An Imperial Grand Admiral sits in a darkened room surrounded by his art collection. He’s plotting a massive comeback. He’s planning to rebuild the Empire and make this whole New Republic thing look like a massive joke. He’s got blue skin. Did I mention he loves art? If you read Timothy Zahn’s groundbreaking 1991 Star Wars novel, Heir to the Empire, then you’re familiar with this description of Grand Admiral Thrawn....

In some ways, the legacy of the Xbox One is defined by shortcomings. Microsoft’s infamously botched reveal of the console was lowlighted by the console’s investment in the now-defunct Kinect peripheral as well as its apparent dependence on a constant internet connection. And even though Microsoft addressed most of these issues over time, the tech company faced one problem it never entirely solved: an inability to consistently deliver compelling exclusives....

“If I don’t get it, I’m going to fucking come back and do one again that is so bad on purpose just to make you all pay,” he said. “That’s how I get them.” Despite such tongue-in-cheek fist-shaking from Sandler, everyone perked up a bit when Netflix announced that its next feature film project with the comedian, Hubie Halloween, would be coming to streaming before the end of the year....

“I wish that was my pitch. But I can’t take the credit for that because [DC Associate Editor] Brittany Holzherr was already all over that,” Javins laughs. That deep passion for Nubia and Diana is shared by the pair, and is shaping the future of the publisher. But for Javins it’s all about expanding what came before. “My whole agenda is to build on things. One common approach people have is to reinvent....

They didn’t burn him! Drowned, strangled and dismembered, yes, but Class 9 of Man Sancta Ysgol stopped short of going full The Wicker Man on poor Mr Curtis – ex-primary teacher, current human bean. What a delightfully nasty ending that was, a human sacrifice in Pritt Stick, doilies and crepe paper, conducted by beaming cherubs dinging triangles in happy contemplation of bloodshed to come. More surprising perhaps than this episode’s denouement was that it’s taken until now for Inside No....

It’s around this time that many people start wondering whether or not this is a good time to return to World of Warcraft or even start playing it for the first time. After all, there’s theoretically no better time to jump into an ongoing game than around the release of a new expansion when even veteran players are navigating new content. At least that’s the question I found myself asking....

Stephen King’s 1986 novel It takes place in two different timestreams: the past (1958) and the present (1985). In both eras, the seven friends known as the Losers’ Club must come together to defeat the ancient supernatural entity that resides deep under the town of Derry, Maine and emerges to terrorize and murder its inhabitants, especially children, usually in the shape of a clown named Pennywise. They seriously wound It in 1958 (the movie switches the earlier period from 1958 to 1988) as children, then come back — to destroy It once and for all 27 years later as adults....

Bond might’ve been the coolest fictional character around at the time of that movie’s release, but his musical tastes were clearly not. Fortunately for the superspy, his producers at Eon Productions were rarely so old-fashioned. Over the past 60 years and 25 James Bond pictures, the Bond franchise has become synonymous in its better years with evolving with the times. Ever since John Barry introduced an instrumental version of Matt Monro’s throwback to big band standards, “From Russia with Love” in 1963, each Bond movie has begun with a song—and often with the actual vocalist’s radio-ready stylings thanks to the precedent set by the following year’s Goldfinger and Shirley Bassey’s unforgettable bombast....

The second season of Netflix’s animated series Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous picks up soon after the first season ended, continuing the story of six teenage campers who were stranded on Isla Nublar after the Jurassic World incident ruined their chance at a fun camp experience. Even though the Indominus rex is dead (thanks, Ms. Mosasaur!) and the park is closed, Isla Nublar has more danger and excitement lined up for our campers, and several different plotlines converge at the end of the season....

The Kirby franchise is famous for its creative collection of copy abilities. The game’s leading man…pink marshmallow…thing has the enviable ability to acquire new skills simply by inhaling enemies. That mechanic lets Kirby swing swords, breath fire, and even turn into a UFO. Previous games have taken full advantage of that gimmick by offering a wide variety of copy abilities, but Kirby and the Forgotten Land scales things back to a seemingly scant 12 powers....

Are you in the mood for some brick-building fun this holiday season? Or are you perhaps searching for a last-second gift for someone based on today’s most popular properties? If so, then you’re in luck. We’re here to break down the best LEGO set gift ideas for 2022, from themes ranging from Star Wars and Marvel to The Office, Back to the Future, and even Horizon that you can find at eBay at this very moment....

The film opens with a shot into an oversaturated canvass, and then brings the bloody symmetry to life. This isn’t Stanley Kubrick symmetry. It is measured through tight faces and naked angles. Ears and eyes fill each other’s face like certain Picasso paintings. It is a much more intimate wound. Like An Andalusian Dog, the 1929 art film by Luis Buñuel, ants play a large subliminal part in the film....

“So, firstly: I’m not one to poo-poo on any author’s narrative choices when it comes to fiction. Part of why we love books is because of the way each author uniquely weaves together an unforgettable story. But as I’ve been reading and rereading old favorites in quarantine, I haven’t been able to help but notice that, sometimes, the oh-so-special Chosen One protagonist is a bit … dull … compared to the colorful cast of secondary characters that pass them by....

“For Disney Channel Original Movie fans, spooky season can only mean one thing: It’s time to watch Halloweentown. The 1998 film about teenager who discovers her grandmother is a witch who lives in another magnificently monstrous dimension is a Disney Halloween classic. Here are 13 facts about the beloved four-movie franchise.” Read more at Mental Floss. Our bodies’ nutritional needs change as we age. Check out these five tips on what to eat and how to properly maintain a healthy diet....

“Shrek, the movie, is an important cultural document that heralded the arrival of CGI animation as a dominant medium and essentially forced the Oscars to create its Best Animated Feature category. Online, Shrek has long provided source material for memes and artistic expressions, but the internet love for the movie’s actual substance has, by far, been overshadowed by the seemingly unquenchable joy of reinterpreting Shrek, often in explicit, NSFW ways....

In episode 1, Den of Geek host Aaron Sagers chats with Cracke’s Chris Woosley about three titles in the “Den of Geek Dozen” tray which lives on Popcornflix this month. Watch the episode below! Streaming Links: Watch Godzilla (1954)Watch Cleanin’ Up The Town: Remembering GhostbustersWatch Salvage Marines Spider-Man star Andrew Garfield wants to clear some things up about method acting. “Method acting has become something of a plague on the acting community, if you will—meaning that it leaves everyone with a bad feeling in the pit of their stomach when they hear the term, and actors are forced to put their opinions on the technique out into the world....

“If your next viewing of Ghost in the Shell is your first, it likely will not be your last. The 1995 anime movie, based on the manga series of the same name, is confusing and doesn’t offer first-time viewers the easiest of landings into a complex universe.” Read more at Inverse. November is Native American Heritage Month. Check out these historic facts about how the commemoration came to be. Read more at Mental Floss....

“Taking to Twitter to share the image, Carr expressed his desire to ‘Give the fans what they want by restoring the ‘SnyderVerse,’ or Snyder’s vision of what the DCEU should’ve been. The actor was originally set to portray John Stewart in 2017 thanks to the American director and actually shot his scenes already, but because Warner Bros. and DC Comics had different plans for Green Lantern, his cameo was ultimately cut and replaced by a scene introducing the Martian Manhunter....

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Lost Ark’s mouse controls are…strange. The game’s basic mouse controls require you to attack with the left mouse button and move/interact with the right mouse button, which is a configuration we see in some MOBA titles but is also one that will feel odd to anybody expecting the ARPG to play like Diablo. In a perfect world, there would be a way to mimic Diablo’s mouse controls in Lost Ark (which is basically a way to say that you’d be able to let the left mouse button do most of the work), but that is sadly not the case....