Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Episode 8 Will space aliens judge us by our best works of narrative art? Likely not. If extraterrestrials exist, the truth is, they’ll probably know us by our most random works of fiction. Curating a golden record for aliens is a nice idea, but if you through telepathy and bedtime stories into the mix, the stories that represent humanity the most will be the ones we least expect....
1977’s Star Wars: A New Hope is without question one of the most important films of its era, a movie that paved the way for the massive blockbusters and cinematic universes we enjoy in theaters today. It’s a masterclass in worldbuilding, visual effects, editing, character work, and also helped shape Hollywood’s modern understanding of franchising. Without Lucas’ classic space opera, it’s possible there would be no MCU as we know it....
Focusing on an elite squadron of Rebel (and later New Republic) starfighter pilots, the X-Wing and Rogue Squadron stories were not only like Top Gun in space but also deep dives into what it would be like to work as an X-wing pilot 24/7. Rogue Squadron stories were pure fantasy fulfillment for kids who ever imagined themselves sitting in a cockpit during the Death Star trench run or the Battle of Endor....
Nothing can stop DuckTales. That applies not just to the characters of the series but the crew behind it. Throughout the run of the series they not only redefined DuckTales for a new generation but also crafted a beautifully woven story that developed every single one of its cast of characters. Along the way they also brought back other beloved Disney TV classics like Darkwing Duck, TaleSpin, Rescue Rangers, and even mega deep cuts like Fluppy Dogs....
Now in 2019, Hollywood craves reboots and Child’s Play is getting its turn, albeit without the involvement of Dourif or creator Don Mancini. In the new version, directed by Lars Klevberg from a screenplay by Tyler Burton Smith, the set-up is the same: Karen (Aubrey Plaza) gives Andy (Gabriel Bateman) a “Buddi” doll, nicknamed Chucky (and now voiced by Mark Hamill). But the doll is not possessed; instead, it’s a smart toy whose safety protocols have been turned off by a vengeful factory worker, turning Chucky into a killer who wants to be Andy’s only friend…to the end....
People of the zombie apocalypse, rejoice! Sebastian Milton (Teo Rapp-Olsson), son of Pamela, nepotism baby of the Commonwealth and all-around monster, has officially been devoured by walkers as of season 11’s eighteenth episode, “A New Deal.” Though it would be disingenuous to say he will be missed, it is also true that the impact of his death is sure to affect the final episodes of the series. For instance, we now know beyond the shadow of a doubt that the show will not end the same way the comic did, where Sebastian played a markedly different role as the final antagonist of the series....
And really, it shouldn’t work. The titular Wonder Twins, Zan and Jayna, were alien sidekicks from the planet Exxor who hung around on episodes of the Super Friends in the late 1970s and early ’80s. Both are shape shifters, although their respective power sets are somewhat limited in this regard. Jan can take on the “form of” anything related to water, while Jan takes on the “shape of” various animals....
The importance of believing in yourself is continually urged, yet never with the warning that unchecked self-belief in the wrong hands is a grenade. Unchecked self-belief inflated by divine righteousness? That – as nobody with a refreshed newsfeed needs reminding – is a nuclear silo. In four-part true crime drama The Secret, James Nesbitt plays Colin Howell, a former dentist and ex-member of a Baptist church community in Northern Ireland’s Coleraine....
In a surprising addition to the superhero discourse this week, fans have been taking to Twitter and other social media platforms in an effort to offer their two cents when it comes (or not) to whether Batman and other heroes perform cunnilingus. How did this happen? Well, it all started with a fairly straightforward interview about how successful TV series like WandaVision, The Umbrella Academy, and Harley Quinn subvert the superhero genre – one that happened to produce an irresistible nugget of DC info that the internet is still very much feasting on at the time of writing....
Interview with the Vampire, a film based on the writer’s first book in the vampire series, starred Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt as stately Louisiana vampires Lestat de Lioncourt and Louis de Pointe du Lac. It was quite well-received. Its follow-up, the 2002 Aaliyah-starring Queen of the Damned…was not. As such, Rice’s 13-book (and counting) series seemed destined to stay on the page for good. That all changed last year, however, when The Walking Dead network AMC greenlit a series adaptation of Rice’s vampire saga starring Sam Reid (The Astronaut Wives Club) and Jacob Anderson (Game of Thrones) as Lestat and Louis....
Let’s start with what we know for sure. As noted above, Xbox and Ubisoft recently confirmed that Rainbow Six Extraction will be available via Xbox Game Pass when the PvE co-op shooter is released on January 20. Furthermore, Ubisoft has confirmed that Rainbow Six Siege will also be available via PC Game Pass and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate starting on January 20. That’s obviously big news for Rainbow Six fans with a Game Pass subscription....
During a press junket, Jenna Ortega told PRIDE that “In a perfect world, [Wednesday and Enid] would have been a thing.” She also told MTV News that she doesn’t see her character moving forward romantically with Xavier, saying “Now that Tyler’s off the table, I feel like she’s off of boys for a while. I feel like her and Xavier are just getting to a safe place. I think there’s an opportunity there for a really sweet platonic relationship....
Killing Eve Season 4 Episode 3 Eve has finally done what she has long seemed completely incapable of doing on Killing Eve: she has fully betrayed Villanelle by turning her in to the police. It doesn’t even seem like it was a hard choice to make. Strangely, Villanelle has become so sloppy in this odd period in her life that if it hadn’t been Eve, it may have simply been someone else, considering her picture is on the front page of the paper....
“Warner Bros. announced this week at CinemaCon that Barbie, the forthcoming live-action rom-com based on the Mattel fashion doll series, will be released in theaters on July 21, 2023. Tied to the announcement, the company also unveiled a first-look photo of Margot Robbie as the multi-hyphenate fashionista smiling behind the wheel of her hot pink convertible.” Read more at Polygon A new look at Olivia Wilde’s Don’t Worry Darling was shown at CinemaCon, and people are already comparing the film to classics like The Matrix and The Truman Show....
“Zack Snyder revealed on Twitter that Charlie Hunnam, Djimon Hounsou, Doona Bae, Ray Fisher, Sofia Boutella, Jena Malone, Staz Nair, E. Duffy, Charlotte Maggi and Sky Yang will star in his next feature, Rebel Moon, in which ‘a peaceful colony on the edge of the galaxy is threatened by the armies of a tyrannical regent named Balisarius. Desperate people dispatch a young woman with a mysterious past to seek out warriors from neighboring planets to help them make a stand....
“House of the Dragon has only just begun, but the Targaryen civil war has already been extended. HBO has announced that the series, set about 200 years before the events seen in Game of Thrones, will receive a second season, possibly because everyone and their mother (well, my mother, at least) watched last Sunday’s series premiere.” Read more at Gizmodo Speaking of House of the Dragon, some viewers believed the pilot episode should’ve had a trigger warning....
“Gaming late at night and/or close to bedtime is likely to be mentally and physically stimulating and counterproductive to sleep. Keep games out of your PowerDown Hour before bed,” Dr. Breus writes. “You’ve heard me talk a lot about the impact of bright, artificial nighttime light on sleep. Gaming at night in front of a brightly lit video screen can have significant effects on the body that make it harder to fall asleep, and change sleep patterns....
“We have to talk about something, and it’s the fact that I can’t get Keegan-Michael Key’s villain song from Netflix’s Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey out of my head. I didn’t expect this to happen to me, but, then again, we never expect these things, do we?” Read more at Thrillist. From Monty Python and the Holy Grail to Airplane!, here is an inconclusive list of the best comedy movies fo all time....
“Though she didn’t end up getting an Emmy for her work on WandaVision (despite the fact that it was Agatha all along), Kathryn Han may have lined up another gig with some Emmy potential. According to Variety, she’s going to star in The Comeback Girl, a new limited series for Showtime about the mid-career revival of legendary comedian Joan Rivers.” Read more at The A.V. Club The upcoming Marvel Disney+ series Armor Wars could feature some unlikely team-ups of MCU characters....
“DC has been killing it when it comes to their superhero-centric programming on HBO Max. One of the many highlights has been the Harley Quinn animated series starring Kaley Cuoco. While fans have been anxiously waiting for the third season for a while now, series co-creator Patrick Schumacker just announced that a spin-off series is in the works at the streamer. According to SlashFilm, the show was announced at SXSW during the Not Kidding Around: Warner Bros....
