25 Most Underrated RPGs Ever

From forgotten SNES classics to modern masterpieces, these are some of the most underrated RPGs ever made. So many of the genres great games remain tragically underrated and overlooked. Pirates of the Caribbean (2003) Yes, Im serious. No, there is no need to laugh. It is certainly not that, though. While janky and frustratingly complicated,Pirates of the Caribbeanis a truly impressive open-world RPG for its time. Its just a shame that the game isnt easily available these days....

May 29, 2023 · 5 min · 998 words · Julie Williamson

How The Boogeyman Brought a Classic Stephen King Monster to Life

This article appears in the new issue ofDEN OF GEEKmagazine. British director Rob Savage captured lockdown perfectly in 2020 with hisZoom-based horror,Host. But what is The Boogeyman? The Boogeyman is just the name that a child in the dark gives it, Savage explains. I had this idea that this creature is almost elemental. It was the first thing lurking in the darkness when the cavemen were huddling around their fire....

May 29, 2023 · 1 min · 205 words · Emily Robinson

Eric Andre Reveals the Wildest Guest of The Eric Andre Show Season 6

This article appears in the new issue ofDEN OF GEEKmagazine. Im polluting my body yet again, Andre tellsDen of Geekmagazine. I dont think Ive ever had a Newport in my life. [Laughs] Im a poser. Ad content continues below The new season arrives at a time when Andres career continues to ascend. In 2021, his long-gestating prank filmBad Tripwas released on Netflix. Den of Geek: The question on everybodys mind right now is, how did you do it?...

May 26, 2023 · 6 min · 1077 words · Melissa Evans

Rise of the Beasts Expands the Transformers Movie Universe Beyond What We’ve Seen Before

This article appears in the new issue ofDEN OF GEEKmagazine. Films likeThe LandandA Different Tree. Even his most recent film,Creed II, only features fights on a decidedly human scale. But Paramount believed this made him the perfect name to take over the coreTransformersfranchise after Michael Bays departure. Ad content continues below That was my first introduction to it. Watching a VHS tape at a friends house, and that got me hooked, Caple remembers....

May 26, 2023 · 2 min · 247 words · Lisa Ruiz

The Deeply Personal Story Behind Pixar’s Elemental Is a First for the Studio

This article appears in the new issue ofDEN OF GEEKmagazine. Ember and Wade, the odd couple at the center ofPixarsElemental, are visual effects confections unlike any other. In the early stages ofElementals production, Sohn lost his father, one of the storys main inspirations. That resentment found its way into early iterations of the story. I definitely went off the rails. That was a really dark place for me. Tragically, Sohn lost his mother near the end of the filmmaking process as well....

May 26, 2023 · 2 min · 224 words · Stephanie Williams

Doctor Who Casts Another Torchwood Actor

But Costello got her dream of resurrection more than once leading to some excellent reappearances on the show. Shakespeare is voiced byDoctor Whos most recentMaster, Sacha Dhawan. Doctor Who returns to BBC One for its 60th anniversary episodes in November 2023

May 25, 2023 · 1 min · 41 words · Sherry Kirk

Hayley Atwell’s Mission: Impossible Character Is Dead Reckoning’s Biggest Secret

This article appears in the new issue ofDEN OF GEEKmagazine. I wanted her to be more thana femme fatale, or an ingenue, or an ice queen. I wanted her to have nuance. The release of the firstMission: Impossiblefilm is almost as far away from today as it was fromDr. Nowhen it came out. Whats it like coming onto that set? What was the process of filming the stunts? Tom has this mantra, Dont be careful, be competent....

May 25, 2023 · 1 min · 209 words · Michael Weber

How Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny Channels Raiders of the Lost Ark

This article appears in the new issue ofDEN OF GEEKmagazine. James Mangolddid not say no, exactly, toIndiana Joneswhen the man in the fedora came knocking. But he didnt kick off the door at first either. What does it have to say? And Mangold needed a delay. Says the director, The script wasnt there, and I felt like I wasnt there. I needed to find a way in. I needed to somehow own something like this if I was going to do it....

May 25, 2023 · 2 min · 415 words · Matthew Cook

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2 Will Tackle Big Original Series Canon Questions

Exclusive: Star Trek mastermind Akiva Goldsman talks about canon changes coming in Strange New Worlds season 2. This article appears in the new issue ofDEN OF GEEKmagazine. But that doesnt mean the scope is the same. Not for us, but you know, for the audience. But there was some pushback when we were developing it. What, theyre suddenly in a childrens story? This pop in of TV isnt exactly what people are doing today....

May 25, 2023 · 2 min · 406 words · Kathryn Mccarthy

How The Little Mermaid Reimagined Ariel’s Classic Songs for Live Action

This article appears in the new issue ofDEN OF GEEKmagazine. ForChicago, he went high-concept, recontextualizing the Broadway songs as vaudeville numbers from the imagination of Roxie Hart. You have to earn a song, especially in a movie, he tellsDen of Geekmagazine. It has to feel seamless coming from story and character. Marshall and Disney go way back. I saw her become a star in front of me, literally. The Oscar-winning music got a refresh, too....

May 22, 2023 · 1 min · 119 words · Kyle Bishop

New British TV Crime Series from 2023: Detective Dramas, Murder Mysteries and Serial Killer Shows

Read more about them below. This six-part ITV series also stars Philip Glenister, Lorraine Ashbourne (Sherwood) andThe Crowns Nicholas Gleaves. Does the lead detective on Joes murder case (Sweet Tooths Adeel Akhtar) have secrets of his own? Of course he does. Its an absolute must-watch if you missed it the first time around. The eight-part series stars Corries Shayne Ward and Catherine Tyldesley, is written byShakespeare & Hathaways writer Matthew Thompson....

May 22, 2023 · 1 min · 92 words · Kristen Reyes

Rings of Power Season 2 Has a Big Galadriel Story to Tell: Morfydd Clark on What’s Next

Its really nice that its out. Wed spent three years doing this. There was so much riding on it and we knew there was so much expectation. Shes about to become acquainted with Nenya, her ring. Its really exciting to see how the magic creeps in [to the show]. [Galadriel] is going to be part of that change because she has her own ring. But Galadriel didnt completely give in to temptation in the finale....

May 22, 2023 · 1 min · 177 words · Benjamin Black

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Uses the Spider Society to Address Fandom

This article appears in the new issue ofDEN OF GEEKmagazine. Philosophically speaking,Milesholds our multiverse together, director Kemp Powers tellsDen of Geekmagazine. Hes so different from the other Spider-People because hes not so alone. Hes close to his friends and family and never hides anything from them. Theres an antagonistic relationship between Miles and the Spider Society, director Joaquim Dos Santos says. The Spider Society is riding a fine line. Hes part of the Spider Society, but hes not drinking the Kool-Aid....

May 17, 2023 · 1 min · 207 words · Debra Stewart