The Eternals are set to battle their greatest ever enemies on the big screen later this year: the Deviants. The villainous group has served as the group’s primary antagonists throughout their comic history, and will do likewise in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Below, we delve into who the Deviants are, …
Read More »Why Star Trek: Picard is the sci-fi show we need in 2020
It’s an old cliché that science fiction tends to say as much about when it’s made as when it’s set. So even though Star Trek: Picard (opens in new tab) takes place at the dawn of the 25th century, its cast believes it has plenty to say about our present. …
Read More »Why Morbius in the MCU makes an already complicated universe even harder to follow
Way before the Marvel Cinematic Universe was a colossal box-office juggernaut, journalists were busy speculating about when the so-called superhero bubble would burst. “Is it just me, or is the strain starting to show?” asked The New York Times (opens in new tab) in 2008 following the success of both …
Read More »El Camino Easter eggs: every reference and cameo in the Breaking Bad movie
Watched the Breaking Bad movie? Good. There’s a whole second act for you to discover: looking for El Camino Easter eggs. From Los Pollos Hermanos, to callbacks to the previous five seasons, to the cameos scattered around the two-hour runtime, series creator Vince Gilligan has created a fitting farewell to …
Read More »It takes two: Why doppelgänger movies are making a comeback
Of all the strange things to have happened in 2019, Netflix invoking Jung’s theory of Dual Consciousness by way of Paul Rudd has to be up there with the weirdest. If that sentence has you questioning your sanity, allow me to clarify (or maybe further complicate) things by quoting an …
Read More »Apple TV Plus: Release date and price revealed along with more shows
Apple TV Plus is a new video subscription service from Apple built on original programming from the likes of Steve Carell, Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg, and more. After an initial reveal in March 2019, Apple recently shared more about the service at a fall event, including its price point. Here’s …
Read More »The 10 best Peaky Blinders episodes, ranked in preparation for season 5
Since first airing in September 2013, Peaky Blinders has slowly but surely, across its four seasons, become one of the most sharply written and artfully directed shows on TV. Created by Steven Knight and very loosely based on the Birmingham street gang the Peaky Blinders who wreaked havoc in their …
Read More »The 30 best family movies to watch with the kids, from Disney classics to Studio Ghibli masterpieces
Curling up on the sofa with your loved ones for a fun family movie is a decades-old tradition. There really are few things nicer than settling down in front of the television, snacks in hand, for a film that everyone – young and old – can enjoy. However, finding the …
Read More »From Midsommar to The Wicker Man, an expert tells us how accurately Hollywood portrays some of cinemas most coercive cults
Ari Aster’s Hereditary follow-up, Midsommar, explores the world of cults as a young couple on a Swedish road trip discover that a quaint local festival may be much darker than the flower garlands and communal feasts they first find. We know we can expect the unexpected from filmmaker Ari Aster …
Read More »6 questions we have after watching Black Mirror Season 5
Black Mirror season 5 has arrived, bringing with it a small curated set of bleak vignettes of the ever-encroaching near future. This time around the stories are more grounded and believable than usual, often not relying on some far-flung future concept but more toying with the technology we have available …
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