a massive exploration vessel, had been abandoned by the government of Earth a decade earlier, when a deadly virus broke out Read the full article…

25 years after abandoning the base, you are the lone scout sent to explore the giant glaciers and frigid tundras. Surviving such a numbing adventure poses no small challenge. But this is what you crave- the freedom of isolation, the solo journey… Via

He says the funding is unconstitutional because it offends conservative Christians… Via

A TV series based on Neil Gaiman’s Vertigo series Sandman is coming to Netflix from Gaiman and Man of Steel producer David Goyer. Via

Chennai is struggling with an acute water shortage that experts say is a sign of things to come. Via