Here’s the strange thing about True Blood: While it often pushes its storylines beyond the point of believability, it occasionally forgets that it’s a show about the supernatural and fails to highlight how spectacularly strange its stories are. “Almost Home” suffers from this fate, projecting an almost jaded view toward the strange supernatural elements within […]
Another in a long line of bloated, underdeveloped summer blockbusters, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles falls well short of its fans’ expectations. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboots the franchise at the very beginning, with an animated legend of the Turtles being narrated by their master Splinter (Tony Shalhoub). He notes that they must remain hidden in […]
I was worried this might happen. By speeding through the bulk of the season’s main plot points in the first handful of episodes, True Blood has been left floundering for some form of conflict as its final hours play out. Sure, the fates of Eric and Bill are still up in the air, and Sookie […]
Gnar has been announced as an all new playable champion by Riot, the team responsible for making one of the worlds most played games “League of Legends” A new teaser page shows off what you can expect from the new champion. It’s been suggested that Gnar will be a tanky/assasin based champion and will sport […]
Throughout the first four episodes of The Leftovers one of the most prominent story threads has been the growing tension between the Guilty Remnant and the people of Mapleton. Each episode has explored this tenuous relationship somehow and shown the strain under which the two groups coexist. We’ve seen the brazen tactics the GR takes […]
After many months of patiently waiting, we can now look on in wonder. We have finally got our first look at the Amazon Princess as will be portrayed in Zack Snyder’s ‘Batman v. Superman’ flick with the first image being released at Comic-Con. Now, you might be thinking that she looks more Xena than Diana […]
Hercules makes his second cinematic appearance of the year with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson taking on the legendary role in a light-hearted fantasy adventure. After completing the “Twelve Labors of Hercules” the legendary figure has become a mercenary with a loyal band of troops as his nephew Iolaus (Reece Ritchie) spreads the word of his […]
San Diego Comic-Con kicked off this Thursday and we’ve got some of our favorite television panels for your viewing pleasure. “What I think the show is about is the monster in all of us,” said John Logan in the panel for the Showtime series, Penny Dreadful. Logan, the show’s creator was joined by co-starts Josh […]
Dynamite Comics, well known for publishing pulp heroes, welcomes Eisner’s famed The Spirit to its roster of characters. The Spirit, a murdered cop named Denny Colt who was mysteriously brought back to life to fight crime, joins the publisher’s stable of noir-influenced iconic heroes and bestselling titles for its 75th anniversary. The Spirit has most […]
Well, we all know how campy True Blood can be (and this episodes certainly had its moments of camp), but “Lost Cause” was more about upping the meta factor- or at least taking the time to highlight some of the more ridiculous and unfair things that seem to happen with recurring frequency within good old […]
