A thriller can fire a thousand rounds and still miss its target. The Fix comes close to proving it. The movie opens well, with an Afghanistan mission that grips from the first frame. The trouble starts when the film moves on. The jumps from Afghanistan to civilian life in the US, then to Iran, the Iran-Azerbaijan border and back home again never feel earned. The screenplay has genuinely good ideas but lacks the craft to carry its story beats across settings. The film hops locations at the drop of a hat and plays like a string of disjointed chapters.Disillusioned by…
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Warning: This post contains spoilers from Chicago Fire season 15 episode 4, “A Perfect Arson.”NBC has made some mistakes with Chicago Fire in the past, and the latest hour confirms one of NBC’s biggest mistakes that could jeopardize everything. It doesn’t help that the reasons given for the mistake don’t help to fully justify it in the long term, and following the same old patterns threatens something that could become the next NCIS or Law & Order: SVU, where it reaches 20+ seasons. Chicago Fire season 15 episode 4 delivered a powerful bottle episode. As Severide and Kidd got 48…
Influencer Khiana Smith Contracts Deadly Brain Infection … While on Vacay in Bali Published November 1, 2026 9:03 AM PST Rising fitness influencer Khiana Smith remains hospitalized in the ICU after suffering a brain infection … and admits she feels “absolutely helpless.” Taking to TikTok … Khiana said that she has been “bedbound in ICU in Bali with a brain infection that could have killed me.” The influencer — who boasts nearly 87,000 followers across TikTok and Instagram — said that she contracted bacterial meningitis and has since been diagnosed with pneumonia during her Bali trip. What started as a…
Juan Atkins, the lifelong producer and DJ who co-founded Detroit techno music, has died; Green Smith Artists, Atkins’ management company, confirmed his death. Atkins was slated to perform at Yu Yu Club in Mexico City last night (October 31). He was 64.As a member of the Belleville Three, Cybotron, and Borderland, Atkins’ impact on electronic music is, at this point, incalculable. By age 18, he had formed Cybotron with his friend Richard “3070” Davis. By merging funk, electronic instrumentation, and futuristic themes, they helped redirect the genre’s sound with their early singles—“Alleys of the Mind,” “Cosmic Raindance,” “Cosmic Cars,” “The…
Obsession has officially taken over India! The uncut original version of the film has been released on The Peacock Hub on JioHotstar in English and Hindi. The film has everyone in India talking, with many dissecting it. Moreover, Varun Dhawan and Kriti Sanon have voiced the lead characters Bear and Nikki, respectively, in the Hindi version of Obsession. While audiences are devouring this Halloween treat, Curry Barker opened up about one of the scariest scenes in the film. In a recent interview, the director opened up about the scene featuring Inde Navarrette, who plays Nikki. Those who have watched the…
Science fiction has produced some of cinema’s most extraordinary achievements, but the movies audiences admire most aren’t always the ones they want to watch again. Films like 2001: A Space Odyssey and Blade Runner are rightly celebrated for their artistic ambition, yet there’s something equally impressive about a sci-fi movie that practically everybody loves. The most universally beloved sci-fi movies appeal to audiences well beyond dedicated genre enthusiasts. They’re the films families revisit together, introduce to younger generations, and quote decades after their original releases. Even viewers who rarely seek out science fiction can find themselves completely captivated by the…
This Yankee pot roast is just what I crave when the weather turns chilly! Tender, fall-apart beef, buttery potatoes, and hearty veggies cook low and slow in a rich red wine gravy. It’s a cozy, comforting dinner that’s roasted to perfection! A Roast Worth Raving About A Little Effort, a Lot of Flavor: Who knew a few simple ingredients could taste this good? Fresh herbs, red wine, and a few pantry staples work their magic as everything slowly cooks together. Sunday Dinner Made Easy: No need to juggle a bunch of side dishes! With juicy beef, tender potatoes, and plenty…
Heidi Klum Dresses As Her Bloody Severed Hand For Halloween Published November 1, 2026 6:00 AM PST Heidi Klum’s latest, highly anticipated Halloween costume is as familiar to her as the back of her own hand because … well … it’s her own left hand. The supermodel transformed into an 8-foot version of her bloody, severed left hand … complete with her iconic thumb ring and her wedding ring to husband Tom Kaulitz. Trading red bottoms for red fingernails as feet … the former “America’s Got Talent” judge showed up to her own Halloween party — its 25th anniversary –…
Turnstile recently played a landmark show at the Washington Monument, with 60,000 fans showing up to watch the Baltimore hardcore band perform in support of humanitarian aid to Palestine, Sudan, and Lebanon. A musician who certainly knows about political activism is Rage Against the Machine singer Zack de la Rocha, who believes a band like Turnstile can serve as a “bridge” for young music fans to discover acts like Bad Brains, Minor Threat, and The Clash. The usually reclusive RATM frontman recently attended an exhibit in Barcelona, Spain, featuring the works of legendary punk and hardcore photographer Glen E. Friedman,…
Noted filmmaker Sanjay Gupta passed away on Saturday, October 30. Several members of the film fraternity arrived at the Versova crematorium to pay their last respects to the mortal remains of the filmmaker on Saturday night. Rakesh Roshan, Abhishek Bachchan, Manoj Bajpayee, Rajpal Yadav, Ronit Roy, Rajat Bedi and more attended his funeral. Bajpayee looked visibly emotional as he arrived. He was seen holding someone’s hand as he walked inside. Yadav, too, seemed disturbed as he attended the funeral. Filmmaker Sanjay Gupta is known for directing films such as Kaante, Shootout at Wadala, Jazbaa and Kaabil. He passed away at the…