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Warning! Spoilers ahead for The Killer’s Game’s ending. The Killer’s Gamedirector J. J. Perry comments on the possibility ofThe Killer’s Game 2happening. Based on the 1997 novel of the same name by Jay Bonansinga, the action-comedy follows Dave Bautista’s hitman, Joe Flood, as he takes out a hit on himself after a terminal diagnosis, soon finding himself fending off his former assassin colleagues when they also target his ex-girlfriend, Maize (Sofia Boutella)....

Our LA Times Crossword June 16, 2025 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. The LA Times Crossword is a daily crossword puzzle published in the Los Angeles Times, one of the largest newspapers in the United States. It is highly regarded by crossword enthusiasts for its challenging clues and clever themes. It is a traditional-style crossword, with a grid of black and white squares, and clues in both the across and down directions....

Quick Links Llama 3 and GPT-4 are two of the most advanced large language models (LLMs) available to the public. Let’s see which LLM is better by comparing both models in terms of multimodality, context length, performance, and cost. What Is GPT-4? GPT-4 is the latest large language model (LLM) developed by OpenAI. It builds upon the foundations of the older GPT-3 models while using different training techniques and optimizations using a much larger dataset....

Summary Kneecaphas earned two-time Oscar nominee Michael Fassbender his best Rotten Tomatoes score yet. The new comedy movie, which blends fiction and documentary, follows the formation of the titular Irish hip-hop band in West Belfast’s Gaeltacht Quarter in 2019. While the three band members play themselves, they are surrounded by actors including Fassbender, Simone Kirby, Adam Best, Jessica Reynolds, and Josie Walker. Although some early positiveKneecapreviewscame after the movie’s premiere at Sundance in January, most critics waited to share their thoughts on the movie until the lead-up to its official release in August....

One thing you’ve got to know about me is that when it comes to gadgets, I love ostentatious things. They have to be crammed with plenty of power and a heaping helping of bells and whistles on the side, so much so that I’ve got no qualms about plunking down nearly $2,000 for a premium smartphone. But that doesn’t mean I can’t appreciate abudget phone. Case in point: I’m looking at the Moto G 5G (2024), one of Motorola’s newest smartphones targeting the more budget-savvy among us....

TheOne Pieceshow on Netflix has seen unprecedented success for an anime adaptation, making up for the franchise’s past mistakes. Springing from Eiichiro Oda’s wildly popular manga, the live-action show fits in with the anime that launched in October 1999. This anime and manga have been one of the best examples of shōnen available - Japanese cartoons largely tailored to a younger male audience. However, it wasn’t always smooth sailing in the waters of global expansion....

Perplexity’s ordinary search tool is fantastic, but its Social Search feature leaves much to be desired. Before it can even think about competing with Google in this area, the feature needs these new features. 1More Sources Than Just Reddit While Reddit is a valuable resource, Perplexity’s Social Search toolonlyprovides results from this platform at the time of writing. It’s useful if you want to dissect various discussions from Reddit, but it doesn’t give a balanced overview....

Ray-Ban Stories review: Almost smart When I heard Facebook announced smart glasses with cameras, I thought it was a joke. Why would Facebook, a company infamous for misusing data, release a pair of glasses with a camera? Nevertheless, Facebook worked with Ray-Ban and created the Rayban Stories, a pair of smart glasses with a built-in speaker and not one buttwocameras. The Stories are good as far as smart glasses go… which isn’t very far....

Samsung bungled itsinitial One UI 6 announcementin early August. But after several false starts, the company has been on a roll, regularly releasing new beta builds for theGalaxy S23. Since the program went live in August, Samsung has dropped three betaOne UI 6firmware and a couple of hotfix builds. Less than a week after thethird One UI 6 beta was released, the fourth beta is out for the Korean giant’s 2023 flagship phone....

Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 4 is getting some of the watch faces from the Galaxy Watch 5 Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 5is the latest Wear OS 3 smartwatch on the block. Its not a huge upgrade over theGalaxy Watch 4, with both wearables packing similar specs. The keyWatch 5 improvements over the older modelinclude a more durable cover glass, a bigger battery, and a skin temperature sensor. However, none of them are big enough to outright upgrade to it....

Summary Sony Pictures Releasing’s new horror movie’s premise is weirdly similar to a 25-year-old Disney Channel Original Movie (DCOM). Directed and penned byRogue Oneco-writer Chris Weitz,Afraid— cleverly stylized as AFRAID — isa sci-fi horror flick that stars John Cho(Searching). The Sony-distributed film is a co-production between Columbia Pictures and horror behemoth Blumhouse Productions, which has churned out some of the genre’s biggest hits of the last decade, includingInsidious,M3GAN, and Jordan Peele’s Oscar-winningGet Out....

Spider-Man 4should continue the franchise’sMarvel Cinematic Universecrossover character trend, and there are now two main candidates for that role after the film’s biggest update in years.Tom Holland’sSpider-Man 4is finally moving forward at Marvel Studios and Sony. The project was a given due to the actor’s popularity andSpider-Man: No Way Homehaving nearly crossed the $2 billion mark worldwide. However, due to the 2023 Hollywood strikes and a director change, the MCU’sSpider-Man 4saw development stall for many months....

Many compelling romanceK-dramascame out in 2024, but the best one surprisingly premiered towards the end of the year and is streaming onNetflix. Both in terms of viewership and overall quality, 2024 was a great year for romance K-dramas, with many memorable shows likeNo Gain No Love,Marry My Husband,Love Next Door, andDoctor Slumpseeing the light of day. While some of these garnered both critical acclaim and commercial success, others amassed cult followings due to their strong performances, unique story beats, and impressive production values....