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This article contains spoilers for lots of Doctor Who cyberman stories, including Death In Heaven. Who cares if the effects at the end of Part Three arent quite perfect? Although can anyone say, hand on emotional inhibitor, thatEarthshockactually needs to have Cybermen in it? Even with Kraals,Earthshockwould still work. What does this tell us? Cybermen are there because of their legacy, not because they especially suit the story. Compare this toDark Water/Death in Heaven, where Missy creates an army of Cybermen from the dead....

Jordan Vogt-Roberts on bringing Kong into the Vietnam era and making a different kind of giant ape movie. Den of Geek: What were the things you wanted to see in your dream King Kong movie? Did you have kind of a little list in your head? Jordan Vogt-Roberts:The first thing was just the general pitch that I wanted to seeApocalypse Nowwith King Kong. I want to see a Vietnam War movie with monsters....

Everybody’s hungry as The Americans begins its penultimate season efficiently and effectively. Thats not to chastise anyone involved. Its timely and its valid. But it does miss the point aboutThe Americansas an artistic entity to a certain extent. One of the biggest ongoing themes, however, is fear. Last seasons episode The Day After briefly offered the real life story of Stanislov Petrov. Thats a day ending in y in The Cold War....

A chaotic episode about Caleb and Normas relationship keeps turning up the heat on Bates Motel. ThisBates Motelreview contains spoilers. Bates Motel: Season 5, Episode 3 I enjoy helping people. Bates Motels Bad Blood is a bit of a frustrating episode. It does some required bookkeeping and ties off some threads while also effectively planting the seeds for new ones. Thats not to say that there still isnt plenty to enjoy here....

Logan spoilers ahead, as we look back on Hugh Jackman’s time as Wolverine… ThisLoganarticle containsminor spoilers. It was originally published atDen of Geek UK. Along with hisLoganco-star Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman is the joint longest-serving superhero actor in movie history. The big screen has seen three Peter Parkers, for example, and three Bruce Banners. Logan is the only constant in the topsy-turvy continuity of the X-movies. Wolverines spin-off series is similarly wild in consistency....

Our favorite bad-ass on fighting the giant ape, his future with Marvel, Unbreakable 2 and more. Those two words alone are a signal to me to like, Okay, lets go have some fun. Ive watched every iteration of it since somebody came up with the concept. I always wanted to be in one. When youre a kid, theyre fantastic. Theyre set in exotic places. Then youve got King Kong, hes in this really exotic jungle....

This article comes fromDen of Geek UK. These days, film audiences are expected to take the cinematic Batman very seriously. Hes no longer an object of fantastical escapism, but a manifestation of societys greatest fears. Look closer, however, and this camp extravaganza may be a more intelligent film than you remember. Yes, Batman is postmodern cinema at its most effortlessly enjoyable. The brilliance of the film stems from that fact that it may be enjoyed on two levels....

Season six of Girls gets sadder and in doing so pulls off a solid episode. Though Painful Evacuation is named after Hannahs recurrent UTI, the episode is more focused on everybody else. The episode highlights Rays existential crisis by pulling an unsubtle but regardless well-executed plot maneuver. Furthermore, if youve been withGirlsfor the long haul, Hermies death has been a long time coming. Marnie also gets a weird scene with Desi, whos going through rehab....

Two steps forward and one step back. Isnt it always the way? The last three episodes ofHomelandhave enjoyed an immense urgency as the hidden noose around Carrie tightened. After all, shes a politician, not an actual hero. The rest of the hour fared better than the episodes dippy centerpiece. In fact, its downright ludicrous. But what a twist it still is when Javadi is being tortured! However, Ill give Adal credit for also calling her Angel of Death....

The foolish humans dont exactly tread carefully, and Kongs response is as hair-raising as youd expect. Its just an undercurrent in this big, popcorn adventure. Brie Larssons character, Weaver, whos this strong female photographer whos been trying to uncover the truth. Hes just shepherded them through this extraordinary war, and then he loses them on this seemingly innocuous mission. He has trouble letting it go. Its interesting you referenceGodzilla, because theres something about Kong, too, where there are these misunderstood characters....

Every other time travel show takes itself very seriously. So first, its a comedy. Then secondly, the biggest thing out there is that tonally its afuncomedy. And theres like four jokes in the whole thing. In our show, every twenty seconds there are like five to ten jokes. Its goofyand I mean that in a good way. I feel that sometimes people will use the word goofynot as a slurbut in a diminishing way....

The Walking Dead delivers its most heartfelt episode in years. Here is our review of the excellent “Say Yes.” ThisWalking Deadreview contains spoilers. Suddenly, it felt like Negan had taken over. Everything and everyone was Negan. Its a method thats seriously backfired in season 7. Say Yes isThe Walking Deads most sincere episode in years. Sure, it makes sense on paper. Plus, theyre one badass couple, as showcased tonight during the fun little fight at the zombie carnival....

We’ve seen the first two episodes of ABC’s new H.G. Wells time travel show. Here’s what we thought… travels after him, in hopes of stopping his friend before it is too late. Once there, H.G. For H.G., the present is both a wonder and a catastrophe. He has come into a 2017 that is wrife with war, conflict, and chaos. For John, 2017 is better than he could ever imagined....