ThisShannara Chroniclesreview contains spoilers. And who can blame them? But how can this be? We only have 10 episodes this season. That means were getting dangerously close to the finale. Whos it going to be this time? Most might say Allanon. I could see Manu Bennett wanting to get the heck outta dodge at this point. Hes got better things to do than babysit a bunch of cocky teen models....
David Mitchell and Robert Webb reunite for a sitcom both familiar and new. Again, there is undoubtedly a familiarity to the roles Mitchell and Webb occupy inBack. Plus, hes a compulsive, sociopathic liar and the bane of Stephens existence. Its a cool and surreal, yet simple, visual trick that communicates a lot. Admittedly, I didnt find the premiere episode ofBackwildly funny. Back premieres on Thursday, November 16th on Sundance Now....
Mallory Ortberg brings Ayn Rand jokes to her first Star Wars story. To say that Mallory Ortberg is funny is an understatement. So, of course, Ortberg would bring her unique sensibility to an official Star Wars story. The articles Ortberg wrote before she did officialStar Warswork also leaned in to the extremity of the characters situations. Han Solo eventually talked him down from the dark side. As a fan of the EU, Ortberg had her own ideas about this story....
How to marry longevity with a single-player campaign that can hold our interest for 50 hours or more? Super Mario Odyssey has the answer… This article comes fromDen of Geek UK. NB: The following contains very mild spoilers for Super Mario Odyssey. In the wild frontier of video games, things seldom remain the same for long. Properties come and go. Company mascots quietly check themselves into retirement homes. Once popular genres can wither into obscurity....
Rather than attempt to recapture its former glory, Twin Peaks: The Return did something totally new. Twin Peaks: The Returnis a failure. That is, if were talking about it as a revival of an iconic series from the early nineties. were left out in the cold. A few exceptions aside,The Returndefiantly declined to provide closure up until its very last minute. The Returnis one of the most fascinating, groundbreaking works of art to have ever aired on television....
It’s fair to say that The Mummy didn’t ignite the multi-movie franchise expected of it. We look at the death of the Dark Universe… This article comes fromDen of Geek UK. NB: The following contains spoilers for 2017s The Mummy. For some,The Mummys marketing campaign began not with a bang, but a squeaky Tom Cruise scream. Tom Cruise stumbled about in zero-gravity with only a few apologetic oofs and eeks for company....
Ghosted tries its hand at the classic “evil computer” sci-fi plot and mostly succeeds. This Ghosted review contains spoilers. However, like all of the episodes ofGhostedthus far, Sam has its issues. Annie, Barry, and LaFrey still are struggling to standout. Ad content continues below The conclusion is also a bit weak. Once again, its an anti-climactic ending that comes way too easily. Still, at the center of it all, Robinson and Scott make it worth tuning in....
Joss Whedon is becoming increasingly important to the on-screen superhero world. We are at the beginning of the current heyday of on-screen superhero franchises. Even2007s near missJustice Leaguemoviewouldnt have had anything to do with Warner Bros. other DC-inspired movies. Enter Joss Whedon, a TV dude with a rabid, yet relatively small following. Meanwhile, Warner Bros. has already been struggling to make a Wonder Woman movie for a decade. Like so many Hollywood projects, the movie never came to fruition....
Jekyll And Mr. Hyde. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde? Ad content continues below You know, Ive worked quite a lot with Audible. I do something for them probably once a year, sometimes twice. Yeah and thats a story, within a story, within a story isnt it? Theres sort of three levels ofFrankenstein. I think theres something about… So its almost like having a live audience, than a director per se? Whats your relationship to horror in terms of literature and films?...
Prince Bifalts nation, Belleger, is at war with their neighbor, Amika. Amikas ability to wield such power makes their sorcerers formidable. Prince Bifalt makes it no secret that he hates his enemy and thinks them cowards with an unfair advantage. Sorcerers are untrusted by the people of Belleger, and the prince wishes to extinguish them completely. Ad content continues below Belleger, on the other hand, has discovered how to create rifles....
It’s official: Amazon is making a Lord of the Rings TV series. We ponder what a new adaptation might offer Tolkien fans… This article comes fromDen of Geek UK. Amazon and Warner Bros. have officially announceda multi-season commitmentto aLord of the Ringstelevision series. My initial reaction was one of confusion. Are there not other books that deserve more prominence, that can take an audience by surprise? Then my grizzled journalistic instinct kicked in, and I realized the repercussions this series could have....
The summer of 2017 was a strange time for going to the movies. Den of Geek: What was it like to see your bookThe Coldest Citytranslated to screen? Sam Hart:I was amazed at how they managed to visually translate the narrative. Ive seen the movie five times and Ive loved it every time! Ad content continues below Antony Johnston:Same here, I loved it. Ive seen it even more times than Sam....
One, Larry clearly has no idea how averages work. Because one 1-star review is clearly not enough to bring a respectable Uber rating down to 1. Ad content continues below Thankfully, Namaste is perfectly funny at times. A real winner for any joke inCurb Your Enthusiasm-land is when a professional takes their work home with them. In this case, when they take their work to Larrys home. In an opening scene thats too transparently improv-y and cute, Larry runs afoul of his hot yoga instructor....
