This week saw Guy “Dr Disrespect” Beahm delete a post from late June in which he’d admitted to “inappropriate” behavior with a minor, and instead post a new tweet teasing a forthcoming return and the statement, “we have lots to talk about.” Additionally, we’ll fill you in on that new Valve game that thousands of…
When hotelier Leona Helmsley left her dog Trouble $12 million, in 2007 – while leaving two of her grandchildren with nothing – the newly wealthy Maltese terrier became the subject of international headlines as well as some anger.
When hotelier Leona Helmsley left her dog Trouble $12 million, in 2007 – while leaving two of her grandchildren with nothing – the newly wealthy Maltese terrier became the subject of international headlines as well as some anger.
Puzzle games can be addictive. Maybe not Randy Orton playing Elden Ring-level addictive (we hope), but most definitely habit-forming.
Puzzle games can be addictive. Maybe not Randy Orton playing Elden Ring-level addictive (we hope), but most definitely habit-forming.
How many people actually read the terms and conditions of the services they sign up for? I’m guessing very few, but perhaps you should. Jeffrey J. Piccolo filed a lawsuit against Disney Parks and Resorts in February after his wife, Dr. Kanokporn Tangsuan, died from a severe allergic reaction after eating at a restaurant in Disney World. However, Disney is arguing that the $50,000 lawsuit should be dismissed and resolved by individual arbitration because of the terms Piccolo agreed to when he signed up for a free trial of Disney+… five years ago.
In his complaint, Piccolo said that he, his wife, and his mother dined at the Raglan Road Irish Pub and Restaurant located in Disney Springs. They asked several times whether Tangsuan’s severe allergies to dairy and nuts could be accommodated and were assured that it would be no problem. Sadly, Tangsuan suffered a severe allergic reaction and died later that day in hospital. But because Piccolo accepted Disney’s terms when he signed up for a trial of Disney+ in 2019, the company’s lawyers are trying to get the lawsuit dismissed. Disney’s filing also says that Piccolo accepted the same terms when he bought tickets on the Walt Disney Parks website.
Disney’s terms of use state that “any dispute between you and us, except for small claims, is subject to a class action waiver and must be resolved by individual binding arbitration,” and it’s not the only company to include this language. Airbnb, DirecTV, and Walmart have made this argument in similar cases.
A spokesperson for Disney said: “We are deeply saddened by the family’s loss and understand their grief. Given that this restaurant is neither owned nor operated by Disney, we are merely defending ourselves against the plaintiff’s attorney’s attempt to include us in their lawsuit against the restaurant.” The company added that its “position in no way affects any wrongful death or other claims the plaintiff may have against the restaurant.“
Piccolo’s lawyers say that Disney’s argument is “preposterous” and “inane,” adding that the company’s case “is based on the incredible argument that any person who signs up for a Disney+ account, even free trials that are not extended beyond the trial period, will have forever waived the right to a jury trial.“
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Logan was meant to be Hugh Jackman’s farewell to the character he had played since the very first X-Men movie, but as we know, he returned to the role for Deadpool & Wolverine. Fans were initially worried that the Deadpool sequel would trample on the legacy of Logan, so you can imagine their relief when the film opened with Deadpool digging up Logan’s rotting corpse and proceeding to use his adamantium skeleton to brutally dispatch a group of TVA officers to the tune to NSYNC’s Bye Bye Bye. Maximum class.
Michael Green, the co-writer of Logan, was actually warned by friends that he might find the opening of Deadpool & Wolverine to be a little offensive, but he didn’t take it that way at all. “People had warned me ahead of time, ‘Uh, I don’t know how you’re gonna feel about the opening [of Deadpool & Wolverine],’” Green told IGN. “I’m like, ‘I think I know what’s gonna happen.’ And I did not know! I didn’t know they were gonna go that far.“
Green continued: “You weren’t meant to take seriously that they were, like, digging him up, and that it was really him. It felt less like they were trying to change the ending of ‘Logan’ as they were contending with not feeling that they wanted to make a movie as good as they felt ‘Logan’ was, which is a huge compliment! I felt like it was nothing but complimentary.”
Taking place six years after the events of the last movie, Deadpool & Wolverine finds Wade Wilson (Ryan Reynolds) toiling away in civilian life with his days as Deadpool behind him. But when his homeworld faces an existential threat, he must suit up once again and convince a reluctant Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) to help save his universe. In addition to Reynolds and Jackman, the cast also includes Matthew Macfadyen, Emma Corrin, Morena Baccarin, Leslie Uggams, Karan Soni, Brianna Hildebrand, Shioli Kutsuna, Rob Delany, Stefan Kapičić, and more.
Our own Chris Bumbray had a lot of fun with Deadpool & Wolverine, which sounds like a real crowd-pleaser. “Have you ever been to a concert and wished that your favourite band would stop playing their not-as-good new stuff and play the hits? That’s exactly what Marvel is doing with Deadpool & Wolverine,” Bumbray wrote in his review. “After a rough run of movies, with many saying their Phase 5 has been disastrous, this feels like an everything but the kitchen-sink attempt by the company to win back those fans who feel alienated by the new direction the company seemed to be heading in. With this, you have a rock ‘em, sock ‘em thrill ride that delivers fans exactly the movie they wanted to see, with nary a message to be found amidst all the charred, sliced and diced corpses our heroes leave in their wake. It’s glorious fun.” You can check out the rest of Bumbray’s spoiler-free review right here, and don’t forget to let us know what you think of Deadpool & Wolverine as well!
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Alien: Romulus is now playing in theaters and is already on track to become a big success (but not without controversy) with rave reviews and a projected $40M+ opening. I’m sure the sequel wheels are already turning, but Alien: Romulus director Fede Álvarez teased a different way to expand the franchise: another Predator crossover.
Not only that, but he teased that he could rope Prey director Dan Trachtenberg into doing it with him. “Maybe it’s something I have to co-direct with my buddy Dan,” Álvarez told Deadline. “Maybe we should do like Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez did with Dusk Till Dawn. I’ll direct a half, and he’ll direct another half. It depends on how well this (Romulus) does, if people want to see that.“
The first Alien vs. Predator movie was released in 2004, and while it was largely trashed upon its debut, I found the film to be good fun. The sequel, Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem, is probably the worst film of either franchise. It’s possible there’s something to enjoy in there, but the entire film was just swathed in darkness; even the daylight scenes seemed overly dim.
Set between the events of Alien and Aliens, Alien: Romulus follows “a group of young people on a distant world who find themselves in a confrontation with the most terrifying life form in the universe.” The film stars Cailee Spaeny (Priscilla), David Jonsson (Industry), Isabela Merced (Madame Web), Archie Renaux (Shadow and Bone), Spike Fearn (The Batman), and Aileen Wu (Away from Home). In addition to directing the movie, Fede Álvarez also co-wrote the script alongside Rodo Sayagues.
The film has been receiving largely positive reviews, with our own Chris Bumbray calling it the best installment of the long-running franchise since the first two perfect movies. However, that’s not to say that there aren’t a few clunky moments that detract from an otherwise kick-ass movie. “The fact that director Fede Alvarez was able to make a slam-bang Alien sequel that trumps every other film in the franchise, save the first two, is cause for celebration,” Bumbray wrote. “Yet, it does suffer from the fact that its director was perhaps hampered in his effort to make a lean and mean Alien movie with an ill-advised directive to connect the film to Ridley Scott’s Prometheus and Alien: Covenant. This leaves the film feeling like it’s 75% kick-ass, and 25% space bio-engineering nonsense.” You can read the rest of Bumbray’s review right here.
Would you like to see a new Alien vs. Predator movie from Romulus director Fede Álvarez and Prey director Dan Trachtenberg?
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It’s finally Friday, and in addition to rewatching old Alien movies, making horse memes, and explaining Dragon Age to our clueless friends, we’re of course getting into some video games! Some of us are playing new releases while others are catching up on titles our mutauls haven’t stopped jabbering about. We’ve got…
It’s finally Friday, and in addition to rewatching old Alien movies, making horse memes, and explaining Dragon Age to our clueless friends, we’re of course getting into some video games! Some of us are playing new releases while others are catching up on titles our mutauls haven’t stopped jabbering about. We’ve got…