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Disney+ Will Be Available on Amazon Devices Next Week

If you’re planning on getting Disney+ but don’t know how in the world to watch it, or where, it helps if you’re an Amazon customer. Amazon has announced that the Disney+ app will available on devices including Fire TV, Fire TV Edition smart TVs, and Fire Tablets (compatible ones). And you can do it all on November 12....

‘Shazam!’ Director David F. Sandberg Set for Netflix Horror Movie ‘The Unsound’

Did you see DC’s big-screen Shazam! adaptation? It’s pretty delightful, right? At least when, as our own Matt Goldberg pointed out, it’s not being shockingly dark. How did such intense horror imagery sneak its way into a family-friendly, four-quadrant superhero flick? Because it was directed by David F. Sandberg, who broke out with horror hits like Lights Out and Annabelle: Creation before getting...

Ben Mendelsohn Has Some Delightful, Vulgar Thoughts on Why Spider-Man Was Never Leaving the MCU

In Captain Marvel, acclaimed Aussie actor Ben Mendelsohn stole the show as Talos, an eccentric Skrull who moves from villain to sympathetic ally. He then reprised the role in an uncredited Spider-Man: Far From Home cameo. As you might remember, that film was released amidst some back-and-forth controversy about Spidey leaving the MCU and living exclusively at Sony, before he...

How Stephen King’s ‘Doctor Sleep’ Connects to ‘The Shining’

Doctor Sleep comes out this weekend – tonight, to be precise, if you’re the type of person who rushes out to see new movies as soon as you legally can. I am such a person, and rest assured I will be elbowing fellow opening-nighters aside, possibly while you’re reading this, to sit in a reclining leather seat...

36yo Was Ashamed She Had a Baby Out of Wedlock, Hides Him In Washing Machine But He Dies

A 36-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion that she murdered her own newborn baby. According to Coconuts, the suspect from Palembang, Indonesia, became pregnant out of wedlock, which is generally considered taboo in Indonesia. Her boyfriend then left her when he found out she was pregnant with his child. Because she was ashamed that she became pregnant out...

“He could be any Asian man’s son,” Said Sultan Muhammad V After Oksana Shares Pictures Of His Child

About four days ago, Kelantan Sultan Muhamad V’s ex-wife, Rihana Oksana uploaded a picture of her newborn after many months of keeping his face anonymous. Her post was accompanied by a caption which read, “Hello, my name is Ismail Leon. I’m 5 months old and my mum loves me very much. #ismaileon” You can take a look...

Breaking: There’s A Radioactive Leak at KLIA Premise, Staff Evacuated and Operations Suspended

If there are any of you who are within vicinity of the Sepang, you might want to take note of this piece of news reported by New Straits Times. Apparently earlier today, a radioactive leak was found at the cargo terminal of Pos Aviation Sdn Bhd, a company that offers ground services to commercial airlines...

PDRM Now Investigating Johor Bridal Shop Owner Who Went Viral For Cemetery Photoshoot

Apologies are all well and good, but unfortunately, they sometimes come a little too late. As it turns out, the viral saga of the bridal shop owner who organised a photoshoot in a Johor cemetery is going to have to learn that the hard way, according to this story by The Star. Just to catch you up...

“Food Lore” The New Series From HBO That Combines Food And Drama

HBO is adding the spice of Asia to their network this November, with the premiere of their new original series, “Food Lore”. The series is an anthology drama series, with each episode featuring a different set of tone, voice, and narrative. Not only that, each of the 8 episode series were also filmed in a different...

Rapper T.I. Checks Up On 18-Year-Old Daughter’s Hymen Every Year

Being overprotective as a parent is fine. But rapper T.I. revealed that he takes his 18-year-old daughter to a gynaecologist, every birthday, so that he can check up on her hymen. A lot of people think that’s taking things a bit too far. The reveal happened earlier this week in a podcast, “Ladies Like Us”, hosted...