Warning: contains spoilers for the Great Expectations finale. The pearl-clutching outrage that met the newest Great Expectations TV series did a lot for its reputation as a snarling, macho beast of an adaptation. The inclusion of spanking, swearing, sex work, suicide, self-harm and opium in Charles Dickens’ story led to headlines so appalled that they practically needed their own
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Star Wars Jedi: Survivor expands upon Fallen Order in pretty much every way. More areas, more objectives, more characters…you get the picture. However, some of the best additions Survivor makes to Fallen Order are all the new lightsaber stances you get to play with. Survivor is a fairly well-balanced game, which means that you will
Undercover detectives, maverick detectives, teenage detectives, comedy detectives… there’ll be no shortage of sleuths on the small screen in 2023 and beyond, or of complex, multi-episode crimes for them to solve. This year and next, a gaggle of movie star names will be appearing on both sides of TV’s police interrogation table, including Jodie Foster
This article contains spoilers for Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. It’s not a modern Star Wars adaptation without a little nostalgia, and Jedi: Survivor offers just that in the form of two massive cameos (as well as all the usual franchise sights and sounds). While the fact that Survivor has major Star Wars cameos shouldn’t be
Warning: contains major spoilers for the Guilt series three finale. Guilt finales are dense with action and surprise. Creator Neil Forsyth masterfully draws together threads from multiple plots, while secrets and betrayals come tumbling out to trip up the characters’ plans. Only one thing is certain: even if you are able to predict who’ll come
This Star Wars Jedi: Survivor article contains spoilers. The High Republic is one of the newest eras on the Star Wars timeline and it currenty largely exists in the pages of the books and comics. Fans who have been following The High Republic series since it launched in 2021 know this era is a time
We’re heading back to the Nineties – well, 1994 to be exact – to team up with Optimus Prime and the Maximals to save the world from a planet-eating enemy. Watch the brand new trailer here… [embedded content] Returning to the action and spectacle that have captured moviegoers around the world, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts will
In its continuing mission to help older Doctor Who fans relive their childhoods, and make even older Doctor Who fans say “Wait a second, that was your childhood? But you’re 30!” it has been announced that the next Doctor Who we see will not only be written by Russell T Davies, the showrunner of this
Jedi: Survivor is filled with secrets and optional content that is surprisingly easy to miss. While some of that content will only appeal to completionists, some of the game’s optional content should be pursued by all players who want to see the best of what Survivor has to offer. Survivor‘s collection of Legendary enemies is
Enjoy the show… Taking place around 64 years before Katniss Everdeen takes part in the Games, Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, shows Coriolanus Snow long before he becomes the tyrannical president of Panem and is a mentor to District 12’s Lucy Gray Baird (Rachel Zegler). Check out the new poster above and
Back in 2011, more than three decades after Lynda Carter signed off as the character and some five years before she’d make her big-screen debut in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Wonder Woman starred in her own modern-day TV show…well, sort of. Writer-producer David E. Kelley (Ally McBeal, Big Little Lies) and Warner Bros.
This article contains spoilers for Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is the incredible continuation of Jedi Cal Kestis’ Fallen Order adventures. Now a little older, much more powerful, and significantly wiser, Cal Kestis embarks upon a journey that (try to be surprised) eventually thrusts the fate of the galaxy into his hands.
Filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos is back, along with producer and star Emma Stone, for Poor Things, which will be released later this year. Willem Dafoe plays the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter. Poor Things follows the incredible tale and fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter, a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant
There are few bad days that can’t be remedied by watching an episode of Would I Lie To You? This award-winning BBC panel show has been making us laugh for over 15 years thanks to hilarious repeat performances from the likes of Bob Mortimer and Rhod Gilbert, and the top-tier chemistry between team captains Lee
Many gamers eagerly anticipated Star Wars Jedi: Survivor before the game was officially announced. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order was such a fantastic experience that audiences wanted a sequel, and Respawn Entertainment has delivered. Well, mostly delivered. The story and design are worthy successors, but the performance, especially on PC, is not. While Jedi: Survivor
When Gene Roddenberry pitched Star Trek, he summed it up in one of the best-known elevator pitches in genre – “Wagon Train to the stars!”. Yet what seems like a throwaway comparison, the classic “name something popular that your thing is like” technique for getting money men onside, actually speaks to a deeper truth about
This article contains spoilers for all of Firefly Lane. Firefly Lane’s second season is an emotional rollercoaster filled with heart, life changing moments, and most importantly, friendship. The series, which is inspired by Kristin Hannah’s beloved novel, follows the thirty year friendship of Tully (Katherine Heigl) and Kate (Sarah Chalke). In part one of the
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is arguably one of the best Soulslike games out there and is an excellent example of how to produce a licensed title. Thanks to Fallen Order’s reception and sales, a sequel was a foregone conclusion, and now the wait for Jedi: Survivor it is almost over. EA officially announced Star
Expect the unexpected this summer as the sixth series of Charlie Brooker’s dark, satirical anthology series, Black Mirror is back! Watch the teaser here… <span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”></span> “I’ve always felt that Black Mirror should feature stories that are entirely distinct from one another, and keep surprising people
Get those cosplays at the ready because MCM Comic Con is back this May in London and tickets are on sale now! MCM Comic Con is a huge celebration of pop culture and returns with three shows this year, rolling into London twice, in May and October, and rounding off with Birmingham in November. Devoted
After appearing in her sister Mary-Kate and Ashley’s projects in a child, Elizabeth Olsen took a break from on-screen acting until her film debut in 2011’s Martha Marcy May Marlene. In the decade since, Elizabeth has proven herself to be so much more than just the “other” Olsen sister with a filmography full of compelling
The conclusion of Star Wars Celebration 2023 ushered in a new era for the franchise with plenty of thrilling projects announced and highly-anticipated productions finally being previewed. Lucasfilm is finally taking some risks with its storytelling and is finally beginning to incorporate the Legends timeline as part of that. The video game side of the
This article contains light spoilers for Better Call Saul season 6. One of the most artistic scenes in either Better Call Saul or its parent show, Breaking Bad, is the cold open to the sixth season premiere episode. The audience is taken through Saul Goodman’s house in a first person point of view camera angle.
Video game file sizes are ballooning at an incredible rate. Currently, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War holds the file size record at a whopping 250 GB. While few games come close to matching that earth-shattering requirement, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor‘s massive file size is going to be a problem for many space-strapped gamers.
Barry Allen (Ezra Miller) has altered the timeline in The Flash and the second trailer for DC’s latest superhero movie sees him team up with Batman (Micheal Keaton) and Supergirl (Sasha Calle) – plus another Barry! – to save the world. Watch the new trailer here… <span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height:
The first look at The Witcher season 3 lives up to its “teaser” title with just a hint of what fans can expect from the upcoming season. Between the dream sequences of Yennefer and Ciri and a battle preamble between Gareth and an unseen enemy that makes him feel fear for the first time, there’s
Of the many reasons we play video games, the idea of playing one to experience its story is still probably the strangest motivation for those still largely unfamiliar with the medium. Obviously, the idea that games don’t (or can’t) tell compelling stories is an antiquated notion that is slowly fading from the public consciousness. Yet,
Melanie Lynskey is absolutely rocking it this year and it’s only April! There’s her scene-stealing portrayal of Kathleen in this year’s HBO series The Last Of Us, she pushed those nostalgia buttons alongside Drew Barrymore and Megan Dodds for an Ever After reunion earlier this month and she’s now returning for Season Two of the
Scottish thriller Guilt is back for the third and final chapter in the McCall Brothers trilogy. Neil Forsyth’s fiendishly plotted drama all began when Max and Jake – a ruthless lawyer who’d climbed his way out of his working class Leith upbringing to wealth and status, and his vinyl-loving record shop slacker sibling – were
Dead Island 2’s best moments are also its most ridiculous. Discovering that you can acquire superpowers. Setting your feet on fire and dropkicking a horde of zombies into a pile of gasoline cans. Finding an axe that’s basically a flame thrower and a pistol that’s actually a rocket launcher. These are the kinds of moments
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