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Indian Express
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
Smoke review: Like a Mahesh Bhatt thriller with an Apple-level budget and an MX Player vibe
After knocking it out of the park with the excellent prison drama Black Bird a couple of years ago, writer Dennis Lehane and star Taron Egerton have reunited on the new Apple mini-series Smoke. The nine-episode thriller follows a mismatched pair of investigators tasked with tracking down a couple of arsonists. Gudsen, the character played by Egerton, is an expert of some kind. He lives and breathes fire. His new partner Calderon, played by Jurnee Smollett, is a detective with a horrific past. In a contrived piece of writing that even Mahesh Bhatt would have drawn the line at, it is revealed that Calderon's mother tried to set their house ablaze when she was a child. It's like Dexter, with an Apple-level budget but the soul of an MX Player original. Rohan Naahar is an assistant editor at Indian Express online. He covers pop-culture across formats and mediums. He is a 'Rotten Tomatoes-approved' critic and a member of the Film Critics Guild of India. He previously worked with the Hindustan Times, where he wrote hundreds of film and television reviews, produced videos, and interviewed the biggest names in Indian and international cinema. At the Express, he writes a column titled Post Credits Scene, and has hosted a podcast called Movie Police. You can find him on X at @RohanNaahar, and write to him at He is also on LinkedIn and Instagram. ... Read More
New Indian Express
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- New Indian Express
Julie Benz, Busy Philipps, Ron Perlman and Jim Rash join hands for horror-comedy Horrified
Actor Julie Benz, known for her role in Dexter, is all set to headline the upcoming horror comedy titled Horrified where she will star alongside Busy Philipps, Ron Perlman and Jim Rash. According to the makers, Horrified follows a once-famous scream queen (played by Benz), struggling to make ends meet, who re-enters the horror convention scene in search of quick money. However, things take a deadly turn when a pig-masked killer—straight from her former cult horror franchise—begins targeting her friends and fans. As her dark past resurfaces, she must battle both inner demons and a brutal new threat in a gory slasher showdown for survival.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Health
- Yahoo
Medicaid cuts in GOP megabill would hurt COPD patients
The deep cuts to Medicaid outlined in President Trump's budget reconciliation bill would hurt Americans suffering from conditions like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), Rep. Maxine Dexter (D-Ore.) said Tuesday at The Hill's 'Matters of Life and Breath: Championing COPD Care' event. COPD is a progressive lung disease that makes it difficult to breathe. It is often caused by prolonged exposure to smoke or air pollution and is one of the leading causes of death in the U.S., according to the American Lung Association. 'I believe we are setting ourselves up for a disaster,' Dexter said at Tuesday's event, which was sponsored by AstraZeneca. Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' proposes paying for expiring tax cuts by slashing Medicaid, the joint federal and state program that offers health insurance to low-income Americans. The bill would reduce federal Medicaid spending by $793 billion over the next 10 years and would result in 10.3 million fewer people enrolling in the program by 2034, according to the Congressional Budget Office. That number also represents 1.3 million older people with Medicare who are known as 'dual-eligible individuals,' according to the health care policy nonprofit KFF. Dexter said she worries about how the proposed cuts would impact rural hospitals and their ability to provide care to her fellow Oregonians. Rural hospitals typically have a slimmer profit margin than those located in urban areas since they tend to be smaller and able to see fewer patients. Medicaid is the 'financial backbone' that keeps many of these hospitals operating, according to the Center for American Progress. Dexter worries that some rural hospitals in Oregon will be forced to close if the budget reconciliation bill passes the Senate with the proposed Medicaid cuts. Those closures could force sick Oregonians to travel even farther to receive care or turn to already overwhelmed emergency rooms for urgent care, she said. 'This is a master plan on how to break a system,' Dexter said. Grace Anne Dorney Koppel, president of the Dorney-Koppel Foundation, agreed with Dexter. Koppel has COPD herself. She was diagnosed with COPD 24 years ago, and at the time, she was told by physicians that she only had a short time to live. Treatment for the condition has advanced since she was diagnosed more than two decades ago, but the Medicaid cuts proposed in Trump's reconciliation bill threaten some of that progress, she said. If passed, the bill will hurt COPD patients in low-income communities, particularly in states like Kentucky, Mississippi and West Virginia, which have high rates of the condition, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 'It will be a death blow,' Koppel said. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
The Hill
4 days ago
- Health
- The Hill
Medicaid cuts in GOP megabill would hurt COPD patients
The deep cuts to Medicaid outlined in President Donald Trump's budget reconciliation bill will hurt Americans suffering from conditions like Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Rep. Maxine Dexter (D-Ore) said Tuesday at The Hill's Matters of Life and Breath: Championing COPD Care. COPD is a progressive lung disease that makes it difficult to breathe. It is often caused by prolonged exposure to smoke or air pollution and is one of the leading causes of death in the U.S., according to the American Lung Association. 'I believe we are setting ourselves up for a disaster,' Dexter said at Tuesday's event, which was sponsored by AstraZeneca. Trump's 'big, beautiful bill,' proposes paying for expiring tax cuts by slashing Medicaid, the joint federal and state program that offers health insurance to low-income Americans. The bill would reduce federal Medicaid spending by $793 billion over the next 10 years and would result in 10.3 million fewer people enrolling in the program by 2034, according to the Congressional Budget Office. That number also represents 1.3 million older people with Medicare who are known as 'dual-eligible individuals,' according to the healthcare policy nonprofit KFF. Dexter said she worries about how the proposed cuts will impact rural hospitals and their ability to provide care to her fellow Oregonians. Rural hospitals typically have a slimmer profit margin than those located in urban areas since they tend to be smaller and able to see fewer patients. Medicaid is the 'financial backbone' that keeps many of these hospitals operating, according to the Center for American Progress. Dexter worries that some rural hospitals in Oregon will be forced to close if the budget reconciliation bill passes the Senate with the proposed Medicaid cuts. Those closures could force sick Oregonians to travel even farther to receive care or turn to already overwhelmed emergency rooms for urgent care, she said. 'This is a master plan on how to break a system,' Dexter said. Grace Anne Dorney Koppel, president of the Dorney-Koppel Foundation and a COPD patient, agreed with Dexter. Koppel was diagnosed with COPD 24 years ago, and at the time, she was told by physicians that she only had a short time to live. Treatment for the condition has advanced since she was diagnosed more than two decades ago, but the Medicaid cuts proposed in Trump's reconciliation bill threaten some of that progress, she said. If passed, it will hurt COPD patients in low-income communities, particularly in states like Kentucky, Mississippi, and West Virginia, which have high rates of the condition, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 'It will be a death blow,' Dorney Koppel said.
Tom's Guide
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Tom's Guide
Netflix just lost 'Dexter' at the worst time — here's where you can stream it before 'Resurrection'
Even though Netflix didn't include "Dexter" on its list of what's leaving the streaming service this month, Showtime's hit crime drama has been quietly removed from the service (in the U.S). The much-loved series revolves around Michael C. Hall's titular vigilante serial killer, and originally ran for 96 episodes across 8 seasons between 2006 and 2013. Since then, it's endured in the streaming era as a bingeable fave, but disappeared from Netflix U.S on Thursday, June 19, precisely one year after it came to the streamer. While the series remains available in the U.K. (as of the time of writing), anyone mid-watch in the United States will now need to sign up for Paramount Plus if they want to continue watching. This change couldn't have come at a worse time, really, as longtime "Dexter" fans who might've been rewatching the original show on Netflix in time for "Dexter: Resurrection" will now have to switch services to do so. If you don't yet have a Paramount Plus subscription, now's the time to get one: "Dexter: Resurrection" is due to premiere there on Friday, July 11. To be clear, the original "Dexter" series is only available on the ad-supported Paramount Plus Essential plan ($7.99/month), but if you're hoping to dive into the new spin-off, you'll need access to Paramount Plus Premium (formerly Paramount Plus with Showtime). Get instant access to breaking news, the hottest reviews, great deals and helpful tips. Paramount Plus Premium costs $12.99/month. In addition to eliminating ads (except in live TV streaming), that extra $5/month nets you several other benefits. Premium customers can also download select shows and movies, stream local CBS channels, and, of course, get access to Showtime original programming, plus everything available on the cheaper tier. Taking place weeks after the previous sequel series, "Dexter: New Blood," finds Dexter Morgan waking up from a coma and heading to New York City in pursuit of his son, Harrison (Jack Alcott). He's determined to find Harrison and make things right... Though Dexter soon realizes that his past is catching up to him, fast, forcing the pair to navigate the darkness together. Check out the trailer below: If you've never seen an episode of "Dexter" before, there's an easy way to see whether you'd like it: Showtime previously uploaded the very first episode of the original series to YouTube, so you can see what's in store without spending a dime. If you're signed up already and are looking to make the most of your subscription, check out our rundown of the best shows and movies on Paramount Plus for our top streaming recommendations.
