It’s the very last day of the 2023 Sci-Fi-London (boo) film festival but we’ve had an absolute blast (read our reviews of all the films that have taken place here) and not only that, but the festival is finishing with a bang with the UK Première of Gabriel Foster Prior’s The Bystanders, which stars Seann
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From the producers of 2018’s dystopian sci-fi Bird Box, comes a new expansion of the movie with Bird Box Barcelona, which will be released this July on Netflix. Check out the intense first trailer… <span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”></span> After a mysterious force decimates the world’s population, Sebastian must
Diablo 4 is meant to be explored. That’s why the team pivoted to an open-world format that encourages you to bounce between multiple activities. Of course, there are times when you’ll simply want to run a specific piece of content over and over again. For those times, you’ll want to know about resetting Dungeons, World
Taskmaster was originally a hard sell. Channel execs worried that audiences would be bored by the cast not changing every episode. “People didn’t think viewers would tune in the next week to see the same comedians,” creator Alex Horne told Chortle, “we had to persuade them it was more like a sitcom than a panel show. Because
Like every Diablo game before it, acquiring Legendary gear is a big part of the Diablo 4 experience. Of course, like every Diablo game before it, there is no guaranteed way to consistently acquire Legendary gear (or better) in Diablo 4. While there are some Campaign events that will always reward you with Legendary items,
There’s an elite tier of TV dramas that stay with you, vividly, for decades after they air, and seventies-set sci-fi crime drama Life on Mars was the perfect example. So fervent was the show’s fanbase, that even 15 years after it aired – introducing us to detective Sam Tyler (Grace’s John Simm), who has a
The 23rd incarnation of Sci-Fi-London is back to planet earth this week, spread over several cinemas in Central London, and boasting 13 new features, and 19 shorts. The eclectic programme includes films not just from the US, Canada and the UK, but also from Sweden, Bulgaria, Turkey, Denmark, Spain and Guatemala – and all are
Like many dungeon crawlers, the meat of Diablo 4 is saved for the post-game content. The game’s best activities and strongest weapons are reserved for players who have achieved max level. The game will feature powerful world bosses, Nightmare Dungeons, PvP arenas, each with their own rewards. While you can level at your own pace,
Aaron Sorkin‘s The West Wing is one of the most optimistic shows to air on television. From 1999 to 2006, President Josiah “Jed” Bartlet, played by the versatile veteran actor Martin Sheen, and his idealistic staff of deep thinkers presented the illusion that Capitol Hill was where the finest minds in America worked together to
Diablo 4 is publically launching on June 6, and to celebrate, Blizzard is teaming up with Twitch (as well as certain Twitch streamers) to give players a treasure trove worth of items. While these rewards are easy to earn, if you don’t know what you’re doing, you might miss out on some prizes you really
This article contains spoilers for the Manifest series finale. Over the four seasons of Manifest’s run, it hasn’t always been clear how the show’s sci-fi elements were related to each other. Why, for example, was it necessary for the passengers of Flight 828 to jump forward in time 5 years in order to receive their
The 2023 Sci-Fi-London film festival is taking place from 31 May – 6 June 2023 at four cinemas in central London: the Prince Charles Cinema, the Picturehouse Central, the Garden Cinema and Rich Mix. Sci-Fi-London has always showcased the very best of independent science fiction and this year is no different with a brilliant programme
Diablo 4′s Hardcore Mode is a pretty simple concept. You create a Diablo 4 character (as usual), you level them up (as usual), and you try to get the best loot possible (as usual). The difference is that when you die in Hardcore Mode, your character is deleted from the server. It doesn’t matter how
HBO’s upcoming series The Idol has gone through at least one major creative overhaul since it was announced, with co-creator Amy Seimetz leaving the show in April 2022. Euphoria’s Sam Levinson and Abel Tesfaye (The Weeknd) then took over as creators for the series, reshaping it to fit their vision and the version of the
When Street Fighter II: The World Warrior hit the scene in 1991 and changed everything, it proved that the fighting game genre was the perfect fixture for the arcade. Between the endless player vs. player challenges and the multiple endings for those going solo, fighters had the perfect amount of replay value for hanging out
Getting caught up in a deadly kidnapping, being torn away from your loved ones and forced into witness protection, tracking down a serial killer of vulnerable young girls… none of the above exactly scream ‘LOL’, and yet they’ve all become the subject of British crime comedy-dramas in recent years. The “you’ve got to laugh” mentality
Taking place from 31 May – 6 June 2023, the Sci-Fi-London film festival is taking place at four cinemas: the Prince Charles Cinema, the Picturehouse Central, the Garden Cinema and Rich Mix (buy your tickets here). Day Four of Sci-Fi-London offers an eclectic mix of sci-fi movies for cinemagoers, here are our reviews of each
After seven years, a Community movie was finally announced, fulfilling the promise of “six seasons and a movie” that was teased and became somewhat of a running joke among fans. However, thanks to an update from Community star Joel McHale, we now know that it will be even longer before the movie reaches our screens.
Blizzard has, unfortunately, lost a lot of clout in recent years thanks to shady business decisions and related controversies. Their recent reputation cast a shadow of doubt over the otherwise highly-anticipated release of Diablo 4. Specifically, fans wondered if Diablo 4‘s microtransactions would result in a dreaded pay-to-win ecosystem. Those fears have only grown since
Since Dick Wolf’s crime procedural Law & Order first premiered on NBC in 1990, television hasn’t spent a single moment without it or one of its many spinoffs. Currently the Law & Order franchise has three programs running: the reboot of the flagship series (that just finished its second season and 22nd overall), Law &
Diablo 4 can be a surprisingly tough game. Whether you’re trying to level or working your way through the extensive endgame content, you will likely find yourself hitting a wall from time to time. When that happens, you’re going to want to make sure your character build is optimized. Diablo 4 is surprisingly generous when
Good news Loki fans! You won’t have to wait too much longer for Season Two of the Marvel series as it’s been confirmed that the God of mischief will be returning to Disney+ this October. The series will star Tom Hiddleston, Owen Wilson, Sophia Di Martino and Gugu Mbatha-Raw, and will pick up immediately where
It’s day three of the 2023 Sci-Fi-London film festival, which is taking place over several central London cinemas between 31 May – 6 June 2023 (there are still tickets available and you can buy them here!). Here are the SciFiNow reviews from Day Three of the festival… Once Upon A Time In The Future: 2121
Oh, Taskmaster, you really are spoiling us. This year has already given us series 15’s perfect line-up – a gem of a season with Jenny Eclair’s endless joy, Kiell Smith-Bynoe’s cheeky competitiveness, Mae Martin’s cool smarts, Frankie Boyle’s affable bemusement and Ivo Graham’s adorable self-loathing keeping us laughing all the way through to summer. And
The Diablo franchise started its life on the PC. Early attempts to port the series to consoles were…mixed. However, Diablo 3 and the Diablo 2 remake both showed that Diablo can actually work on controllers and consoles. Now that Diablo on consoles is an established norm, Diablo 4 is releasing on PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation
Grab a slice of pizza and watch the second trailer for Seth Rogan’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, which sees our favourite teenage turtles meet some fellow mutants. Watch the new trailer here… <span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”></span> After years of being sheltered from the human world, the
The real life inspirations for powerful oligarch Logan Roy and his dysfunctional family on Succession are well-documented. Roy and his right wing media empire Waystar Royco are very clearly based on Australian billionaire Rupert Murdoch and his News Corp imprint. Neither HBO nor Succession creator Jesse Armstrong made much of an effort to hide that
This article appears in the new issue of DEN OF GEEK magazine. Get your copy here. In the early ’90s, game designer David Brevik took the beloved but financially struggling computer role-playing game (CRPG) genre and stripped it for parts. No elaborate character backstories, no morality system, and no dice roll-based decision-making. In Brevik’s words, he wanted to
Released: 2 June 2023 (in cinemas) Certificate: 15 Director: Rob Savage Cast: Sophie Thatcher, Chris Messina, David Dastmalchian Distributor: Walt Disney Studios Over the years not as many horror films as you would expect dare to kill the kid. There is of course the unforgettable crash scene in director Mary Lambert’s adaptation of Stephen King’s
Sci-Fi-London lands on planet earth on 31 May-6 June 2023, taking place in several cinemas in Central London, and boasting 13 new features,19 shorts, and a special retrospective screening of Peter Watkins’ post-nuclear faux documentary The War Game (1966) with a new live score. Here we review the movies showing on day two of the