Yellowstone, co-created by the rogue cowboy of television, Taylor Sheridan, and second-generation mega producer, John Linson, has become one of the biggest properties for Paramount in just five short years. It has spawned prequels, spinoffs, and given Sheridan a seemingly endless street of green lights when it comes to getting his television concepts into production.
Month: May 2023
The World Video Game Hall of Fame lacks the popular authority of other Hall of Fames, but the organization usually recognizes games worthy of that “Hall of Fame” label. On occasion, though, they’ll also induct games that can be quite…surprising. This year’s inductees included titles from both of those categories. The 2023 World Video Game
There has been a whirlwind of breakout shonen anime during the past year and Yuji Kaku’s bold, bloody survivalist series, Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku, finally has a gorgeous anime adaptation courtesy of MAPPA and it’s truly hit the ground running when it comes to its blade-wielding, demon-slaying, immortality-seeking mayhem. Hell’s Paradise kicks off with an explosive
Hogwarts Legacy is based on the Wizarding World universe created by J.K. Rowling. You can read more about Rowling’s history of transphobic remarks as well as find resources to support LGBTQ organizations here. Hogwarts Legacy was released in early February. The game isn’t even three months old, yet it has already solidified its status as one of
While the cultural phenomenon known as the Hunger Games franchise may seem like a thing of the past to some, the popularity of the movies during their brief time on Netflix this year begs to differ. Even though all four Hunger Games movies were only on Netflix for the month of March, the first two
This post contains spoilers for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. Who is Adam Warlock? Questions like that are common among MCU fans who haven’t read any comics featuring him! Since the universe launched in 2008 with Iron Man, the MCU has been bringing oddballs like Volstagg the Voluminous and MODOK to the big screen,
There is no gaming franchise quite like The Legend of Zelda. For over 35 years, the Legend of Zelda name has been synonymous with greatness. The major games in the franchise don’t just live up to an almost impossible standard of quality but often find ways to raise the bar yet again. It’s no surprise
There’s never been a better time to be a Star Wars fan in terms of quantity. There’s more Star Wars on screen and on the page now than ever before in the franchise’s history. From Disney+ series to video games to The High Republic books and Marvel comics, you can experience new adventures in the
This article is part of our Collector’s Digest series powered by: Twenty years ago, the idea of a Guardians of the Galaxy movie was absurd. The team was a ragtag bunch of weirdos, disconnected from the main Marvel Universe as it was set almost a thousand years in the future, with odd powers, strange enemies,
While Warner Bros. is historically known for its shows and movies, it’s easy to forget the company publishes a ton of games, many of which are based on its popular properties. Now, it seems that WB may be willing to take another shot at breaking the Superman video game curse. During Warner Bros. Discovery’s first
“My idea is that we fucked the life over upstairs and then this is the consequence downstairs…” Rebecca Ferguson says we ask about her new series Silo, which follows the lives of 10,000 people living in a vast underground facility due to – well, we’re not sure why and neither are they. Ferguson plays Juliet,
Star Wars: Visions is back for Season Two and with it comes a whole host of new short animated movies set in the Star Wars universe, created by an array of animation studios from all over the world. Animation studios featured in the second series range from Cartoon Saloon in Ireland, to Punkrobot in Chile,
The Guardians are back for one last adventure in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3 this May and to celebrate, we sat down to find out Five Things with Pom Klementieff who plays Mantis… She loved working on the GOTG Holiday Special The Guardians of the Galaxy had their very own Holiday Special in 2022, which
Let’s head back to Arrakis this November for the second part of Denis Villeneuve’s epic sci fi Dune, based on the novel by Frank Herbert, which sees the saga continue with an expanded all-star international ensemble cast! Now we’ve been given our first real look of Dune: Part Two with the release of the trailer. Watch
As distasteful as it might feel to admit, infamous killers often receive multiple lives in pop culture. This is particularly true in the streaming era, where a need for countless hours of programming can lead streamers to mine true crime stories from the past to enthrall and disturb new generations of viewers. That’s how 1970s
Whenever a video game’s sequel is announced, fans usually expect the game to hit three checkmarks: the game must be bigger, badder, and better. Or to put it bluntly, they want roughly the same experience but with more real estate, mechanics, and story. This sounds like a great strategy, but some developers disagree and believe
This article contains some potential spoiler details from the novel Tom Jones and its TV adaptation. Tom Jones, Masterpiece PBS’s latest period drama miniseries team-up with historical storytelling powerhouse Mammoth Screen and U.K. network ITVX, is a romantic comedy blended in with sharp commentary on class and morality in mid-18th century Britain. The show is
On May 3, Saudi Arabia’s Public Authority for Media Twitter account stated that Final Fantasy 16 will not release in the country due to “the publisher’s unwillingness to make the necessary modifications.” This game is the latest in a long list of titles banned in the country, including Spec Ops: The Line, The Last of
Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story is a Bridgerton spinoff series that shows us how life was in the Ton during the early days of Queen Charlotte and King George’s marriage. We get to see how they meet and fall in love, how her reign leads to social change in the Ton, and how she became
On paper, Redfall sounds like it should be a good game. What’s not to love about an open-world looter shooter that lets players team up to stake their claim in a world overrun by vampires? While the game falls short of greatness, it might actually be pretty good if it weren’t for the bugs. But
As Doctor Who’s 60th anniversary approaches it’s important to see this as a time of renewal and yes, regeneration for the show, not just an opportunity to bask in nostalgia and past glories. Doctor Who has to intrigue and excite its core audience of children for the franchise to remain healthy. Yes, Russell T Davies
Redfall recently released to a critical panning. Gamers and reviewers alike have decried the game as buggy and boring, which unfortunately seems to be a bad sign for Xbox Series X/S’ next upcoming exclusive, Starfield. At first glance, this logic kind of makes sense since both games share the publisher, Bethesda Softworks. However, Hi-Fi Rush
From five-time Emmy® Award-winning Genndy Tartakovsky (Dexter’s Laboratory, Samurai Jack, Primal) comes a new supernatural animated fantasy, Unicorn: Warriors Eternal. The series follows a team of heroes who reawaken to fight an ominous force throughout eternity and was created by Tartakovsky in his early days at Cartoon Network Studios more than 20 years ago. In
Looks aren’t everything (or so our mums tell us) but when there’s a brand new Doctor in the TARDIS, they become pretty important. Tradition tells us that each Doctor has their own signature style – from Tom Baker’s iconic stripey scarf to Peter Davison’s cricket-and-celery combo, and Matt Smith’s “cool” bowtie – giving us clues
May the fourth…er, Force…be with you. Star Wars is coming back to Fortnite, and this time the clones are attacking. You can unlock plenty of cosmetics during this event, all pulled from Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Admittedly, most of the available character skins consist of different flavors of Clone Trooper, but the costume everyone’s
This article contains spoilers through Succession season 4 episode 6. Most of the brilliance of HBO’s Succession lies in the density of the dialogue between the characters and the Shakespearean themes of loyalty, betrayal, and toxic familial relationships that twist and turn on a whim. As the show starts to come to a close, though,
Fortnite is celebrating May 4th with a month-long Star Wars extravaganza. Players can earn and purchase cosmetics straight out of the Star Wars prequel trilogy (with a bit of Star Wars: The Clone Wars flair), but these are just skins. What good is the ability to look like Anakin Skywalker or Obi-Wan Kenobi if you
Released: 1 May (on digital platforms) Director: Franklin Ritch Writer: Franklin Ritch Cast: Lance Henriksen, Tatum Matthews, Sinda Nichols, David Girard Special Agent Deena Helms (Sinda Nichols) enters a bare office – more an interrogation room – in the basement of the Florida building where she works, dictates some business messages to Siri on her
This article contains details from real life events that will likely spoil upcoming episodes of HBO’s White House Plumbers. Having learned most of what I know about the Watergate scandal from MAD magazine, it took me a while to realize White House Plumbers is a satire. The five-part HBO series telling the true story of
The Guardians of the Galaxy are heading to the big screen one last time for Vol. 3. While it appears that the third instalment will mark the end of this current iteration of the team in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, there is every possibility that the roster of heroes will evolve and change for a