The Best Resurrected TV Characters

This article comes fromDen of Geek UK. Contains spoilers forRussianDoll,Game Of Thrones,The X-Files,American Gods,Pushing Daisies, Doctor Who. TV is full of dead bodies. Discovered in scrubland, fresh from strangulation, or lying blue and exposed on the pathologists table. Then there are the dead who come back. Some return only as dream-ghost hallucinations who manifest only in the minds of the living. Others are part of established mythologiesvampires and zombies who follow the sunlight-stakes-and-shuffling-brain-eating rules....

February 19, 2019 · 3 min · 444 words · Steven Thomas

True Detective Season 3 Crosses Over Season 1 with Horrifying Possibilities

The investigation suggests a much larger and darker conspiracy than a backwoods serial killer. A group of connected and powerful men may have gotten away with a series of heinous crimes. Weve seen good cops do really bad things onTrue Detective. Weve seen bad cops do remarkably good things. It is a bigger truth Wayne has been hunting with an obsessive inflexibility. One so deep we believe Hays could never let go of its pursuit....

February 18, 2019 · 5 min · 1013 words · Anna Edwards

Crackdown 3 review: fun, but extremely flawed

Crackdown 3 is probably not the sequel you were looking for, but it definitely has some thrills… Your enjoyment ofCrackdown 3will depend on your expectations. (He turns out to be not much more than a skin for the player character.) Its not fondly remembered, and thankfully,Crackdown 3almost completely ignores it. For better or worse,Crackdown 3s campaign sticks closely to the formula of the first game. The script also regularly gets pretty juvenile, injecting large amounts of profanity that just sound silly....

February 15, 2019 · 2 min · 281 words · John Herrera

Why Blumhouse’s Jason Blum Wanted to Make Happy Death Day 2U

Den of Geek: I was thinking about something I heard Kevin Feige from Marvel say once. Ad content continues below Jason Blum:I do. I actually feel like the Marvel brand is maybe a little broader. Maybe not, actually. Certainly, wed have trouble making a straight comedy fit. JK Simmons is as scary as any character I have in any other horror movie. What made the idea forHappy Death Day 2Uso enticing to you?...

February 15, 2019 · 3 min · 636 words · Patrick Brown

Far Cry New Dawn review: a beautiful post-apocalypse

Ubisoft’s Far Cry New Dawn brings the apocalypse to Hope County. Most buildings are half-swallowed by dirt and inhabited by all manner of animals, some mutated by radiation. If you overtake the outpost again, youll be handsomely rewarded. Some added depth does come in the form of the town-building mechanics surrounding Prosperity. Expeditions are, by far, the best thingNew Dawnhas going for it. Perks again serve as a cornerstone of gameplay....

February 14, 2019 · 1 min · 129 words · Eric Allen

Happy Death Day 2U review: can history repeat itself?

The time-loop horror hit gets a sequel, but can lightning strike twice? So if youre experiencing a sense ofdeja vuwithHappy Death Day 2U, thats hardly surprising. Well, for Tree at least, who believes she has broken the loop. Happy Death Day 2Uis a decent follow up but youd probably have more fun watching the original again. Rating: 3 out of 5

February 14, 2019 · 1 min · 61 words · Daisy Hudson

Russian Doll Season 2 Predictions: What’s Next for the Netflix Show?

ThisRussian Dollarticle contains spoilers. Netflixs new must-binge seriesRussian Dolllanded on the streaming service at the start of February torave reviews. So since youve already seen season one, you know that Nadia is hit by a car and dies. Gradually it dawns on her that shes lived this before. Is she actually dead? Is she in purgatory? Or is this some kind of multiverse situation? What starts a bitGroundhog Day(or indeedHappy Death Day) becomes something even more complicated and magical-realist....

February 8, 2019 · 2 min · 340 words · Kimberly Lewis

The Walking Dead: The Many Versions of Rick Grimes

This article comes fromDen of Geek UK. We didnt get a death, so there wasnt a funeral. What happens next is only for the gods/AMC executive producers to know. Pre-apocalypse, we met Rick as a devoted officer and a natural leader. While his colleagues were joking around, he reminded them to stay focused on the job. Er, about that… The Ricktator This isnt a democracy anymore. Rick kills the living....

February 6, 2019 · 3 min · 542 words · Alison Crawford

George A. Romero and the Meaning of His Zombies

George A. Romero’s zombies were about more than just eating flesh. They were a commentary on American life in the ’60s. This article comes fromDen of Geek UK. The copious gouts of blood splashed around were actually generous helpings of chocolate syrup. Ad content continues below Romeros film was, however, more than just a splatter movie. Through its gray, documentary-style images,Night of the Living Deadcaptured the turbulent air of the late 1960s....

February 5, 2019 · 1 min · 149 words · Bobby Brewer MD

The Legacy of Invasion of The Body Snatchers

You’re still next! Over 60 years later, the pod population keeps growing as the Invasion of the Body Snatchers continues. Its been held up as a shining example of Cold War paranoia, reflecting American fear of communist infiltration. Finney would deny all those things, insisting he was just trying to write an exciting sci-fi thriller. Director Philip Kaufman has said the same thing. They may well be right about that....

February 5, 2019 · 3 min · 627 words · Jerry Castaneda

Super Bowl Disaster Movies: The Most Specific Genre of All

Of course I do thiseveryyear, but thats not the point. The plots a very simple one. It just reeks of High Concept. Except, yknow, with a sniper up there in the crows nest. First he was working from the novel Thomas Harris wrote before he introduced Hannibal Lecter. You really do have to wonder how that conversation went down, dont you? Well, Johnny, whats the scoop? Tell me all about this movie you got in mind....

February 3, 2019 · 2 min · 247 words · John Hernandez

Worth Watching This Week: Nightflyers, Mayans MC, Russian Doll

Uncertainty and freezing temperatures reign. Real life is looking like an increasingly unwise decision, yet escape is costly. The reason all those long-limbed models in beach holiday ads are laughing? Theyve seen our bank balances. The only option: television. Fortunately, this week, television has bonafide escapism on offer. SyfysNightflyerscomes to Netflix whileSons Of AnarchyprequelMayans MCcomes to BBC Two. Thats space, and the gang-rife Mexico/California border two destinations you wont get to with Thomas Cook....

February 1, 2019 · 1 min · 187 words · Caitlin Rodriguez

DCEU’s Next Batman: Our Top Candidates for the Dark Knight

The casting for Matt Reeves' The Batman will begin soon. We came up with our own list of favorites for the role. The Bat is dead. Long live The Batman. That means a new Dark Knight will be needed for writer/director Matt Reeves confirmed June 2021 filmThe Batman. He said it will be thrilling and emotional and feature a gallery of Batman rogues. So, who will wear the cowl? After James Bond, who should play the next Batman is one of the hottest questions in Hollywood....

January 31, 2019 · 2 min · 393 words · Gabriel Mcmillan