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movies were the peak of spoof cinema in the 1990s. We take a look back… This article comes fromDen of Geek UK. Feels like a dirty word doesnt it? )Scary Movies,Meet The Spartans,and oh, the irony Disaster Movie. Perhaps the above seems like a sweeping generalization, but its with good cause. Watch Hot Shots! Its safe to say that largely, their individual work lacked the laughs of their collaborations. And then… well, its not really that important....

Its high times in Broad City when Abbi and Ilana take the psychedelic rainbow train to Shroomtown. This Broad City review contains spoilers. BeforeBroad Citytook its weeklong hiatus, the girls were on a path to self improvement and discovery. Ilana was learning new things about herself and allowing herself to feel emotion and be vulnerable. This week, didnt have much of that, but Lincoln did manage to penetrate the trip....

Writer Daniel Kibblesmith talks about his arrival at Valiant Comics writing the “world’s worst superhero team.” Daniel Kibblesmith is primarily known for his work as a writer onThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert. And theres also a goat. Quantum and Woody were created by famedBlack Pantherand currentDeathstrokewriter Christopher Priest and Priests artistic partner onBlack PantherMD Bright. Den of Geek: So what comics work have you had published before you landedQuantum and Woody?...

Read the fullDen of GeekNYCC Special Edition Magazine right here! Its a wonder we got Pooh from these people. Goodbye Christopher Robinis out in theaters Friday (October 13). Rating: 2.5 out of 5

Kolchak: The Night Stalker was a classic piece of horror television. Remember when reporters were viewed as heroes? Well, no he wasnt. Not in the way we usually think about it. Ramirez, 53, died in 2013 of natural causes while still awaiting execution. At the time it was the most-watched TV film in history, and went on to spawn a series. Now some 40 years after the fact (and after 25 years in journalism) Im even more impressed....

Robot starts its third season off on the right foot with an uncharacteristically clear yet still paranoid episode ThisMr. Robotreview contains spoilers Mr. Robot Season 3 Episode 1 When its all said and doneMr. Ok, thats probably not true. The this was all a dream/hallucination/snowglobe hasnt been attempted in a meaningful way sinceSt. Elsewherein 1988 and rightfully so. Its cheap and it undercuts rule #1 in the television Hippocratic oath: What youre seeing matters....

Yet as Ms. Heathcote beams, its also simply a relief to be discussing a movie folks genuinely like. Unto itself this is a clever subversion of audience expectation. Its likewise a source of pride. If youre an audience member, you sort of go, I know where I am with this. Its an approach that also applied to how they played the characters in the film. Not that the film or its characters are on an easy road....

South Park stayed #onbrand this week for its best episode of the young season. Leave it to Coon and Friends to saveSouth Parkseason 21. He may not have profited from Coonicon, but The Coon is dead set on taking over Hollywood. His foil this time is Mark Zuckerberg and Butters Professor Chaos. Cartman has the right idea that Netflix is the easiest path to success. From there, hes pretty closely following the Marvel/DC Cinematic Universe formula....

This article comes fromDen of Geek UK. They helped bring down the Empire, but for some, they helped ruin an entire franchise. Almost 35 years later, and it might seem as though historys about to repeat itself. Ad content continues below Theyre theStar Warsversion of puffins, Hidalgo explained. Their babies are called porglets. Needless to say, fans have opinions on this new addition to theStar Warsuniverse not all of them favorable....

The 1980s seem like a magical time, at least in retrospect. The music, the hair, the bad yet oh so good horror movies. And when it is about its bloodletting,The Babysitterhas moments of splattered splendor. Otherwise this Netflix originalunlike two recent Halloween charmers inGeralds Gameand evenLittle Evilis not that original at all. See, Bee and her cliquey little cult are all in on this Satanist fad this week. And yes, there is plenty of that here too....

ThisAmerican Horror Story: Cultreview contains spoilers. The fear of terrorism is at the heart of the seasons arc. It is its pulse. Mid Western Assassin explores a different nightmarish version of the controlled assassin story than were accustomed. Most political assassinations staged by outside forces in filmed entertainment come from theManchurian Candidatepremise. The only difference is that there is no doubt Ally is left holding the gun. Ally has enough holes in her psyche to pour several volumes of an assassins handbook into her brain....

It is a palate cleanser for all of the tropey, formula-driven shows you are watching elsewhere. I still use formulas and there are secret formulas. Everything has to cause them struggle, it makes subversions because no ones a badass. Dirk Gently will be adding to its cast of not-badass characters in Season 2. Two familiar genre faces on the scene are Alan Tudyk and Tyler Labine. What drew them to the project?...

Thank the movie gods for Harold Ramis. It also uses its squirrely premise well enough to have its red-frosted cake and eat it too. A supposedly mean one at that. Not that she doesnt own it. And they succeed a lot. As a concept,Happy Death Dayis unapologetically derivative, and that works to its advantage. And die she does. There is even everyones favorite montage of the time-warping protagonist just giving up and enjoying the ride....