Shogun Episode 7: Gin’s Request Teases Japanese History and the Show’s Ending

This article contains spoilers forShogunepisode 7. Though it wont air for another three weeks, the ending to FX miniseriesShogunisnt much of a mystery. One incredible moment inShogunepisode 7 reminds us of that. She also understands that her employees talents and artistry go far beyond just sex work. If the establishment of a district for courtesans to hone and practice their craft sounds familiar, it should. Thats because Gin just essentially created the concept ofgeishas....

April 3, 2024 · 2 min · 280 words · Katelyn Kennedy

Star Trek: Discovery’s Sonequa Martin-Green on the Past and Future of Michael Burnham

Between season 1 and season 5 is an entire life. By the end of the two-part premiere, Georgiou was dead and Burnham was in prison for mutiny. Things have certainly changed since then. But its also a journey thats resulted in one of the most unique characters inStar Trekhistory. Unlike the previous shows, earlyDiscoveryfocused less on the ensemble and more on Burnham herself. When asked how she managed to pull off that tricky acting challenge, Martin-Green gives the mostStar Trekanswer possible....

April 3, 2024 · 2 min · 389 words · Megan Wright

X-Men ’97 Just Brought Back One of the Weirdest Villains in Marvel History

But is that a good thing? This X-Men 97 article contains spoilers. It takes five minutes for Motendo segment of the latest episode ofX-Men 97to reveal its big bad. Thats actually a pretty good description for Mojo, one of the strangest Marvel villains of all time. Unsurprisingly, the segment includes plenty of nods to the history ofX-Menvideo games. These entertainment forms lead to some wonderfully oddball takes on the X-Men....

April 3, 2024 · 1 min · 181 words · Jessica Flores

Curb Your Enthusiasm Fans Have Probably Figured Out the Ending Already

When you really think about it, there’s really only one way Larry David’s story can end. This article containsCurb Your Enthusiasmspoilers through season 12 episode 9. What you might be less familiar with, however, is (Larry) Davids Trial. And thats because I just made it up. But longtimeSeinfeldfans have realized that for weeks now. Doubling down on this prediction after tonights episode. In the end, everyone goes to jail and no lessons are learned....

April 2, 2024 · 1 min · 136 words · Caroline Hicks

Interview with the Vampire Season 2 Trailer Finally Reveals a Major Anne Rice Villain

This article contains spoilers from Anne RicesVAMPIRE CHRONICLESnovels. The ancient vampire wont lighten the historical weight buried in cryptic footnotes covered in blood. The contemporary talks are set in Prague, but recent clips extend grand theatrical overtures. Anne Rices Interview with the Vampireseason 2will open with a new Parisian location, and fresh blood. AMCs playbill says the part of Claudia has been recast with Delainey Hayles. Roxane Duran joins as the dollmaker Madeleine, a tragic figure with worse pains to suffer....

April 2, 2024 · 3 min · 466 words · Aaron Coleman

Let’s Face It, Godzilla Is Pop Culture’s Most Versatile Star

Is there any movie opinion more wrong-headed than sayingthatGodzillaisntmyGodzilla? Heck, it is absolutely okay if the American Iguana monster Zilla is your jam. pop cultures most versatile star. Almost immediately, the movies became a delivery method for introducing new giant monsters for him to slug. But the films downplayed those themes in favor of spectacle and fun. In short, Godzilla movies have always been changing. But Godzilla himself has not....

April 2, 2024 · 1 min · 189 words · Deborah Horton

Renegade Nell’s Real History & Folklore: Queen Anne, Jacobites, Herne the Hunter & Billy Blind

The Disney+ fantasy blends real history with British myth and fantasy. Anne was a real-life 19thcentury figure who left behind thousands of diary pages for her biographers to decode. Eight-part Disney+ seriesRenegade Nellis set in 1705. She was also rumoured to have been a bisexual who had lesbian relationships at court. Who were the Jacobites? It took Nell and her crew to foil the plot and keep Anne in power....

April 2, 2024 · 1 min · 121 words · Sherry Zimmerman

Silent Hill 2 Remake Includes a Bizarre Content Warning

The upcoming Silent Hill 2 remake seems to include an interesting sequence not seen in the original game. The ESRB recently gave developer Bloober Teams upcoming Silent Hill 2 remakean M Rating. In other words, standardSilent Hill 2stuff. However, there is one part of the ESRBs rating that certainly stands out. According to that organization, theSilent Hill 2remake also features characters pole-dancing in strip-club controls. What makes that warning so strange isnt the idea thatSilent Hill 2features sexualized content....

April 2, 2024 · 1 min · 131 words · Christina Small

The Best WrestleMania Matches of All Time

As of this writing, there have been well over 400WrestleManiamatches since the event began back in 1985. Now were celebrating the very best matches WrestleMania has ever offeredwrestlingfans. But first, some ground rules. First, as there are so manyWrestleManiasto cover, we are only going to allowone entry per event. The modern shows with two nights of festivities will only count as one combined event. Second, to keep things from becoming repetitive, there will be no match redundancies....

April 2, 2024 · 3 min · 547 words · Edwin Collins

The Final Days of Star Trek Discovery: What to Expect From Season 5 and Beyond

Back in 2015, the most popular science fiction TV series were either on the SyFy Channel orDoctor Who. After having gone out with a whimper withEnterprisein 2005, couldTrekrematerialize as a fully rejuvenated version of itself? Could a mainstream audience be enticed back to the final frontier by yet another new crew? At first, the answer wasmaybe. To sayDiscoverys early years were some ofthe riskiest inTrekhistoryis something of an understatement. We were the great experimenters, executive producer Alex Kurtzman recalls while talking toDen of Geekmagazine....

April 2, 2024 · 2 min · 363 words · Christy Brown

The First Omen Reimagines Body Horror from Women’s Perspectives

Exclusive: Director Arkasha Stevenson talks to us about bringing her own visceral spin to the Omen franchise. The First Omenis a direct prequel toThe Omenthat exists very deliberately within that world. Its an Easter egg hunters heaven. ButThe First Omenis still very much its own film, and its very deliberately a female one. When I inherited the script, it was anOmenprequel already, Stevenson explains. The bones were already in place....

April 2, 2024 · 1 min · 144 words · Jeffrey Stevens

The Mystery of the PS2’s Lifetime Sales May Have Just Been Solved

That cutoff date is pretty important since Sony didnt stop globally manufacturing the PS2 until January 2013. However, this situation is slightly more complicated than that. See, even at 155 million units sold, the PlayStation 2 remains the best-selling video game console ever. However, the second-best-selling video game console ever (the Nintendo DS) reportedly sold154.02 million unitsin its lifetime. The DS was officially discontinued in 2014, so its likely that number remains fairly accurate....

April 2, 2024 · 1 min · 98 words · William Mayo

Amazon Prime Video New Releases: April 2024

Here’s everything coming to Prime Video and Freevee in April. Falloutis the most exciting Amazon Original dropping this month. Heres everything coming to Prime Video and Freevee in April Amazon originals are designated with an asterisk.

April 1, 2024 · 1 min · 36 words · Gerald Peterson