Still, every now and then Marvel and a creator just aren’t able to make it work. Those creative differences reared their ugly head with auteur Edgar Wright and 2015’s Ant-Man (which was eventually directed by Peyton Reed). Guardians of the Galaxy shepherd James Gunn was axed after a bad faith internet campaign to get him canceled, but cooler heads prevailed and Gunn is returning to helm Guardians of the Galaxy Vol....
For the chat, McCartney sits down with Rick Rubin in the most familiar of settings: a recording studio, with easy access to the songs being discussed. The six-episode series explores McCartney’s work with The Beatles, Wings, and solo releases. Directed by Zachary Heinzerling, the interview is relaxed, although Paul is often very animated. He fiddles with console buttons, pops up for quick runs at a piano or guitar, and air drums throughout....
The vampiric anti-hero first appeared in 1971’s Amazing Spider-Man #101, in a story written by Gil Kane and penciled by Gil Kane. Dr. Michael Morbius is a brilliant scientist whose attempts to cure his rare blood disease result in his developing vampire-like qualities. Dubbed “the living vampire” to avoid censure from the Comics Code Authority, Morbius uses his enhanced strength, echolocation abilities, and hypnotism to quench his thirst for blood....
The Mortal Kombat movie may be one of the first true blockbusters of 2021, but for millions of fans of the games, it’s also another chance to “get it right.” Sure, 1995’s is a somewhat underrated live-action adaptation of a video game, but its irredeemable sequel, Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, left many fans doubting that we’d ever see another big-budget live-action Mortal Kombat movie much less one that comes close to capturing what makes the games special....
My Hero Academia Season 6 Episode 5 “The Pros that you admire so much play dirtier than guys like me.” “Don’t reject me anymore” is a sentiment that’s shared by Shigaraki in the previous episode of My Hero Academia, yet it becomes the mantra for several characters–Dabi, Fumikage, Dr. Garaki, even the many Nomu–in “Thrill of Destruction.” The Shigaraki-centric installment features the character’s highly anticipated rebirth, but it’s also full of characters who prove that they belong and are beyond rejection before they’re pushed to dangerous, new places....
“It’s a national treasure, innit,” Oasis’ Liam Gallagher says in If These Walls Could Sing. The documentary was directed by Mary McCartney, no stranger to such company. She was one of the very few photographers to capture the late Queen Elizabeth II in a 2015 special sitting celebrating the “longest-reigning British monarch in more than 1,000 years.” Mary is also the daughter of rock and roll royalty. Her mother, the late Linda McCartney, took some of the most iconic photographs of the rock era before joining Mary’s father, Paul McCartney, in matrimony, harmony vocals, assorted instruments, compositions, and animal-friendly activism....
However, these spinoffs do so in close proximity to the Prequel and Original Trilogies, fleshing out the lives of characters before or after the events of their respective big-screen adventures. It’s an approach which has led Disney+ to carve out its own post-Return of the Jedi shared universe on the small screen, with The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett, and upcoming shows Ahsoka and Skeleton Crew exploring what’s going on in the galaxy five years after the fall of the Empire on Endor....
Only Murders in the Building Season 2 Episode 9 The sheer amount of storylines this season on Only Murders in the Building has made it somewhat difficult to follow along and tie everything together. Each week there seems to be something new to focus on, a different character thrown into the spotlight, or a cliffhanger that is ignored for several episodes. This forces the audience to not only be patient, but think closely about every single plot line that is shown....
Nevertheless, and despite hand-wringing from this time last year about whether there would even be anything worthy of nomination in 2020, we’ve just come through a resilient and even hopeful period for quality cinema. Movie theaters remain largely closed throughout the U.S. and Europe, yet filmmakers have found a way to get their passion projects out via streaming, video-on-demand, and for a precious few in limited capacity movie theaters. Through it all, the industry endured and quality work found an eager audience anxious for the catharsis of shared art—or at least a good Borat joke....
Currently, there are eight main published works in Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander series with more on the way. They are as follows: Outlander, Dragonfly in Amber, Voyager, Drums of Autumn, The Fiery Cross, A Breath of Snow and Ashes, An Echo in the Bone, and Written in My Own Heart’s Blood. A ninth book has already been announced; it is titled Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone, which I personally think is a beautiful title....
Directed by Mikael Håfström (whose most recent work includes episodes of the Netflix series Bloodline as well as the 2013 action film Escape Plan), Outside the Wire is set in 2036 as a violent civil war is raging in Eastern Europe, specifically in and around Ukraine. A series of title cards indicates that U.S. forces, acting as peacekeepers in the region, employ robotic soldiers known as “gumps” while the lawless zone is coming increasingly under the reign of a warlord named Viktor Koval....
As Bridesmaids finally arrives in the UK, we caught up with Paul Feig to ask him a few questions… I’ve followed lots of your stuff over the years, and I think it’s fair to say that you’ve never had anything that’s come close to doing $136m at the US box office? No, definitely not! I’m not used to it at all! It’s definitely a nice feeling, because it’s been very hard for me to get things made....
Winner, winner, lavish seven course dinner, as a member of the Ton would almost certainly never say. Unfortunately in this case, all the box-ticking in the world can’t fix a film that tries to juggle extreme cynicism with heartfelt romance, no matter how hard the likable cast tries. Dakota Johnson, who had a jolly good crack at making the Fifty Shades movies watchable, has her work cut out once again as Anne Elliot, the middle daughter of three....
Star Trek: Picard Season 2 Episode 9 In the easter egg department, Star Trek: Picard would be hard-pressed to top the season 2 opener, “The Star Gazer,” which was absolutely packed with shout outs, call backs, and obscure references to the rest of the Trek canon. But, as season 2 heads towards its finale, the penultimate episode, “Hide and Seek,” still has a few deep cuts. From some subtle costume choices for Jurati and Elnor to a lot of talk about Voyager, and to a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it shot of a very special starship, this episode of Picard covered plenty of Star Trek history....
As is franchise tradition, every Pokémon in Scarlet and Violet has a classification “type.” It’s the basis of their combat identity. Fire, ice, water, poison, flying…you get the idea. Each of those types is strong against other types, and each of those types is weak against other types. That’s the basis of the “rock, paper, scissors” combat system the series has relied on for decades at this point. Even if you’re familiar with the basics of Pokémon’s type system, Scarlet and Violet‘s massive roster, shocking number of type possibilities, and new mechanics will likely throw you for a loop at some point....
“Best for you” is the key thing to keep in mind here. Because Extraction is a fairly well-balanced game when it comes to the available operators, your choice of which operator to play as is really going to come down to your personal preferences/skills (as well as what your team needs the most at any given moment). Indeed, team composition, communication, and coordination tend to be more important during Extraction‘s toughest missions than the power level of an individual player or operator....
“Scare” is the key word here. Maybe you have an opinion on which games are better, more memorable, or more fun, but at the end of the day, which franchise do you think is scarier: Resident Evil or Silent Hill? Instead of trying to answer that question today, we’ll instead present an argument for each franchise’s status as the scariest and leave the honor of settling this debate up to you....
Rick and Morty Season 5 Episode 8 One of my major complaints about newer episodes of Rick and Morty is the lack of focus on characterization. After putting Morty and Summer through the multidimensional wringer and Jerry and Beth through a divorce and back again (and there was also that cloning business for Beth), all the characters seem to have reached peak cynicism, so it’s been understandably difficult to develop them much....
Riverdale Season 2 Episode 6 Tonight’s episode began with another obvious yet still true observation from Jughead – that we often wear masks that cover who we really are. Although this episode was written and filmed before the Harvey Weinstein/Louis CK/et al stories broke, its impossible to view this episode outside of the context of that news cycle and how it gave rise to the #metoo movement. There’s a lot going on in this week’s episode – and we’ll get to it all – but the most important element here is far and away the Cheryl/Nick/Veronica storyline....
2018 seemed like the year the US finally discovered Schitt’s Creek. It’s the perfect time, since the show’s nonstop humor and overall positivity make it a pop culture antidote to our news cycle. Coming hot on the heels of a great holiday special, Schitt’s Creek Season 5 maintains the series’ high standards – somehow, every season seems better than the last. Laugh out loud funny even when you stream it alone in your room, the Canadian half-hour comedy is reliably full of heart without being smarmy, and smart without feeling preachy....
