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Owen Gleiberman Chief Film Critic There’s a standard road map for an actor like Sylvester Stallone — at 76, still looking good, but no longer with a body made of rock(y) — to enter the comic-book movie zone, and that’s for him to play a figure like the righteous Ravager Stakar Ogord in “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,” or to voice King Shark in “The Suicide Squad.” That’s all likable nostalgic novelty casting. But what if Stallone, who in his way has played invincible superheroes for decades (think “Rambo” and its sequels or “The Expendables” and its sequels), wants to go full avenger and portray a total comic-book demigod? He’ll star in a chintzy slice of hellfire like “Samaritan,” based on the Mythos Comics graphic novel that was published in 2014. It’s set in Granite City, an everyday dystopia where Stallone lugs his body around with a reluctant roughneck shamble. He plays an aging crime-fighter-in-hiding in a movie that as written by Bragi F. Schut (who also wrote the comic) and directed by Julius Avery offers a conventional but downbeat, minimally plotted but maximally incendiary variation on bare-bones superhero action.

The mum of an Aberdeen man who died in jail has hit out after an investigation into his death was delayed again.

Rishi Sunak will head to Aberdeen today to rally Scottish Conservative members as his party continues to slide in the polls.

Interim Aberdeen boss Neil Warnockhas revealed the club are expecting to have injured defender Slobodan Rubezic available before the end of the season.

Donald Trump may be poised to win the New Hampshire primary tonight, but the GOP front runner won’t be getting a vote from at least one musical legend.

The morning before the first-in-the-nation New Hampshire primary, the atmosphere at the media center of gravity in Manchester was busy but hardly frenetic — muted may be more like it.

With just days before the New Hampshire primary, Saturday Night Live returned with James Austin Johnson as Donald Trump, this time talking to the press from the New York courtroom where he’s been attending one of a number of cases keyed up for 2024.

Joe Biden‘s presidential campaign will try to steal some of the media attention on New Hampshire on Tuesday with a Northern Virginia rally focused on the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s repeal of Roe vs. Wade.

Police have issued a warning to Scots motorists defrosting their cars after several vehicles were swiped from the streets in Aberdeen.

The man behind a new podcast series on the Scots cheese wire murder has said 'time is running out' to solve the 40-year-old murder mystery.

The dad of a woman who was strangled to death during sex in an Aberdeen flat broke down in tears as he recalled their last conversation.

A Scots mod has celebrated her 100th birthday with an identical Lambretta scooter from her riding days. Jessie Clark, from Aberdeen, was reunited with the model she and her husband John used to travel the country on to mark her centenary.

Elton John's private jet was spotted at Aberdeen Airport yesterday (June 14) as the singing legend touched down for his two gigs at the P&J Live.

EXCLUSIVE: Thad Luckinbill has been tapped for a heavily recurring role opposite Zoe Saldaña in Taylor Sheridan’s Paramount+ original series Lioness, headlined and executive produced by Saldaña and also starring Nicole Kidman, who executive produces, and Laysla De Oliveira. The series hails from Sheridan, MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios.

An abandoned caravan park on the banks of the picturesque River Don in Aberdeen has been left in ruins, with pictures showing the once popular housing option now lying deserted.

Mourners have gathered in Aberdeen to hold a vigil in memory of allegedly murdered teenager Brianna Ghey. Dozens stood outside Marischal College on Saturday, February 18, to pay their respects to the 16-year-old, who tragically died last weekend.

A man has appeared in court accused of murder after the body of a woman was found in an Aberdeen home.

James Forrest joined an exclusive list of just two other Celtic players with his assist for Callum McGregor's late winner against Aberdeen on Saturday - with his cutback meaning he has scored and assisted 100 goals for the Hoops.

New York Times-owned brain game’s alleged difficulty, weary Wordle players are apparently resorting to an unfortunate tactic to beat it — cheating. A recent study by data compiler Wordfinderx found that online answer searches increased 196% since the Times acquired the puzzle, in which players get five attempts to guess a new five-letter word each day.“Cheating for the game is at an all-time high and only growing,” read the study.The data compiler discovered the troubling trend by analyzing “Google Trends data over the past three months” to see how often Wordlers looked up answers online, per the research.They found that in December, before the Times’ acquisition in January, Google search interest for the topic “today’s wordle'” registered a “0” on a scale from 0-100.

It's another huge game in the Scottish Premiership this midweek as a rampant Celtic side travel to Pittodrie.

A woman has tragically been killed by a fallen tree in Aberdeen amid gale-force winds during Storm Malik.

died in hospital. The 48-year-old was knocked down on Great Northern Road in the Granite City on Monday, August 16, before being rushed to the Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.

Aberdeen. The 18-year-old was reportedly assaulted around 12.55am last Tuesday on Bon Accord Street in the Granite City.

LGBT activist after his tragic death at 29. We told howThere has been an outpouring of grief for Liam Jone s who was the former chairman of Aberdeen Four Pillars - which supports people in the LGBT community in the Granite City - after his death this week.

Aberdeen for a comfortable end to his playing career, as he shared an anecdote that encapsulates the veteran's will to win. The Celtic captain will end his 14 year stint at Parkhead in the summer when he moves north to join Stephen Glass ' Pittodrie revolution.

Scott Wright is the perfect Rangers "project" who will hit the ground running next season.The former Aberdeen winger arrived in January after his breakout season in the Granite City and has impressed Ibrox onlookers with his action-packed cameos from the bench.Gerrard is tipping the winger to come alive next season with Wright beefing up since making the move to Glasgow.But the Liverpool icon admits the 23-year-old is also closing in on earning starts for Rangers sooner rather than later.He

Aberdeen after agreeing a deal to sign Fraser Hornby on-loan for the rest of the season. The Scotland under-21 striker is set to move to Pittodrie on-loan to replace current target man with Sam Cosgrove.

Rangers do a Pittodrie double for the first time in a decade they’ll have one hand on the title.The Ibrox icon scored Gers’ winner against Aberdeen in 2011 – the last time they picked up two away wins over the Dons in a season – with a stunning overhead kick.And he’s convinced that if Steven Gerrard’s men collect another three points in the Granite City on Sunday, it will go a long way to winning the Premiership.After last weekend’s Old Firm victory against Celtic, Rangers can go a massive 22

CCTV footage of two Scots as part of their probe into a fraud in Aberdeen. The incident took place in the Granite City on Tuesday, August 11.

Major metropolitan areas could face the loss of considerable revenue if the US Supreme Court upholds a bid to restrict how states can tax workers who no longer commute.

Retired Army Gen. Don Bolduc is ready for another tour of duty.

Democrats' effort to flip state legislative chambers this year was met with major -- and largely successful, GOP resistance.

Aberdeen contract and will remain at the club until at least the end of the season. The Dons defender signed an initial contract until January, one day before his club's season opener against Rangers, having proven his fitness while training at Cormack Park.

a local lockdown ahead of Glasgow as "patent nonsense". Council leaders in the Granite City today called for the First Minister to publish the expert advice she received on why hospitality businesses could remain open in the country's largest city last month.

University of Glasgow halls of residence have tested positive for coronavirus.

local lockdown this week after Nicola Sturgeon announced an easing of restrictions.Pubs and restaurants will be able to reopen in the Granite City from Wednesday while a ban on residents travelling further than five miles for recreation will be lifted as of Monday.Aberdonians will also be able to visit each other's homes from tomorrow, in line with national guidelines.Businesses due to open tomorrow in line with the national route map can also reopen, with the exception of cafes and restaurants