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‘Tracker’ Finally Moves the Needle on the Mystery of Colter Shaw’s Father

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Well, folks, for those waiting patiently for Tracker to juggle every one of its plotlines and characters in a single episode this season, “Struck” is here to seal the deal. As Colter Shaw (Justin Hartley) tackles a new case involving a missing husband, he also takes some important steps forward in the investigation into his father, Ashton Shaw (Lee Tergesen), and the strange work he did before his death. Meanwhile, Reenie Greene (Fiona Rene) continues to wrestle with her PTSD, deciding that the best way to move on is with someone else by her side — and it’s not who you think.

“Struck” Begins With Colter Shaw Investigating Two Fathers — His and One Gone Missing

In Buffalo, New York, “Struck” begins with a wounded man, later identified as a local electrician named Finn Helms (Chad Michael Collins), running from an unknown gunman. Falling to the ground, he begs for mercy as he stares down the barrel of a gun. The next day, Colter gets a call from Randy (Chris Lee), who informs him about the job, which was posted almost instantly by Finn’s wife, Grace (Natalie Jane). Only a few hours out, he takes the job then and there, but not before he asks Randy for a favor. After calling around and diving deeper into this “David Pearson” character, Colter learned that his father and Pearson were working for an organization called the Chronos Stasis Institute. He hopes that Randy can track down some intel about the organization — and considering that the show could easily just be called Tracker in reference to Randy’s digital sleuthing, he’s on the case. Upon arriving in Buffalo, Colter meets with Grace, who is eight months pregnant with their baby girl. She insists that Finn would never just leave them and that he was so excited about the baby. After looking around in the nursery, Colter finds a bloody rag in her husband’s jacket pocket.

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Colter Shaw (Justin Hartley) looks around in the 'Tracker' episode "Struck"
Colter Shaw (Justin Hartley) looks around in the ‘Tracker’ episode “Struck”
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Deciding that the best move is to visit Finn’s job site, Colter speaks with the supervisor, Kelly (Paul du Toit), who is in the middle of dealing with a younger electrician named Doyle (Sean Savoy). But according to Kelly, he fired Finn two months back for stealing equipment on the job — though Doyle later insists that Finn wasn’t a thief, that he was only borrowing the equipment. It turns out that after he was let go, Finn began taking jobs on an app called Power Up, though that method of employment can be a bit sketchy. Doyle reveals that he heard from Finn the night before when he asked him to help out with a job, but he was too busy and didn’t end up going. He hasn’t heard from Finn since. Tracking Finn’s work van to the job site, he finds two pairs of tools and other equipment left behind. Calling Randy, Colter believes that they were cutting into the fiber to steal information before someone was electrocuted. This is confirmed when Randy hacks into a neighboring security camera to find two guys carrying a body. Randy tracks the truck to another side of the city.































































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Which Action Hero Would Be
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Rambo · James Bond · Indiana Jones · John McClane · Ethan Hunt

Five legends. Five completely different ways of getting out alive — with style, with muscle, with charm, with luck, or with a plan so intricate it probably shouldn’t work. Ten questions will reveal which action hero was built to have your back.

🎖️Rambo

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🍸James Bond

🏺Indiana Jones

🔧John McClane

🎭Ethan Hunt

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You’re dropped into a dangerous situation with no warning. What do you need most from a partner?
The first few seconds tell you everything about who belongs beside you.





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You have to get somewhere dangerous, fast. How do you travel?
How you get there is half the mission.





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You’re pinned down and outnumbered. What does your ideal partner do?
This is when you find out what someone is really made of.





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The mission is paused. You have one evening to decompress. What does your partner suggest?
Who someone is when the pressure drops is who they actually are.





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How do you prefer your partner to communicate mid-mission?
Good communication is the difference between partners and a liability.





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Your enemy is powerful, well-resourced, and has the upper hand. How should your partner approach them?
The approach to the enemy defines the partnership.





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Things go badly wrong and you’re captured. What do you trust your partner to do?
Who someone is when you need them most is the only thing that matters.





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What does your ideal partner bring to the table that you couldn’t replace?
A great partner fills the gap you didn’t know you had.





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Every partnership has a cost. Which of these can you live with?
No one comes without baggage. The question is whether you can carry it together.





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It’s the final moment. Everything is on the line. What do you need from your partner right now?
The last question is the most honest one.





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Your answers have pointed to one action hero above all others. This is the person built to have your back — for better or considerably, spectacularly worse.

Rambo

Your partner doesn’t talk much, doesn’t need to, and will have assessed every threat in your immediate environment before you’ve finished your first sentence. John Rambo is not a man of plans or politics — he is a force of nature shaped by survival, loyalty, and a capacity for endurance that goes beyond anything training can produce. He will not leave you behind. He has never left anyone behind who deserved to come home. What you get with Rambo is the most capable, most quietly ferocious partner imaginable — one who has been through things that would have broken anyone else, and who chose to keep going anyway. You’ll never need to ask if he has your back. You’ll just know.

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James Bond

Your partner will arrive perfectly dressed, perfectly briefed, and with a cover story so convincing it’ll take you a moment to remember what’s actually true. James Bond is the most professionally dangerous person in any room he enters — and the most disarmingly charming, which is the point. He operates in a world of layers, where nothing is what it appears and every advantage is used without apology. You’ll never be bored. You’ll occasionally be furious. But when it matters — when the mission is genuinely on the line and the margin for error has collapsed to nothing — Bond is exactly the partner you want. He has survived things that have no business being survivable. He does it with style. That is not nothing.

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Indiana Jones

Your partner will know the history, the language, the cultural context, and exactly why the thing everyone else is ignoring is actually the most important thing in the room. Indiana Jones is brilliant, reckless, and occasionally impossible — but he is also one of the most resourceful, most genuinely knowledgeable partners you could find yourself beside. He approaches every situation with a scholar’s eye and a brawler’s instinct, which is an unusual combination and a remarkably effective one. He hates snakes and gets personally attached to objects of historical significance, both of which will slow you down at least once. It doesn’t matter. What Indy brings is irreplaceable — and the adventures you’ll have together will be the kind people write books about. Assuming you survive them.

John McClane

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Your partner was not supposed to be here. He does not have the right equipment, the right information, or anything approaching the right odds. He has a sarcastic remark and an absolute refusal to accept that the situation is as bad as it looks. John McClane is the greatest accidental hero in the history of action cinema — a man whose superpower is stubbornness, whose contingency plan is improvisation, and whose capacity to absorb punishment and keep moving would be alarming if it weren’t so useful. He will complain the entire time. He will make it significantly more chaotic than it needed to be. And he will absolutely, unconditionally, without question come through when it counts. Yippee-ki-yay.

Ethan Hunt

Your partner has already run seventeen scenarios by the time you’ve finished reading the briefing, and the plan he’s settled on involves at least two things that should be physically impossible. Ethan Hunt operates at the absolute edge of human capability — technically, physically, and intellectually — and he brings the same relentless precision to protecting his partners that he brings to dismantling organisations that shouldn’t exist. He is not easy to know and he will never fully tell you everything. But he will carry the weight of the mission so completely, so absolutely, that your job is simply to trust him — and the remarkable thing is that trusting him always turns out to be the right call. The mission will be impossible. He will complete it anyway.

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Meanwhile, on the other side of the country, at Reenie’s Denver-based law office, Tracker‘s resident legal counsel receives a visit from Mark (Cesare Scarpone). Now, if you don’t remember Mark but feel like you’re supposed to, that’s because he was introduced earlier this season as Reenie’s random one-night stand in “Eat the Rich.” It’s kind of strange that the show is bringing him back after all this time (especially since he gave Reenie his number way back when), but he explains that he found himself in town, remembered she was from here, and looked her up. When asked if she’s free for dinner, Reenie appears to accept. Back in New York, Colter finds the truck in question in the woods. Hearing something in the distance, he happens upon two men throwing a body into a hole. Confronting them at gunpoint, they reveal that the man they’re burying is not Finn, but rather some “tweaker” who got too high on the job. Apparently, Finn was hired by their boss, Paolo (Robert Daprocida), but after the man in question was electrocuted, he freaked out. Paolo left with Finn to talk him down, but, as Colter notes, he never made it home.

‘Tracker’ Puts Colter Up Against One of His Most Unbalanced Threats Yet

Colter Shaw (Justin Hartley) looks around in a warehouse in the 'Tracker' episode "Struck"
Colter Shaw (Justin Hartley) looks around in a warehouse in the ‘Tracker’ episode “Struck”
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Colter heads downtown to a building owned by Paolo and finds stains of blood outside and the door ajar. Upon entering the warehouse, he finds Paolo, wounded and propped up against some pallets. The ringleader admits to trying to scare Finn before he fought back. He was the one who shot Finn, but Finn wasn’t responsible for his injuries. Just before Paolo was to pull the trigger on Finn, he was hit by a car driven by a woman who he thought was his wife. The problem was that this woman wasn’t pregnant, leading Colter to suspect that Finn may have been having an affair.

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As Randy looks into it, he discovers that Finn was hired by a woman named Adelle Mucino (Lyndon Smith) for a job on the Power Up app a few weeks back. Upon some further digging, they learn that Finn had previously met Adelle on a dating app a few years back while he and Grace were on a break. However, once Finn and Grace got back together, he immediately ended things, only for her to take an interest in his life after all this time. Although this goes far beyond a casual interest. Elsewhere, Finn wakes up to Adelle, who has cuffed him to her bed and is holding him captive, believing that they can be together after all.

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That night, Colter breaks into Adelle’s home and takes a look around — and boy, is it frightening. Not only has she drawn up mock wedding invitations for her and Finn, but she has been obsessively writing about him in her journal. On her calendar, Colter discovers that she has been actively tracking his work schedule, and clearly, this has been her plan for quite some time. She’s even cut Grace out of their wedding photos to put herself in her place. So, when Reenie calls and tells Colter that Adelle isn’t who she says she is, we can see what she means. Our favorite rewardist believes that she may have been stalking him for some time, only to intervene the moment she thought he was in danger from Paolo. Finding a luxury home rental brochure, Colter believes that she may have taken him there.

On the other side of town, Finn tries to escape but is caught by Adelle. She recalls their first date and believes that whatever they had was ruined when he went back to Grace. When Adelle slips up and tells Finn that she’s been in his house, things get really weird. But she justifies it by saving his life, believing that they can still start over. When he tells her that he can’t just leave his wife and child, she threatens to cause an “accident” that will get them out of the way, revealing a gun.

Back in Denver, Tracker makes its very best use of Mel Day (Cassady McClincy Zhang) yet, as she oversteps her employer-employee relationship just a bit to try to convince Reenie to meet up with Mark. Mel tells this whole story about how she used to run track in high school, using it to outrun the grief in her life. For a while, it worked, but then she tore her ACL and everything changed. She was forced to actually deal with how she felt. Of course, Reenie sees right through this and notes her, Randy, and Colter’s concern, but believes it’s unwarranted. According to Reenie, it’s her mother and sister who are the “feelers,” and that temperament keeps them from getting things done. On the other hand, she’s like her late father, a “doer.” As she explains, “Someone’s gotta keep the ship running.” Of course, Mel pushes just a little more, and Reenie seems to finally budge.

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This Week’s ‘Tracker’ Ends With a New Heading For Colter’s Investigation Into His Father

Colter Shaw (Justin Hartley) with his gun and flashlight in the 'Tracker' episode "Struck"
Colter Shaw (Justin Hartley) with his gun and flashlight in the ‘Tracker’ episode “Struck”
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Meanwhile, Colter arrives at the rental home to find Finn tied to the bed. Unfortunately, Adelle is already on her way to his house to kill Grace and the baby. At her home, the unsuspecting wife answers the door and is deceived by Adelle into thinking that her husband had had an accident. Adelle uses Finn’s bloody clothes to “prove” that she’s telling the truth, and it works. Everything is so urgent that Grace leaves her phone behind. From Colter’s truck, Finn logs into their security camera to see that Adelle has already taken his wife. But hope is not all lost. Colter believes that she would have taken Grace to a place that would mean something significant to her, something that connects her and Finn. With no better lead than the bridge where they were trapped on their first date, Colter and Finn arrive just in time as Adelle marches Grace toward the ledge.

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Colter and Randy together again? How could we refuse?

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Colter jumps into the line of fire, and Adelle holds Grace firmly at gunpoint. When Finn arrives to try and convince her to leave his wife and unborn child alone, things only change for Adelle when she sees that the police are on their way. Watching the wheels turning in her head as she climbs on top of the bridge, Colter tries to stop her from ending her life. But before he can convince her otherwise, she steps off the platform. Yet, at the very last second, Colter catches her just in time, pulling her up to face justice for her crimes. Elsewhere, Reenie goes to meet Mark, but instead of starting with dinner, she seduces him to bed. However, unlike their last sexual encounter, it appears that she wants things to go further this time around.

The next day, Colter stops by the Helms household on his way out of town, this time bringing gifts. Following in his father’s footsteps, he gives them a wood-carved owl for the baby, but ultimately refuses to take their money. “I’m just glad everyone’s okay,” he says. Leaving their home, Randy calls Colter with more information about the Chronos Stasis Institute. According to his research, about four months before Ashton Shaw was murdered, he and David Pearson were going up to Alaska on some work-related trip. At the same time, the government was using a subcontractor named TIC to lease a large plot of land up in the Great North. “Thanks, Randy, I know what I have to do,” Colter says as this week’s Tracker comes to a close.

Tracker airs Sundays on CBS and is available the next day for streaming on Paramount+.

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February 11, 2024

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Ben H. Winters, Hilary Weisman Graham

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  • Every plotline moved forward this week, which is a serious win!
  • Adelle Mucino was a solid antagonist who could easily come back
  • Mark was so many episodes ago I totally forgot he existed.

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Which Malcolm in the Middle Roles Were Recast in the Revival?

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Malcolm in the Middle faced several recastings in its four-part revival.

After Hulu picked up a revival series for Malcolm in the Middle, it was confirmed that Erik Per Sullivan would be recast, with Caleb Ellsworth-Clark taking over the role of Dewey.

The rest of the cast — including Frankie Muniz, Bryan Cranston, Jane Kaczmarek, Christopher Masterson and Justin Berfield — reprised their respective characters. In addition to the main cast, Kiana Madeira, Anthony Timpano, Vaughan Murrae and Keeley Karsten were cast in key roles as well.

“25 years since we premiered Malcolm in the Middle. I’m so excited… that I may have peed just a little bit,” Cranston, 70, and Kaczmarek said in a December 2024 announcement post. “What a delight that I get to yell at that kid again! We’re very, very excited about coming back together and seeing what this family has been up to.”

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The revival was written by Linwood Boomer, who created the original series. It chronicled Malcolm (Muniz) and his daughter as they are “drawn into the family’s chaos when Hal (Cranston) and Lois (Kaczmarek) demand his presence for their 40th wedding anniversary party,” according to a press release.

It was later revealed that Per Sullivan got a hefty offer to return for the Malcolm in the Middle revival, but he ultimately said no.

Per Sullivan’s onscreen mom, Kaczmarek, was asked about his absence from the upcoming four-part special, telling The Guardian in April 2026 that the retired actor is “studying Dickens and is an incredible student.”

“They offered him buckets of money to come back, and he just said, ‘No, thank you,’” she added.

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Kaczmarek previously defended Per Sullivan’s decision to stay out of the spotlight.

“I admire it because so many people think being in show business is the greatest thing in the world. It’s not for everyone,” she said in a 2024 interview about how Per Sullivan is a student at “a very prestigious American university.”

Keep scrolling for every Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair character that was recast:

Dewey

Caleb Ellsworth-Clark took over the role of Dewey after Erik Per Sullivan chose not to return.

Jamie

After brothers Lukas and James Rodriguez portrayed Jamie in the OG show, Anthony Timpano was cast for the revival.

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Star Trek’s Funniest Technobabble Was Never Actually Spoken Onscreen

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One of the most divisive elements of Star Trek is “technobabble,” the term given to characters’ pseudo-scientific explanations for all of the crazy stuff they are doing or saying. This is a franchise where two characters traveled so fast they became breeding-crazed lizard people; a franchise where everyone is addicted to a freak-friendly VR technology that tries to kill them every week. Heck, this is a franchise where a character is forced into a new body one day and forced into a musical the next day. No matter what happens, though, there will always be technobabble to make it sound like this craziness has a perfectly reasonable scientific explanation.

Amazingly, though, the best Star Trek technobabble of all time was never spoken onscreen. When various writers and producers were working on Voyager, they struggled to come up with a name for Robert Picardo’s cranky medical chief. Eventually, they gave up, and he simply went by the name of the Doctor. Originally, though, they thought they might name him Doctor Zimmerman. As a result, the stage directions for when he materialized out of thin air got an affectionate nickname in scripts: writers wrote how Picardo “zimmers in” and “zimmers out” of scenes.

The Hologram With No Name

The idea of naming Picardo’s holographic medical officer Doctor Zimmerman goes back to the original script for Voyager’s first episode, “Caretaker.” Regarding this character, the script mentioned that “He has no name for now… but we will get to know him in time as Doc Zimmerman.” Incidentally, this last name was meant to honor Herman Zimmerman, an art director and production designer who worked on the franchise throughout the entire Golden Age of Star Trek.

Writers took their cues from this early script, and they began describing Picardo’s character as Doc Zimmerman in every script for Voyager’s first season. They were really committed to this name, and they even released promotional materials to the public that used it. Because of this, the writers came up with a cheeky nickname for the distinctive sound effect of the holographic Doctor popping out of thin air. As an homage to the character’s intended name, stage directions included how the Doctor “zimmers in” and “zimmers out” of scenes.

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Early on in Star Trek: Voyager, Robert Picardo’s character considered taking on a name for himself, but he never found one that fit. Behind the scenes, the same thing happened to the writers. You see, by the time Season 2 rolled around, they took a page out of Doctor Who’s book and simply referred to this character as the Doctor in various scripts. However, the writers didn’t give up on the idea of introducing a Doctor Zimmerman into the show. Eventually, both Voyager and Deep Space Nine featured appearances by Lewis Zimmerman, the cranky scientist who created the Emergency Medical Hologram in his own image.

In the Voyager episode “Life Line,” the Doctor got to meet his maker, helping cure Lewis Zimmerman of what would otherwise have been a terminal illness. This gave the two a chance to reconnect, and while they clashed at first, they eventually reconciled. By the end of the episode, Zimmerman told the Doctor to keep writing subspace communiques whenever he got the chance. This made for a heartwarming reconciliation that brought this technobabble saga full circle: now that the EMH had “zimmered in’ to his maker’s life, his photon-loving father never wanted him to “zimmer out,” ever again.

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Inside Nicole Kidman’s Career ‘Expansion’ Inspired by Death

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Nicole Kidman is embarking on a profound personal journey that moves far beyond the glitz and glamour of the screen. 

Following a period of heartbreaking loss since the death of her mother, the Academy Award winner is turning her focus toward a specialized form of care for those in their final stages of life. 

Kidman’s mother passed away in 2024, and the unfortunate situation forced the actress to skip the prestigious Venice Film Festival. 

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Nicole Kidman Pursues New Path As A Death Doula

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During an appearance at the University of San Francisco’s Silk Speaker Series, Kidman shared the surprising news that she is training to become a death doula.

The 58-year-old actress admitted to the audience that while the career move “sounds a little weird,” it is a deeply personal goal born from the grief she experienced following her mother’s passing in 2024. 

Kidman reflected on how her mother, Janelle Ann Kidman, felt lonely during her final days at age 84. Despite the efforts of Kidman and her sister, the demands of their large families and high-pressure careers made it difficult to provide the constant presence their mother needed, especially since their father had passed away in 2014.

This realization led Kidman to appreciate the role of end-of-life doulas, who offer emotional, spiritual, and practical support to ensure dignity during the dying process, per the San Francisco Chronicle.

“So that’s part of my expansion and one of the things I will be learning,” she said, explaining that this new endeavor was a vital addition to her life and skills. 

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The sudden loss of Janelle Ann in September 2024 served as the primary catalyst for Kidman’s deep reflection on the end-of-life process.

Despite being honored with the Best Actress award at the Venice Film Festival for her role in the film “Babygirl,” the actress was forced to skip the prestigious ceremony to be with her family. 

In a moving statement read on her behalf by director Halina Reijn, Kidman expressed her absolute shock and heartbreak upon discovering the news shortly after she arrived in Italy, per The Blast.

In her emotional message to the festival audience, she dedicated her win to her mother, stating, “She shaped me and made me.” She described the “collision of life and art” as heartbreaking, noting that her mother’s influence was the driving force behind her successful career.

Kidman Heavily Reflected On Mortality And Grief 

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The profound heartbreak felt in Venice was only the beginning of a period where the actress began to engage more deeply with the concept of human existence.

In a candid interview after, Kidman opened up about how entering her 50s has made her more attuned to her own mortality and the weight of life’s emotional depths. 

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According to The Blast, she admitted that she no longer tries to numb her feelings, instead choosing to remain “fully in it” as she navigates the complexities of marriage, raising children, and the painful loss of her parents.

These raw emotions often manifest in intense physical ways, with Kidman revealing that she sometimes wakes up at 3 a.m, “crying and gasping” as the reality of life’s journey hits her. 

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The intensity of Kidman’s emotional journey was further complicated by the public’s constant scrutiny of her personal life and relationships. Following her recent split from Keith Urban, all eyes were on Kidman during the premiere of her latest television project. 

Dressed in Chanel couture, the actress appeared poised, but it was her interactions with co-star Simon Baker that became the primary focus of media attention.

According to The Blast, the visible closeness between Kidman and Baker at the premiere quickly fueled speculation about the nature of their relationship, especially given the timing of her separation from Urban. 

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The two appeared strikingly comfortable and even affectionate while posing together, leading fans to question if their bond extended beyond the professional realm. However, despite the widespread curiosity and circulating photos, insiders have been quick to suggest that the narrative may not be as dramatic as it seems. 

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While the actress and Baker’s relationship reportedly remains professional, the fallout from their public display of affection reached her former inner circle. 

According to The Blast, reports suggest that the close red carpet appearance has deeply unsettled her ex-husband, Urban, who reportedly feels betrayed by the situation. 

Despite being told that the affectionate gestures were merely promotional, Urban is said to be struggling with the public nature of their bond, leading to significant tension between the former friends.

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If there’s anyone who knows about dreamy, storybook-worthy dressing, it’s Pamela Anderson. Her latest Mary Jane flats are polished and luxe, channeling garden party vibes no matter how they’re styled. The shoes are much classier than sneakers, and according to one shopper, they’re just as comfortable. With a cosign from Katie Holmes, the timeless style is a no-brainer.

In a recent collaboration with Olive Ateliers, Anderson posed wearing these Margot Mary Jane flats, which quickly caught our eye. The furniture was chic, but her shoes were even chicer. With sheer mesh fabric, floral embellishments and a dainty strap, the Vivaia square-toe Mary Janes gave her outfit a fairytale flair.

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In fact, the brand has tons of shoes that nail the same vibe, so whether you’re looking for Anderson’s exact flats or equally trendy loafers, you’ll find them below. Vivaia shoes have a sleek silhouette that works with everything, be it jeans, skirts or dresses — as showcased by Anderson — so prepare to wear them nonstop. Whichever style you choose, you’ll radiate coastal boutique charm.

Our Favorite: As fate would have it, our favorite Vivaia shoes are the ones on Anderson’s feet. The mesh veil adds a feminine twist that elevates even a tee and jeans. With triple-layer soles and adjustable straps, these shoes are as comfy as they are stylish. They feel custom-made!

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Britney Spears is reportedly taking steps toward recovery after a recent legal scare.

The pop icon has checked into rehab following a DUI arrest in March. The situation allegedly left her deeply embarrassed, especially over how it might impact her sons. According to sources, the incident became a turning point, with her family rallying around her and encouraging her to seek help.

Now, as Spears begins her recovery journey, fans have been flooding social media with messages of support. Like her family, many of her supporters hope this moment marks a positive new chapter for the singer.

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Britney Spears Voluntarily Enters Rehab

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Spears has reportedly taken a major step toward recovery by voluntarily checking herself into a residential treatment facility, per TMZ. The decision marks a notable shift from previous episodes in her life when treatment was driven by court orders or family intervention.

Spears has long faced struggles with drug and alcohol addiction, which previously culminated in a highly publicized mental health crisis in the late 2000s. More recently, she’s sparked concern with a series of erratic social media posts and reports of reckless behavior, including her recent DUI arrest.

“She realizes she hit rock bottom,” a source close to the singer shared.

The move may also carry legal implications, as Spears is said to be aware that entering treatment could reflect positively ahead of any court proceedings tied to her DUI case. Still, sources emphasize that beyond optics, she is taking her recovery seriously.

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In light of Spears’ decision to go to rehab, the pop star’s loyal fanbase has been flooding social media with messages of support.

While many acknowledged that her struggles with substance abuse have been ongoing for years, the overwhelming sentiment online was one of cautious optimism and empathy.

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“I’m praying to every god right now she doesn’t end up back in that conservatorship,” one user wrote on X. Another added, “Poor Britney Spears. She’s all messed up. I hope she gets the help she needs.”

Others pointed to the intense scrutiny she’s faced throughout her career, with one fan noting, “At this point, we just want her to be healthy and at peace. The media has been on her back for decades. I really hope she’s getting the actual privacy and help she deserves this time.”

Britney Spears Arrested For DUI Weeks Before Rehab Move

Spears’ decision to enter rehab comes on the heels of the DUI arrest that raised fresh concerns about her well-being.

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According to reports, the singer was pulled over by the California Highway Patrol in March after allegedly driving her BMW erratically at a high speed. Officers at the scene noted signs of impairment, prompting Spears to undergo a series of field sobriety tests before being transported to a hospital for a blood draw.

She was released from custody less than 12 hours later but is expected to appear in Ventura County Superior Court in the coming weeks to face the charges.

Sources say Spears has since checked into an inpatient wellness facility in the U.S., where programs typically last around 30 days.

Spears’ Rep Condemned Her Behavior

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While addressing Spears’ actions following the DUI arrest, a representative of the “Stronger” singer did not hold back.

In a statement shared with the BBC, the rep condemned the singer’s behavior and emphasized that there was no excuse for what happened. They also revealed that her family was working on a structured plan to help her move toward a healthier and more stable future.

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“Britney is going to take the right steps and comply with the law, and hopefully this can be the first step in long overdue change that needs to occur in Britney’s life,” the statement read.

Britney Spears Was ‘Embarrassed’ By Her Arrest

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Spears was said to have felt “embarrassed” after her DUI arrest, an emotion that may have played a role in her decision to seek treatment.

Sources say the pop star was particularly concerned about how the situation could impact her sons, Sean Preston and Jayden James, whom she shares with ex Kevin Federline.

“She’s very emotional and regretful this morning. She’s also embarrassed because of how it could affect her sons,” an insider said, per PEOPLE.

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Netflix’s Lazy ‘Jaws’ Ripoff Fails To Hook Critics Despite Streaming Success

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Netflix has done it once again with an instantly successful shark feature, but critics aren’t very impressed. The film, like many of that genre, borrows heavily from Steven Spielberg‘s iconic 1975 thriller, Jaws, which features a great white shark terrorizing people in a New England summer resort town. However, unlike Jaws, a disastrous hurricane is thrown into the mix, making the stakes even higher as it brings with it a school of bull sharks, which are smaller and faster than great whites, but just as ravenous.

Released on April 10, 2026, the Netflix favorite is from writer-director Tommy Wirkola, known for the fantasy film Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, starring Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton. Titled Thrash, it shot up the global streaming ranking within 48 hours of its release, dominating major titles such as Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Idris Elba’s Beast, and Ryan Reynolds’ IF. While it still ranks #1 on Netflix, critics have issued their verdict on the movie, sinking it with an embarrassingly low rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

Based on 31 reviews, 20 of which are disapproving, Thrash has a 35% critics’ score on the review aggregator website as of this publication. Its audience score isn’t any better, with an abysmal 29% from over 250 ratings. No consensus has been published yet; however, as seen in most reviews, Thrash is being trashed as a film not worth watching. According to RogerEbert.com, which rates the survival thriller 1.5 out of 4, “its worst sin isn’t its stupid characters doing stupid things; it’s that the whole thing feels remarkably lazy, failing to find any tension or even B-movie thrills.”

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Which Fictional Hospital Would You Work Best In?
The Pitt · ER · Grey’s Anatomy · House · Scrubs

Five hospitals. Five completely different ways medicine goes sideways on television — brutal, chaotic, romantic, brilliant, and ridiculous. Only one of them is the ward your instincts were built for. Eight questions will figure out exactly where you belong.

🚨The Pitt

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A critical patient comes through the door. What’s your first instinct?
Medicine under pressure reveals who you actually are.





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Why did you go into medicine in the first place?
The honest answer says more about you than the one you’d give in an interview.





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What do you actually want from the people you work with?
Who you want beside you under pressure is who you are.





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You lose a patient you fought hard to save. How do you carry it?
Every doctor who’s worked a long shift has had to answer this question.





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How would your colleagues describe the way you work?
Your reputation on the floor is usually more accurate than your self-image.





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How do you feel about hospital protocol and procedure?
Every institution has rules. What you do with them is a choice.





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What does this job cost you personally?
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At the end of a long shift, what keeps you coming back?
The answer to this question is the most honest thing about you.





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Your answers have pointed to one fictional hospital above all others. This is the ward your instincts, your temperament, and your particular brand of dysfunction were built for.

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Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center

The Pitt

You are built for the most unsparing version of emergency medicine television has ever shown — one that puts you inside a single fifteen-hour shift and doesn’t let you look away.

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  • You need your work to be real, not romanticised — meaning over drama, honesty over aesthetics.
  • You find purpose inside the work itself, not in the chaos surrounding it.
  • You’ve made peace with the fact that this job takes from you constantly, and gives back in ways that are harder to name.
  • Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center demands exactly that kind of person — and you would not want to be anywhere else.


County General Hospital, Chicago

ER

You are the person who keeps the whole floor running — not the most brilliant in the room, but possibly the most essential.

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  • You show up, do the work, absorb the losses, and come back the next day without needing the job to be anything other than what it is.
  • You care about patients as individual human beings, not as cases to solve or dramas to live through.
  • You believe in the system even when it fails you — and you understand that emergency medicine is about holding the line just long enough.
  • ER is television about endurance. You have it.


Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital, Seattle

Grey’s Anatomy

You came to medicine with your whole self — your ambition, your emotions, your relationships, your history — and you have never quite managed to leave any of it at the door.

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  • You feel things fully and form deep attachments to the people you work with.
  • Your personal and professional lives are permanently, chaotically entangled — and that entanglement drives both your greatest disasters and your most remarkable saves.
  • You understand that extraordinary medicine often happens at the intersection of clinical skill and profound human connection.
  • It’s messy at Grey Sloan. You would not have it any other way.


Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital, NJ

House

You are drawn to the problem above everything else — the symptom that doesn’t fit, the diagnosis hiding underneath the obvious one.

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  • You’re not primarily motivated by the patient as a person — though you are capable of caring, even if you’d deny it.
  • You work best when the stakes are highest and the standard answer is wrong.
  • Princeton-Plainsboro exists to house one extraordinary, impossible mind — and everyone around that mind is there because they’re smart enough to keep up.
  • The only way forward here is to think harder than everyone else in the room. That is exactly what you do.


Sacred Heart Hospital, California

Scrubs

You understand that medicine is tragic and absurd in almost equal measure — and that the only sane response is to hold both of those things at the same time.

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  • You are warm, self-aware, and funnier than most people in your field.
  • You use humour to get through terrible moments — and at Sacred Heart, that’s not a flaw, it’s a survival strategy.
  • You lean on the people around you and let them lean back. The laughter and the grief are genuinely inseparable here.
  • Scrubs is a show about learning to become someone worthy of the job. You are still very much in the middle of that process — which is exactly right.

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What Do Audiences Have To Say About ‘Thrash’?

Despite being a worldwide streaming sensation, Thrash has a pretty poor reputation among audiences, as seen on Rotten Tomatoes. Some reviews describe it as a disappointing waste of time, with less-than-average acting and an even worse script. One such review reads, “The acting is horrible! The story and script [are] very mediocre… I feel like the film was just rushed… It’s [the] #1 movie on Netflix right now because it is a shark movie, but that doesn’t mean it’s good.” Nevertheless, not all Thrash reviews are bad; there is some praise here and there. One positive review notes that the movie is clearly not a masterpiece but is purely entertaining and provides “an enjoyable experience for fans of the genre.”

Thrash, starring Phoebe Dynevor, Whitney Peak, and Djimon Hounsou, streams on Netflix. Stay tuned to Collider for more news.


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Fight W/ Dess Dior May Have Involved Emily Huff

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Whew! New Angle Of Dess Dior & Jayda Cheaves' Fight In Club Has Social Media Users Speculating It Involved Her Former Friend Emily Huff

A new angle of Dess Dior and Jayda Cheaves‘ fight in the club has social media users speculating that it involved her former friend, Emily Huff.

RELATED: Some Internet Users Are Chattin’ About Jayda Cheaves Not Mentioning Jazmine While Speaking On Who Supported Her After Ari Fletcher Claims

New Angle Of Dess Dior & Jayda Cheaves’ Fight In Club Has Social Media Users Speculating It Involved Her Former Friend Emily Huff

On Sunday, April 12, a tweet was shared showing a new angle of the footage of Dess Dior and Jayda Cheaves’ fight in a club. Furthermore, the footage appeared to show Cheaves walking up to another woman who was wearing white and appeared to have light-colored hair. Noticeably, as Cheaves walks up to the woman, she responds by holding her hand in Cheaves’ face. At that point, Cheaves appears to respond verbally. Then, the woman proceeds to shove Cheaves, and they begin exchanging blows, as multiple people begin to swarm the area.

Click here to see the new angle of the footage.

In response, social media users appeared to believe the woman Cheaves approached was her former friend, Emily Huff. Furthermore, on Instagram, Huff appeared to confirm the speculation of her involvement.

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Social Media Users React To The New Angle Of Dess Dior & Jayda Cheaves’ Fight In Club

Social media users reacted to the new angle of Dess Dior and Jayda Cheaves’ fight in The Shade Room’s comment section.

Instagram user @tammynguyen1451 wrote,Jayda was not getting beat up. She was fighting and dess came and handled that. Tf”

While Instagram user @1bria_ added,Wat a zodiac sign have to do w anything? Yall kill me 😂😂😂😂”

Instagram user @_thats.brookes.alexandria_ wrote,This is ghettoooo and I love it 🤓”

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While Instagram user @paris.moneee added, Jayda was the birthday piñata 😩😩😩 bless her heart”

Instagram user @versacetherealest wrote, Dess The Birthday🥳 & Jayda The Piñata 🪅

😂😂”

While Instagram user @ninikiona added,And Emily was knocking the Mario coins outta Jayda without Des she would have been good and beat”

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Instagram user @sodapopprincess817 wrote, I still cant see”

While Instagram user @g6gl5tch added,New video shows jayda aint even get jumped she started it 😂”

Instagram user @always.staygracious wrote,She hit Jayda first & when Jayda got her on the floor her 3 friends jumped Jayda while dess was beating Emily up”

While Instagram user @quotes_random0102 added, Jayda walked up on her and got popped in her shit then des jumped in so Emily friends jumped in a jump for a jump was had tell Jayda don’t walk up on nobody if she ain’t gon swing first”

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Instagram user @boujidionne wrote, Jayda thought she was going to punk Emily and was sadly mistaken lol..”

While Instagram user @_nadialuv_ added, Jayda was definitely checking shit without her friend 😂 pretty much on site… but dess flew there🤣🤣😂😆”

Here’s Why New Angle Has Social Media Users Speculating It Involved Her Former Friend Emily Huff

Social media users are speculating that Dess Dior and Jayda Cheaves’ fight involved Emily Huff due to their alleged history. As The Shade Room previously reported, in January, Supa Peach alleged that Emily Huff was dating Lil Baby before Cheaves. Additionally, Peach alleged that Huff and Cheaves were friends at the time. Furthermore, Huff appeared to confirm Peach’s story.

Then, over the weekend, the initial angle of Jayda Cheaves and Dess Dior’s fight went viral. This, even garnering a reaction from Yaya Mayweather.

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Netflix Is Removing Zack Snyder’s Best Sci-Fi Movie

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There was a moment in the 2000s when zombie movies suddenly felt fast, mean, and genuinely panic-inducing again, and Dawn of the Dead was a huge reason why. Zack Snyder’s 2004 remake didn’t just coast on the name of George A. Romero’s classic. It came in louder, nastier, and way more chaotic, turning the undead into full-on nightmares with sprint speed. Even now, it still feels like one of the most intense studio horror movies of that era. Netflix subscribers don’t have much time left to catch it before it disappears.

Dawn of the Dead is set to leave Netflix on May 1. The film has been singled out as one of the major departures in Netflix’s May 2026 lineup, which is rough news for anyone who’s been putting off a rewatch. It’s also a pretty notable exit because, for a lot of fans, this is still the best movie Snyder has ever made.











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The Matrix · Mad Max · Blade Runner · Dune · Star Wars
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You sense something is deeply wrong with the world around you. What do you do?
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What kind of threat keeps you up at night?
Fear is useful data — if you’re honest about what you’re actually afraid of.





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How do you deal with authority you don’t trust?
Every dystopia has a power structure. Your approach to it determines everything.





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Which environment could you actually endure long-term?
Survival isn’t just tactical — it’s physical, psychological, and very much about where you are.





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Who do you want in your corner when things fall apart?
The company you keep is the clearest signal of who you actually are.





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Where do you draw the line — if you draw one at all?
Every survivor eventually faces a moment that tests what they’re actually made of.





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What would actually make survival worth it?
Staying alive is one thing. Having a reason to is another.





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Your answers point to the world your instincts were built for. This is the universe your temperament, your survival instincts, and your particular brand of stubbornness were made for.

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The Resistance, Zion

The Matrix

You took the red pill a long time ago — probably before anyone offered it to you. You’re a systems thinker who can’t help but notice the seams in things.

  • You’re drawn to understanding how the system works before figuring out how to break it.
  • You’d find the Resistance, or it would find you — your instinct for spotting constructed realities is the machines’ worst nightmare.
  • You function best when you have access to information and the freedom to act on it.
  • The Matrix built an airtight prison. You’d be the one probing the walls for the door.

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The Wasteland

Mad Max

The wasteland doesn’t reward the clever or the well-connected — it rewards those who are hard to kill and harder to break. That’s you.

  • You don’t need comfort, community, or a cause larger than the next horizon.
  • You need a vehicle, a clear threat, and enough fuel to outrun it — and you’re good at all three.
  • You are unsentimental enough to survive that world, and decent enough — just barely — to be something more than another raider.
  • In the wasteland, that distinction is everything.

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Los Angeles, 2049

Blade Runner

You’d survive here because you know how to exist in moral grey areas without losing yourself completely.

  • You read people accurately, keep your circle small, and ask the questions others prefer not to answer.
  • In a city where humanity is a legal designation rather than a feeling, you hold onto something that keeps you functional.
  • You’re not a hero. But you’re not lost, either.
  • In Blade Runner’s world, that distinction is everything.

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Arrakis

Dune

Arrakis is the most hostile environment in the known universe — and you are precisely the kind of person it rewards.

  • Patience, discipline, and political awareness are your core strengths — and on Arrakis, they’re survival tools.
  • You understand that the long game matters more than any single victory.
  • Others come to Dune and are consumed by it. You’d learn its logic and earn its respect.
  • In time, you wouldn’t just survive Arrakis — you’d begin to reshape it.

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A Galaxy Far, Far Away

Star Wars

The galaxy far, far away is vast, loud, and in a constant state of violent political upheaval — and you wouldn’t have it any other way.

  • You find meaning in being part of something larger than yourself — a cause, a crew, a rebellion.
  • You’d gravitate toward the Rebellion, or the fringes, or whatever pocket of the galaxy still believes the Empire’s grip can be broken.
  • You fight — not because you have to, but because standing aside isn’t something you’re capable of.
  • In Star Wars, that willingness is what makes all the difference.
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What Is ‘Dawn of the Dead’ About?

The cast includes Sarah Polley as Ana, Ving Rhames as Kenneth, Jake Weber as Michael, and Mekhi Phifer as Andre. It was Snyder’s feature directorial debut, with a screenplay by Snyder’s fellow Superman fan James Gunn, which honestly explainswhy it feels this sharp and nasty. The official synopsis states:

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“When her husband is attacked by a zombified neighbor, Ana (Sarah Polley) manages to escape, only to realize her entire Milwaukee neighborhood has been overrun by the walking dead. After being questioned by cautious policeman Kenneth (Ving Rhames), Ana joins him and a small group that gravitates to the local shopping mall as a bastion of safety. Once they convince suspicious security guards that they are not contaminated, the group bands together to fight the undead hordes.”

Produced on a reported $28 million budget, Dawn of the Dead proved a solid box-office hit when it hit theaters in 2004. The film went on to gross $103 million worldwide, nearly quadrupling its production cost. That total breaks down to $59 million domestically and $44 million internationally, making it the 54th highest-grossing film of 2004 worldwide.

Dawn of the Dead leaves Netflix on May 1.


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Bollywood music legend Asha Bhosle dies at 92, Priyanka Chopra Jonas remembers late icon: 'A voice so eternal'

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