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Ridiculously long and unfocused, Free State of Jones fails to stand up to better Civil War movies. Rating: 2.5 out of 5

Den of Geekspoke with Ross over the phone last week. Ad content continues below Den of Geek: How did you first hear about Newton Knight? I dont know if you have any sort of background down in the South or Mississippi. I stopped to just sort of immerse myself in the topic for a very long period of time. Some people joke that it was like an academic mid-life crisis....

The Orphan and Non-Stop director talks his new spin on the shark thriller with Blake Lively in The Shallows. (His next movieThe Commuteris also with Neeson.) What made you want to direct this one? Jaume Collet-Serra:A few, I guess. Ive heard of a couple. Whats going to challenge me? This movie had a lot of the elements that were interesting. It was a movie that was bright, had a lot of exterior....

Mistress 9 casts off her human form to properly welcome Pharoah 90 to the battlefield! Here’s our review! ThisSailor Moon Crystalreview contains spoilers. That was really good. But Ill do my best. This episode was a beast. It came in, took no prisoners, and wasted not a second. It was just a delight to watch. Ad content continues below Part of what makesInfinitysuch a great arc is its darkness. And not dark in a calculated, over the top, manufactured,Batman vs....

Sonic the Hedgehog’s early days brought the Blue Blur great success, but also a quick downfall. The characters face is still one of the most recognizable in the industry. Segas blazing blue mascot has certainly seen some ups and downs over the years. Ad content continues below Buy all of your Sonic games, comics, and more here! Sonic the System Seller Sega releasedAlex Kidd in Miracle Worldfor the Sega Master System in 1987....

He wasnt even the creepy guy fromLove Actually(the one with the signs. Not any of the other creepy guys). And charm us he did. He just cant work out what else to do. This is a common predicament for people with English degrees. She was smart, ambitious, and good at her job. Claire, the headteacher, had the terror-inducing gravitas of General Snoke. Which was why he went out with a policewoman, presumably....

Refn is one of the most abrasive visualists of his generation, having gifted us withBronsonandDrivein the past. This glistening menace is the siren that Elle Fannings 16-year-old Jesse embraces with a faux-naivete, yet knowing covetousness. Shes a Georgian orphan fresh off the bus to LA when she is immediately seduced by her dreams. Jesse starts the dreamy movie lathered in blood and with glitter in her eyes. Immediately threatened by Jesse, they dont play nice with the ingenue....

We look back at the Oscar-winning screenwriter who couldn’t get his award… This article originally appeared onDen of Geek UK. Back in 1953,Roman Holidaywas a raging success. Furthermore, come the night of the Academy Awards, further riches were to be bestowed on the film. The film collected a third Oscar too, for its screenplay. The named writers were John Dighton and Ian McLellan Hunter. Ian McLellan Hunter did not write a single word of the film....

John Cusack has made 17 films in four years. Theres a place for that, as there is a place for most things in the movies. The man has made some good movies; no one can deny that. But the question I always end up asking myself is: are they good because hes in them? Its not that we cant accept that hes capable of dishing us up a turkey. ),The Ravenis the one that haunts us like the Tell-Tale Heart of bad Cusack movies....

The geeky appeal of wielding Aquamans three-pronged spear, aka the Trident of Neptune, cannot be overstated. Its also one of the many nerd-friendly toys in Michael WilkinsonsJustice Leaguecostume workshop. I dont think any other major superhero films have done this before. Here, we had this amazing situation where we can create all of our costumes in-house. But each of the Atlantean characters will have a different color scheme. However, the Flash, Wonder Woman, and Batman were on full display....

For fans of theUKs only weekly show devoted to games it was a hefty blow. The outpouring of disbelief across social media was immediate. As emerged in the days following the announcement,Videogame Nationwas a victim of circumstance. So what was it that madeVideogame Nationwork so well and created such a devoted following? Episodes were plagued with lists not celebrating the best in gaming but the worst in certain genres. All was not lost though....

Thats what it took to makeGame of Thrones Battle of the Bastards. The figures though, only tell half the story. It takes more than cash and resources to create satisfying, character-driven action on that scale. So, at the risk of inviting the showrunners ire, Sapochnik suggested a more achievable alternative. Ad content continues below Their response? Think back to the end of season threes Mhysa, and hes right, the similarity is there....

Game of Thrones has dropped numerous hints throughout season 6 about its potentially explosive finale. Have you spotted them, too? Warning: contains potentially spoilery speculation for theGame of Thronesseason six finale: The Winds of Winter. Now that HBOsGame of Throneshas accelerated past the story territory of George R.R. Martins books, for the first time were all equally clueless about what to expect in a season finale. But the major events of the season six finale?...