‘Men’ Review: Alex Garland Crafts A Sneaky, Speculative Work Of Cosmic Horror

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Ahsoka” star Rosario Dawson popped up at Star Wars Celebration on Saturday to bring anxious fans a special surprise — some first look footage from the upcoming Disney+ series, which played exclusively for attendees. After missing Thursday’s Lucasfilm Studio Showcase presentation due to filming “Ahsoka,” Dawson appeared at the end of “The Mandalorian” panel, which featured creators Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni, director and newly-promoted executive producer Rick Famuyiwa, stars Pedro Pascal (the titular Mandalorian), Giancarlo Esposito (Moff Gideon), Emily Swallow (The Armorer), Katee Sackhoff (Bo-Katan Kryze), Temuera Morrison (Boba Fett) and Carl Weathers (Greef Karga).“I’m here because of people like you,” Dawson told the ecstatic crowd as she sat down with the panelists.

Carson Burton Actor Jon Voight, a vocal supporter of former president Donald J. Trump and the Republican party, has released a statement calling for stricter gun control laws in the United States.“There should be proper qualifications for gun ownership,” Voight said in a video released through his official Facebook page. “Proper testing.

The 75th Cannes Film Festival is coming to a close on Saturday afternoon, and after much speculation as to what would take home the top prize, it was familair winner striking gold again. For his second time in five year, director Ruben Östlund won the coveted Palme d’Or for his English-laungage debut film, “Triangle of Sadness.” Östlund first won the prize back in 2017 for “The Square,” and beat out eighteen other films to win this years top prize.

The head of Netflix is still behind two of the company’s most popular comedians.

Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker are still high on love nearly one week after their lavish Italian wedding that took place on May 22.

Ray Liotta’s fiancé, Jacy Nittolo, has broken her silence following the "Goodfellas" star’s death. Nittolo shared a series of images with Liotta on Instagram on Saturday, sharing that these last few years with him were "nothing but truly magical."  "My life these past couple of years have been nothing but truly magical," she began. "Ray and I share a deep love that I will cherish in my heart forever.

Amber Heard has testified for the final time as the defamation trial between her and ex husband Johnny Depp edges towards its conclusion. While the jury deliberates on a verdict, Amber's ex boyfriend Elon Musk has reacted to the trial after closing statements for the trial were made on Friday 27 May. Tech billionaire Elon, 50, and Amber, 36, first sparked romance rumours in 2016, following Amber's split from Johnny, but their love story wasn't to last.

One of Kim Kardashian's super fans has got a striking tattoo in tribute to the star on their hand. One of Kim's followers took to Instagram to share a look at their new ink, and the reality star reshared it.

Harry Styles is doing more than just calling for an end to senseless gun violence. He's taking action by pledging $1 million to a gun safety group. The «Watermelon Sugar» singer will make the mega donation to the Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund, the education, research and litigation arm of Everytown for Gun Safety, the nation's largest gun violence prevention organization.

Elon Musk wants one thing for Amber Heard and Johnny Depp once the verdict for their defamation trial is in: for them to both “move on.”

Great British Bake Off star Paul Hollywood is training to be a pilot – and escape the stress of celebrity.Telly chef Hollywood has been studying for his private licence with an instructor.And he revealed he has two more hours of practice before taking his first solo flight.The Great British Bake Off host said flying helped him escape from the “madness” that comes with being a celebrity.He said: “It’s just you, a machine, and you’re away from all the madness.“Of course I’m a bit nervous. But up there you’ve got total freedom.”Paul admitted he had the flying bug and had already forked out £21,000 for sessions in a Second World War Spitfire.Paul said he had flown the fighter planes from Headcorn Airfield in Kent and gone over farmland where the Battle of Britain took place.

family’s pet dog.The St Bernard, who weighed 60kg and stood at a whopping 6ft-tall, had lived in the home for almost a year before the savage incident and was previously “calm and perfect” and loved cuddling up to the youngster.But the pooch suddenly turned to predator in a random outburst that left one-year-old Mené covered in blood and gruesome wounds.Mum Lizanne Naudé, from Johannesburg, South Africa, told The Mirror: “Her lip was completely ripped open and she had a huge wound near her neck - it's amazing that didn't hit a major artery."We had no idea how she would even look after the skin grafts and face surgery because she was so bandaged up."It's been nearly a year now but the impact has been huge - it's hard not to think about the worst that could have happened."My daughter and son are both traumatised and my husband and I both have nightmares about it.”After Mené was raced to hospital following the brutal attack, medics covered her in bandages.Although her wounds have healed, the youngster still needs treatment at a scar clinic and now struggles with her babbling speech.Lizanne, 32, continued: “He was house trained and perfect with the kids - he'd never flinch and we'd never had any issues but that day he just changed."He gave no signs he was going to attack - animal instinct you can never really trust and you need to be aware of it.Stay in the loop with all the latest Daily Star news by signing up to one of our free newsletters here."We're thankful at the end of the day because it could have been so much more serious, but it's been a hell of a rollercoaster."The day after the attack, that took place on August 22 last year, dad Jaco was taking the family pet to the vets when it attacked him again.Vets decided

Conor McGregor could be in hot water with Manchester United fans after admitting that he also supports Liverpool and Real Madrid.The Irishman has previously revealed that he was a huge United fan growing up and has also attended various games at Old Trafford down the years years. However, 'The Notorious' one could be in for a backlash from United fans after an interview ahead of Saturday night's Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid.While speaking to Sky Sports at the Monaco Grand Prix qualifiers, McGregor was asked if he'd be watching Saturday night's final - and revealed that he was a fan of United's bitter rivals, Liverpool.McGregor said: "You know, my family are Liverpool, I'm a supporter of Liverpool...I'm a supporter of Real Madrid also.

Liverpool's players have embroiled themselves in an angry row with UEFA over their Champions League final protocol ahead of Saturday night's match.The Reds face Real Madrid at the Stade de France in Paris as they bid to win the Champions League for the seventh time in their history. However, Marca report that the club's players have been angered by a change to UEFA's protocol regarding family and friends ahead of the match.Players from the winning team will not be allowed to bring their family and friends onto the pitch to celebrate lifting the trophy at full-time in Paris.Liverpool's players were able to bring their loved ones onto the pitch in Madrid in 2019 after they beat Tottenham Hotspur to win their sixth European crown.However, UEFA have ruled out similar scenes this year, with "security concerns" cited as a reason for the decision.

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Married At First Sight UK will feature a lesbian couple. They will be one of the pairings to appear on the new series this summer, in a first for the E4 show.

Men writer/director Alex Garland is fascinated with creation and rebirth. His first film Ex Machina focuses on creationism and oppression, his second film Annihilation deals with creation, recreation and the impending apocalypse, while his newest film deals with guilt, trauma and rebirth. This is Garland’s most emotional and abstract work (yes, it’s even abstract by Alex Garland standard), and also his weakest. Not because of the themes or any technical aspects, but because it’s a frustratingly vague piece of work. This extreme level of ambiguity weakens an otherwise haunting thriller about dealing with Post traumatic stress. 

Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticSPOILER ALERT: The following review contains spoilers.In “Ex Machina” director Alex Garland’s latest, “Men,” the leaves are so green, the tone is so ominous, and the men are so … Rory Kinnear-y that audiences are all but guaranteed to leave this folk-horror bizart-house offering feeling disturbed, even if no two viewers can agree on what bothered them about it. There’s that shocker of an ending, of course, but we’ll postpone discussion of that till the penultimate paragraph of this review, so as not to spoil the fun — even if, by the time you see it, “Men” is already likely to be defined by its over-the-top finale.Kinnear, who comes across as a chummy enough fellow — albeit one who might chase you into a back alley and murder you if given the chance — impressively embodies eight different characters: basically, all the men, plus one particularly creepy boy, in a rural English village.