Faisal Salah

Faisal Salah

Journalist


Alien: Romulus popcorn bucket. Photo: Regal
Best and worst cinema popcorn buckets, from Barbie to The Batman

The trend isn’t new but has become more popular as more chains produce elaborate collectibles

September 03, 2024, 3:05 AM
Control is an action-adventure game set inside a brutalist office building that has supernatural powers. Photo: Remedy Entertainment
Control 2: The game's sequel and film adaptation plans explained

Cult game's fifth anniversary is marked with sequel plans and potential expansions into new mediums

September 01, 2024, 2:02 PM
The game Black Myth: Wukong is based on the popular Chinese epic Journey to the West. Photo: Game Science
Black Myth: Wukong and other popular Journey to the West adaptations

The Chinese story has been portrayed in all manner of media since it was published in the 16th century

August 27, 2024, 2:06 PM
Comedian Mark Simmons at The Garden Gatherings Comedy Gala in Essex. Photo: Alamy
This is the best joke of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival

Other comics who made it to the top 10 include Olaf Falafel, Masai Graham and Alec Snook

August 18, 2024, 12:41 PM
French actor Alain Delon, pictured here in 1984, has died at the age of 88. AFP
French actor Alain Delon, star of Purple Noon, dies aged 88

Delon rose to global fame in the 1960s, but became a recluse in his final years

August 18, 2024, 8:44 AM
In new TV series Stags, a group on bachelor party goers end up in prison. Photo: Paramount
TV show Stags walks tight line between comedy and horror

Actors Nico Mirallegro and Paul Forman say the show has many plot twists, taking viewers in unexpected directions

August 14, 2024, 2:09 PM
Two-time Oscar winner Cate Blanchett stars in Borderlands, which has attracted a barrage of derisory reviews. AP
Game over: Oscar winners couldn't save these film adaptation flops

Despite their immense talents, these screen stars couldn't stop the films from becoming some of history's worst

August 10, 2024, 3:08 AM
Amjad 'AngryBird' Al-Shalabi, left, and Adel 'Big Bird' Anouche represent Abu Dhabi's Nasr Esports in global tournaments. Victor Besa / The National
UAE Street Fighter champions take the challenge to Esports World Cup

Known as The Birds, the duo has dominated in global competitions around the world

August 08, 2024, 3:07 AM
The first Planet of the Apes uses a zoom-out shot to deliver its infamous big reveal. Photo: 20th Century Studios
What are the best film plot twists of all time?

From Psycho to The Sixth Sense, these seven movies master the shock ending

August 06, 2024, 2:23 PM
An employee displays the mascot Olympic Phryge of Paris 2024 Olympic Games inside an official store. Photo: AFP
Best and worst of Olympic mascots, from Phryge to Miraitowa

Country mascots over the years have ranged from cute animals to abstract beings

August 04, 2024, 3:07 AM
Egypt's Adham Moataz, left, competes against France's Maxime Pianfetti in the men's sabre team round of 8 bout between France and Egypt during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Grand Palais in Paris. AFP
Why the Olympics are more entertaining than films or TV shows

Even the viewing experience improves with every iteration, with new technologies and graphics

August 01, 2024, 3:02 AM
Robert Downey Jr revealed as Doctor Doom onstage at the Marvel Studios Panel during 2024 Comic-Con International at San Diego Convention Center. Photo: Getty Images via AFP
Revisiting the highs and lows that shaped Robert Downey Jr

The actor, who overcame a turbulent period to reach unprecedented highs, is set to return to the MCU as a different character than Iron Man

July 31, 2024, 10:47 AM
Kay Vess takes on Stormtroopers in Star Wars Outlaws. Photo: Ubisoft
Ubisoft’s Star Wars Outlaws brings new adventure without Jedi

By ditching the lightsabre and embracing stealth, Ubisoft's entry into the Star Wars universe plays to the strengths of their most popular series, for better or for worse

July 30, 2024, 4:00 PM
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Hollywood's weirdest promotional tie-ins, from a Star Trek coffin to a Shrek TV

Studios produce all kinds of products to help promote their films

July 28, 2024, 3:04 AM
The Toxic Avenger starring Peter Dinklage has been deemed 'unreleasable' by its producers. Photo: Legendary Pictures
The 'unreleasable' films that were discarded by Hollywood

Peter Dinklage's The Toxic Avenger remake could fail to make it onto the big screen, but it is not the first and won't be the last movie to suffer that fate

July 27, 2024, 4:04 PM