20 Terrible Scientists in TV and Film

Indiana Jones is a great movie character, but a terrible scientist. Here are 19 more for your consideration… Scientists can get a bad rap in films and TV. As Sheldon fromThe Big Bang Theoryutters its amazing how many supervillains have advanced degrees. So, some ground rules first. The definition of worst in this list can relate to simply being bad at science. This, then, is my list of my worst scientists in film and mainstream TV....

September 16, 2015 · 3 min · 631 words · Joshua Cameron

Doctor Who: The Witch’s Familiar Spoiler-Free Review

Do you want the good news, or the so-good-Im-still-grinning-about-it news? The good news is that the second part of the series nine opener doesnt let down the first. The really good news? Not a drop of the momentum built in the final third of The Magicians Apprentice is wasted. Ad content continues below Nor is much else. Not that it feels underpopulated. The locations are few, but theyre distinct and high in contrast....

September 16, 2015 · 2 min · 257 words · Dave Ramirez

M. Night Shyamalan on The Visit: ‘I’m a Mischievous Guy.’

Director M. Night Shyamalan bounces back from a string of misses with the creepy and kooky The Visit. Each movie is a new relationship. You have to start fresh each time. She is going to love me. Thats a terrible way to start a new relationship. Or, My last girlfriend, she was always on my case. I cant believe you just said that to me. Thats a terrible way. And its just irreverent and funny and gross and emotional and dark as I am....

September 16, 2015 · 2 min · 409 words · Brianna Taylor

Terrence Howard: Losing Marvel job “a $100 million loss”

Not for the first time, Terrence Howard has been bemoaning his departure from the Marvel cinematic universe. Iron Manwas released, became a big hit, and Marvel opted to move ahead withIron Man 2. According to Howard, his agent said fuck you and put the phone down. Within 24 hours, Don Cheadle had been hired in his place. Ad content continues below Howard picks up the story. I called Robby and was like, Look, man ....

September 16, 2015 · 1 min · 104 words · Katie Novak

The Bastard Executioner: Series Premiere Review

You take a showrunner who, while talented, likes to lets say get high on his own supply. Sounds metal; is boring. Also in the first hour is just moment after moment of fantasy cliche with a slightly higher body count. Sutters wife Katey Sagal turns up as the witch Annora, who says silly, witchy things. Ad content continues below And thats about it for the dull first hour. Thankfully, theres a second....

September 16, 2015 · 2 min · 325 words · Gary Thomas

What Went Wrong with Police Academy 7?

Ron Perlman and Christopher Lee featured in the last Police Academy movie to date. Join us as we look back on Mission To Moscow… The Academy is backski! With a tagline like that, what could go wrong, right? As such, it didnt even gross $150,000 at the US box office. In short,Police Academy: Mission To Moscowkilled the series, even though talks continue about a remake. But of all thePolice Academyfilms, did it deserve to be the fatal bullet?...

September 16, 2015 · 3 min · 592 words · Barbara Brown

Destiny: The 10 Best Stories You Might Not Know

One of the major criticisms ofDestinyin its first year has been a lack of story. The criticism is certainly valid. There are many tales told throughout the City to frighten children. Lately, those tales have stopped. Now…the children are frightened anyway. Perhaps if the Speaker was more talkative, it would be easier to find them… He asks you if you want to hear the story of the weapon on your back....

September 15, 2015 · 3 min · 427 words · Willie Phillips

Goodnight Mommy Review

Horror has no language barriers. Soon, exploring, collecting roaches and stray cats, and fighting like dirty little rugrats are off limits. If you look closely at the children, their eyes are horrified. Austria submittedGoodnight Mommyas the countrys Best Foreign Language Oscar hopeful. Rating: 3.5 out of 5

September 15, 2015 · 1 min · 47 words · Kristen Scott

State Of Grace: Gary Oldman’s finest screen performance?

As a result,State Of Gracedidnt get anything like the attention it deserved. And just how startlingly magnificent Gary Oldman is as an Irish-American gangster. Oldman plays Jackie Flannery, brother of crime boss Frank (Ed Harris). Signing Oldman as Jackie Flannery might have sounded like an odd move from an outsiders perspective. Penn and Madonnas divorce had hit the headlines just one year earlier. Joanou probably wanted to crawl under his chair at this point, but Penn, remarkably, simply laughed....

September 15, 2015 · 2 min · 243 words · Jamie Shaw

Fear the Walking Dead: The Dog Review

Fear the Walking Dead gives us an action-packed but flawed third episode. Here is our review of “The Dog!” But you get the point. Fear the Walking Deads advantage and disadvantage is that its giving us the fall of mankind from the beginning. It works really well, because were witnessing human destruction, not a complete takeover by a zombie horde. Los Angeles ultimately falls by its own hand. By the way, how great is that pickup truck?...

September 14, 2015 · 1 min · 208 words · Sheila Fields

Mappy: Namco’s Forgotten Follow-Up to Pac-Man

What it all boils down to is a platform game set within the confines of a very unusual mansion. In place of stairs to higher levels, there are trampolines. Thinking about it, Mappys one of the most delicate and defenseless heroes in 80s gaming. He looks like it’s carrying a truncheon, but he never uses it. Unlike Pac-Man, he doesnt have anything approaching a power-up pellet to even the odds....

September 14, 2015 · 1 min · 205 words · Roberto Reynolds

Marc Guggenheim talks Jonas Quantum, Arrow, and Legends of Tomorrow

I wanted to bring my love of that sort of feel, that nostalgia to this book. The Curse of Great Intelligence Jonas Quantum definitely succeeds in this respect. The dynamic with Eve … theres more to it than that first issue implies, Guggenheim said. Were constantly peeling the layers of the onion. Eve seems to be the exception to Jonas inability to connect with others because of his hyper-intelligence. Once you develop the ability to split the atom, theres really no going back....

September 14, 2015 · 2 min · 317 words · Mr. Jacob Smith

Rick and Morty: Big Trouble in Little Sanchez

How many Tiny Ricks will it take to make Morty look cool enough for school? Here’s our latest Rick and Morty review… Sometimes Jerry and Beth plots degenerate into two people screaming at each other for, like, a while. Am I right or what, people who were the product of a dysfunctional union? Big Trouble in Little Sanchez comes up with a great way to do that. Auto Erotic Assimilation put a spin on unhealthy relationships by having one between Rick and a hive mind....

September 14, 2015 · 2 min · 325 words · Angela Eaton