Tim Burton’s original vision for Gotham City and the Dark Knight are returning to the forefront of the DC Universe in more ways than one this year. Not only is Michael Keaton back in the cape and cowl for The Flash movie, which is currently filming in the UK for a late 2022 release, but DC is also releasing a sequel comic to Batman ’89 this week. No, this isn’t Batman Returns but a brand new continuation of the Burtonverse from Batman ’89‘s original screenwriter Sam Hamm and artist Joe Quinones that “pulls on a number of threads left dangling” by Burton, all while recreating the singular look and feel of the movies, down to Keaton’s iconic Batsuit and Batmobile as well as all of the cool gadgets and Gothic architecture....

“Criminals are a superstitious cowardly lot, so my disguise must be able to strike terror into their hearts. I must be a creature of the night.” Those were the words uttered by Bruce Wayne mere seconds before a bat fortuitously flew in his window, making him decide to take on the persona of a winged mammal to fight crime. In the process, he ushered in a new kind of superhero: One who is just an ordinary man without powers who utilizes his wealth, intelligence, and physicality to bring evildoers to justice....

Check out our thoughts on the latest episode here. What’s next? Batwoman continues next Sunday, April 18th with Season 2, Episode 11, titled “Arrive Alive.” Check out the promo… And here’s the synopsis: “With Batwoman (Javicia Leslie) and The Crows each hot on the trail of the False Face Society, their efforts collide, and tension escalates. Alice (Rachel Skarsten) seeks out Enigma (guest star Laura Mennell), and Sophie (Meagan Tandy) and Ryan find some common ground....

“I deserve that,” the new Amazing Spider-Man lead writer chuckles when we compare this new team project to “Shed,” the critically acclaimed, impossibly bleak story he wrote back when Peter Parker was in the middle of his “Brand New Day” era that saw the Lizard return and promptly eat his son. There’s a lot different this time with the new status quo unrolling in “Beyond,” starting with Spidey himself. The premise of the new run of Amazing Spider-Man has Ben Reilly becoming Spider-Man after the copyright for the character is swiped from under Peter by the Beyond Corporation....

In The Quarry, every decision counts. Something as seemingly banal as climbing a ladder can lead players to one of approximately 186 different endings (yes, seriously), and it might take gamers a few tries to save every playable character. Eventually, players will reach the end of the road, but what if they haven’t they haven’t had their fill of slasher horror or narrative-focused gaming? What if they want more? Well, plenty of video games out there check off many if not all of the same boxes as The Quarry....

From originals like The Haunting of Hill House to foreign classics like The Returned, Netflix can be a go-to spot for the scariest horror TV shows available to stream. Here is a sampling of the kinds of series that horror thrill-seekers may appreciate. Editor’s Note: This post is updated monthly. Bookmark this page to see what the best horror shows on Netflix are at your convenience. The Haunting of Hill House Shirley Jackson’s novel The Haunting of Hill House is considered one of the most important texts in the horror literature canon....

Most remember Yeoh from her captivating portrayal as the swordswoman Yu Shu Lien in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, one of her many martial arts roles. However, Yeoh only practiced martial arts for the movies. Her physicality actually goes back to her years studying ballet as a child. Beyond being a ballerina, she is a former Miss Malaysia, a singer, and a producer. She’s quadrilingual (Cantonese, English, Malay, and Mandarin) and a stalwart activist for nature preservation, particularly to protect endangered Chinese tigers....

In 2003, Valve launched their digital PC gaming platform, not as a means to distribute games but to automatically update its own titles. The service didn’t even start selling games until 2005, but since Valve made that fateful decision, Steam has continued to grow by leaps and bounds into the foremost gaming marketplace on PC. Most gamers are familiar with Steam’s more popular features. The platform makes modding titles a breeze thanks to the Steam Workshop, and it doesn’t require subscription fees to play multiplayer games....

In case you missed it, the Bethesda Store recently tweeted a promotion for a Mass Effect t-shirt. What would normally be a standard digital store tweet lost to the innocence of a Wednesday afternoon was complicated by the fact that Bethesda doesn’t make the Mass Effect games. That honor belongs to legendary RPG studio BioWare whose own store, curiously enough, was referenced in this now-deleted tweet from the Bethesda Store account: Now, here’s what’s really funny....

Better Call Saul is one of the most artistically creative shows in television history. The use of camera angles, accompanying musical pieces, and color has set a standard that other shows will be trying to match for years to come. The way the series is directed makes it feel like you’re watching a true cinematic masterpiece, because you are. The method of storytelling that Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould have really honed in on better than anyone else in recent memory is the montage....

“S’all good, man.” With those three words, Better Call Saul season 4 fulfilled the promise of its series’ title. Only two seasons remain in this superb Breaking Bad prequel that charts the ascent (and descent) of another Albuquerque antihero: Jimmy McGill a.k.a. Saul Goodman. With Better Call Saul season 5 set to premiere on February 23, it’s worth taking time to reflect on the previous season that was. Better Call Saul season 4 held enormous implications for the story of Jimmy and what’s to come next for the entity known as Saul Goodman....

The producers of Better Call Saul have already made it clear that the sixth and final season of the Breaking Bad spinoff will feature two of the biggest cameos possible in the form of Walter White (Bryan Cranston) and Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul). While we don’t know when Walt and Jesse will stop by Saul Goodman’s Albuquerque (or perhaps Gene Takovic’s Omaha), the first two episodes of the season reveal that there’s still room for other non-Walt or Jesse-sized guest appearances....

Better Call Saul Season 6 Episode 9 There is no Better Call Saul without Kim Wexler. The fact I’m saying that is such a testament to Peter Gould, his team of writers, and the incredible Rhea Seehorn, who created a character that was new yet instantly so compelling. Seriously, it’s no coincidence that the series began to find its identity as soon as Kim’s character becomes a larger presence in season two....

Combs, who co-produced the film, celebrates the contradictions and how they informed the music. When Biggie rapped he had “so much style I should be down with the Stylistics” he was being artistically autobiographical. Smalls had been singing those soul classics and listening to jazz greats from the earliest age. It’s what gave him the edge to win a legendary rap battle when he was just 17 years old. Combs says no one sounded like Biggie....

Am I describing Andrew Dominik’s forthcoming Blonde which casts Ana de Armas as Marilyn Monroe or Pablo Larraín’s Spencer, which starred Kristen Stewart as Diana Spencer, the one-time Princess of Wales? The irony is that it could describe both, but the similarities between the two projects are also echoed in how unusual they are; these are glamorous, prestigious movies that on the surface look designed to win awards, but the darkness within suggests something more unsettling about fame and the way it’s used to build up—and then destroy—women....

This year we’ve seen both figures re-contextualized by star-studded Hollywood biopics that, like so much of the dream factory’s output, seem eager to admire show business legends. But that fawning can also be a facade. Whereas the male emblem of 1950s sex got a glorifying piece of hagiography courtesy of Baz Luhrmann over the summer, Andrew Dominik’s Blonde is eager to strip away the lairs of popular fantasy (and just about everything else) until all we’re left with is a fragile, scared young woman who was smothered by the adoration that gave her everything… except happiness....

Many properties across all media look to Greek mythology for story inspiration. It’s territory that’s been explored from nearly every angle at this point. What makes Blood of Zeus feel exciting rather than regressive is that it presupposes that its story is a lost chapter of Greek mythology. It tells the saga of Heron, a warrior who learns that he’s a rejected offspring of Zeus and must become ready to confront his past in an effort to change everyone else’s future....

It’s worth noting that Community creator Dan Harmon realized this shift was happening in the writers room. He told Kevin Pollak in his “Chat Show” series that when the network ordered an additional three episodes to go with the 22 that were already in the can for season one, he noticed that his perspective as a writer towards the characters he had written had changed since the show had premiered....

Citizen Kane is like the white whale for moviemakers who want to make movies about other moviemakers. And now David Fincher is giving it a singular, and possibly revisionist, angle in Mank, a new Netflix film starring Gary Oldman as Herman J. Mankiewicz. Herman’s name is arguably not as famous as that of his younger brother, Joseph Mankiewicz, the latter of whom wrote and directed All About Eve (1950) and Cleopatra (1963), but Fincher and his father Jack Fincher, the latter of whom wrote the screenplay for Netflix’s Mank, seem to argue he should be....

Gilmour’s two recent solo tours were deliberate departures from the stadiums and arenas that characterized the latter days of Pink Floyd. Instead, Gilmour chooses “beautiful places that will add to the majesty” of the music. The Rattle That Lock tour featured stops at the Hollywood Bowl and Radio City Music Hall, but the most offbeat and historic of them all was his return to Pompeii, the site of legendary cult film and dorm room/bong hit staple, Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii....