Dane Elcar writes, directs and films this innovative indie movie that follows a bickering couple with seemingly no endA plucky microbudget indie, Brightwood is a masterclass in what is achievable with hardly any money whatsoever: just a premise, a couple of actors, and a writer-director (Dane Elcar) who doubles as cameraperson. It’s also an illustration of the limits of the form, because it would be starry-eyed and untrue to claim that money makes no difference to what can be achieved.We open on...
God’s Ghostwriters by Candida Moss aims to shine a light on the contributions to Christianity by imprisoned workersEnslaved people wrote the Bible, carried the messages of the apostles and spread the word of Jesus around the Roman empire, according to a shocking new book by the theology professor Candida Moss. God’s Ghostwriters: Enslaved Christians and the Making of the Bible argues that apostles and early Christians used enslaved scribes, secretaries and messengers to write the New Testament...
If you're into hard sci-fi and/or checking out Netflix's latest big shows, chances are you'll be watching 3 Body Problem starting today. After all, Netflix has blown $160 million (plus $200 on a deal with its creators) on the series, so it should at least feel grand, right?David Benioff and D.B. Weiss' (Game of Thrones) long-anticipated adaptation of Liu Cixin's hit 2008 sci-fi novel has been in the works for a long time, roughly since around the time the pair were done with Thrones' highly...
A modern day take on Crippled Avengers? Not quite, but a good way to introduce Moritz Mohr’s Boy Kills Wold, an upcoming martial arts actioner starring Bill Skarsgård (John Wick: Chapter 4), Andrew Koji (Warrior), Sharlto Copley (Hardcore Henry) and Yayan Ruhian (The Raid, The Raid 2). Produced by Sam Raimi (The Evil Dead), Boy Kills Wold features action choreography by Dawid Szatarski, who is perhaps best known for his work Continue reading →
Crypto entrepreneur and Bitcoin.com founder, Roger Ver, has recently unveiled the publication of a 304-page book titled “Hijacking Bitcoin: The Hidden History of BTC,” offering a fresh viewpoint that diverges from commonly accepted historical accounts. This book provides readers with an alternate perspective, challenging the traditional narratives surrounding Bitcoin’s evolution and history. Exploring Bitcoin’s History […]
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Detectives have obtained arrest warrants for Lamarson James Benoit, 21, on charges including first degree murder and attempted first degree murder.
Anyone who keeps up with demographics knows that birth rates in many countries around the world have now fallen below replacement levels. To maintain a population requires a minimum of 2.1 babies being born per female. But the birth rate in the European Union is today 1.53, in Japan 1.26, and in South Korea only
Steven Mosher of the Population Research Institute joins me on this episode of The John-Henry Westen Show to discuss his new book, 'The Devil and Communist China: From Mao Down to Xi.'
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Gov Landry required all libraries in Louisiana to adopt a new policy that would require a parents to decide whether their child may check out books that contain sexually explicit material.