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Robert Downey Jr. throws up a peace sign while accepting an Oscar.

Watch Robert Downey Jr. win his first Oscar for ‘Oppenheimer’

Robert Downey Jr. has won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor at the 2024 Academy Awards for his role in Oppenheimer, the first Oscar for Christopher Nolan’s latest film. In Oppenheimer, Downey Jr. played Lewis Strauss, the former chairman of … Continue reading

Poor Things

How the ‘Poor Things’ design team created the film’s surreal world

Poor Things production designers do a deep dive with Mashable’s Kristy Puchko into the inspiration behind the surreal film. Stars William Dafoe and Mark Ruffalo describe how the production design helped them develop their own characters in the film. Production … Continue reading

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24 of the best MIT courses you can take online for free

TL;DR: Find a wide range of free online courses from MIT on edX. Lovers of learning should direct their attention to edX, because you can find a wide range of free online courses from some of the most famous educational … Continue reading

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A 5-year subscription to this powerful VPN is on sale for under £40

TL;DR: A five-year subscription to AdGuard VPN is on sale for £31.17, saving you 89% on list price. Unless you’re living completely off the grid, we all have an online presence. And with that presence, there comes risk and vulnerability. … Continue reading

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‘Sew Torn’ review: ‘Pushing Daisies’ meets ‘Run Lola Run’

Cozy crime is a subgenre in which intriguing tales of murder boast a jaunty aesthetic that’s irreverently twee. Think Only Murders in the Building, with its foolhardy amateur sleuths alternately investigating homicide and bickering over their podcast’s production. Think Pushing … Continue reading

Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer in

‘Oppenheimer’ wins Best Picture at the 2024 Oscars

The name on everybody’s lips at the 96th Academy Awards was Oppenheimer. Christopher Nolan’s historical drama took home the Oscar for Best Picture, as well as six other awards: Best Director (Nolan), Best Actor (Cillian Murphy), Best Supporting Actor (Robert … Continue reading

Emma Stone poses with her Best Actress Oscar backstage in the press room at the 96th Academy Awards.

Emma Stone wins her second Best Actress Oscar for ‘Poor Things’

Between delivering exquisite physical comedy and threatening to punch a baby, Emma Stone’s performance in Poor Things has earned her her second Academy Award for Best Actress. Stone played the lead role of Bella Baxter, a resurrected woman with a … Continue reading

Christopher Nolan with statues for Best Picture and Best Director at the 96th Academy Awards.

Christopher Nolan wins his first Best Director Oscar for ‘Oppenheimer’

Christopher Nolan fans, the time has finally come: Nolan has won his first-ever Best Director Oscar for Oppenheimer. Nolan has been nominated for a total of eight Academy Awards over the course of his career, including Best Director for Dunkirk; … Continue reading

John Mulaney presenting the award for Best Sound.

John Mulaney’s ‘Field of Dreams’ Oscars bit proves he should’ve hosted

Before presenting the award for Best Sound at the 2024 Oscars comedian John Mulaney explained, in rapid-fire detail, the nonsensical plot of Field of Dreams. For those who don’t remember the iconic film, in Mulaney’s words, “He mows done corn … Continue reading

Cillian Murphy accepts the award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for

Cillian Murphy wins Best Actor for ‘Oppenheimer’ at the 2024 Oscars

Cillian Murphy has won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his leading role in Oppenheimer. Murphy was tasked with shouldering Christopher Nolan’s three-hour-long drama about J. Robert Oppenheimer, the father of the atomic bomb. Playing a historical figure over … Continue reading