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Is the movie comedy that pushes two hours and change really a modern problem? And why are so many comedies so long? 105 minutes tops is all you need, if youre talented. The recent Tina Fey/Amy Poehler film,Sisters, is two hours long. But then, isnt that typical of modern cinema? Since the 1980s, in fact. There are several factors for this, with technology playing an important role. In the 1980s, VHS tapes won the format war against Betamax, and home video took off....

Stan hits the waves and drops his worries in a satisfying, busy installment! ThisAmerican Dad!review contains spoilers. American Dad! Season 12, Episode 5 Back off, the beach is for everyone. Basically Stan cant relax around his family, with it being a constantly increasing vice around him. There are still enough surprises going on here to keep you invested in everything. While this may not be the deepest plot, the episode pulls all of this off delicately and efficiently....

This episode of Better Call Saul has got us more excited than a “Squat Cobbler” video! Read our review here! This review of Better Call Saul contains spoilers. Better Call Saul Season 2 Episode 2 Breaking Badgot to my stomach. Better Call Saulcreates a different kind of feeling. That pit in my stomach now feels more like doomed butterflies fluttering through their last breaths. WithBreaking Bad, it was the not knowing, with Saul, its the knowing too much....

However, its a bit of a waiting game with some geek content. So what to do in the meantime? SinceCardcaptor Sakurais based on the Shojo manga, its aimed at teenage girls. LikeBuffy, the relationship and domestic elements come to the fore. The show had a chequered history in the West. The following five episodes give you an idea of the show at its best. On a school trip to the local museum, Sakura witnesses a boy vandalising one of the paintings....

Interviewing John Rhys-Davies is like trying to alter the flow of a mighty torrent with a teacup. Feeding naan bread to Hobbits. The parliamentarypetitionhes keen to get signatures for. What was behind his rage as the permanently incandescent Gimli. Breaking his back on set. What he andShannaracreator Terry Brooks talk about when they get together. The consolations of science and the disappointments of science-fiction. Hes an erudite, experienced performer with a terrifically thespy voice and a bark of a laugh....

The Devil risks life and limb to dabble in the limits of his newfound mortality. Up to this point, there hasnt been much for viewers to grab onto over the last four episodes. And we do get more character development in Sweet Kicks, though its Maze whom we learn more about. (And would one expect anything less from Hells official torturer herself? But if Maze can bring the hurt (and we know she can), show us....

Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice has the advantage of following what Marvel has already done. Can DC make the most of it? The challenge for Marvel is how to keep this going. What was once the alternative becomes the mainstream, and reacting against a successful style seems fresh in comparison. Heck, it was depressing. Considering all the previous iterations, thats no mean feat. Their big advantage is a chance to improve upon a successful formula by being different....

Filmmaker Robert Eggers and actress Anya Taylor-Joy discuss their brilliant new horror film, The Witch. The Witchis uncannily accurate right down to the version of English that the characters speak and unrelentingly disturbing. Its thoroughly eerie and atmospheric, and an incredibly confident debut from Eggers. I wanted to make an archetypal New England horror story like a nightmare from the past. If you could experience a Puritans nightmare firsthand, thats what I wanted to do....

Let’s hope it all was a dream sequence. Here’s our review of The X-Files season 10 finale. This X-Files review contains spoilers. The X-Files Season 10 Episode 6 My road trip came to halt tonight to watch the finale ofThe X-Filesrevival. The evening news anchor of a local Fox affiliate told me it was all a lie. The baffling cliffhanger should rightfully be the immediate point of contention amongX-Filesfans. Yet it doesnt bother me nearly as much as literally everything that came before it....

Axe and Chuck cant get out of their own way in an unexpectedly consequential mid-season episode ThisBillionsreview contains spoilers. Billions Season 1 Episode 6 Billionsisnt the most structurally ambitious show ever made and thats fine. Its not trying to be. It would rather tell its story linearly and with litter interrupting. The structural decision that doesnt work out comes in the very first scene. It begins with a flash-forward in which Wendy meets Axe in some creepy bathhouse....

Sticks and stones (and mammoths) will break your bones in Far Cry Primal. Here is our review! But Oros is also lurking with many dangers, too. Far Cry Primalis very light on the story, but that makes sense given the context of the setting. Youll start out by rescuing several key Wenja throughout Oros and bringing them back to your camp. After a beast is tamed, it will join you in battle and mimic your fighting styles....

The Legend of Zeldameans more to most Nintendo fans than their own middle names. There has been no shortage of quests. Then they kindly let Philips prove them right with theZeldalicence. They were released simultaneously, cutting their own potential markets in half. Philips would have been better off selling photocopies of their contract with Nintendo. But that only allowed it to fail harder. And that was still nowhere near the worstZeldagame....

This article originally ran onDen of Geek UK. At first, they might look as different as night and day. One is set in deep space, the other in a luxury apartment block on terra firma. Cronenberg madeShiversfor approximately $130,000 in 1975. Could it be that this low-budget shocker inspired what is still considered to be the ultimate space horror movie? Lets take a look at the evidence. The storys trigger is that reliable genre staple, a mad scientist and his foul creation....