Pure’s Kirstie Swain: ‘You can’t be a little bit OCD. It’s debilitating’

Or performing cunnilingus on her mum. Or in the midst of a furious commuter orgy on the Central line. Thats far from the whole picture. Thats not a helpful thing to say. This is a serious medical condition that involves, for someoneswhole life, suffering. It can be really debilitating. Going around saying Im a little bit OCD trivialises the horror inside your mind if you had this condition. It goes everywhere with you, you cant do anything without it being a part of you....

January 30, 2019 · 3 min · 616 words · Nicole Wilson

Nightflyers’ Eoin Macken ‘there’s a lot of Kubrickian elements’

On board movie and TV spacecraft, genre classics cast a long shadow. Space-set horrorNightflyers(adapted from George R.R. On their journey from Earth, the crew of the Nightflyer experience unusual events and psychological trauma. Whats causing it and why is just one of several mysteries to unfold across the ten episodes. Its an innovative series, but also one that wears its sci-fi influences on its sleeve. Characters walk on XD-1-style revolving wheels and the HAL-9000-alike red glowing eye of the ships computer is ever present....

January 28, 2019 · 2 min · 234 words · Katherine Williams

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt season 4B spoiler-free review

This is a spoiler-free review. This piece of the season continues to embrace that idea, as well as dismantle it. Kimmy offers such a genuinely optimistic, innocent vantage point thats rare in comedies of this nature. She makes certain lines flow like magic, whereas theyd just fall flat through over-performance. Kimmy tries to learn where her trauma lies and in which area shes lacking. She wants to accept who she is rather than go crazy over who she isnt....

January 25, 2019 · 1 min · 158 words · Patrick Watson

Marvel’s Punisher Comics Reading Order

Does Jon Bernthal as The Punisher on Netflix have you hungry for more Frank Castle action? These are the comics you should read next. And death has come toNetflix. Its about damn time, too. You would think the elegant brutal simplicity of the Punisher would have been easy for Hollywood, but no. But here we are, so let the body count begin. But long hard roads are very familiar to the Punisher....

January 22, 2019 · 2 min · 375 words · Jessica Nelson

Future Man season 2 spoiler-free review

Future Man season two dabbles with alternate timelines that are both familiar and substantially different than the norm. Time travel itself is always a very tricky, problematic plot rig. This feels like the sequel film rather than simply the continuation of what started in season one. It establishes the different factions that exist in this new world as well as who is stuck where. His position in this new world also fundamentally robs him of his humanity and reinvigorates his drive to survive....

January 21, 2019 · 1 min · 155 words · Vanessa Ellison

The Punisher: The Bloody Legacy of Marvel’s First Superhero Movie

The Punisher, starring Dolph Lundgren, was the first true Marvel superhero movie. It’s not as bad as you’ve heard… 1989sThe Punisheris Marvels first superhero movie. When you see it written out this way, it is really weird, isnt it? None of em check all the appropriate boxes.The Punisher, for better or worse, does. Robert Mark Kamen of theKarate KidandTakenfranchises (as well as plentymore) produced. Along for the ride withDolph Lundgrenare Louis Gossett Jr....

January 21, 2019 · 1 min · 189 words · Laurie Sanchez

The Punisher and The Dark Myth of the Real Life Vigilante

The only good vigilante is a fictional vigilante and The Punisher is one of the best examples. America loves revenge stories andNetflixserves up a cold dish of it with MarvelsThe Punisher. The Punisher is a damaged version of that trope. Although, he may prefer to prowl the subways with Bernie Goetz. The Punisherwas created by writer Gerry Conway and artist John Romita, Sr. for Marvel Comics. There arent many cases of ordinary citizens trying to fight crime....

January 20, 2019 · 4 min · 703 words · Michael Valdez

Cloverfield Is the Best American Godzilla Movie

More than 10 years later, the legacy ofCloverfieldis still potent for any number of reasons. As the first film whereJ.J. that Michael Giacchino sprinkles into the films closing credits. He may as well have asked the big guy, How am I doing coach? right before Godzilla encouragingly growled. And this is thegoodAmerican film. Cloverfieldalso most definitely features massive New York City destruction. However, the actual effect is genuinely terrifying. In other words, they were killing time before the next set-piece....

January 18, 2019 · 1 min · 169 words · Jennifer Cook

Star Trek: Discovery Season 2 Episode 1 Easter Eggs

Here are a bunch of Star Trek Easter eggs you may have missed in the Discovery Season 2 premiere. It has enough references and nods to fill a starship! Here are all the Easter eggs from theStar Trek: DiscoverySeason 2 premierethat even hardcore Trekkies might have missed. In most of the originalStar Trek, the Enterprise had over 400 people aboard. Now, this is where it gets interesting. The Cage takes place in 2254, and the latest episode ofDiscoverytakes place in 2257....

January 18, 2019 · 3 min · 532 words · William Wallace

Black Mirror: Bandersnatch – Fionn Whitehead on playing ‘a spiral into madness’

Warning: contains spoilers forBlack Mirror: Bandersnatch. Sitting across from him, its easy to see why hed have landed the part. In conversation, Whitehead is intense and focused. Ad content continues below Mmm-hmm. Its just a quicker smoking-induced death? Stefan does a lot with his hands, theyre always moving. Is that a decision you came to, or something you and David worked on together? That was part of the thinking behind it, it was puppet-like almost....

January 17, 2019 · 1 min · 187 words · Dana Proctor

The Many Deaths of Superman On Screen

Superman has died before and he will probably die again. In front of the Daily Planet building, the two finally exchange lethal blows. Unsurprisingly, sales fell off for the rest of the arc. Thats before the real Kal-El makes his inevitable return, because comics. And that has definitely been reflected in the disproportionate amount of times it has been adapted since then. The trouble is, for all that its an iconic story, its not an especially interesting one....

January 14, 2019 · 1 min · 202 words · Miranda Williams

True Detective Season 3 and the West Memphis Three

True DetectiveSeason 3has only just begun and the suspects in the Purcell missing children case are piling up. If the kids look guilty perhaps its because they might be a nod to the West Memphis Three. Thats Satanic, he says. The cops who investigated the West Memphis Three case also mistook heavy metal sounds for the devils music. The films and the attention led to the mens release in 2011....

January 14, 2019 · 4 min · 826 words · Luis Erickson

50 Best Alternate Movie Endings

After all, filmmaking is one of the most collaborative processes around, with everyone wanting their input. Inevitably, there are spoilers ahead. Ad content continues below read more: Best Modern Horror Movies 49. Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid Heres an example of less being definitely more. It was cinematic immortality. Director Hood explained the choosing of the ambiguous ending in the following way. In terms of choosing which ending to use, the big thing was which ending made people talk more....

January 11, 2019 · 7 min · 1294 words · Stephanie Morton