The Martian: Isolation in Space Movies & Loneliness in Cinema

Films offer some of the best explorations of isolation and loneliness, argues James… In space no one can hear you scream. Id imagined blissful peace and quiet. In reality, after two weeks it had well and truly turned into something resemblingThe Shining. Instead he lost his mind.) What I learned from this unfortunate experience is that human beings shouldnt be alone for long stretches of time. (I recommend this websitesGeeks vs....

October 2, 2015 · 2 min · 252 words · Deborah Wolf

Empire: Without a Country review

This Empire review contains spoilers. My first thought was Oh my god, we are so past that. The thing is, I think Thirsty might be a little more dangerous than Saul. Other than that, I found this episode to be a step back from last week. Weve seen this all before, andEmpireis supposed to always propel forward. monologues for the hundredth time. Perhaps Lucious the Bad Father stems from some deep-seated mommy issues a la Tony Soprano....

October 1, 2015 · 1 min · 100 words · Catherine Russell

Harry Gregson-Williams Interview: The Martian, Ridley Scott, Hans Zimmer

I take it youve had a busy day already! Yeah, we have. We finished a little bit early in this session, which is unusually. But its a good sign. Ad content continues below Right. Because you dont have long until the film comes out, do you? No, we havent. Its kind of an accelerated schedule. But were getting it done. So at what point do you come aboard a movie of this scale?...

October 1, 2015 · 6 min · 1238 words · Heather Miller

Manhattan: Thomas Schlamme and Sam Shaw Talk Season 2

Hes waited long enough. So Ive been beneficiary of all that experience and wisdom. Photo credit: WGN America

October 1, 2015 · 1 min · 18 words · Lauren Atkinson

South Park: The City Part of Town Review

South Park is doing something better than it ever has. Sorry to all the cheesy poof purists, but thisSouth Parkis every bit as good as its ever been. Last seasons continuity was a welcome wrinkle to an old formula. Ad content continues below Theyre no longer looking for new characters to step up like they did when Kennydied. No like when he reallydied. First it was Butters, then Garrison, then the Randy Marsh era....

October 1, 2015 · 1 min · 108 words · Herbert Jacobs

Why Syfy’s Dark Matter Is Well Worth Your Time

Syfy space opera Dark Matter caught many off-guard with just how interesting its first season became. Here’s why you should watch it… Are they good, bad, or a bit of both? Being on the Syfy channel, I didnt really hold out much hope forDark Matteron first viewing. Seen all this before? As a long termStar Trekfan, I can recognize the value of discord. On all the otherTrekshows, the characters generally got on very well, pulling towards a common objective....

October 1, 2015 · 2 min · 244 words · Nathan Martinez

Agents of SHIELD Season 3 Premiere Review: Laws of Nature

The Agents of SHIELD season 3 premiere went in with both barrels on the Inhumans. This Agents of SHIELD review contains spoilers. Agents of SHIELDseems to be the comic series that has perpetually been waiting for greatness. Just two stories took center stage as Marvel set up the dominos for a seasons worth of goodness. Ad content continues below We start with the Inhumans. Gavin addressed it better than I ever could so go check out thatarticle....

September 30, 2015 · 2 min · 393 words · Amber Romero

Agents of SHIELD: Who is Daisy Johnson?

Agents of SHIELDseason 3 kicks off tonight. Well get the aftermath to Agent Simmons being devoured by that weird space thing. Lash from theInhumancomic series will be showing up to cause trouble. Theres been much speculation over who Skyes father is in regards to the Marvel universe. Was he a new character? So just who are Mr. Hyde and Daisy Johnson? Zabo is a doctor obsessed with the Robert Louis Stevenson bookThe Strange Case of Dr....

September 30, 2015 · 3 min · 476 words · Karen Hendrix

The 8 South Park Episodes That Had (Mammoth) Balls

Some are chocolate and salty. Others are mammoth and bouncy. Theyve evenlost a pairalong the way. Through it all, they constantly redefine what to means to push the boundaries of their medium. Its a real glimpse into a group ofactualcrazies, which is somethingSouth Parkwould get increasingly good at. Sacre bleu, indeed! Because Cartman made Scott Tenorman eat his parents. Cartman can never catch the rabbit. He then preciously slaved over cooking their bodies into scrumptious chili and handed it to the unsuspecting bully....

September 30, 2015 · 3 min · 459 words · Adam Martin

The Bastard Executioner: A Hunger/Newyn Review

Some characters are fleshed out but episode four doesnt bring enough to the table to justify its running time. ThisThe Bastard Executionerreview contains spoilers. A normal hour-long episode of basic cable TV is around 42-46 minutes. Why is A Hunger/Newyn, not a season premiere or finale, 55 minutes long? As it stands, however, its overstuffed and boring. Ad content continues below Of course, our main character, Wilkin Brattle/Gawain Maddox, remains rather two-dimensional....

September 30, 2015 · 2 min · 310 words · Jill Vega

The Muppets: Hostile Makeover Review

Here’s our review. This The Muppets review contains spoilers. Well, we have good news and bad news. The bad news is that Jay Leno is in it. I thought I was done with that guy. Hostile Makeover has a lot going on. Unfortunately, it comes at a cost because Grobans growing influence makes her talk show a boring mess. This act comes with lots of paranoia. The episode is definitely funnier than last weeks, though I suppose it lacks energy....

September 30, 2015 · 2 min · 295 words · Ricky Morse

Doctor Who Season 9: Under The Lake spoiler-free review

Impressively, though, the episode still gets going really rather quickly. Just because the pacing is steady, too,Under The Lakeis never less than interesting. But that paragraph does it little justice. A few observations, then. Said base, as you might expect, sees lots of corridors, which are duly run down. Two things really stand out here, though. The first is thatUnder The Lakeis a really intriguing mystery. Secondly,Under The Lakeis really quite chilling....

September 29, 2015 · 1 min · 95 words · Luis Cruz

Enterprise and the Early Days of the Star Trek Expanded Universe

Enterprise only had four seasons to explore the early days of Star Trek. Luckily, there’s more out there for fans to discover. This is good news for fans of the show. They werent the only ones who wanted to further explore this time period, either. I think that would have been the primary tale I would have loved to [have] told. Even though the show came to an end, as Coto said these ideas did not disappear....

September 29, 2015 · 3 min · 529 words · Luke Navarro