It’s Time to Do Alien vs. Predator Again (and Right)

Twenty years ago we all lost when Alien vs. Predator fumbled the bag. Now is the time for audiences to win with a great genre crossover. Whoever wins, we lose, read the famous tagline forAlien vs. Ask most critics in 2004, and they would insist that we did indeed lose. The title alone betrays an entire Hollywood mindset of rehash, reheat, recombine. Re-just, wrote Jessica Winter ofTime Out. Of course the critics were wrong....

August 8, 2024 · 2 min · 326 words · Michael Jenkins

Mayfair Witches Cast Tease a Season 2 Arc That Will “Blow People’s Minds”

Magic grows precociously onMayfair Witchesas season 2 is set to adaptLasher. To celebrate the unholy occasion,Den of Geeksummoned the cast and creatives assembled for San Diego Comic-Con. The predatory family patriarchs world is rocked forever. Cortlands interminable monolithic repose encapsulates a final farewell. Misfortunes, however, favor the Anne Rice Immortal Universe. Nothing is ever truly carved in stone. Immortal threats never die. They wait for a perfect cue. Cortlands all-encompassing ambitions are as contagious as his appetites, and opportunities abound moving forward....

August 8, 2024 · 2 min · 380 words · Joshua Bradley

The Umbrella Academy Season 4 Ending Explained: What Was The Cleanse?

Here’s what happened. This article contains spoilers for all ofThe Umbrella Academy. Not many series finales feel like series finales nowadays. That is decidedly not the case for NetflixsThe Umbrella Academy. Ad content continues below How Did Ben Die and What Was The Jennifer Incident? What was it, exactly, that killed him? Viewers finally get the answer midway through season 4 and it informs the ultimate ending of the show....

August 8, 2024 · 3 min · 436 words · Brandi Cross

Deep Blue Sea and the Lost Art of Wonderfully Bad Rap-Up Songs During the End Credits

We need to bring this punch in of movie tie-in back. The 25th anniversary ofDeep Blue Seais generally not seen as a significant cultural event. YetDeep Blue Seadeserves to be remembered. Its more than that though. The idea was that the success of one could help promote the other. That is essentially how we ended up with the Elvis-led films of the 50s and 60s. In some cases, it became more symbiotic....

August 7, 2024 · 3 min · 619 words · Miss Valerie Ward DVM

Hellboy: The Crooked Man Cast on Creating a New Version of One of Hellboy’s Best Stories

To some movie fans, Kesys statement may sound flippant. But to those who know theMike Mignolacomics that inspired Hellboy, Kesys take is pitch perfect. I think people are always looking forward to a new spin on it. So much of the work is done for you… The suit is made for you. The physicality is a little bit tricky in the costume, but I got the hang of it. I got to bring out my own personal demons, and make a hybrid....

August 7, 2024 · 2 min · 241 words · Tiffany Palmer

Interview with the Vampire Teases Claudia’s Season 3 Return and What’s Next for Lestat

Exclusive: Delainey Hayles explains whether Claudia will ever return to AMC’s Interview with the Vampire. Plus, Sam Reid and Assad Zaman talk what’s next for Lestat and Armand. This Interview with the Vampire article contains spoilers. But will Louis, Lestat, and Armand somehow cross paths with Claudia again in the future? Or will we see more of Claudia from Lestats perspective as they adapt his story,The Vampire Lestat? Prepare yourselves, shippers!...

August 7, 2024 · 2 min · 228 words · Ryan Thompson

Legion of Super-Heroes Is the Greatest DC Comics Series You’ve Never Read

TheJustice League.The Teen Titans. Heck, even the Outsiders. The basic premise of the Legion of Super-Heroes is simple. But actually reading the Legion can be a bit daunting. The team also has a massive line-up, sometimes with more than 25 members at one time. Ad content continues below But dont worry, were here to save the day! The Legion became a regular fixture inAdventure Comics, and its ranks soon began to fill out....

August 7, 2024 · 4 min · 644 words · Matthew Lee

One Tree Hill Had TV’s Most Underrated Time Jump

One Tree Hill decided nobody needed to see its high school characters' college years. And it was right! The belovedCWseries had everything a young audience looks for: from messy love triangles to half-brother angst. Its extremely difficult to do a successful time jump, especially when it comes to the YA genre. In the early-to-mid 2000s, many sci-fi shows such asLostandBattlestar Galacticagot fixated on trying to master the time jump. As the episode summary in part says, In many ways, the journey is just beginning....

August 7, 2024 · 2 min · 216 words · Gloria Perez

The Den of Geek Weekly Quiz! Movie & TV Quizzes

How much do you know about quizzes in movies and TV shows? The post-lunch slump of any working week. You need The Den of Geek Weekly Quiz. Not enough questions aboutPolice Academy?) and when we eventually get leaderboards sorted make others gasp at your trivia mastery. Quizzes in Movies and TV 1. Dev Patel, the star of Danny Boyles quiz show movieSlumdog Millionaire, released his directorial debut in 2024. What is the films simian title?...

August 7, 2024 · 2 min · 240 words · Jeffrey Lewis

The Possible Reason House of the Dragon Season 2 Ended So Abruptly

We already knew that theWriters Guild of America (WGA) strike in 2023 impacted the season. The show could only film the prepared scripts as-written for any filming that occurred during the WGA strike. Garcia co-wrote the encyclopedicThe World of Ice and Firewith George R.R. Discovery in recent years, its hard to believe that that was the only reason. Sure, both thingscouldbe true it wasnt the writers choice to cutandit was cut for narrative reasons....

August 7, 2024 · 1 min · 85 words · Teresa Rodriguez

20 Years Later, Doom 3 Remains a Misunderstood Masterpiece

20 years after its release, Doom 3 remains an anomaly that should have sparked a horror gaming revolution. Doom 3s reputation hasnt changed all that much in the 20 years since its release. It has long been seen as a divisive departure from so many of the things that previously defined theDoomgames. That reputation is far from unearned.Doom 3was, and remains, an anomaly. That is why it is so misunderstood....

August 6, 2024 · 2 min · 285 words · Andrea Blair

House of the Dragon Has Completely Rewritten Alicent’s Arc For the Better

Alicent is no longer the Green Queen as we knew her in George R.R. Martins text, and House of the Dragon is better for it. This article contains major spoilers forHouse of the Dragonseason 2 episode 8 The Queen Who Ever Was. As surely as the seasons change and winter comes, the fortunes of our lives remain forever in flux. But few, including Rhaenyra and Alicent, would dream theyd turn this fast....

August 6, 2024 · 2 min · 393 words · Anna Cook

House of the Dragon Showrunner Addresses What’s Going on With Nettles and Rhaena

Is Rhaena taking the place of beloved Fire & Blood character Nettles on House of the Dragon? Here’s what showrunner Ryan Condal says. HBOsHouse of the Dragonis once again returning to roost asThe Queen Who Ever Wasbrings this season to a close. Martin himself referred toBlood and Cheeses Maelor the Missing. Now, episode 8 has backed up those theories thatthe beloved Nettleswill be sitting this one out. We see how powerful an idea it is we saw that with Aemonds story....

August 6, 2024 · 1 min · 162 words · Kyle Brown