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Recent Examples of chappieEditor’s note: Director Neill Blomkamp is back with his latest film Chappie this weekend.—Mark Yarm, WIRED, 16 July 2013
At the end of the night, during the bows, Butler slaps the guys playing her two antagonists gently on their butts, a gesture that would have jarred in most stagings but fully in keeping with the inclusive, humanistic vibe of this production.
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Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
Although Reese is the favorite to be chosen second overall, Styles is a plug-and-play guy who could have more of an impact on a Jets defense that needs an influx of talent.
The actual scene of the Denny’s Plan, in which Clark visits a famously gay Denny’s while on a work trip in Chicago to entice a fine young gentleman to meet up with Floyd as Tiger Tiger, is where Bateman really shines this week.
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Andy Andersen,
Vulture,
6 Apr. 2026
There has been firm and widespread pushback at reports that there is a gentleman’s agreement that Tonali can leave, while Howe has spoken about their tight relationship.
The Eagles had in mind city-dwelling male breadwinners and excluded household and domestic work from their vision of who was among the deserving.
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Trevor Jackson,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
Two groups — six females with two guides, and another group of three males with two guides — had decided to combine for the return to the trailhead at the Castle Peak Snowpark on Donner Summit, according to the report.