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Catherine O’Hara, the Canadian actress known for her work across decades of film and television, has sadly passed away, age 71. O’Hara is most famous for her roles in Home Alone, the television series Schitt’s Creek, several Christopher Guest mockumentaries like Best in Show, and the two Beetlejuice films. The original report of her passing comes from Variety. No cause of death was given as of yet. She has received several awards over her fifty years in show business. These include two Primetime Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Catherine O’Hara began her career in the Canadian comedy sketch series SCTV, which she starred in from 1976 to 1984. She then transitioned to acting roles in films, such as After Hours. In 1988, she starred in Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice as the kooky stepmother of Winona Ryder, Delia Deetz. But it was in 1990’s Home Alone, playing Macaulay Culkin’s mother, that she truly became a household name. She did a tremendous amount of voice acting, such as in The Nightmare Before Christmas, and most recently, Elemental. It was during the ’90s that she began starring in Christopher Guest’s improv-style mockumentary films, starting with Waiting for Guffman.

In 2015, she received a huge career resurgence thanks to her role as Moira Rose in the comedy series Schitt’s Creek. It was in this series that she starred alongside her frequent collaborator Eugene Levy. For playing family matriarch Moira on the beloved series, she received an Emmy and a Golden Globe. Even though she was mostly famous for her comedic roles, she could still pack in a serious performance. And she did so in season two of HBO’s The Last of Us. She leaves behind her husband, Hollywood production designer Bo Welch, and their two children, sons Matthew and Luke. She also leaves behind a metric ton of fans, who laughed at her every genius line delivery in decades of projects.

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In 2022, director Walter Thompson-Hernández released the 13-minute short If I Go Will They Miss Me, centered on a young boy named Lil Ant and his fascination with Pegasus, the Greek mythological figure. The short went on to win the 2022 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Jury Award in U.S. Fiction. In his latest feature-length film of the same name, Thompson-Hernández expands that narrative, inviting audiences to share in Lil Ant’s coming-of-age journey.

Lil Ant, played by Bodhi Jordan Dell, has a complicated relationship with his father, Big Ant, portrayed by J. Alphonse Nicholson, as the two struggle to reconnect after Big Ant returns home following his release from prison. The film’s emotional core rests in the fragile family ties that bind them, explored through a poetic and metaphorical lens rather than conventional storytelling. Lil Ant’s mother, Lozita, played by Danielle Brooks, is also deeply affected by the shifting dynamic between her husband and son. Caught in the middle, she bears the emotional weight of Big Ant’s unresolved anger, which often spills over onto Lil Ant. While she comforts her son, she grapples with guilt and frustration, yearning for Big Ant to become the role model her family needs, something he is not yet prepared to be.

Throughout the film, Lil Ant draws inspiration from Greek mythology, particularly Pegasus, viewing his father as a godlike figure who is powerful, distant, and deeply flawed. This mythological framing adds emotional depth to the story and reinforces how children often mythologize their parents, even when reality falls short.

There is a beautiful, whimsical tone to the film that feels reminiscent of Moonlight. One standout scene at the beach, set against crashing waves, captures a rare moment of connection between Lil Ant and Big Ant. It is a quiet, majestic interlude that lingers long after it ends. The film unfolds in montages and fragments, with intentional non-linear editing that encourages the viewer to immerse themselves in the characters’ emotional states rather than passively observe their story. Thompson-Hernández wants audiences to feel these moments and understand the context behind each character’s choices and the paths they take.

This is very much a Sundance film, poetic, artful, and deeply atmospheric, crafted for cinephiles who appreciate cinema as an emotional and aesthetic experience.

The performances by J. Alphonse Nicholson and Danielle Brooks are superb. Their on-screen chemistry is electric, and it is easy to imagine them excelling together in future projects. Nicholson, in particular, continues to prove himself as a formidable talent. He also serves as executive producer on this movie. I previously interviewed him for his one-man show Freight: The Five Incarnations of Abel Green, which premiered at the American Black Film Festival last year, and he remains an actor well worth watching.

If I Go Will They Miss Me is a film filled with heart, beauty, and tenderness that resonates quietly but deeply. The movie is currently screening at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival and is available to stream online.

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The internet often debates how the bar for men nowadays couldn’t sink any lower, but if this man’s TikTok comments section is anything to go by, there’s a new record. Dakota (@dak2official5) was helping his girlfriend in the kitchen when a trick he attempted drew the ire of seemingly all the women on TikTok. Now, people are urging his girlfriend to dump him, but is it really that serious?

One chaotic toss, one very fed-up girlfriend yelling his name, and suddenly TikTok is treating this man like a walking red flag with a frying pan.

Throughout the years, Walmart has earned a reputation not only for being one of the largest retail giants in the world but for attracting a specific niche of people. Chances are you’ve witnessed a (or several) bizarre customer behaviors during a shopping trip. When something strange happens, almost nobody is phased. That’s how one woman felt after she stumbled across the aftermath of a customer giving into their curiosity with a Dove x Crumbl deodorant.

What Is The Dove x Crumbl Collab?

In 2024, the unlikely duo sent the internet into a frenzy after collaborating to launch a Walmart-exclusive dessert scented line of skincare products. For a limited time, fans could smell like their favorite cookie in the form of body wash, body scrub, deodorant, and hand wash. Fans rushed to their nearest Walmart just in time for the holidays which sold like hotcakes. Now, the pair has returned with a new sugary fragrance: Tres Leches.