There were many, many It took years, but the film adaptation of Scott Westerfeld’s “Uglies” is finally here. The story, directed by McG, revolves around a society where every person at the age of 16 undergoes surgery to make them perfect. Perfect looks, perfect personality traits, whatever. Until they turn 16, they are known as […]
SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers for Ugly on Netflix. Ugly Star and producer Joey King was first seen on Scott Westerfeld’s Ugly book series when she was 11 years old, and now, more than 10 years later, her proposal to make a film adaptation of the first book will bring the result to Netflix. […]
NOTE: Major spoilers for Netflix’s Uglies follow — turn back now if you don’t want to be spoiled Uglies is streaming now on Netflix and is definitely setting the stage for at least one sequel, if not two (the book series it’s based on is a trilogy, after all). But will it happen? Well, director […]
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Brianne Tju was not sure a UGLY The film would ever actually be seen by the audience. Scott Westerfeld’s bestselling young adult novel was published in 2005 – 26-year-old Tju read it as a child – and first went into film development in 2006. Joey King was hired as Tally Youngblood and executive producer in […]
Support for iOS 16 and iPadOS 16 will end for the Netflix app, requiring all users to run iOS 17 or later or iPadOS 17 or later to receive new updates, features, and bug fixes. This means that iOS 16 users – mainly iPhone X owners and those who still own the iPhone 8 and […]
Before the release of iOS 18, Netflix seems to be planning to stop supporting old iOS and iPadOS versions. According to MacRumors‘ contributor Aaron Perris, code strings in the latest iOS update for the Netflix app reveal that the popular streaming service will soon end support for iOS 16 and iPadOS 16 devices. Since there […]
I think it’s fair to say that film critics everywhere owe the young adult fiction genre an apology. Movies about teenagers in sci-fi and fantasy scenarios radicalizing, organizing, and destroying dystopian empires may be a little cheesy and repetitive, but looking back, decades of telling young people that it’s their responsibility to be politically active […]
Emily in Paris Back on the Crazy Horse Season 4 Episode 8 Editor’s Rating 4 stars **** Photo: Stephanie Branchu/Netflix Mindy is dating a super-rich offspring, which means it’s only a matter of time before she finds herself at a polo match. Nothing gets the upper echelons going like equestrianism. Emily is wearing a mauve […]
Al Michaels has gone from complaining about the product the NFL provided to Amazon for “Thursday Night Football” two years ago to raving about this season’s schedule. The “TNF” package on Amazon’s Prime Video streaming service kicks off Thursday when the Dolphins host the Bills in a matchup between two AFC East rivals who both […]
“I don’t know whether to thank you or blame you for everything this year, but it wouldn’t have been the same without you,” Sylvie (Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu) says to Emily (Lily Collins) at the Christmas party for the employees of Agence Grateau. That’s right, Emily in Paris Season 4’s second part begins with a Christmas-themed episode, […]
