Donald Pleasance’s performance as Dr. Loomis in Halloween is the stuff of horror legend, but he wasn’t John Carpenter’s first choice for the role. It’s often said that a movie hero is only as good as his villain, but in horror, sometimes the opposite is true. Horror is the genre most likely to end up centering on its antagonist, especially when it comes to crafting a long-running franchise. Yet, for the first six Halloween films, Dr....
After last week’s exciting release of Nvidia’s beta Pascal drivers for Mac, I was looking forward to trying the top of the line consumer GPU with my MacBook Pro. That GPU is none other than the venerable GeForce GTX 1080 Ti — a $700 card with 11 Gbps of GDDR5X memory and a 11 GB frame buffer. Needless to say this card is one that will interest those looking to push their games to the next level....
The iPhone can shoot 4K video, and now even the iPad can shoot 4K video. Yet, there are times when you need the flexibility and power provided by a standalone camera. Standalone cameras have inherent advantages over smartphone cameras, despite the major strides made by iPhone photography over the last few years. Even with amazing third-party apps like FiLMiC Pro, which lets you adjust things like ISO and shutter speed, you’re still stuck with a constant aperture and fixed lens....
RCS is the modern take on the SMS standard that’s supported on Android but is not supported by Apple iMessage (which does support SMS). This technical gap was highlighted in a Wall Street Journal article on the weekend detailing how US teens are using iMessage to socially isolate Android users from group chats. Messages from Android users are displayed in iMessage in green bubbles versus blue bubbles for messages received from fellow iPhone users....
In a short amount of time, Grey’s Anatomy will return for its sixteenth season. Grey’s has quickly become the most popular medical drama of all time, even surpassing ER. A series doesn’t run for more than 300 episodes without resonating with its audience. Even if you aren’t in the medical field, Grey’s Anatomy has plenty of relatable moments and lovable characters fans can’t help but fall in love with. Despite being on the air for almost twenty years, sometimes it’s fun to take a look back at the very beginning....
Gamora is one of the fiercest and most interesting female characters in the MCU. She has a clear, complex story arc that has turned her from a misunderstood villain into a fan-favorite hero. After being raised by Thanos, she’s gone on an emotional journey to get away from his influence. At the moment, it’s not even clear where in the cosmos Gamora is, but fans are still holding out hope that she is out there somewhere, and she’ll be reunited with the Guardians of the Galaxy, because those movies just wouldn’t seem the same without her....
Evercoss is Indonesia’s bestselling well-known local smartphone brand which always tries to improve its quality. Evercoss has been making smartphones for quite some time, while better known for its basic mobile products which have got quite good quality cameras with it. Facing Evercoss camera issues? In this digital world, we can’t imagine a life without clicking selfies or using cameras with your smartphone. Using smartphone can make great changes to the way we live in many ways....
iOS 12 has now been out in the wild for a little over 24 hours, and we’ve been digging through the highly-anticipated beta to find new features. In this hands-on video walkthrough, we showcase 100 new iOS 12 features and changes. Changes covered in this video: GeekBench 4 Compute Comparison New iOS 12 wallpaper New Measure app Leveler moved from Compass app Swipe up to kill apps Redesigned Voice Memos app...
In today’s world, things are a bit different. Much of the Thunderbolt 3 hardware shipping today is no longer “Windows only”, which is a great thing for recent MacBook Pro and Mid-2017 iMac hardware with Thunderbolt 3 I/O capabilities. Akitio’s Thunder3 Quad Mini is one such example of Thunderbolt 3-enabled hardware made with the Mac in mind. This four-bay enclosure comes with two Thunderbolt 3 ports in a small aluminum enclosure that supports passive cooling for noiseless operation....
What Is Green Riding Hood? This app is a retelling of the classic story Little Red Riding Hood. Spoiler: in this version, nobody gets eaten. Charles Perrault does the narration with a delightful Scottish accent. The characters here are progressive vegetarians who all work together in harmony. They even do yoga together! Each page of the book responds to touch and includes some games along the way. It’s not just a bedtime story, but it also engages the child....
Halloween 2 picked up the story right after the original ended, and Halloween Kills should take the same approach when following the 2018 reboot. Michael Myers’ resurrection and rejuvenation in 2018 was a long time coming. After ruling much of the 1980s, the Halloween franchise sat out most of the 1990s and 2000s, and what did end up getting produced was either utter crap or proved incredibly divisive among fans. Michael was due for a return to glory, and thankfully, director David Gordon Green gave him one....
As soon as Aunt Lydia walks into a room, handmaids know something terrifying is about to happen, or at least be said, even if it doesn’t seem to be all that scary initially. Aunt Lydia, real name Lydia Clements (played beautifully by the Emmy-winning Ann Dowd), is the woman in charge of the network of handmaids within the dystopian society of Gilead in the Hulu series The Handmaid’s Tale. To say she’s strict is an understatement....
We’re a few years into the Thunderbolt 3 era, and now it’s finally beginning to seem like we have a wealth of peripheral options for the speedy I/O. OWC sent us its Envoy Pro EX SSD, one of the latest Thunderbolt 3-enabled accessories aimed at MacBook Pro users. It brings with it fast bus-powered performance at a friendly price point. Starting at $249.99 for 250GB, the Envoy Pro EX is also available in 500GB and 1TB varieties....
Take a look at this brand new Gotham series finale poster that heralds the arrival of the Dark Knight himself, Batman. Gotham’s original mission statement was to act as a prequel to the Batman story and focus on the early career of Commissioner Jim Gordon. With each passing season however, Gotham’s version of Bruce Wayne (David Mazouz) has inched closer to the superhero viewers know he will eventually become. The teenager has trained under his butler Alfred, took a few lessons from the League of Shadows and has donned a black rubber suit (without the Bat influence) to take on some minor criminals....
Thanksgiving may be a holiday about family togetherness, good food, and gratitude, but it also makes a killer setting for a horror movie. While there are many Thanksgiving themed and based horror movies, there are some that stand out from the others and have become, for one reason or another, cult classics. Many horror fans consider these holiday-themed horror flicks to be staples year-round, and frequently look for new films to satisfy their cravings after Halloween is over....
Sophia Lillis anchors the trailer for the horror movie retelling of the German folklore story, Gretel and Hansel. Lillis, who’s far from a stranger to haunting material after her performances as teenager Beverly Marsh from IT and young Camille Preaker in Sharp Objects, stars here as Gretel, a 16-year old girl who leads her brother Hansel (Sam Leakey) into the wood of a distant countryside, desperate to find work and food to help their struggling parents....
Grey’s Anatomy features impossibly quotable dialogue, lovable characters and insane medical cases all set to amazing soundtrack. It also reminded an entire generation that ‘80s heartthrob Patrick Dempsey was still incredibly dreamy. The long-running series has plenty of romances, both undeniably epic and utterly forgettable. Seriously, few shows throw their characters together with quite as much abandon as Grey’s Anatomy. It’s often fun to watch, but sometimes the results are cringe-worthy as well....
While the MCU’s version of Gamora looks a bit different from the comics, some new concept art from Guardians of the Galaxy proves she almost had an entirely different design. In less than two weeks, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 will burst into theaters, keen to follow the commercial and critical success of its predecessor. So far, the early reviews are pretty positive for the film, indicating the heart and humor from the first movie will be intact in the followup....
HTB is an excellent platform that hosts machines belonging to multiple OSes. It also has some other challenges as well. Individuals have to solve the puzzle (simple enumeration plus pentest) in order to log into the platform and download the VPN pack to connect to the machines hosted on the HTB platform. Note: Only write-ups of retired HTB machines are allowed. The machine in this article, named Blunder, is retired....
Channels, an app that we’ve covered several times in the past, allows users to stream live local television to an Apple TV or iOS device via a handy guide interface. The app works in harmony with an HD HomeRun box to receive over-the-air terrestrial television or cable TV depending on the box you purchase. After the successful launch of the iOS version of the app and Channels 2.0 for the Apple TV, developer Fancy Bits’ next project involves integrating a subscription-based DVR service directly into the Channels app for Apple TV....
