Ed Zwick interview: Jack Reacher: Never Go Back

And the sequelJack Reacher: Never Go Backthankfully keeps that tradition. Zwick is the sort of Hollywood journeyman whos name on a film is alway a good sign. Was that something you intentionally tried to stick with? Ad content continues below It was very conscious. We didnt want to have a lot of big CGI. We wanted there to be more of a focus on the people, and the relationships. We wanted the violence to be brutal and felt, but not defy the laws of physics....

October 24, 2016 · 6 min · 1113 words · Carlos Hampton

Nintendo Switch: Why Sales Don’t Make a Great Console

Does it matter whether Nintendo beats Sony or Microsoft? We should look beyond sales when it comes to the Wii U or Switch. This article originally appeared over atDen of Geek UK. Will the console be any good? How much power does it have? Why wont Nintendo confirm or deny whether its screen is touch-sensitive? Now, obviously, a console needs to sell at least moderately well to survive. Without sales, a system wont even survive long enough to build up a decent library of games....

October 24, 2016 · 1 min · 111 words · Andrew Willis MD

Once Upon a Time Season 6 Episode 5 Review: Street Rats

Once Upon a Time season 6 episode 5 soars into a whole new world of evil. ThisOnce Upon a Timereview contains spoilers. So can knowing your fortune. Unlike the characters you might have grown up with, they are hardly two-dimensional. This is not someone who intrepidly swoops into every life-threatening situation like a fairytale hero. Anyone with the nerve to trick an entire kingdom into believing hes dead has issues....

October 24, 2016 · 2 min · 235 words · Marcia Mendez

Revisiting the film of Stephen King’s Firestarter

Our lookback at the screen adaptations of Stephen King arrives at 1984’s Firestarter… This article comes fromDen of Geek UK. Andy can influence people to do as he bids, whilst she can read minds. However, its never quite strong enough to power the film along when the two of them are apart. Part of the problem with The Shop is that they are such a generic construction. Theres also a ludicrous amount of pyrotechnics where quite literally everything but Drew Barrymore is on fire....

October 24, 2016 · 1 min · 171 words · Alexandra Reed

The Walking Dead season 7 episode 1 review: The Day Will Come When You Won’t Be

Major spoilers ahead as The Walking Dead season 7 premiere finally resolves its season 6 finale cliff-hanger… This review contains spoilers. Last season left the viewer waiting, blood-stained bat hanging in limbo. Otherwise, read on past Daphne the spoiler squirrel. Ad content continues below So what was the point? Glenn, the character, has been mourned over a year ago. Abrahams death is perfectly in character. He takes a shot on the head, wobbles, but doesnt go down....

October 24, 2016 · 2 min · 349 words · Eric White

Dream Corp LLC: Series Premiere Review

ThisDream Corp LLCreview contains spoilers. Dream Corp LLCSeason 1, Episode 1 Looks like youre ready for us to put you under. Its going to get pretty weird in there… This is the sort of Adult Swim show that Samuel Beckett would get high and watch. Conversations are technically going on but at times its as if the lines are just random pieces of dialogue. Youre as bewildered and lost as Patient 88 is....

October 22, 2016 · 1 min · 115 words · Mr. Francisco Decker

Negan: Portrait of The Walking Dead’s Greatest Villain

Why is Negan so important to The Walking Dead? Find out more about the iconic villain before the season seven premiere! ThisWalking Deadarticle containsMAJOR SPOILERSfor the TV show and the comic books. But while this big death marks his most infamous moment, this scene doesnt define Negan. Theres a lot more to him. So who is Negan? Negans first kill in the story is perhaps a good place to start....

October 22, 2016 · 3 min · 447 words · Joseph Baker

Battlefield 1 Review

Not every great war is a revolution. The film was greenlit for $18 million that same day. Its easy to imagine a similar pitch occurring at EA Studios prior to the development of the latestBattlefieldgame. Both are examples of a fairly obvious concept thats primary purpose seems to be making money. Both, however, prove that concept ultimately bows down to execution. One, for instance, sees you join a tank crew barreling across Europe....

October 21, 2016 · 2 min · 365 words · David Allen

Black Mirror Season 3 Review (Spoiler Free)

Black Mirror season 3 makes the move to Netflix and remains and caustic and essential as ever. I used to enjoy recommending TV shows to people. Partly because I believe in television as a superior artistic medium. Also Im an insufferable know-it-all. You should really be givingBroad Citya shot. or You gave up onHalt and Catch Fireafter season one? Well check back in because its gotten better. In the new reality we live in of Peak TV, however, my job just isnt as necessary....

October 21, 2016 · 2 min · 350 words · Misty Sullivan

Interview: Mahershala Ali Is Everywhere

Mahershala Ali, as we say to him below in our interview, is having a moment. We spoke about that,Luke Cage, his decision to leaveHouse of Cardsand more recently in Los Angeles. Den of Geek: Youre kind of having a little bit of a moment right now. Does it feel like that to you? Does it feel like things are going to the next level in a way? Ad content continues below...

October 21, 2016 · 4 min · 691 words · Paul Simmons

Supernatural: Mamma Mia Review

Supernatural delves into family and psychological warfare in the second week of the new season. Theres also a side plot where Lucifer gets all up in Rick Springfields grill. Its a really solid episode that picks up where the premiere left off. Later, when Dean tries a botched rescue attempt, hes also interrogated in creative ways. Questions arise bringing up things from their past, including Ruby and the vampire Benny....

October 21, 2016 · 2 min · 270 words · Natasha Davis

The Handmaiden: Review

If it does both at the same time, then Park has really done the job right. The Handmaidenis out in theaters today (October 21).

October 21, 2016 · 1 min · 24 words · Vanessa Barber

The Walking Dead: The Questions Season 7 Must Answer

Whos on their way? As season 7 of The Walking Dead approaches, we ponder the big questions its due to answer… This article comes fromDen of Geek UK. Contains major spoilers for The Walking Dead season 6. A number of promises were made inThe Walking Deadseason six finale. So far, Negans is the only promise guaranteed to be kept. Will Maggie and her baby make it? Will Alexandria fall to the Saviors?...

October 21, 2016 · 2 min · 421 words · Kristin Scott