Monthly Archives: July 2023

Christian Bale’s Performance in The Dark Knight Deserves More Praise 15 Years Later

Fifteen years ago this week, Christopher Nolan released a little movie called The Dark Knight which delivered what I consider the best comic book film to date. It’s a rare example of an anticipated Hollywood blockbuster that lives up to the hype, an exceptional filmmaking piece that has only improved with age. Everything here clicks.… Read More »

Young Love Clip Previews Issa Rae & Kid Cudi-Led Series

The first official Young Love clip has been released, which previews the upcoming Max series based on the Oscar-winning short film Hair Love. Young Love stars Scott “Kid Cudi” Mescudi and Issa Rae, who will reprise her role from the original short film. Loretta Devine, Tamar Braxton, Brooke Conaway and Harry Lennix also star. According… Read More »

Firmware vulnerabilities in millions of computers could give hackers superuser status

reader comments 27 with Two years ago, ransomware crooks breached hardware-maker Gigabyte and dumped more than 112 gigabytes of data that included information from some of its most important supply-chain partners, including Intel and AMD. Now researchers are warning that the leaked information revealed what could amount to critical zero-day vulnerabilities that could imperil huge… Read More »

Google demos “unsettling” tool to help journalists write the news

Enlarge / An AI-generated image of a “robot journalist.” Midjourney reader comments 66 with Google has been developing tools aimed at helping journalists write news articles, reports The New York Times and Reuters. It has demonstrated one tool, dubbed “Genesis,” to the Times, The Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal. Reportedly, Google is positioning… Read More »