Month: August 2023

Depp v. Heard, Netflix‘s latest docuseries about the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard trial falls victim to a common documentarian fallacy. It mistakes editorial balance for truth. In an interview with Variety, Depp v. Heard director Emma Cooper describes her approach to the series thusly: “My intention, right from the start, was to make a
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Our favourite UK scare fest is back next week with Pigeon Shrine FrightFest returning to Cineworld in Leicester Square, London, for its 24th edition. Running from Thursday August 24 – Monday 28 August 2023, Pigeon Shrine FrightFest will have feature-length and short films, as well as documentaries, and will encompass 25 World, 23 International /
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Certificate: 12A Director: Angel Manuel Soto Writer: Gareth Dunnet Alcocer Cast: Xolo Mariduena, Bruna Marquezine, Damian Alcazar, George Lopez, Susan Sarandon, Adriana Barraza, Belissa Escobedo Distributor: Warner Bros Running Time: 127 mins Let’s not dwell on it. Superhero movies have been on a downward trajectory for some time. Recent efforts, like Shazam: Fury Of The
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Since its debut in 1966, Star Trek has boldly gone to nearly every cultural aspect of modern life. The franchise has included 13 feature films with various crews, numerous board and video games, hundreds of action figures, commemorative plates — you name it, and there’s probably a version with a Starfleet logo on it.  But
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Legal disclaimers are a necessary part of any TV series that purports to cover real life events. Not only do filmmakers, studios, and distributors want to avoid any potential for litigation, they also must acknowledge to their audiences that no scripted enterprise can perfectly capture reality. Still, legal disclaimers have a way of taking some
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Strap on your Walkman and head back to the Eighties this October with the new time travelling slasher-comedy movie, Totally Killer from Prime Video and Blumhouse Television. Totally Killer begins 35 years after the shocking murder of three teens, when the infamous ‘Sweet Sixteen Killer’ returns on Halloween night to claim a fourth victim. Seventeen-year-old Jamie (Kiernan
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The USA Network legal drama Suits has seen a massive surge in popularity this summer, with around 18 billion minutes of the series viewed in July alone. Even though this isn’t the show’s first time on streaming, its arrival on Netflix in June has given the show a second life.  When asked about Suits suddenly
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Ghostly horror comedy Shining Vale is set to return to our screens this October as Season Two has been announced, along with some first-look images, which you can see here… SVL2_206_110222_0129_a_1800x1200 SVL2_201_091222_0077_a_1800x1200 SVL2_201_091922_0109_a_1800x1200 SVL2_201_092822_0375_a_1800x1200 SVL2_202_092222_0013_a_1800x1200 SVL2_202_092622_0061_C_a_1800x1200 SVL2_204_101922_0069_a_1800x1200 SVL2_206_110822_0082_a_1800x1200 In case you missed it, season one of Shining Vale introduced Pat and Terry Phelps, a dysfunctional
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Warning: contains spoilers for the Wolf finale. Twists exist to make things fun, not to make them efficient – just ask a helter-skelter. BBC crime thriller Wolf is very much a helter-skelter of a show. It spins you around and around until you feel sick and think up is down – very entertaining in the moment, but by the
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Upcoming Netflix sci-fi movie T.I.M. follows Abi (Georgina Campbell, Barbarian), a robotics engineer, as she moves to the countryside to work for a tech firm that’s developing an A.I. manservant: T.I.M.(Eamon Farren, The Witcher). She is hoping the new job will be a fresh start, allowing her to rebuild her relationship with her husband (Mark
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Making video games is tough. It can be a struggle just to turn a concept into something that actually works and is fun to play. Even if a developer manages to make a great game, it can still fail to find an audience for reasons that are quite often beyond a studio’s control. That’s what
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This article contains spoilers for Painkiller. The ending of Netflix‘s Painkiller puts a lot of energy into properly punishing its antagonist Richard Sackler (Matthew Broderick). The series, which Netflix is careful to note is a fictionalized retelling of true events, concludes with Richard being beaten to a bloody pulp by the ghostly apparition of his
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If playing as a charismatic dark magician who can summon a small army of creatures is your thing, then Warlock may be the best class in Baldur’s Gate 3 for you. Unfortunately, even the most optimistic Warlock player may soon realize that the class can sometimes struggle to find a home in the later parts
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Starring and executive produced by LaKeith Stanfield, upcoming Apple TV+ series The Changeling promises to be a “fairytale for grown-ups” and if the first trailer is anything to go by, it certainly looks like a fantastical adventure for the senses. Watch the trailer here… <span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”>&#65279;</span> Based
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After 34 seasons and counting, The Simpsons embodies many things. The longest running scripted series in the history of television began as an upstart, and grew to a Methuselah, with the wisdom of a dinosaur, and the prophetic voice of Nostradamus. Every other month, some news item or deleted tweet fulfills a prediction made by
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Rogues are one of the best classes in Baldur’s Gate 3 for roleplaying purposes. Sticking to the shadows, deceiving your foes, picking pockets whenever possible…Rogues fulfill a specific role-playing fantasy in ways that other classes simply can not. Of course, learning to get as much out of the Rogue class during combat as you do
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This article contains spoilers Outlander season seven’s midseason finale featured the Battles of Saratoga through the eyes of Jamie and Claire on the American side and William Ransom on the British side. The episode shows the British forces surrendering after the Americans overwhelmed British fortifications.  Although several famous Revolutionary figures have been both name-checked and
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We love retro gaming here at Den of Geek. I always look forward to diving deep into gaming history and returning with fond memories of days gone by as well as a few new discoveries. At a time when so many studios are willing to ignore some of the greatest games ever made, it often
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The Baldur’s Gate 3 team has decided to celebrate the game’s incredible launch by releasing a series of statistics that detail players’ progress and choices so far. While those infographics are filled with genuinely interesting pieces of data, the most surprising information is related to Baldur’s Gate 3‘s most popular race and class choices. According
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