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The Hindu
11 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The Hindu
Planning to watch Materialists, Subham or Devil's Double: Next Level? Read this
Why is your life a never-ending soap? Why is it not a romantic comedy but a depressing art house film? Why are you trapped in a trope — are you even real, or fiction by some bad writer scribbling with crayons and his tongue out? Celine Song's Materialists is a romantic comedy set in the reality check of your bank balance, what you can afford, and what you can deliver. Samantha Prabhu's debut production Subham is about a neighbourhood haunted by dead grannies who possess new brides to resume their soap binge, their souls still awaiting closure and an ending before they can rest in peace. And Devil's Double: Next Level, where a YouTuber finds himself trapped in a horror movie he must survive and outsmart with all the clichés he knows about the genre. What a week for meta storytelling! Love in times of uncertainty Materialists is understandably getting mixed, polarising reactions from the audience — so real and savage it slaps the romance out of our senses before offering a warm shoulder. My editor was irritated by the script, which she declared too sappy and stereotypical for this age of cynicism where bank balances trump moody romance. But, isn't the fantasy the reason we go to the movies? Yes — except this very story has been done before, and better. By a 22-year-old screenwriter named Helen Childress, whose script Reality Bites convinced her friend Winona Ryder to hire her friends — two guys named Ben Stiller and Ethan Hawke — to direct and act in the movie. Thirty years later, it still holds up — and how! As a sharper articulation of the ideas behind Materialists, with tighter writing filled with genuine ache and longing in 'the winter of our discontent', Ethan Hawke channelling Jesse even before he became the Jesse from Linklater's Before trilogy. Materialists does have its merits. The cast is easy on the eyes: Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans, Pedro Pascal. Occasionally, there's a good line: 'When you are lost, just go where love is.' Cute. But try topping this one from Reality Bites: 'All I want is a couch, a couple smokes, a cup of coffee, and a little bit of conversation. You and me and five bucks.' So here's the math: Reality Bites: 100 > Materialists: 1 Ghost stories Santhanam's follow-up to DD Returns, Devil's Double: Next Level (streaming on Zee5), has such a fun premise. YouTube film critics are targeted by the ghost of a dead producer in a movie hall that traps them in a film. Though full of potential jokes, the movie settles for the bare minimum. Yet, it cracks you up every now and then, saving the punchline for the end. How do you get out of a bad franchise? Don't kill the villain. Kill the hero. Kill the star. Five stars for the messaging, three for the movie. In Subham, the laughs come from men trying to shoot an alternate version of the never-ending soap — one with an ending that can finally provide closure to the dead grannies who've possessed their brides to catch up on their favourite show. While figuring out what ending would make them happy, the men also become better humans. The film is less of a horror flick and more of a smart ode to the power of movies — like Be Kind, Rewind, where the guys running the video store shoot their own versions of their favourite films. Subham is now streaming on Disney. Getting lost in the movies could be a holiday, a getaway vacation or a nightmare. Choose wisely. From the hottest shows to hidden gems, overlooked classics to guilty pleasures, FOMO Fix is a fortnightly compass through the chaos of content. Expect timely recommendations, spoiler-free insights, and an honest heads-up on what to not miss.
Perth Now
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Jesse McCartney has become a father
Jesse McCartney has become a father - two months earlier than expected. The 38-year-old singer-and-actor - who starred as JR Chandler on the soap opera All My Children before joining the boy band Dream Street - and his wife Katie Peterson welcomed their son Archer James McCartney early on May 7. The little one wasn't due until August 8. In a joint post on Instagram on June 17, the couple announced alongside a series of pictures of baby Archer: "Archer James McCartney took center stage on 5/7/25. "Our sweet Archie couldn't wait to meet us and arrived a bit earlier than expected. We are so in love with him. He loves when mommy reads him a book and when daddy sings him off to sleep. We look forward to bringing him home very soon to meet his big sister Bailey [their dog], who sleeps with his blanket every night. Enjoy some cute pictures of our little fighter, Archer." The couple announced they were expecting their first child together on Valentine's Day 2024. Jesse and Katie tied the knot in October 2021, after almost a decade of dating. Asked what attracted her to Jesse, Katie previously gushed to PEOPLE: "For somebody who's so busy and always on the go, he just has this generous way of prioritising me. "We just make each other laugh. I feel the most comfortable being myself when I'm with him, which I think is really the true tell of when you found your person." Jesse previously told of his plans to start a family amid a musical comeback. Asked if he and his wife had thought about kids, he told Just Jared: "Yeah, we talk about it a lot. And I think that's definitely in the cards in the near future." Jesse - who made appearances on the Disney Channel alongside Miley Cyrus on Hannah Montana and Brenda Song on The Suite Life of Zack and Cody - added that he had been making plans for a comeback tour and celebrating the 20th anniversary of his first hit as well considering a move out of Los Angeles to start a family. He said: "Actually, I'm in the process of discussing that with my team. We talked about possibly going overseas. A couple of these songs are doing really well in Southeast Asia. And there's a big market over there. I think we have a lot of fans over there. So we're thinking about maybe touring over there maybe later in the year, potentially Australia too, because we were supposed to tour there in 2020 before COVID hit. "Then like I said, maybe trying to get something together for the anniversary of 'Beautiful Soul' if we can pull it together in time. "So those are the plans. And, you know, just sort of also personally working on family, trying to maybe start a family and potentially move. We love our home here, but we're thinking of getting something a little bit more family friendly. So real estate is another thing that we're looking into."
RNZ News
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- RNZ News
Heading Off: Cuba
This afternoon in 'Heading Off' Jesse jets to Cuba. It's a country known for its vibrant culture as well as its complex political history. But there's got to be more to it than vintage cars and cigars - what is it actually like to travel there? RNZ's Tony Stamp has first-hand experience, and he joins Jesse to share the ins and outs. Drivers in Cuba must pick up hitchhikers. Photo: Unsplash
Daily Mail
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Modern Family star Jesse Tyler Ferguson reveals he was caught by the police trying to steal a porn magazine while exploring his sexuality as a teenager
Jesse Tyler Ferguson has confessed he was caught by police after attempting to steal a porn magazine during his teen years. The Modern Family star, 49, admitted he was aged 14 or 15 and was trying to explore his sexuality when the unfortunate incident took place. Speaking to Mel Giedroyc on her podcast Where There's a Will There's a Wake, Jesse explained: 'I was caught stealing pornography when I was very young. Not very young, but like early teens.' As host Mel joked: 'Top shelf? Top shelf,' Jesse confirmed: 'Yeah it was pretty good porn.' Revealing he stole the publication by stuffing it under his shirt he confessed: 'I think I was 14, 15..... 'But I do feel bad about it, but I want everyone to be clear before I go into heaven that it wasn't because I was… I didn't want to be a criminal. Modern Family star Jesse Tyler Ferguson has revealed he was caught by the police trying to steal a porn magazine while exploring his sexuality as a teenager The Modern Family star, 49, explained: ' I was caught stealing pornography when I was very young. Not very young, but like early teens' (pictured alongside his co-star Eric Stonestreet) 'I just felt like at that time in my life, you weren't giving me a lot of the choices. There was not a lot available to me to explore my sexuality. I had to do what I needed to do.' Yet Jesse's quest to explore his sexuality didn't quite go to plan as Mel asked: 'Who caught you?' 'The police,' confirmed Jesse, 'Well, first the metal detector. Yeah, they put what f*****g sensors inside the magazines. At least they did back then... The metal detector went off.' Mel added: 'Oh, so the metal detector went off. It was under your shirt. Jesse joked: 'That almost killed me alone. I almost died then. Because I had a heart attack knowing I had porn under my shirt and the metal detector was going off. 'They're like, do you have something in your bag? And I had to tell them, no, I have porn under my shirt. 'They called the police, they were making an example out of me. Isn't that awful?' Jesse is now married to his husband Justin Mikita and the couple are parents to two sons, Berkett, four, and Sullivan, two. Jesse is now married to his husband Justin Mikita and the couple are parents to two sons, Berkett, four, and Sullivan, two Back in 2021 Jesse opened up about navigating fatherhood as he joked he was raising Beckett 'gay until he decides to be straight' The pair met in 2010 at Equinox in West Hollywood and went on to wed in Manhattan in 2013 with playwright and screenwriter Tony Kushner officiating at the ceremony. Back in 2021 Jesse opened up about navigating fatherhood as he joked he was raising Beckett 'gay until he decides to be straight'. Appearing on the Ellen DeGeneres show, she asked if their son Beckett enjoyed any particular music and Jesse was quick to respond that there weren't too many options in the car. 'It's a lot of show tunes, because that's what I like. So, you know, we're raising him gay until he decides to be straight,' he joked. 'On the way back from the hospital, we played Britney Spears,' Jesse explained, as an homage to his husband's unwavering devotion to the popstar. 'That was his first exposure to music.' Meanwhile on Sunday night Jesse's Modern Family co-star Aubrey Anderson-Emmons came out as bisexual. Aubrey, who played Lily, the adoptive daughter of Cameron (Eric Stonestreet) and Mitchell (Jesse), took to TikTok to reveal the news. Aubrey, who played Lily, the adoptive daughter of Cameron (Eric Stonestreet) and Mitchell (Jesse), took to TikTok to reveal the news She did so in a rather humorous fashion, using the audio from a Season 4 episode of Modern Family called The Future Dunphys, where a young Lily claims she's gay. The actress shared a video of her lip-syncing to the scene where she declares, 'No I'm not, I'm gay! I'm gay!' after Gloria (Sofia Vergara) insists she's Vietnamese. Aubrey captioned the video, 'People keep joking so much abt me being being gay when I literally am (I'm bi).' She captioned the Sunday night post, 'hehe happy pride month and to all a good night,' with the hashtags #modernfamily #lily #pridemonth #pride #fyp #bi.
RNZ News
4 days ago
- Health
- RNZ News
Feature Interview: Herman Pontzer
It may seem unfair that some people can eat anything without putting on weight, get by on just a few hours sleep and age ever so gracefully. It's just biology and the science of adaptation says Dr Herman Pontzer, a professor of evolutionary anthropology at Duke University. Dr Pontzer invites us to embrace human diversity and focus on how and why we differ as a way to better understand how our bodies work so we can all stay healthy. His new book is called Adaptable: How Your Unique Body Really Works and Why Our Biology Unites Us. He joins Jesse. To embed this content on your own webpage, cut and paste the following: See terms of use.
