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Star Wars Brings Back Daisy Ridley As Rey In Jedi Order Sequel

Image: Lucasfilm / Disney Daisy Ridley’s role in the Star Wars universe isn’t over. Disney announced that The Force Awakens actress will return as Rey “Skywalker” in a sequel to the most recent Star Wars trilogy as the character seeks to bring back the Jedi Order again. 10 Creatures We Wanna Ride In Star Wars

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Ebert Symposium 2023 to Precede Ebertfest on April 18th & 19th | Festivals & Awards

As founder and director of CUIFF, Max has been grateful to see this vision become a reality, and plans are underway for next year’s festival. Additionally, CUIFF is excited for its new partnership with Ebertfest and honored to have one of its films showcasing in the Ebertfest 2023 Short Film Program. To learn more about

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One True Loves movie review & film summary (2023)

“One True Loves” is the tale of Emma (Phillipa Soo), a woman caught in romantic limbo. She’s in line to marry Sam (Simu Liu), her best friend since high school, only to have her world shaken when she discovers that her husband, Jesse (Luke Bracey), who has been presumed dead for the last four years

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Chupa movie review & film summary (2023)

The boy who initially discovers the movie’s secret creature—sought after by forces of capitalism and science—is Alex (Evan Whitten), a loner kid who is bullied by his white classmates in Kansas City. Alex is sent down by his mother (his father died of cancer, a plot point) to Mexico to hang with his former luchador

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Spring into Fun: A Guide to Family Activities in Omaha

Spring has sprung in Omaha, and it’s time to shake off the winter blues and explore the great outdoors! With a plethora of family-friendly activities in and around the city, there’s no shortage of fun to be had this season. From stunning parks and gardens to thrilling amusement parks and educational museums, Omaha is the

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Chess Champ’s Mouse Slip Costs Him Final Match, $30K Top Prize

On April 6, 5-Time World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen lost in a dramatic and surprising way: His mouse slipped and he moved his queen to the wrong spot, instantly costing him the match. Not only did this knock him out of the tournament and cost him a chance at the sizable $30,000 top prize, but

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Xbox Cracks Down On PS2, Wii, And Other Emulators

Microsoft shut down classic game emulation on the Xbox Series X/S on April 6 and a small but passionate community of retro enthusiasts, preservationists, and homebrew devs are up in arms. They’re calling on the console maker to reverse course and make legal emulation easy again, even if it means potentially antagonizing competitors like Sony

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New Game That Kills Sonic Now One Of The Best Rated In Series

Image: Sega On March 31, the day before April Fools’, Sega released an official (and free!) Sonic game on PC that straight up killed the blue bastard. Now, a week later, the game is blowing up on Steam and is even a hit on Metacritic. So it seems critics and fans alike agree: Killing Sonic

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The 20 Greatest Simpsons Episodes Of All Time

Image: Fox / Disney Praising newer episodes like this one is always risky as someone will jump into the comments to suggest we screwed up and wasted space on a “crappy, modern episode.” Thing is, “Halloween of Horror” is genuinely fantastic. It’s the first (and so far only) time the show has done a down-to-Earth,

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Feds Spend Trying To Evict A Billionaire’s Massive Transformers

A DC neighborhood has been trying to evict a pair of Transformers sculptures—Optimus Prime and Bumblebee, to be precise—for over two years. Their owner has held firm so far, but a federal board recently voted that these statues can’t stay in the historic Georgetown neighborhood. Pokémon Scarlet And Violet’s ‘Free Exploration’ Isn’t All It’s Cracked

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