Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin The Black Phone (2022) Blumhouse Productions/rated R/102 minutes Directed by Scott Derrickson Produced by Jason Blum, Scott Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill Written by Scott Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill Based on Joe Hill’s The Black Phone Starring Mason Thames, Madeleine McGraw, Jeremy Davies, James Ransone and Ethan Hawke Cinematography by Brett Jutkiewicz, Edited by Frédéric Thoraval and Music by Mark Korven Opening theatrically courtesy of Universal on June 24 Penned by Scott Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill, this Derrickson-directed adaptation of Joe Hill’s short story, The Black Phone is a refreshingly unpretentious and relatively unambitious thriller. “Unambitious” isn’t usually intended as a compliment, but the film’s matter-of-fact storytelling and unwillingness to subvert its narrative or character arcs for blindsiding twists and turns are among … [Read more...] about ‘The Black Phone’ Review: A Thrilling And Terrifying Crowd-Pleaser
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Where Does Stephen Curry Rank All-Time After Fourth NBA Championship?
Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Stephen Curry has no parallel. There is nobody like him in today’s pace-and-space era. If you teleported him into the 1980s or 90s, everyone in the NBA would think aliens had infiltrated Earth. His incomparable range, glitzy ball-handling, and spellbinding scoring prowess would not be of human form. Even in the modern league, the one he’s largely responsible for shifting, Curry is not replicable. Many players can mimic his style, or believe they have the same DNA and shooting touch to warrant a similar shot diet. But there is only one. And there are no duplicates of the greatest winner and leader of the last 10 years. Before 2014, nobody had struck the perfect balance between off-the-dribble wizardry and selfless off-ball principles – certainly not to the extent of being the focal point of the deadliest motion offense in history. In 75 years of the league’s existence, Curry is the only player – let alone … [Read more...] about Where Does Stephen Curry Rank All-Time After Fourth NBA Championship?
Russia Ukraine conflict: The fine line between misreporting and propaganda about Ukraine
Sadly, we are seeing exaggerations and economy with the truth in the reports on the ongoing war in Ukraine. (Illustration by Suneesh K.) Cataclysmic global events have a long history of bringing out the best and the worst of news reporting. It isn’t any different today in the midst of the invasion of Ukraine by Russia . Much of the reporting has been brave and moving. Sadly, there’s also been news bordering on downright fabrication . Little, it would seem, has changed since the Great Moon Hoax of August 1835 when the New York-based paper The Sun carried a series of six reports about how English astronomer Sir John Herschel, using the biggest telescope ever built, had established that there was an alien civilization on the moon. The Sun claimed that Herschel had sighted vegetation, “brown quadrupeds”, and “large winged creatures, wholly unlike any kind of birds.” The writer of the story later claimed that it was meant to be satirical but by then enough Americans had bought … [Read more...] about Russia Ukraine conflict: The fine line between misreporting and propaganda about Ukraine