Author: Neil Sharpson Publisher: Rebellion Released: Out Now When the first state-sponsored artificial intelligence comes online, the great economic powerhouses of the world are suddenly thrown into a brand new kind of space race. Quickly, empires with this new technology find themselves eclipsing those without it, with their sentient AIs leading them to develop their
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Thirteen years on from its release, Dead Space is still regarded as one of the best horror games ever made, especially within the community of dedicated fans that to this day mourn the death of the franchise. Unable to meet publisher Electronic Arts’ increasingly ambitious sales expectations, the final death knell for the series was
Over a three-year period in the late Eighties, Octavia Butler wrote one of the most interesting and thoughtful sci-fi trilogies around. Lilith’s Brood, which consists of Dawn (1987), Adulthood Rites (1988) and Imago (1989) is a fascinating look at interspecies cooperation and co-habitation, as well as a study of humanity, our weaknesses and potential downfalls.
Did Yelena get dusted by the snap? Kevin Feige says we’re going to find out. “Black Widow takes place between Captain America: Civil War and Avengers: Infinity War for Natasha Romanoff, which means we don’t know what characters from the movie survived the Snap and who went away for five years only to come back
For a brand as beloved as Masters of the Universe, the franchise sure seems to have fallen on tough times lately. He-Man himself hasn’t had an animated series of his own since an excellent 2002 reboot stalled after two seasons. There have been endless attempts to get a new live-action movie out of the gate
This article contains Superman & Lois spoilers Superman & Lois Episode 13 Superman & Lois has done so many things right in its first season, deftly paying homage to the classic origins of the Man of Steel even as it explores an entirely new corner of the Superman mythos, introducing intriguing comics heroes like John
Besides being based on a true story of broken friendship, assault, and the politics of 14th century France, The Last Duel has plenty of other interesting angles to pull audiences to the theater. Among its stars are Killing Eve’s Jodie Comer and Star Wars’ Adam Driver, and a leading role for Matt Damon reprises his
Sometimes it feels like SpongeBob SquarePants memes are the logical conclusion to Western popular culture. Memeable bites of the classic Nick Toon allow for older (some would call geriatric) millennials to share their feelings from their half-remembered childhoods in all new contexts. When Earth is gone and the aliens have arrived one day, perhaps the
Are we in the midst of a Twilight-naissance? All five movies from the vampire romance are now available to stream on Netflix, giving old and new viewers alike the excuse to visit the overcast world of Forks, Washington, and dive into the love story of brooding vampire Edward Cullen and clumsy human teenager Bella Swan.
The first phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe had a simple mission: build up to the creation of the Avengers. The next two phases went further by setting the stage for Thanos and his quest for the Infinity Stones, culminating in one of the biggest movies of all time in Avengers: Endgame. While MCU Phase
This article contains Black Widow spoilers. Eric Pearson knows a thing or two about the Marvel Universe. A self-professed comic book nerd, the screenwriter penned the Son of Odin’s third feature film, Thor: Ragnarok. His most recent gig? Another high profile MCU project, Black Widow. The spy-action thriller takes a deep dive into Natasha Romanoff’s
When one first hears the logline for Pig, Michael Sarnoski’s debut as a feature director, they would be forgiven for making certain assumptions. The film is, technically speaking, about a loner played by Nicolas Cage in search of his prized truffle pig, which was kidnapped from his home in the woods by a couple of
If there’s justice in this world, high school comedy Never Have I Ever will return for at least a third season. The story of 15-year-old Devi Vishwakumar, a Los Angeles teen reeling from her beloved father’s sudden death while trying to navigate all the usual boys/school/friendship mess of adolescence, deserves to continue long into the future. (Here’s
Chucky, the upcoming spinoff series of the venerable Child’s Play horror franchise, is set to bring the terror of a homicidal, serial-killer-spirit-inhabited doll to a new medium and a new generation. However, don’t you dare call it a “reboot,” since the series, like the film franchise, remains the mutilating manifestation of creator Don Mancini, who
Netflix’s Fear Street trilogy is more than the sum of its parts. So regardless of niggles with individual installments, it’s hard to deny that this is an unusual and bold project for the streaming service and the director of all three, Leigh Janiak. Part three is the most ambitious of the lot, taking us back
This article contains some spoilers for Gunpowder Milkshake. You can read our spoiler-free review here. As with all Lena Headey projects, Gunpowder Milkshake gets even better when the actress shows back up. Headey’s assassin single mom Scarlet features in the Netflix’s film opening flashback, which sees Scarlet meeting her teen daughter (played by The Witcher‘s
This article contains Loki episode 6 spoilers, and potential spoilers for the wider MCU. The Loki season finale (and thanks to the mid-credits scene we know it’s a “season finale” not a “series finale,” thank Odin) is here, and it’s got bigger ramifications for the Marvel Cinematic Universe than we ever could have imagined. Loki
Just when we thought the multiverse shenanigans featured in the latest Loki episode were limited to the MCU, Bethesda decided to start tweeting about Mass Effect and break reality in our own seemingly tidy timeline as well. In case you missed it, the Bethesda Store recently tweeted a promotion for a Mass Effect t-shirt. What
Publisher: Titan Comics Released: Out now Writer: Mike Johnson Artist: Andres Guinaldo Set ten years after Harrison Ford’s Deckard Shaw first appeared on screen drenched in the torrential acid rain of 2019 Los Angeles, Blade Runner 2029 Vol. 1: Reunion lays claim to being the first canonical new story within the original Ridley Scott Blade
It was the biggest hit in the summer of 1997. Cool, funny, and sometimes deeply weird, it was not quite like anything audiences had ever seen, even as it once again starred Will Smith opposite alien invaders a year after Independence Day. It was a crowd-pleaser that, as Agent J might say, made itself look
Cobra Kai finds itself among television’s upper echelon with today’s 2021 Emmy nominations announcement, which named it as a nominee for Outstanding Comedy Series for January’s Netflix-debuted third season. The series, a decades-awaited sequel to The Karate Kid films, has seen its popularity increase exponentially after a migration from YouTube Premium to Netflix, on which
Author: Grady Hendrix Publisher: Titan Books Released: Out now The final girl (a trope coined by Carol J. Clover in Men, Women, and Chainsaws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film to denote the last one standing in a slasher movie) has been subverted, satirised and undergone multiple makeovers over the many years since they first
In one of the worst years in recent memory, a mustachioed fish out of water with a sunny disposition helped audiences cope with their new abnormal. By playing into underdog sports story tropes and preaching the virtue of kindness, Apple TV+’s Ted Lasso was a soothing balm for stressful times. Who could have imagined that
Recently shifting its focus predominantly to horror, award-winning independent publisher Black Spot Books’ upcoming list includes projects from debut authors to Bram Stoker Award-Winners as well as well-known names in the film/TV community. The first project of 2022 is Cassondra Windwalker’s Hold My Place (out on 25 January 2022), a thrilling and emotional tale of obsession
If you’ve been hearing the name Super Mario 64 more than you’re used to lately, it’s either because of this brilliant blindfolded speedrun of the game that happened over the weekend or because someone just bought a copy of the N64 classic for $1.56 million dollars. In case you’re wondering, that is indeed the most
Warning: contains The Missing series 1 & 2 and Baptiste spoilers. We first met French detective Julien Baptiste in 2006 (for him) and 2014 (for us). A key thing to know about The Missing’s breakout star is that his investigations take place over multiple timelines – not in a complicated sci-fi way, but in a ‘jazzing up a crime drama’
Escape from New York came out 40 years ago this week. Released on July 10, 1981, director and co-writer John Carpenter’s sardonic sci-fi action thriller is set in a future United States where the rise of rampant crime has led to Manhattan Island being walled off and turned into a gigantic supermax prison. When Air
This article contains spoilers for Loki through episode 5. Loki has used the concept of Variants – different versions of familiar characters whose lives have diverged from their predetermined timeline in some way – to explore a variety of stories over the course of its run. Classic Loki (Richard E. Grant) shows us the regret
Din Djarin doesn’t want to be involved in galactic war. He just wants to find a happy life for his kid, Grogu. But like Rebels, the animated show that took on the bulk of Star Wars storytelling outside of the movies before Disney+ was a thing, The Mandalorian has gradually become more connected to the
Star Wars toys remain one of the venerable franchise’s most reliable metric when it comes to assessing the enduring sustainability of its films and television shows, and also accurately identifies which characters continue to capture the imaginations of fans young and old alike. However, the miniaturized medium is occasionally used as a tribute to some
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