‘Motel Destino’ Review: Karim Aïnouz’s Horned-Up Neon-Noir Keeps Its Cool While Getting Hot and Heavy

It seems Girls Aloud aren't the only ones making a comeback in the next few weeks, but Cheryl Cole’s iconic cherry red hair colour too - and we’re definitely not mad about it. From this year's Love Islander Patsy Field to Dua Lipa, the versatile hair shade is becoming more and more popular, and as it works for every skin tone, you don’t have to worry about it washing you out.

Don’t worry, y’all — you’re not the only ones getting ghosted out there in the super-complicated world of modern dating.

Perez used to HATE this when he was a kid. So we can relate!

Netflix has announced the release date for the Season 9 episodes of Suits. The last season had been missing on the platform in the U.S.

Outlander may be coming to an end in due course, but we don't think it'll be the last we see of our favourite stars.

With eight Tony Award nominations, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ Appropriate, starring Sarah Paulson, has been extended for a third and what producers say is a final time.

Is this the year that England finally bring it home? Will Scotland get out of the group stage at an international tournament? Will Italy defend their title?

With just over a week to go until Taylor Swift is set to play her first Eras Tour gig on British soil, many Swifties will be scrambling to get their hands on any tickets they can to see the queen of pop live. The Shake It Off singer is set play a total of 18 shows in the UK and Ireland, including Edinburgh, Cardiff, Dublin and London.

Pom Poko have shared a new single, ‘Growing Story’ and announced a UK tour for later this year.The “grungy and heavy-hitting” track is the latest cut to be taken from the band’s forthcoming album ‘The Champion’, which will be released August 16 via Bella Union.Commenting on the track Pom Poko said: “On this album we wanted to explore simplifying our sound and make some songs a bit more grungy and heavy-hitting. ‘Growing Story’ came out of that process.“This song and its title is kind of describing the themes on this record: growing up, whatever that means, and finding yourself in a place where you realise you can contain a lot of different stuff at the same time.”Check it out below:The Norwegian band have also announced a UK tour for October – check out the dates below and buy tickets here.OCTOBER7 – Portsmouth, Wedgewood Rooms 9 – Nottingham, Rescue Rooms10 – Hebden Bridge, Trades Club11 – Blackpool, Bootleg Social12 – Middlesbrough, Twisterella Festival14 – Glasgow, Mono15 – Newcaste, Cluny16 – York, Crescent18 – Sheffield, Sidney and Matilda19 – Birmingham, Future Days Festival20 -Ipswich, St Stephen’s Church“It feels like we’re maturing and growing up together,” explained Ragnhild Fangel Jamtveit when speaking about the new album.

Europa League winner Fredy Guarin has bravely opened up about his relationship with alcohol, calling himself an “addict”, and has revealed that he is on his “way to recovery” in a heartfelt interview.Throughout his footballing career, 37 year old Fredy showed off his impressive skills at a number of esteemed teams including FC Porto where he helped the team secure three Primeira Liga titles as well as the Europa League trophy. Elsewhere on the pitch, he has also played for teams including Inter Milan, Shanghai Greenland Shenhua FC and Millonarios FC in addition to representing Colombia at the World Cup in 2014. But away from his footballing accolades, Fredy has recently opened up about his experience with alcohol in an interview with Semana magazine and has explained that he ended up hitting “rock bottom” three years ago.

Jordan Moreau The legendary Isle of Man TT motorcycle race will be the subject of a film and docuseries from Brad Pitt and Channing Tatum‘s production companies, Mediawan-owned Plan B Entertainment and Free Association. The Isle of Man TT is one of the most famous and deadly races for motorcyclists around the world. Taking place on a small island nation in the Irish Sea, the race traces its heritage back to the early 1900s when road racing was outlawed in England, and racers found refuge on the Isle of Man.

Please don’t ever stop doing this, @Bellagio!

Celebrated Royal snapper Arthur Edwards has dished on his experience covering Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's 2018 wedding, brandishing the event as "miserable" and taking top spot as the "worst event" he had ever covered.

Rooftop pool parties, brunchtime drama, and guaranteed fabulousness are hallmarks of the Tryst Hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico. CEO and founder of Tryst Hotels Tristan Schukraft announced that a multimillion-dollar renovation project to improve the property will be completed by next year, including the addition of a beach club, rooftop bar, and beachfront restaurant.

Chris Hemsworth went through all emotions eating hot wings. The Australian actor was recently featured on “Hot Ones,” the interview show where celebrities are asked questions as they eat hot wings that get progressively hotter. Chris Hemsworth reveals that filming with Elsa Pataky felt like ‘date night’First look at Liam Hemsworth in ‘The Witcher’Hemsworth begins the challenge cool and relaxed, even calling it boring.

Motel Destino, directed by Karim Aïnouz, begins with a burst of energy and intrigue, setting up a promising neo-noir thriller set against the vibrant backdrop of Northeastern Brazil. The film follows Heraldo (Iago Xavier) and his brother, whose favorite pastime of beach outings and capoeira practice belies their darker side as petty criminals indebted to a local madam. Their latest assignment — a high-stakes murder — plunges them into a realm of danger and desperation. However, despite its gripping start and lush cinematography, the film ultimately loses its way, bogged down by a sluggish middle act and narrative inconsistencies.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Shot between his directing Alicia Vikander in “Firebrand” and Kristen Stewart in “Rosebushpruning,” “Motel Destino,” which bows in Cannes Competition on May 22, can be seen as a return by Brazil’s now most international director to his Brazilian roots. This axis between international and local, plays out in “Motel Destino” and Aïnouz insists, in now his whole career. An erotic thriller, “Motel Destino” turns on Dayana, the young wife of a roadside sex hotel owner who seduces on-the-run minor mobster Heraldo for great sex.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Swedish director Ruben Östlund, who won Cannes Film Festival‘s Palme d’Or for “The Square” and “Triangle of Sadness,” was among the guests at the German Films and Medienboard Reception on May 18 in the garden of the Mondrian Hotel in Cannes. Östlund, who is in the Riviera resort to promote his latest production, “The Entertainment System Is Down,” was accompanied by Philippe Bober of Coproduction Office, one of the film’s producers, and Erik Hemmendorf of Plattform Produktion, Östlund’s Swedish producer. (They are pictured above.) German Films, which is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year, was represented at the event by managing director Simone Baumann, and Medienboard, which is a film fund for the Berlin-Brandenburg region, was represented by its CEO Kirsten Niehuus.

Fremantle’s Rome-based company The Apartment has boarded Karim Aïnouz’s next feature Rosebushpruning in partnership with The Match Factory, Mubi, Kavac Film and Rai Cinema.

Guy Lodge Film Critic Depending on who you talk to, the world is either in crisis, on fire, at war and/or simply lurching toward a frankly deserved final judgment. So what can be done to save it? Why, a carefully worded provisional statement, of course, from the global leaders currently in possession of both the gas canister and the lit match, but not a surfeit of great ideas for the future.