How Does the Alien: Covenant Novelization Differ From the Film?

Hints of deleted scenes and extended moments lie in the official novelization of Alien: Covenant… This article comes fromDen of Geek UK. Big spoilers ahead forAlien: Covenant. Alien: Covenantis a film that had to balance many expectations. This suggests David may have been on to something about Walters feelings for his crewmate. The book makes a noble attempt to plaster over a few logical issues with the script. Not only does he find it breathable, but its completely free of toxins and chemicals....

June 27, 2017 · 2 min · 225 words · Erin Schroeder

Orange Is The New Black Season 5 Review

Spoilers ahoy, as we dissect season 5 of Orange Is The New Black… Traditionally, US TV shows cover about a years time within the fictional world of the series. Ad content continues below The format can work. But does it work forOrange Is The New Black? The problem is, the backdrop of this season is a prison riot. This is a very serious situation and not the place for anything but the blackest of gallows humour....

June 27, 2017 · 2 min · 318 words · Elizabeth Wilson

Preacher Season 2 Episode 2 Review: Mumbai Sky Tower

Preacher explores the existential crisis of living when dying is all but impossible. With a little bit of tweaking to both scripts, Mumbai might have offered a stronger start toPreachersnew season. As for Jesse, youd think hed take being rejected a little harder than he does. Maybe this says more about his confidence in their relationship. Or maybe Jesse just isnt a very deep character. For now, his biggest conflict continues to be getting the Saint of Killers off their backs....

June 27, 2017 · 1 min · 185 words · Terry Kelley

Are Alien and Blade Runner Set in the Same Universe?

Do you want to hear something shocking?AlienandBlade Runnermay be set in the same universe. But it may be more than Scotts fingerprints they share. And we certainly think, to a point, that it has merit. And thats a world we want to be a part of, dammit! Even before a psychosexual Lovecraftian horror, compliments of H.R. Giger, came aboard, the ship was a pretty bleak place to be. That is because humans by and large have wrought a world of utilitarian uselessness in both films....

June 26, 2017 · 3 min · 428 words · Gregory Williams

Baby Driver Review

Edgar Wrights music-driven heist thriller is a unique cinematic ride. Baby Driveris out in theaters this Wednesday (June 28). Rating: 3.5 out of 5

June 26, 2017 · 1 min · 24 words · Curtis Walsh

Fear the Walking Dead Season 3 Episode 5 Review: Burning in Water, Drowning in Flame

Charles Bukowski sheds some light on Fear the Walking Deads post-apocalyptic world. ThisFear the Walking Deadreview contains spoilers. Theirs is the least effective pairing, if only because Strand is just so unlikable. I thought Nick and Alicia were great in their respective storylines. Each is grappling with their own demon. But more on them in a bit. Not only do they find the ranchs missing search team, they come upon Phil, the team leader....

June 26, 2017 · 3 min · 445 words · Tammy Hill DDS

How Harry Potter Was Nearly Very Different

This article originally appeared onDen of Geek UK. Ad content continues below Its been well-documented that JK Rowling struggled to get her first book published. Almost a dozen houses, including Penguin, TransWorld and Harper Collins, rejectedHarry Potter And The Philosophers Stoneoutright. And the rest is history. Child protagonists are an unfortunate lot. Double homicide by an evil wizard is another. Anne Rowling died six months later, without ever knowing about the book her daughter was writing....

June 26, 2017 · 2 min · 311 words · Ashley Aguilar

Inside No. 9 – An American’s Guide

Do you like Legion, Black Mirror, Twin Peaks, or American Horror Story? it’s crucial that you check out Inside No. 9gets ahold of you, its never going to let go. Like the majority of anthology programs out there,Inside No. 9is governed by a remarkably simple premise. Every episode is set within a new number nine. Other anthology series might gravitate towards loose concepts like horror, romance, or even technology, butInside No....

June 26, 2017 · 2 min · 401 words · Anthony Estrada

Netflix’s GLOW: review

Out now on Netflix, Alison Brie stars in hugely fun 80s-set women’s wrestling comedy GLOW… Warning: mild plot references Los Angeles, circa 1985. The music is a throwback treat and this 10-episode series really sells the world of female wrestling. Its glorious to watch. Its impossible not to view this show through a 2017 lens and the script even appears to acknowledge this. Ad content continues below From this womans perspective, it works....

June 26, 2017 · 1 min · 113 words · Angela Gross

Preacher Season 2 Episode 1 Review: On the Road

AMCs Preacher kicks off its sophomore season with a very loud bang. Odin Quincannon and his meat baby? Emily Woodrow and her squeaky-clean sneakers? Donnie Schenck and his copy ofGorillas in the Mist? (And Eugene, who was spared a methane-fueled Armageddon by being banished to Hell.) Seems simple enough on paper, right? We also get a profound amount of over-the-top violence and gore. Does an innocent man get his tongue ripped from his mouth?...

June 26, 2017 · 2 min · 275 words · Devon Ward

The Italian Job: How Studio Accounting Said it Lost Money

The 1969 classic The Italian Job also highlighted the peculiarities of movie studio accounting… This article comes fromDen of Geek UK. On its original box office run, its receipts were said to be just shy of $10 million. The film was a big success, although it struggled to hit in America. Youd think that first film would have long proven a sound investment for Paramount Pictures. Ad content continues below...

June 26, 2017 · 2 min · 236 words · Nicholas Smith

War for the Planet of the Apes Review

War for the Planet of the Apes achieves its goal of turning Caesar into a mythic figure. And the movie itself is pretty great too. The war started by the ape Koba (Toby Kebbell) has fractionized and demoralized both sides. Although, that does not mean Bad Ape (Steve Zahn) ever has much worth saying. Eventually they will reach their destinationan outpost deep in the snow that has been transformed into a utilitarian nightmare....

June 26, 2017 · 2 min · 250 words · Kathy Webster

The Mist Episode 1 Review: Pilot

A sleepy lakeside community wakes up in a fog in Spikes adaptation of Stephen Kings The Mist. ThisThe Mistreview contains spoilers. The Mist Episode 1 SpikesThe Mistopens just out of town. A lone soldier comes to in the woods with a faithful dog obediently waiting. He asks Are you mine? Because he is in uniform we pretty much assume some kind of military mind fog. Stephen Kings novellaThe Mistis limited to the point of view of the main character, David Drayton....

June 23, 2017 · 2 min · 389 words · Kathleen Summers