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Patrick Stewart's Extremely R-Rated Thriller Is A Punk Rock Battle Against Nazis
By Robert Scucci
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Having spent the entirety of my late teens and 20s playing music at dive bars with local bands, I went into 2015’s Green Room totally blind, not even knowing what it was about. In my experience, green rooms are simply a place for the talent to hang out and eat stale chips, have a drink, and keep their gear safe while mingling after their set. Green Room shows its namesake in a much more brutal fashion, as the titular hangout happens to be the site of a murder that a band walks in on, resulting in the club owner holding them hostage while he figures out what to do with them.
An incredibly violent horror thriller in all the best ways, Green Room is fast-paced and brutal, drenched in feedback and shotgun blasts, and best of all, features a cold, calculating, and menacing Patrick Stewart as the resident bad guy who wants total control of the situation. Add a killer punk rock soundtrack and some good old-fashioned Wolfenstein-level Nazi beatdowns into the mix, and that’s really all you need to be sold on Green Room.
Picard Goes Hard in Green Room
Green Room centers on Pat (Anton Yelchin), Sam (Alia Shawkat), Reece (Joe Cole), and Tiger (Callum Turner), who are on tour with their band, The Ain’t Rights. After a last-minute cancellation on their self-funded Pacific Northwest tour, they book a replacement show at a skinhead-owned Portland bar run by Darcy Banker (Patrick Stewart). The club itself is a front for a drug operation, posing as a punk venue to keep the authorities at bay.
After playing their set, The Ain’t Rights head back to the green room, not knowing they’re about to walk in on a dead body. During the show, Emily (Taylor Tunes) was stabbed to death by Werm (Brent Werzner), a member of the venue’s house band, Cowcatcher. Pat makes the fatal mistake of calling the police, which sets off a chain reaction of events that results in The Ain’t Rights being held hostage by Gabe (Macon Blair) and Big Justin (Eric Edelstein), the bartenders who are clearly the muscle of the operation.
The skinheads tip off Darcy, their leader, who decides it’s in everybody’s best interest to kill Pat, Sam, Reece, and Tiger so there are no material witnesses to the murder that happened on his property. What Darcy isn’t prepared for is the band fighting back.
An Intense Escape Operation
Armed with whatever objects they can use as weapons, a fire extinguisher being the most obvious example, the band decides to make a break for it. Unfortunately, they don’t have the same kind of firepower as the members of Cowcatcher or the rest of the bar’s employees. They’re locked down inside a Nazi compound and severely outnumbered. Amber (Imogen Poots), Emily’s friend who is also trying to leave the skinhead group without being killed, helps them orchestrate an escape, knowing full well that there will be casualties along the way.
Darcy knows that everything he’s built will be compromised if The Ain’t Rights get out alive. His plan to stage a breaking and entering gone wrong is the most reasonable solution he can come up with. Patrick Stewart shines here as a menacing antagonist who never raises his voice, but clearly has more bite than bark. While Darcy has succeeded with schemes like this in the past in the name of self-preservation, he’s finally met his match after underestimating the people he’s trying to silence.
Green Room is an intense watch, but it’s absolutely worth your time if you want to see a band that thrives on chaos bite off more than it can chew. Whether they’ll need to make lineup changes by the end is something I’ll let you discover on your own, but go into this knowing that everybody involved is taking a beating at some point. If you’re ready to rock while taking out a Nazi or two, then Green Room, currently streaming on Netflix, should be next on your watchlist.
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NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for May 3, 2026
Today’s Connections: Sports Edition will require some knowledge of popular U.S. sports and pop culture.
As we’ve shared in previous hints stories, this is a version of the popular New York Times word game that seeks to test the knowledge of sports fans.
Like the original Connections, the game is all about finding the “common threads between words.” And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier — so we’ve served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.
If you just want to be told today’s puzzle, you can jump to the end of this article for the latest Connections solution. But if you’d rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you.
What is Connections: Sports Edition?
The NYT‘s latest daily word game has launched in association with The Athletic, the New York Times property that provides the publication’s sports coverage. The sports Connections can be played on both web browsers and mobile devices and require players to group four words that share something in common.
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Each puzzle features 16 words, and each grouping of words is split into four categories. These sets could comprise anything from book titles, software, country names, etc. Even though multiple words will seem like they fit together, there’s only one correct answer.
If a player gets all four words in a set correct, those words are removed from the board. Guess wrong and it counts as a mistake — players get up to four mistakes before the game ends.
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Players can also rearrange and shuffle the board to make spotting connections easier. Additionally, each group is color-coded with yellow being the easiest, followed by green, blue, and purple. Like Wordle, you can share the results with your friends on social media.
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Here’s a hint for today’s Connections: Sports Edition categories
Want a hint about the categories without being told the categories? Then give these a try:
Here are today’s Connections: Sports Edition categories
Need a little extra help? Today’s connections fall into the following categories:
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Yellow: In Good Shape
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Green: Current NFL Head Coaches
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Blue: Famous Sports “Curses”
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Purple: Starts of Big Ten Names
Looking for Wordle today? Here’s the answer to today’s Wordle.
Ready for the answers? This is your last chance to turn back and solve today’s puzzle before we reveal the solutions.
Drumroll, please!
The solution to today’s Connections: Sports Edition #586 is…
What is the answer to Connections: Sports Edition today?
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In Good Shape: AGIL, ATHLETIC, FIT, STRONG
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Current NFL Head Coaches: COEN, GLENN, REID, RYANS
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Famous Sports “Curses”: BAMBINO, BILLY GOAT, MADDEN, SI COVER
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Starts of Big Ten Names: BOIL, BUCK, CORN, HAWK
Don’t feel down if you didn’t manage to guess it this time. There will be new sports Connections for you to stretch your brain with tomorrow, and we’ll be back again to guide you with more helpful hints.
Are you also playing NYT Strands? See hints and answers for today’s Strands.
If you’re looking for more puzzles, Mashable’s got games now! Check out our games hub for Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more.
Not the day you’re after? Here’s the solution to yesterday’s Connections.
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The DJI Mini 5 Pro drone is $500 off right now at Amazon — save on this content creator favorite
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What’s going to happen to the drone market in 2026? Due to legislative pressure on DJI imports in the U.S., there is so much uncertainty at the moment. We expected stock issues by now, but we’re actually seeing strong discounts on some of the best drones in the DJI range.
The DJI Mini 5 Pro Fly More Combo is on sale for $1,099 at Amazon. That’s $500 off and close to the record-low price.
The DJI Mini 5 Pro offers a huge 1-inch CMOS sensor, so whether you’re shooting 50MP stills or 4K/120fps slow-motion, the dynamic range more than delivers. The DJI Mini 5 Pro also makes use of forward-facing LiDAR that powers the new Nightscape Omnidirectional Sensing, meaning it can dodge branches, power lines, and buildings even when you don’t have eyes on your drone.
This popular drone offers 42GB of internal storage, meaning you can actually capture a full session of 4K footage without needing an external card as backup. That can have a massive impact for content creators.
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