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Netflix has spent years proving that a movie doesn't need to win over critics to win over an audience. Bird Box became a global streaming phenomenon despite mixed reviews. The Sandra Bullock apocalypse thriller even got a spinoff, though Bird Box Barcelona failed to make quite the same impression. Earlier this year, War Machine scored a 66% on Rotten Tomatoes, but still managed to be one of Netflix's biggest films of 2026. And more recently, the horribly reviewed comedy 72 Hours (17% on Rotten Tomatoes) shot to the top of the streaming charts overnight.

Of course, it's no secret that mainstream audiences don't always agree with critics, but sometimes the critics also happen to just be wrong. That's arguably the case with Netflix's latest streaming sci-fi thriller, which has a 27% on Rotten Tomatoes but still managed to dominate the platform after debuting last Friday, Aug. 7. The Last House, Louis Leterrier’s 112-minute sci-fi thriller starring Greta Lee and Wagner Moura is already a global hit, according to FlixPatrol data, making it the latest poorly reviewed release to find a huge audience on the platform.

But here's the thing, unlike Bird Box Barcelona, The Last House is also a damn good movie.

What is The Last House about?

The Last House follows Jason (Wagner Moura) and Ann Delgado (Greta Lee), a married couple who suddenly find themselves trapped inside their suburban home with their two children. Every door and window has been sealed by an invisible force, and the same thing appears to be happening throughout their neighborhood. Meanwhile, a relentless rain pours outside, and the family begins spotting mysterious creatures moving through the storm.

With no way out and no idea what's happening, the Delgados are forced to survive on whatever they can find inside the house. Days become weeks and eventually years as food and other essentials dwindle, forcing the family to tear apart and repurpose their home just to stay alive.

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It’s a surprisingly intimate setup for Leterrier, the director behind The Incredible Hulk, Fast X, and Now You See Me. In an interview with Polygon, Leterrier explained that Matthew Robinson’s screenplay immediately felt more personal than his usual projects. As a father, he recognized himself in a story about parents trying to keep their family alive.

“For the first time in my life, I was about to do something very personal, where I was seeing myself in it,” Leterrier said.

The Last House gets thrashed on Rotten Tomatoes

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Despite its success on Netflix, critics haven't been particularly kind to The Last House, with many of the negative reviews praising its initial premise and performances before taking issue with where the story ultimately goes.

A common thread among negative reviews is that viewers enjoyed the central family and survival story but that the film got bogged down once the bigger sci-fi elements took hold. Critics praised Moura and Lee and the movie’s exploration of a family adapting to years of isolation, but some felt the nearly two-hour runtime stretched the contained premise too thin. Others took issue with its fairly obvious parallels to COVID lockdowns, particularly once the movie begins explaining its mysteries in the final act. And while the claustrophobic setup creates plenty of early tension, several reviews argued that the eventual creatures and climactic showdown aren't nearly as interesting as watching the Delgados simply figure out how to survive.

Polygon landed on the other side of that divide. Our review called The Last House "the best Steven Spielberg sci-fi thriller that Spielberg never made,” praising the family dynamic and the way Leterrier keeps the Delgados at the center of the story even as their situation becomes increasingly fantastical.

Whatever critics make of its final act, Netflix viewers clearly haven't been scared away. The Last House is another reminder that bad reviews don't mean much once a movie lands in front of hundreds of millions of subscribers.

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The SPR fell by 6.1 million barrels to 298.7 million barrels last week, according to data released by the Department of Energy on Monday. The reserve, created in 1975, is at its lowest level since January 1983.

President Trump ordered the release of 172 million barrels in March after Iran choked off oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz, triggering the largest disruption of crude oil supplies in history.

The drawdown in the SPR, whose authorized storage capacity is 714 million barrels, has raised questions about whether U.S. government stockpiles are on the verge of depletion. The minimum amount of oil needed to safely operate the SPR is about 70 million barrels, an Energy Department spokesperson told CNBC in July.

There is enough oil left in the SPR to do another release if needed, said David Goldwyn, who served as a State Department special envoy for international energy affairs under President Barack Obama. 

"I'm not worried about the stability of the reserve or our ability to do another drawdown, if we needed to," Goldwyn told CNBC.

The SPR stood at around 415 million barrels before the U.S and Israel attacked Iran on Feb. 28. U.S. government stocks will fall to around 243 million barrels when the release Trump ordered is completed.

The SPR's operational capability is at risk due to aging infrastructure, according to a May report from the Government Accountability Office. More than a quarter of its inventory was "not available for drawdown due to a combination of construction outages and cavern outages" as of December 2025, GAO investigators found.

That implied that a minimum of 103 million barrels in the SPR today are not available for use, according to a July analysis by Rapidan Energy.

"The SPR's drawdown, distribution and fill capabilities are currently limited and are at risk going forward due to longstanding issues with aging infrastructure compounded with ongoing major construction intended to address them," the GAO warned in the report.

U.S. presidents have ordered massive releases from the SPR with growing frequency in recent years. President Joe Biden deployed 180 million barrels to address energy market volatility after Russia invaded Ukraine in early 2022. That was the largest release in the history of the SPR.

The GAO described the release in response to the Ukraine war as an "unplanned stress test" for the SPR.

"When you do a drawdown, then you accelerate kind of the degradation of the wells themselves and some of the equipment," Goldwyn said. "It's like anything else — you use it a lot, you have to maintain it." %!s()

Gay retired hurt with a shoulder problem when playing for Durham in their One-Day Cup game against Middlesex last Friday.

The left-hander had a scan on Saturday, revealing no serious damage.

It was initially thought he would not play in Beckenham, but instead travel to the match to be around the medical team for further treatment and assessment.

However, he will now tune up for the Test in his first red-ball match since the series against New Zealand concluded at the end of June.

As one of the England Test team not taking part in The Hundred, Gay's appearance for the PCC XI was planned before he suffered the shoulder injury.

Off-spinner Shoaib Bashir will also play at Beckenham.

Gay's fitness is welcome news for England, who had already been forced into a reshuffle following the retirement of former captain Ben Stokes and a knee injury to Jacob Bethell that has forced the batter out of the three-Test series.

Jordan Cox will take Bethell's place at number three, while Dan Lawrence will bat at six and bowl his off-spin as England make a first attempt to balance their team without Stokes.

England are likely to field four frontline seamers at Headingley, probably Jofra Archer, Josh Tongue, Gus Atkinson and Ollie Robinson.

While Tongue and Atkinson could be playing in the latter stages of The Hundred over the weekend, Archer was rested from Southern Brave's final game against Trent Rockets on Monday.

With Brave already eliminated, it means Archer has more than a week off before the first Test.

Like Gay and Bashir, Robinson has not been part of The Hundred. Robinson's wife is due to give birth to their first child, but England are planning for the 32-year-old to be available at Headingley.

These plans can change quickly. England named Jamie Smith in their XI for the second Test against New Zealand at The Oval in June, only for Smith to pull out following the birth of his second child.

Headingley will mark the return of Joe Root as full-time captain, while Marcus Trescothick acts as interim head coach before Stephen Fleming takes charge for the winter tour of South Africa.

New Zealander Fleming will arrive in the UK in September, but there is no clarification on whether he will be here before the end of the Pakistan series. %!s()

HIGHS

• Road-hugging chassis, exotic looks, as rare as any Ferrari.

LOWS

• Nary any luggage space, rivals out-drag it, it's not a Ferrari.

VERDICT

• The MCPura is far more than just a pretty face, but it lacks the speed to keep up with the better-known exotic sports cars, which have become insanely quick.

Overview

While its twin-turbocharged Nettuno V-6 engine makes a stout 621 horsepower, that's not all that much power in this crazy world of gasoline and EV 1000-hp road monsters. It's not enough for the Maserati to keep up with the fastest of today's Ferraris and McLarens. Still, the MCPura's performance is exciting, and its sharp handling makes for great fun and big thrills, be that on a racetrack or on a twisty road.

The MCPura serves as the Maserati brand's flagship sports car, a showcase of everything that its engineers can do. It's offered in both coupe and hard-top Cielo convertible body styles, and both offer a premium cabin built for two. Speaking of premium, cargo space is hard to come by in the MCPura, which could limit its appeal as a long-distance grand tourer. Then again, it's so enjoyable to drive; just send the luggage ahead.

Expert Tip: For an exotic-looking Italian coupe that's easier to live with on a daily basis, check out the GranTurismo and GranCabrio models that sit opposite the MCPura on the Maserati showroom floor.

What's New for 2027?

Refreshed just last year—and rechristened as the MCPura— Maserati's halo sports car undergoes no revisions for the 2027 model year.

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Engine, Transmission, and Performance

• Engine: 621-hp twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter V-6
• Transmission: 8-speed dual-clutch automatic
• Drivetrain: rear-wheel drive

Power for the MCPura comes from a superb twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter V-6 rated for 621 horsepower and 538 pound-feet of torque. Featuring a unique twin-combustion system borrowed from Formula 1 race cars, the 90-degree V-6 engine is paired exclusively with an eight-speed automatic transmission.

In addition to all that power, the MCPura's handling is race-car sharp. Despite this, the MCPura won't punish you with an overtly flinty ride, twitchy handling, or unforgiving throttle response; with the adaptive suspension set in its most comfortable mode, the chassis is forgiving enough to consider driving it on a daily basis or taking it on a road trip. On our recent test drive in northern Italy, we noted that while the MCPura doesn't have the outright, borderline insane pace of rivals such as the McLaren 750S or Ferrari 296 GTB, it is so characterful that speed takes a back seat on the importance hierarchy.

0–60-MPH Times

• C/D 60-mph Test: 3.2 seconds​

In Comparison: We tested the MCPura back when it was called MC20 and pitted it against a Porsche 911 Turbo S. In that comparison, the Porsche beat the Maserati to 60 mph by over a second.

Fuel Economy and Real-World MPG

• EPA City Rating: 15 mpg
• EPA Highway Rating: 25 mpg

The EPA hasn’t released any fuel economy information for the 2027 MCPura yet, but the 2025 MC20 earned ratings of 15 mpg city, 25 mpg highway, and 18 mpg combined. When we get a chance to put the MCPura through our real-world highway fuel-economy test route, we'll update this story with test results. For more information about the MC2Pura's fuel economy, visit the EPA's website.

Interior, Comfort, and Cargo

First Row: Once you get past the upward-opening butterfly-style dihedral doors, you’ll find the MCPura’s interior to be driver-focused and refreshingly free of gimmickry and extraneous features. The overall interior design is clean and minimalist, with the carbon-fiber-finished central tunnel sporting only a few critical controls, including the prominent drive mode selector.

Upscale materials include leather seats with contrasting stitching, aluminum pedals, and carbon-fiber trim. There is no rear seat, and cargo space is limited.

Cargo Capacity: Luggage capacity is limited to just 5 cubic feet total between the front and rear cargo areas, so road trips mean taking only the essentials.

Infotainment and Connectivity

• Infotainment: 10.3-inch touchscreen
• Connectivity: Bluetooth, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto
• Audio System: six-speaker stereo (standard), 12-speaker Sonus Faber stereo (optional)

The MCPura comes with a 10.3-inch infotainment touchscreen and a separate 10.3-inch digital gauge display. The horizontally oriented touchscreen is tucked under the air vents in the center of the dashboard and runs Maserati's latest Google-based interface. Apple CarPlay and Android Auto are both included.

The Maserati Connect app provides 24/7 information regarding vehicle health and service status via a smartphone or smartwatch, or Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant at home. A six-speaker audio system is standard; a Soner Fabus 12-speaker system is available.

Safety and Driver-Assistance Features

Few driver-assistance features are available on the MCPura, as its focus is on performance rather than day-to-day use.

• Optional Safety Features: blind-spot monitoring

For information about the MCPura's crash-test results, visit the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) websites.

Warranty and Maintenance Coverage

Though MCPura is undeniably special, the standard warranty package is not. It has the same coverage as the other Maserati models, which is average for the industry.

• Limited Warranty: four years or 50,000miles
• Powertrain Warranty: four years or 50,000 miles
• Complimentary Maintenance: none

C/D Test Results and Specs

Each year, we put hundreds of vehicles through our rigorous instrumented testing regimen. If the data in the chart below is for a different model year, that's because this vehicle hasn't changed since we last tested it, and the test results remain accurate.

Specifications

Specifications

2026 Maserati MCPura
Vehicle Type: mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive, 2-passenger, 2-door coupe or convertible

PRICE (C/D EST)
Base: Coupe, $250,000; Cielo, $285,000

ENGINE
twin-turbocharged and intercooled DOHC 24-valve V-6, aluminum block and heads, direct fuel injection
Displacement: 183 in3, 2992 cm3
Power: 621 hp @ 7500 rpm
Torque: 538 lb-ft @ 3000 rpm

TRANSMISSION
8-speed dual-clutch automatic

DIMENSIONS
Wheelbase: 106.3 in
Length: 183.7 in
Width: 77.4 in
Height: 47.8–48.3 in
Passenger Volume: 48 ft3
Cargo Volume: 4 ft3
Front Trunk Volume: 2 ft3
Curb Weight (C/D est): 3750–3900 lb

PERFORMANCE (C/D EST)
60 mph: 3.2–3.4 sec
100 mph: 6.5–6.7 sec
1/4-Mile: 11.0–11.2 sec
Top Speed: 199–202 mph

EPA FUEL ECONOMY (C/D EST)
Combined/City/Highway: 18/15/25 mpg

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The retailer has a bunch of items reduced across the Marvel Super Heroes lineup, the excellent Secrets of Strixhaven, and one of my favorites from Lorwyn Eclipsed.

Here’s how to save big on Commander decks that range from Strixhaven to the Marvel Universe and beyond.

Save On A Bunch Of Great MTG Commander Decks

If you’re keen on the new Marvel Super Heroes set, three of the decks are discounted. Wakanda Forever, which stars Black Panther, is now $58.42, while there are also discounts on Fantastic Four and Avengers Assemble at $54 and $65, respectively.

On top of all of these individual decks, the Marvel Super Heroes bundle, which includes Fantastic Four, Doom Prevails, Wakanda Forever and Avengers Assemble, is down to $199.99 - that’s $100 off the MSRP and $10 off what it was just last week.

Secrets of Strixhaven might be my favorite Magic set of the last couple of years, and some of the precons from it are discounted, too.

There’s a meagre $3 off the Witherbloom Pestilence deck, but you can get Quandrix Unlimited and Lorehold Spirit for around $40 apiece. Quandrix Unlimited is a lot of fun since your Commander allows you discounted X-cost spells so you can go bigger and bigger, while Lorehold Spirit is a ton of fun for those who want to flood the board with tokens.

There are deals on one of the Lorwyn Eclipsed precons, too, with Blight Curse from 2026’s first set down to just $34.99. It’s a really fun precon that’s all about dropping -1/-1 counters on creatures across the board.

For more on Magic’s most popular format, be sure to check out our list of the best precons ever, which now includes some recent options that are easier to get hold of.

Lloyd Coombes is an experienced freelancer in tech, gaming and fitness seen at Polygon, Eurogamer, Macworld, TechRadar and many more. He's a big fan of Magic: The Gathering and other collectible card games, much to his wife's dismay. %!s()