How do you make a horror movie for kids that doesn’t talk down to them? That’s a question director David Yarovesky – best known for the R-rated Brightburn – aims to answer with Nightbooks, the filmmaker’s new Netflix movie that’s produced by horror maestro and Spider-Man extraordinaire Sam Raimi. Based on the …
Read More »NPR and comic book vets team to revive the Golden Age superhero Micro-Face … no, really
After decades in limbo, the legendary and iconic Golden Age superhero Micro-Face is finally being revived by equally legendary comic book publishing giant the NPR Planet Money Publishing Group… Okay. Hold up. We know you’ve never heard of Micro-Face. Hell, neither did we a few days ago. But he really …
Read More »The many roles of Alfred Pennyworth, Batmans loyal butler
Everyone knows Alfred Pennyworth, Bruce Wayne’s loyal butler and Batman’s closest ally. If you don’t keep up with DC comic books, you may not know Alfred is currently dead, but we say “currently” because comic book characters have a knack for coming back from the dead and there are indications …
Read More »Alan Wake Remastered will shine new light on Remedys greatest adventure
Alan Wake is about to discover if there’s any value in exposure. It’s a question that every struggling writer must confront at some stage of their career, and the New York native turned Dark Place hostage would certainly have reason to believe that his ten-year strain of writer’s block is …
Read More »The MCU has a villain problem – and Shang-Chi is the latest offender
Warning: major spoilers for Shang-Chi and the Marvel Cinematic Universe ahead… Marvel has a Big Bad problem. In the MCU, villains either live long enough to become the hero or, more often than not, are mercilessly dispatched after a solitary appearance. Hela, Ultron, Kaecillus, Ego, Killmonger, and Mysterio (among so …
Read More »Bus Stop at 65: The movie that changed Marilyn Monroes career forever
Picture Marilyn Monroe and you’ll see platinum blonde hair, bright red lipstick, and a white dress fluttering over a subway grate. But right after immortalizing exactly that image in 1955’s The Seven Year Itch, Monroe reinvented herself. Under her own company, Marilyn Monroe Productions, and with a new studio contract …
Read More »How Aquaman fought against the tide to become one of DCs (and the movie industrys) biggest superheroes
Aquaman (opens in new tab) is currently the highest-grossing film in DC history, but the character hasn’t always been so well defined by DC. Aquaman’s history in comic books has taken him through some strange incarnations, but his heritage as an oceanic king – and his membership in the Justice …
Read More »Call of Duty: Vanguard looks like it has learned the right lessons from Call of Duty: WW2
It looks like Sledgehammer Games has learned all the right lessons from Call of Duty: WW2. Following the reveal of Call of Duty: Vanguard via Verdansk last week, and an extended look at the campaign during Gamescom Opening Night Live, we’ve been able to see just how much Sledgehammer has …
Read More »Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl is bringing a roster straight out of your childhood memories
Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl is ready to bring your favorite cartoon characters into a slapstick fray – starting with CatDog and April O’Neil, both of whom were just announced at today’s Future Games Show. CatDog was a much-requested character after the game was announced earlier this year, but don’t expect any …
Read More »Marvel’s Midnight Suns is a faster and darker tactical RPG from the team behind XCOM
Marvel’s Midnight Suns might have been talked about in hushed tones for months now as Marvel XCOM, but now that it’s finally been officially revealed we can see that it’s clearly so much more than that. Sure, it might be coming at a time where the monolithic superhero studio’s stable …
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