“There’s no murder if there’s no crying, mom,” a witty character who has created an unethical dilemma opines near the end of the pilot episode of The Twilight Zone. It is a too-rare example of what The Twilight Zone has always done—whether it was the original show or this latest (3rd remake or 4th series)—when […]
In this modern era, the evidence of the impact of technology surrounds us with the ever increasing use of smartphones and the internet. This is a topic that causes many in society to speak out against the influence these devices have on our culture, but for every argument against these technological advances, there is proof […]
It’s the end of the holiday season which means it must be time for another dark and twisted trip into the world of Charlie Booker’s Black Mirror. Offering up its second season for Netflix (and its fourth overall), Black Mirror was, once again, a bit of a mixed bag with this most recent outing. However, […]
Dean Devlin is best known for being the writer on Roland Emmerich Hollywood films in the ‘90s. Now after a long career of writing and producing Devlin has moved into the director’s chair and makes his debut with the incredibly silly Geostorm. In the near future Earth suffers from extreme weather events that leads to two […]
The Guardians of the frickin’ Galaxy are back doing what they do best – saving the universe in their own special way. Their sequel provides more of what fans loved the original film. After saving the planet of Sovereign from an energy eating Abilisk they end up being chased by the gold-skinned residents after Rocket […]
Penultimate episodes are tricky things, as they often end up turning into setting things up for the season finale without much, if any, important plot movement. And while some things certainly did happen in “Something They Need,” the episode was one of the weaker of the back half of this season of The Walking Dead, […]
Everything old is new again. Hollywood has long followed that mantra religiously—just look at the weekend box office for proof of this. Currently the top two grossing movies are a live-action remake of a 1991 animated Disney film (Beauty and the Beast) and a movie starring an 84-year old pop culture icon whose origin story […]
Logan has been hit with critics, having a 92% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and our own Stanyo Zhelev gave it a positive review. It has already made over $437 million at the box office and is set to make more. The X-Men series has spanned 10 movies to this date and made just under $4.7 billion worldwide and at least two more […]
Fox’s Gotham has cast Alexander Siddig as Ra’s al Ghul, according to Variety. Siddig is best known for his roles on Peaky Blinders, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and Game of Thrones. Ra’s al Ghul is the leader of the League of Shadows aka the League of Assassins. He first appeared in Batman #232’s “Daughter of the Demon” […]
I’ve been hard on The Walking Dead this season. But just as I am quick to criticize the series when it emphasizes gore over coherent storylines, I’m just as willing to praise the series when it gets an episode right. And “Say Yes” was one of the show’s better episodes in the past few seasons. […]
