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Forget brat summer — Charli XCX is working on film star fall. Following hot on the heels of playing herself in the Gen Z comedy series Overcompensating, the British pop star hit the Venice film festival with 100 Nights of Hero, a fashion-forward fantasy romance from Julia Jackman. Then came the Toronto International Film Festival, where she appears in two more provocative films, Romain Gavras' eco-politics satire Sacrifice and Pete Ohs' Warsaw-set sapphic romance Erupcja. 

The dynamic party girl seems to be aiming her incredible energy at movie stardom. Yet Erupcja proves a shrewd choice in this quest, as it's a slimly plotted character drama with few characters and nothing in the way of flashy spectacle. 

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Essentially, there's nowhere for Charli to hide. Co-starring with Polish American actress Lena Góra, the pop star must not only create a stirring onscreen chemistry, but also a shoulder a story of romance that is electric and reckless. 

Props to Charli. She nails it. 

Erupcja offers an intriguing love triangle. 

In modern Warsaw, a British tourist named Bethany (XCX) and her boyfriend Rob (Will Madden) arrive for a romantic getaway. You see, Bethany claims Warsaw is more romantic than Paris. But while Rob is eager to plot a course of swoon-worthy activities leading to a proposal, Bethany seems distracted. Unbeknownst to her beau, Bethany's been here before. Several times, actually, and in each of them she got ensnared with a local florist named Nel (Góra). 

Before she even knows Bethany is back, Nel seems to sense a change in the air. Who they are to each other will spill out over a fitful few days of stolen hours, hard drugs, and smirky sapphic longing. However, voiceover from an omniscient narrator (Jacek Zubiel), who is frank and nonjudgmental about these mixed-up lovers, gives sharper context of how these two collide and repel like magnets being flipped over.

As they bounce from nightclubs to house parties to Nel's apartment, they collide with other free spirits, like American painter Claude (Jeremy O. Harris). Meanwhile, poor Rob is repeatedly left in the dust, bewildered. 

Charli XCX is mesmerizing in Erupcja. 

Ohs, who last helmed the wry dark comedy The True Beauty of Being Bitten by a Tick, builds a romance that is surreal and earthy, in the way of the French New Wave. His lovers are not glamorous or falling into dynamic or dreamy sex scenes. They're bumping around Warsaw with passion but little direction, fitting for the way his films are made. 

Once he's chosen a location, Ohs casts actors who will become collaborators in building the story scene by scene. He's got an outline, and then he, his crew, and the cast build while shooting. In this case, this makes for scenes that are clumsy but intimate, as if we're voyeurs, spying on a couple with more to say than either would ever dare. Góra and XCX create characters who share a wild streak, but have very different style and energy. 

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Guarded, Nel projects a gives-no-fucks attitude, but is quick to expose her soft heart when love comes up. She believes in second chances — and third chances and even fifth chances. And Bethany will take them all.

In unremarkable baggy T-shirts and shorts, Bethany has a cool confidence, but it quavers when a smiling, oblivious Rob proposes one agenda after another. Through the narrative voiceover that helps give subtle scenes of little dialogue more shape, one thing becomes very clear: Bethany is not in Warsaw for Nel as much as she's there to run away from Rob. 

Erupcja relishes those romances not made to last. 

The Polish-language title translates to "eruption," reflecting the strange phenomenon that helps Nel and Bethany's relationship burst forth again and again. Every time they get together, a volcano erupts. It's a bizarre joke between them that allows to escape their boring routines and everyday choices and be wild, reckless, and free. 

While Rob begins as an almost comically clueless boyfriend, Ohs and his ensemble give space for him to be a fleshed-out figure, whose heartbreak hits as Nel and Bethany reconnect. In that, both women have a chance for self-reflection. Is what they have fated? Is it a series of flings? Is it romantic? Toxic? Both? 

Shot with the kinetic yet poised cool of the French New Wave, this Polish production feels timeless. Its scenes playing out with enough specificity for audiences to hook in, but enough ambiguity that they can feel like a dream. There's a touch of fairy tale to that. Ohs keeps his characters curious and fluid, refusing to shove them into easy-to-define roles of hero and villain. Instead, Erupcja embraces the feral nature of love, messy and wondrous. 

In the end, Erupcja is a thundering rumble of drama and romance, leaving its audience excited and rattled. 

UPDATE: Mar. 10, 2026, 2:29 p.m. Erupjca was reviewed out of the World Premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. It is now playing the SXSW Film and Television Festival.

Taylor Sheridan's latest Paramount+ show, The Madison, is scheduled to premiere on Saturday, March 14, 2026. Written and created by Sheridan, the star-studded drama series is headlined by Michelle Pfeiffer and Kurt Russell.

TL;DR: Live stream France vs. England in the 2026 Six Nations for free on ITVX. Access this free live stream from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.

The 2026 Six Nations has been entertaining, unpredictable, and packed with real drama this year. It's all coming to a head this weekend as the final round of games decide where the trophy ends up. It was looking like France were heading to a Grand Slam victory until Scotland produced an incredible performance to overcome Les Blues at Murrayfield Stadium.

Now France need to beat England with a try bonus point to guarantee the Six Nations crown. England aren't exactly on top form right now, but they've upset the odds against France before. They couldn't do it again, could they?

If you want to watch France vs. England in the 2026 Six Nations for free from anywhere in the world, we have all the information you need.

When is France vs. England?

France vs. England in the 2026 Six Nations starts at 8:10 p.m. GMT on March 14. This fixture takes place at the Stade de France.

How to watch France vs. England for free

France vs. England in the 2026 Six Nations is available to live stream for free on ITVX.

ITVX is geo-restricted to the UK, but anyone can access this free streaming platform with a VPN. These handy tools can hide your real IP address (digital location) and connect you to a secure server in the UK, meaning you can unblock ITVX from anywhere in the world.

Live stream France vs. England from anywhere in the world by following these simple steps:

1. Subscribe to a streaming-friendly VPN (like ExpressVPN)

2. Download the app to your device of choice (the best VPNs have apps for Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, Linux, and more)

3. Open up the app and connect to a server in the UK

4. Visit ITVX

5. Live stream France vs. England for free from anywhere in the world

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The best VPNs for streaming are not free, but most do offer free-trials or money-back guarantees. By leveraging these offers, you can watch France vs. England without committing with your cash. This isn't a long-term solution, but it does give you enough time to stream most of the 2026 Six Nations before recovering your investment.

If you want to retain permanent access to free streaming services from anywhere in the world, you'll need a subscription. Fortunately, the best VPN for streaming live sport is on sale for a limited time.

What is the best VPN for the 2026 Six Nations?

ExpressVPN is the best choice for bypassing geo-restrictions to stream live sport, for a number of reasons:

• Servers in 105 countries including the UK

• Easy-to-use app available on all major devices including iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac, and more

• Strict no-logging policy so your data is secure

• Fast connection speeds free from throttling

• Up to 10 simultaneous connections

• 30-day money-back guarantee

A two-year subscription to ExpressVPN is on sale for $68.40 and includes an extra four months for free — 81% off for a limited time. This plan includes a year of free unlimited cloud backup and a generous 30-day money-back guarantee. Alternatively, you can get a one-month plan for just $12.99 (with money-back guarantee).

Live stream France vs. England in the 2026 Six Nations for free with ExpressVPN.

Download any dubious games from Steam over the past few years? You very well could've downloaded malware onto your computer — and now FBI wants to know about it.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation's Seattle division is currently seeking out potential victims of games sold on Steam with hidden malware. The agency has set up a form that gamers can fill out here.

According to the agency, threat actors targeted Steam users between May 2024 and January 2026. The FBI has already identified a number of Steam games that turned out to have malware embedded: BlockBlasters, Chemia, Dashverse/DashFPS, Lampy, Lunara, PirateFi, and Tokenova.

The FBI's form asks for some basic information from anyone who thinks they've been targeted: their Steam username, what games they downloaded, and when.

The next questions allude to what the threat actors were doing once the malware was installed on a target's computer. Did someone contact you about downloading the game, or reached out unsolicited after the game was downloaded?

The FBI also wants to know if potential victims suffered any losses — whether in their bank accounts, their cryptocurrency stashes, their Steam inventory items, or other digital accounts.

The games infected with malware included shooters and platformers. Some were early releases, some pre-existing games — which were fine until an update included the malware.

Once the malware was on a target's computer, its programmers could steal a user's information or ruin their computer's functionality. The infected games were removed from the Steam platform as soon as they were discovered to contain malware.

While many of the games weren't very popular, at least one title, BlockBlasters, was reportedly responsible for $150,000 in crypto being stolen from a user's infected computer.

There are plenty of ways you can repurpose old tech to give it a new life. Sometimes, however, devices are so old as to be virtually useless for modern purposes, and if devices won't even turn on anymore, there's not much you can do with them. You may be able to sell old and broken devices for more than you think.

The internet has spent weeks debating Timothée Chalamet's now-viral comments about ballet and opera. The latest voice to enter the discourse: Steven Spielberg.

During a live podcast conversation at SXSW on March 13, the legendary director was reflecting on the communal power of moviegoing when he suddenly shouted out two of the oldest performing arts institutions. "It happens in movies. It happens in concerts. It happens in ballet and opera!" Spielberg said, prompting cheers and whoops from the audience.

Spielberg was describing what he sees as the uniquely communal experience of the arts — the feeling of gathering together with strangers in a dark room and emerging united after the story ends.

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"The real experience comes when we can influence a community to congregate in a strange, dark place," he told Sean Fennessey, host of The Big Picture podcast. "At the end of a really good movie experience, we are all united… There’s nothing like that."

The moment immediately echoed the online controversy surrounding Chalamet, who sparked backlash earlier this year after dismissing ballet and opera in a recent interview.

While promoting Marty Supreme at a February town hall hosted by Variety and CNN alongside Matthew McConaughey, Chalamet joked about the challenge of keeping movie theaters alive in a changing entertainment landscape.

"I don't want to be working in ballet or opera, or things where it's like, 'Hey, keep this thing alive,' even though it's like, no one cares about this anymore," Chalamet said at the event, before adding, "All respect to the ballet and opera people out there."

The comments quickly went viral and drew pushback from across the performing arts world. New York City Ballet principal dancer Tiler Peck wrote on Instagram that the idea "no one cares about ballet or opera anymore" couldn’t be further from the truth, highlighting the artists, musicians, and stage crews who dedicate their lives to the craft.

Ballet star Misty Copeland also weighed in, noting that while opera and ballet may not dominate pop culture in the same way films do, their cultural impact has endured for centuries. "There’s a reason that the opera and ballet have been around for over 400 years," she said.

So when Spielberg praised those same art forms during his SXSW keynote conversation — and the crowd erupted in approval — the moment landed as more than just a passing comment. In the context of the internet's ongoing Chalamet saga, it felt like a gentle correction.

The weekend is here, finally, and that means downtime and maybe watching something great on TV. HBO Max is no stranger to premium TV, but there's so much to choose from that finding the right show can still feel like a part-time job.

The shift from local-only user accounts in Windows to Microsoft accounts wasn’t great for many reasons, and one of them is that your home folder would always have the same name as your email address. Now, that’s finally changing.

During a jam-packed SXSW panel about his career, director Steven Spielberg talked everything from Disclosure Day to aliens to President Barack Obama. And yes, all these topics are related.

Disclosure Day follows a cybersecurity administrator (Josh O'Connor) who decides to expose a massive secret: that humans aren't alone in the universe. It marks Spielberg's return to UFOs and aliens, subject matter he's already well-versed in thanks to films like E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial and Close Encounters of the Third Kind.

SEE ALSO: 'Disclosure Day' trailer: Steven Spielberg and aliens remain a match made in heaven

The film's story of a government cover-up of alien activity comes at a pertinent time, as President Obama recently discussed his own belief in aliens on Brian Tyler Cohen's No Lie podcast.

"They're real, but I haven't seen them," Obama said in a speed round portion of the interview, before clarifying the aliens are "not being kept in Area 51."

As Spielberg told panel host Sean Fennessey, "When President Obama made that comment, I thought, 'Oh my God, this is so great for Disclosure Day."

Days later, Obama walked back the comments in an Instagram post, writing: "Statistically, the universe is so vast that the odds are good there’s life out there. But the distances between solar systems are so great that the chances we’ve been visited by aliens is low, and I saw no evidence during my presidency that extraterrestrials have made contact with us. Really!"

For Spielberg, that's the exact same belief he's held since childhood.

"[Obama] said what he believed in was life in the cosmos, which, of course, everybody should believe in, because no one should ever think that we are the only intelligent civilization in the entire universe," Spielberg said at the SXSW panel. "I've always believed, even as a kid, that we were not alone, so that just goes without saying."

Spielberg was "reinvigorated" to return to the world of UFOs by a 2017 New York Times article by Helene Cooper, Ralph Blumenthal, and Leslie Kean about the Pentagon's UFO program and the possibility of a government coverup.

"I have a very strong sneaking suspicion that we are not alone here on Earth right now," Spielberg said.

However, he lamented, he himself has never had an extra-terrestrial experience.

"Half my friends have seen UFOs, now called UAPs," Spielberg said. "I haven't. I made a movie called Close Encounters of the Third Kind. I haven't even had a close encounter of the first or second kind. Where's the justice of that?"

Disclosure Day hits theaters June 12.

Kristy Puchko contributed to this reporting on the ground at SXSW.

With the excitement and fanfare of the Oscars weekend here, you might find yourself craving a dose of acclaimed films. With Netflix, you can explore a large collection of both award winners and nominees across decades.

Techie people love to say things like, “You know phones are just computers, right?” This has never been truer than it is today. Your broken Samsung Galaxy phone doesn't need to be discarded—it can quite literally be the brains powering a mini PC setup with a monitor, keyboard, and mouse.

So you've scored a good deal on a dedicated NAS, but it didn't come with any drives. No problem, you happen to have some old desktop PC drives lying around that fit perfectly. The NAS powers on, the drives work, and you feel pretty good about yourself.

In the '80s and early '90s, powerful Unix workstations dominated technical tasks like science and 3D animation. Let's find out where they went and where you can still find them today.

TL;DR: Live stream Wales vs. Italy in the 2026 Six Nations for free on BBC iPlayer. Access this free live stream from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.

The 2026 Six Nations has been incredibly entertaining this year. It's always special, but this edition has been on another level.

Everything is still undecided going into the last round of games. Italy are looking to end this campaign with a positive record. They've already beaten Scotland and England this year, so they'll be going into this fixture against bottom-placed Wales with a lot of confidence. Wales are yet to win a game, but this feels like an opportunity to end on a high. It's going to be a fascinating contest at the Millennium Stadium.

If you want to watch Wales vs. Italy in the 2026 Six Nations for free from anywhere in the world, we have all the information you need.

When is Wales vs. Italy?

Wales vs. Italy in the 2026 Six Nations starts at 4:40 p.m. GMT on March 14. This fixture takes place at the Millennium Stadium.

How to watch Wales vs. Italy for free

Wales vs. Italy in the 2026 Six Nations is available to live stream for free on BBC iPlayer.

BBC iPlayer is geo-restricted to the UK, but anyone can access this free streaming platform with a VPN. These handy tools can hide your real IP address (digital location) and connect you to a secure server in the UK, meaning you can unblock BBC iPlayer from anywhere in the world.

Live stream Wales vs. Italy from anywhere in the world by following these simple steps:

1. Subscribe to a streaming-friendly VPN (like ExpressVPN)

2. Download the app to your device of choice (the best VPNs have apps for Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, Linux, and more)

3. Open up the app and connect to a server in the UK

4. Visit BBC iPlayer

5. Live stream Wales vs. Italy for free from anywhere in the world

Opens in a new window Credit: ExpressVPN ExpressVPN (1-Month Plan) $12.99 only at ExpressVPN (with money-back guarantee) Get Deal

The best VPNs for streaming are not free, but most do offer free-trials or money-back guarantees. By leveraging these offers, you can watch Wales vs. Italy without committing with your cash. This isn't a long-term solution, but it does give you enough time to stream most of the 2026 Six Nations before recovering your investment.

If you want to retain permanent access to free streaming services from anywhere in the world, you'll need a subscription. Fortunately, the best VPN for streaming live sport is on sale for a limited time.

What is the best VPN for the 2026 Six Nations?

ExpressVPN is the best choice for bypassing geo-restrictions to stream live sport, for a number of reasons:

• Servers in 105 countries including the UK

• Easy-to-use app available on all major devices including iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac, and more

• Strict no-logging policy so your data is secure

• Fast connection speeds free from throttling

• Up to 10 simultaneous connections

• 30-day money-back guarantee

A two-year subscription to ExpressVPN is on sale for $68.40 and includes an extra four months for free — 81% off for a limited time. This plan includes a year of free unlimited cloud backup and a generous 30-day money-back guarantee. Alternatively, you can get a one-month plan for just $12.99 (with money-back guarantee).

Live stream Wales vs. Italy in the 2026 Six Nations for free with ExpressVPN.

The compact hatchback segment has no shortage of strong contenders, but Kia looks ready to shake things up with the new K4 Hatchback. It’s stylish, practical, and clearly designed to go toe-to-toe with some well-established rivals.

Calibre is one of the best tools for managing and reading eBooks on your computer, especially for synchronizing your library with a standalone reader. Now, Calibre 9.5 is rolling out with more interface updates and bug fixes, on top of several other recent updates.

Queue depth is one of those SSD-related things that many people don't get or don't care about—but ignoring it isn't a great idea. It's the reason a drive can have some serious bragging rights in benchmarks, but still feel identical to an older generation in day-to-day use.

What are you looking for this weekend? Some pure fantasy or escapism? Or are you in the mood for something more grounded in reality? Maybe a bit of both? The good thing about Netflix is that you can pretty much shake a stick and hit something that covers whatever you're after.

One of the best vehicles I ever drove was my 2016 Fiat 500X, a small and spartan crossover built on the Jeep Renegade platform. The 2.4-liter Tigershark MultiAir engine and nine-speed automatic were an efficient combination, a nice perk for some of the longer highway drives I was taking back then.

Android devices have always come in different shapes and sizes, with designers experimenting with niche ideas and form factors changing with the times. There are many once common conventions that, if reintroduced today, would be thought of as gimmicks. That doesn't mean they weren't good—if anything, it's time for them to make a comeback.