Daredevil Season 2: Jon Bernthal Talks The Punisher

DaredevilSeason 2 will introduce a number of new characters, including but few are as anticipated as The Punisher. Thats all about to change. Expect plenty of ideological and physical conflict between Punisher and Daredevil, two vigilantes with drastically different approaches. How did you take on a different posture as Frank? The Frank Castle inDaredevilisnt The Punisher. Hes not there yet. Hes literally living a nightmare and hes a man on a mission....

March 17, 2016 · 4 min · 770 words · Derrick Davis

Midnight Special Review

Midnight Special is Jeff Nichols' first studio film with a slick sci-fi, thriller element. But does the chase get to where it needs to be? In 2011, Jeff Nichols premiered his second film,Take Shelter,at the Sundance Film Festival. Instantly, audiences realized that one of the most interesting new voices in American cinema had been announced. Thus withMidnight Special, Nichols takes another ambitious step as a storyteller: hes made a studio thriller....

March 17, 2016 · 1 min · 133 words · Kelli Hogan

Pretty Little Liars season 6 finale: has the mystery run its course?

This feature contains spoilers forPretty Little Liarsseason 6. I love this show. Not every show is meant to last forever. Who were the NAT club, and how did they connect with A? Who killed Alison if, in fact, she was really dead at all? Could Mona ever be redeemed? What do you have to become to survive, when the worst thing has happened? It was all connected, like a big messy bowl of linguine....

March 17, 2016 · 1 min · 194 words · Christina Brown

Indiana Jones 5: Thoughts and Expectations

It’s definite: Indiana Jones is returning to our screens in 2019. But Disney’s announcement leaves a lot of questions behind… This article originally appeared onDen of Geek UK. In short, we have a good feeling about this. Will Indy and Short Round be searching for the Garden of Eden? I always knew someday youd come walking back through my door. I never doubted that. That passage of time is necessary because of Fords age, but its not to the films detriment....

March 16, 2016 · 1 min · 128 words · Michael Livingston

The Divergent Series: Allegiant Review

I went intoAllegiant,the third and penultimate film in theDivergentfranchise, fully expecting to be bored by it. But boredom was not what I found withAllegiant.Are the plot mechanics half-baked? Are the character arcs underdeveloped? But, against all odds,Allegiantkept me engaged throughout its two hour runtime. (The limitations of the faction system are now only a vague memory of a plot unit. There are even mini-drones that get more screen time than actors who have won Academy Awards....

March 16, 2016 · 2 min · 221 words · Carolyn Hernandez

American Dad!: Stan-Dan Deliver Review

A worthwhile American Dad! looks at the underprivileged and the unprepared. ThisAmerican Dad!review contains spoilers. American Dad! : Season 12, Episode 8 This class is at risk, all right…at risk of learning. Steves attack on Mr. Stans realization to plan for tomorrow is not unlike Rogers students figuring out that they have futures, too. As Steve struggles to acclimate to his new classmates, Roger, as Mr. Deliver, pulls out all of the stops to break through to these youth....

March 15, 2016 · 1 min · 187 words · Gregory Willis

Ato Essandoh Interview: Vinyl’s Lester Grimes Talks Music

Essandoh started acting on a dare while he was getting his BS in chemical engineering at Cornell University. He studied acting at New York Citys famous Acting Studio. On TV, Essandoh did turns onLaw and Order,Third Watch,Royal Pains, andChappelles Show. He played the series regular Reverend Darnell Potter onBlue Bloods. His breakout role was as 19th Century doctor, Matthew Freeman on the BBC America TV seriesCopper. He also played Alfredo Llamosa on the Sherlock Holmes seriesElementary....

March 15, 2016 · 8 min · 1703 words · Chelsey Young

Atom Egoyan Talks Remember, Christopher Plummer & Holocaust

Hello Atom, thank you for your time. I was wonder if you could start off by giving us your initial reaction to the script. What drew you in toward making this film? I think he is singular, and I thought of Christopher Plummer immediately, having worked with him before. I thought this would be an amazing role for him. Did you know [screenwriter Benjamin August] before reading the script? It basically came to me through a producer I had worked with before, Robert Lantos....

March 15, 2016 · 3 min · 513 words · Samantha Webster

Better Call Saul: Rebecca Review

Who needs Breaking Bad cameos when Better Call Saul has its own dynamic characters? This Better Call Saul review contains spoilers. Better Call Saul Season 2 Episode 5 Better Call Saulwas equally invigorating and frustrating this week. Better Call Saulneeds to start creating more distance fromBreaking Bad. Oh, maybe well find out what put him in that wheelchair! I dont need the oh its that guy! rush of a cameo when theres compelling drama happening with the characters that we already have....

March 15, 2016 · 1 min · 90 words · Erin Smith

Lucifer: Et Tu, Doctor? Review

Just when Lucifer was making headway, it takes a step back with Et Tu Doctor? But just as the Lord giveth, the Lord taketh away, too. The real drama in Et Tu, Doctor? stemmed primarily from new developments in the Palmetto case but more on that in a bit. Luciferis a stronger show when it focuses more on the supernatural and less on the procedural. Cop shows are a dime a dozen; shows about a self-doubting Prince of Darkness, less so....

March 15, 2016 · 3 min · 535 words · Shannon Maxwell

Pokken Tournament Review

Is this the evolved Pokemon fighter weve been waiting for? Here is our review. Their latest attempt at this Frankensteinian game design isPokken Tournament. So is that really the case? The answer to that is a definitive: Yes…kind of…but also not really. When the match starts, it does so as a 3D fighter viewed from an askew overhead perspective. From the 2D perspective, the action does resemble the more hard-hitting style ofTekkena bit more....

March 15, 2016 · 1 min · 196 words · John Moore

The Americans: Season 4 Review

To which Cowboy Ronnie smiles and pats Lou on the shoulder. On the truly brilliantThe People Vs. O.J. Then you might raise them here. Its what youve always wanted. Sometimes the weather sucks, sometimes your kids disappoint you and sometimes vacations to Epcot Center fall through. The American dream isnt all its cracked up to be. But damn it all if we ever give a shot to wake up from it....

March 15, 2016 · 1 min · 162 words · Michelle Hernandez

Trainspotting at 20

What made Trainspotting so special? We take a look back at Danny Boyle’s classic, as it heads towards its 20th birthday… This article originally appeared onDen of Geek UK. Trainspotting, by Irvine Welsh, was first published in 1993. Like Iain BanksThe Wasp Factorybefore it,Trainspottingsucceeded in delighting as many critics as it appalled. As, of course, has the 1996 movie adaptation, now 20 years old. Both were enthused by the prospect of making it into a film....

March 15, 2016 · 2 min · 268 words · Robert Dawson