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Dr. Will Caster (Johnny Depp) is the foremost researcher in the field of Artificial Intelligence, on the verge of creating a sentient machine capable of assimilating all recorded information to boast the total knowledge of every human who’s ever lived. Hasn’t Man always strived to create God? he asks one …

Son Of The Morning by Mark Alder book review . An alternative Hundred Years War set in a world where God takes a direct interest in his creation, Son Of The Morning is a smart, gripping historical fantasy. Here angels dwell in cathedrals and fight for their kings. But Mark …

Episode 2.18 Writers: Marc Guggenheim & Drew Z Greenberg Director: Guy Norman Bee THE ONE WHERE: Slade kidnaps Thea just as Moira prepares to contest the Mayorship against Sebastian Blood… THE VERDICT: “Everything is proceeding as planned,” declares Slade Wilson, in impeccable supervillain style. And he’s not wrong. A fine, …

No two subgenres are currently ruling the worldwide box office more consistently than superhero and young adult. So for all the backtalk about Sony playing bitter second fiddle to Marvel, their rebooted Spider-Man series does have one major advantage over the competition in that it combines both.  It’s the only …

Set in the ‘70s and early ‘80S, this conspiracy thriller recounts the true-life tale of the Norwegian divers who risked their lives to lay a pipeline on the ocean floor when oil and gas were discovered in the North Sea. Headhunters ’ Aksel Hennie rocks a quality moustache as star …

A tyrannical king living in a labyrinthine castle comes between a beautiful shepherdess and a brave, good-hearted chimney sweep. Only a plucky mockingbird can save the day. Sixty years in the making (it was started in 1948, partially finished in 1952 and reworked by director Paul Grimault for a limited …

Mark Cousins follows his 15-hour opus The Story Of Film with a comparatively bite-sized discourse on how world cinema has depicted childhood. The result is a dizzying compilation of clips connected, rather preciously, by footage of his niece and nephew playing with marbles. Cousins introduces excerpts from some 53 titles …

Episode 2.15 Writers: Jake Coburn & Ben Sokolowski Director: Glen Winter THE ONE WHERE: As Oliver confronts Slade in his own home we flash back to the storming of the Amazo… THE VERDICT: I recently moaned that the island scenes have felt fiftful and inconclusive this season. “The Promise” addresses …

There are three certainties you can count on in life: death, taxes, and Dynasty Warriors. The famous button-mashing hack-n-slasher is known less for its innovation between titles and more for releasing a new, slightly upgraded edition every handful of months. The latest iteration in the series is (deep breath) Dynasty …

I am one with my aircraft. Piloting through the mustard-colored skies, I weave a parabolic path through a seemingly endless array of bullets, bombs, and bandits. I cut my engines, let my jet plummet to the ground like a lead weight, training my sights on my prey. With a squeeze …