Alex Kurtzman interview: The Mummy, Transformers

The Mummy(2017) is directed by Alex Kurtzman. When did you come ontoThe Mummy? Ad content continues below And what was the context they approached you under? Was it with a mind to direct? Actually no, it wasnt. Originally it was just to produce. But it didnt start with Dark Universe, it actually just started withThe Mummy. And what state was it in when they approached you? It was just an idea?...

June 4, 2017 · 6 min · 1158 words · Stephanie Collins

How Wonder Woman Subverts Superhero Movie Gender Tropes

Wonder Woman doesn’t just subvert superhero movie gender tropes, it does it in clever ways. This article containsWonder Womanspoilers. For a movie likeWonder Woman, something like theBechdel Testseems laughable as it should. Their bodies arepowerful, rather than merely tiny. Their training is anything but dainty and they do not hold back. From their first meeting, the tone for Diana and Steves relationship is set when she rescues him. Or, in her words, plucks him from the sea....

June 3, 2017 · 2 min · 346 words · Catherine Chan

Alien 3 and Alien: Resurrection: Given a Raw Deal?

Is the desire to overlook the events of Alien 3 and Alien: Resurrection a little too drastic? With its cacophonous drums and heart-rending strings, it soared where the film itself faltered. But as Ive argued many, many times on these pages,Alien 3is itself a flawed masterpiece. Except it wasnt the end, of course. But for years, there was no discussion at all about continuing the resurrected Ripleys story. But Blomkamps movie wouldnt have taken place afterResurrection; it would have picked up from 1986sAliens....

June 2, 2017 · 2 min · 215 words · Paige Powell

Fear the Walking Dead Season 2: Top 13 Moments

Fear the Walking Dead season 2 was full of great moments. Here are the top 13 best… ThisFear the Walking Deadarticle contains spoilers. Amid this chaos, our band of survivors is trying to get offshore to Strands yacht. The ever-intrepid Nick uses an outboard motor to puree a zombies face. Ranger George and his family are making do, biding their time as the world ends around them. Unfortunately, Georges daughter Willa discovers her fathers secret stash of poison pills....

June 2, 2017 · 4 min · 731 words · Ruth Briggs

Jason And The Argonauts, and more Greek myths

you could get a free trial of BookBeat a sort-of Netflix for audio books right here. Den Of Geek readers get a full month free trial, as opposed to the usual two weeks. But you oughta tap on that link to get it! Were looking at Greek myths… Which made me wonder could these stories still be best experienced as part of that oral tradition? Do they still offer much if we choose to listen to them rather than watch them?...

June 2, 2017 · 1 min · 169 words · Margaret Lowe

The Flash Season 4 Needs to Make Barry a Hero Again

This article contains major spoilers forThe Flashseason 3. Ad content continues below And maybe that was the point. The trouble is that there was a lot of middle between point A and point B. That Barry doesnt exist anymore, and there isnt really a narrative reason for his disappearance. The Flash Season 3 Finale What The Hell…bydenofgeek

June 2, 2017 · 1 min · 57 words · Natalie Miller

Wonder Woman Review

The Wonder Woman movie might be just what the DCEU needed. It’s also the one the world’s needed for more than 75 years. Pine himself also provides a more complex than it seems mix of decency, all-American heroism, and weariness. Wonder Womanis out in theaters this Friday, June 2. Rating: 4 out of 5

June 2, 2017 · 1 min · 54 words · Mitchell Andrews

Wonder Woman: An Old-Fashioned Epic with Modern Sensibilities

This article containsWonder Womanspoilers. There is a scene almost exactly midway through Patty Jenkins triumphantWonder Womanthat divides the picture. Where the most thrilling moment is the grandeur before your eyes, and not in a fleeting post-credits sting. Albeit, it is now being viewed through a modern and refreshingly feminist prism. And the director explicitly talked about what makes the scene so differentand ultimately satisfyingfrom other superhero action sequences. Its like, What is she going to do?...

June 2, 2017 · 2 min · 288 words · Benjamin Walsh

Fargo Season 3 Episode 7 Review: The Law of Inevitability

The fallout from last week’s shocking death causes problems for everyone on a solid new episode of Fargo. Things begin in earnest when Nikki is found by the police in her motel room. The smaller, reoccurring characters this season have really pulled things up when things have begun feeling slow. Gloria is desperate to interview Nikki and confirm her and Winnies theories, but Dammik and the St. Cloud chief are having none of it....

June 1, 2017 · 1 min · 165 words · Patrick Gonzalez

House of Cards: Why Robin Wright’s Claire Underwood Is the True Leader

So too in this medium close-up does the camera beckon,watch Claire. Whenever she confronts an adversary she spreads her legs squarely, her stance never wavering. Any flinch is facial. She wears stilettos, never flats. Vice President Underwood, however, is also not without a conscience. But these moments of introspection or reflection dont paint Claire as weak or secondary to Francis. If anything, they add to her complex, steely gradations of gray....

June 1, 2017 · 1 min · 175 words · Terry Beasley

How Wonder Woman Challenges American Isolationism

This article contains someWonder Womanspoilers. Real-life America is, of course, more complex than this, being far from paradise for many. Be careful of mankind, Diana. Who will I be if I stay? Diana asks her mother, herself, and the audience. Of course Diana is not without her doubts. Is there any point fighting, or is humanity just intent on destroying itself? Thoughout the film, the question of whether it is Dianas responsibility to help comes up again and again....

June 1, 2017 · 2 min · 246 words · David Finley

Star Wars: The Surprising Origins of the AT-AT

The Empire’s infamous walker has an origin story you might not expect. Here’s how one of Star Wars' most iconic war machines was born. This article originally appeared onDen of Geek UK. Their introduction almost matches Darth Vaders grand entrance in the originalStar Warswhen it comes to sheer menace. We see the walkers first as black dots against the planet Hoths snow-white horizon. Then we see their huge, lumbering feet through a Rebels Electrobinoculars....

June 1, 2017 · 1 min · 197 words · Leonard Campbell

WWE Needs To Build More New Stars

Well, theres no real way to tell. At the same time, it would be incredibly damaging to Mahal. You would be burying him for the rest of his career. Hed be a champion in the same way Jack Swagger was. So the rematch will likely see Mahal go over again. Then, whats his match forSummerSlam? It could be AJ Styles, or whoever winsMoney in the Bank.It could be Shinsuke Nakamura....

June 1, 2017 · 2 min · 416 words · Mary Oliver