Mean Girls Review: Musical Remake Mostly Avoids Going in the Burn Book

The film version of the stage musical of Mean Girls is a mix of nostalgia and deja vu. We dont really need a reboot ofMean Girls, or indeed a film adaptation of the stage musical. But there you go, we are where we are. The musical came because people liked the film. But if youre reading this the chances are you already know the plot toMean Girls. The good news is the young cast is excellent across the board....

January 11, 2024 · 2 min · 344 words · Alyssa Lin

Reacher’s Success Reveals What Streaming Audiences Want

Reacheris a simple show, and I dont mean that as an insult. Netflix already proved this with the success ofThe Night Agentlast year. Ad content continues below Season 1 ofReacherhit 1.84 billion minutes viewed during its first weekend in March 2022.

January 11, 2024 · 1 min · 41 words · Todd Gonzales

Robert Downey Jr. and Christopher Nolan Share Laugh Over Brutal Marvel Joke

Thats like getting a Pulitzer Prize for a reddit comment. Yet there is an undeniably irony to both finding the prospect of a Marvel performance winning an Oscar hilarious. ButThe Dark Knightis not a Marvel movie, and Marvel movies are notThe Dark Knight. This shouldnt be a knock at Marvelor redditors for that matter. In fact, he still marvels at what they achieved on that firstIron Manin 2008. Also there was no real certainty that this was even going to take off....

January 11, 2024 · 1 min · 86 words · Jonathan Mitchell

The New Star Trek “Origin” Movie Is Taking the Franchise in the Wrong Direction

The new Star Trek movie announcement continues a troubling trend for the franchise. AsStar Trekfans, we may quibble about certain aspects of the franchise. We all have our opinions about the best captain or the general ethos of the show. Its right there at the start of the show! First we gotStar Trek: Enterprisein 2001, then theJ.J. Abramsreboot in 2009, thenDiscoveryin 2017, and again with the spin-offStrange New Worlds. Of course, that raises a few major questions....

January 11, 2024 · 1 min · 192 words · William Miranda

These Brilliant Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books Deserve Big Budget TV Adaptations

Listen up, streamers! Dont look it up, just trust me. Thankfully, its not all bleak. Were still getting some TV across those eight billion streaming platforms much of itcoming from books. In the right hands, though,House of Leavescould make a fascinating limited series. Get this sick filth on our screens! It was literally 20 years ago. Many of us loved it. So how about a space western for the 2020s?...

January 11, 2024 · 1 min · 156 words · Cindy Roman

Video Game Cheat Device GameShark Returns In The Strangest Way Possible

While those peripherals didnt always work as intended, they were a revelation for cheat code enthusiasts everywhere. They were literal game-changers. Over time, though, the GameShark brand became a shell of its former self. Diminishing product quality and changes in the industry turned the formerly essential accessories into relics of a misspent youth. Now, though, a company is trying to revive the GameShark brand for the modern era. At CES 2024, electronics company Altec Lansing announced that they are bringing back the GameShark brand....

January 11, 2024 · 1 min · 146 words · Daniel Peterson

Criminal Record Review: Is Peter Capaldi Playing a Monster in Apple TV+ Mystery?

Peter Capaldi and Cush Jumbo star in an early contender for the years top British crime drama. This episodes one and two review contains plot details but is largely spoiler-free. In eight-part crime thrillerCriminal Record, Peter Capaldis DCI accuses Cush Jumbos DS of unconscious bias. Or is Jumbos character simply seeing racist conspiracy because shes looking right at it? That mystery is at the centre of this new drama from the makers of ITVsVera....

January 10, 2024 · 1 min · 161 words · Monica Ferrell PhD

Echo Season 1 Review: Messy Marvel TV Is Back

This review containsmajor spoilersfor all five episodes ofEcho. In 2021, Marvel Studios introduced the character of Maya Lopez (Alaqua Cox) inHawkeye. Marvel, Im losing my mind. To see a gritty series about Echo flounder this badly kinda sucks. This final version ofEcho, rumored to have undergone major reshoots, is a TV movie at best. Perhaps trimmed down to that length it might have turned out alright. Rating: 2 out of 5

January 10, 2024 · 1 min · 71 words · Shelby Jacobson

Echo’s Post-Credits Scene Sets Up Marvel’s Kingpin Future

This post contains spoilers forEcho. At the end of the fifth and final episode ofEcho, that prediction looks even more sound. and spreads them to her sister and grandmother to help them fight off Fisk and his men. The move forces him to relive his memories as a boy, listening to his father beat his mother. AsVincent DOnofriotakes his giant baby approach to playing Fisk to its furthest extreme, Maya appears in his memory....

January 10, 2024 · 1 min · 213 words · Mark Johnson

How Many Episodes of Echo Is Daredevil In?

This post contains spoilers for MarvelsEcho. We didnt know how good we had it. Ad content continues below Echopromised something different. With its TV-MA rating and its gritty, visceral trailer,Echopromised a proper return for Daredevil and Fisk. First, the good news. Wilson Fisk is all over the five episodes ofEcho. After Maya shoots Fisk at the end ofHawkeye, she returns to her Oklahoma hometown to recuperate. Fisk and his men follow her there, forcing Maya to make a difficult choice....

January 10, 2024 · 1 min · 170 words · Greg Blanchard

Inside Echo Episode 3’s Epic Roller Rink Melee

Director Catriona McKenzie guides us through a thrilling fight sequence on Marvel’s Echo. This article contains spoilers forEchoepisodes 1, 2, and 3. The best fight scenes invite combatants to use their environment in novel, creative ways. In other words: if a fight gives you lemons, make lemonade. Indeed thats exactly what our antihero Maya Lopez a.k.a. Echo (Alaqua Cox) does to some Kingpin goons in the thrilling third episode ofEcho....

January 10, 2024 · 2 min · 267 words · Stephanie Hunter

Society of the Snow’s Ghostly Narration Changes the Meaning of the True Story

This article contains majorSociety of the Snowspoilers. Its the twist that makes or breaksSociety of the Snowfor viewers. BayonasSociety of the Snowgoes along, a slowly spiritual bent unfurls. Eventually, Numa even makes a confession to the audience: He is not coming down from this mountain. In fact, he would be the last person on a plane that carried 45 souls aboard to perish. A final light extinguishedbut one that would allow the remaining 18 survivors to keep their own flames flickering....

January 10, 2024 · 2 min · 228 words · Sara Morgan

The Sega Genesis Is Getting the Retro Handheld Device It Always Deserved

For some, this announcement probably doesnt seem like that big of a deal. However, Hyperkin has long been considered one of the best product manufacturers in this particular field. No, you dont need a Mega 95 to lay many of those games today.

January 10, 2024 · 1 min · 43 words · Jennifer Miller