The Life Lessons of Kindergarten Cop

There are profound messages to be discovered in Arnold Schwarzenegger’s 1990 comedy vehicle Kindergarten Cop. This article comes fromDen of Geek UK. This article contains spoilers for Kindergarten Cop. Not much has been heard there for a long time, though. What I learned from rewatchingKindergarten Cop,though, is just what a harsh piece of work it is. Encouraged by the family-friendly poster, parents at the time must have wondered what theyd walked into....

August 8, 2017 · 3 min · 530 words · Jason Ashley

Game of Thrones Season 7 Episode 4 Review: The Spoils of War

ThisGame of Thronesreview contains spoilers. Jon and Daenerys, the two that many of us speculate are the harmonizing voices in George R.R. Martins Song of Ice and Fire, were onscreen together. What would happen if the Stark kids ever saw each other again? And tonight,Game of Throneswas awash in their incredibly engulfing shade. Ad content continues below On the chilly side is the moment where Arya Stark finally came home to Winterfell....

August 7, 2017 · 6 min · 1263 words · Tiffany Carlson

Balancing Comedy With Melancholy In We Bare Bears

The episode has all the hallmark humor thats madeWe Bare Bearsa hit for Cartoon connection. Fun gags, physical comedy, hilarious verbal jokes, and even a stand out90s hip hop music video. With vocals by a rapping baby bear. Underneath it all though theres something that tugs at the heartstrings. The bears are doing all of this to find a home. One person almost takes them but instead uses his quarter on a fortune telling machine....

August 6, 2017 · 3 min · 513 words · Denise Wilkerson

In praise of Dogwoof documentaries

Its a surprisingly large figure. And the Academy Award for best documentary feature goes to…. Theyre all lumped into the same bracket. Artistically speaking, probably not. But from a distribution point of view? So, quick maths, thats 1.5 best documentary feature nominations per year of operation. Name me one other distribution company that can boast that! OK Dave, I hear you say, arent you getting a bit carried away? I mean, Dogwoof didnt make all those films, did they?...

August 4, 2017 · 3 min · 517 words · James Wyatt

Lost Boy, The Peter Pan Prequel That Tells Captain Hook’s Side of the Story

This novel take on a century-old story will break your heart. The characters and world of Peter Pan is in safe hands. The story of Lost Boy. Through his young eyes, we see Neverland and Peter Pan like never before. That wasnt where I wanted to write. I wanted to know about who he was before he was Hook. When the novel begins, he loves Peter best of all. They have been together literally longer than Jamie can remember....

August 4, 2017 · 3 min · 552 words · Yesenia Rivas

My most beloved book series: Robin Hobb’s Realm Of The Elderlings

That means all sixteenRealm Of The Elderlingsbooks (not just the ones about Fitz). This series is now 22 years old, and the world has changed a lot in 22 years. That was always Fitzs fate and the most appropriate not-entirely-ending for him. As a final line, we dream of carving our dragon was rather better. I experienced some similarly conflicted feelings about the developments in the Bingtown characters stories here....

August 4, 2017 · 2 min · 293 words · Adam Stevens

Voltron Season 3 Review: Legendary Defender Opens Up Its Universe

ThisVoltron Legendary Defenderreview contains spoilers.We have a spoiler free version here. So as a TV reviewer I should start a review super dignified right? I wont be doing that this time. BecauseVoltron: Legendary Defenderhas transcended anything I ever thought possible. It has crossed a new plateau. Reached beyond the heavens and returned to us something that we thought lost forever. Thats right, people. Sven, the original Blue Lion pilot. The guy who was in a black flight suit even though he didnt fly the Black Lion....

August 4, 2017 · 5 min · 1036 words · Stephanie Stephenson

Bryan Cranston interview: Wakefield, Better Call Saul, Curb Your Enthusiasm

Of course, Bryan Cranston being Bryan Cranston, nobody really minded all that much. Ad content continues below Hi! Welcome back to the UK. Thank you, its good to be back. Soon to be your temporary home, of course, for a few months… It will, it will. At the end of this year Ill be doing a play at the National. Yeah, youll be taking on the role of Howard Beale in the NTs adaptation ofNetwork....

August 3, 2017 · 4 min · 741 words · Christopher Byrd

The Dark Tower Movie Feels Like a Prologue (And That’s Okay)

The Dark Tower is more of a prologue than the first chapter in an epic saga. Here’s why that’s not such a terrible thing. ThisDark Towerarticles contains spoilers. That in itself feels like a reason to celebrate. TolkiensThe Lord of the Ringsbefore it, Kings fantasy/sci-fi/western/horror epic was once thought unfilmable by Hollywood. The result of all that work and waiting? An okay fantasy movie that many hardcore fans will find controversial and general audiences will probably enjoy....

August 3, 2017 · 2 min · 307 words · Steven Esparza

Luc Besson interview: Valerian, VFX, female heroes

Its the end of a long journey, making this film. Seven years, was it? Ad content continues below We bought the rights 10 years ago. So what was your starting point? Oh, the script. Without the script, you have nothing. First you choose the album theres 29 albums of Valerian, so I chose one. So I studied for a long time the script, the characters, what can help the story....

August 2, 2017 · 9 min · 1914 words · Wanda Houston

The Defenders: recapping Netflix’s Marvel universe so far

This article comes fromDen of Geek UK. The long-awaited superhero team-up Netflix show, MarvelsThe Defenders, is about to hit screens. The first season ofDaredevilshows blind lawyer Matt Murdock on the trail of the Kingpin, Wilson Fisk. Nobu and Owlsley are killed, while Madame Gao shutters her operations and disappears. Melvin Potter, an inventor and former criminal who builds high-tech gear and protective clothing for his clients. Claire Temple, a nurse at Metro-General hospital who helps Matt when hes injured and helps morally guide him....

August 2, 2017 · 2 min · 382 words · Dr. Desiree Lewis

Game Of Thrones season 7 Episode 3 Questions Answered

Warning: contains spoilers for the latest episode ofGame of Thrones. Davos shipments stopped the people of Storms End from starving. Apparently Flea Bottom shares an accent with Newcastle, so now we know. What happened at the Battle of Blackwater? Davos beloved son Matthos was killed in a wildfire blast. How did Tyrion get his facial scar? Podrick Payne, now squire to Brienne, saved Tyrions life and killed his attacker. She was kidnapped from Naath at the age of five and sold into slavery....

August 1, 2017 · 3 min · 491 words · Ashley Finley

Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick interview: Life, original scripts

You could have taken it in any direction. Whats the process of writing between you guys like? If youre coming up with all these horrific moments, how do bounce those ideas between each other? Whats great about the internet these days is that its right at your fingertips. All these astronauts have Twitter feeds, theres all these articles and great stories about life aboard the ISS. This isnt 1,000 years into the future; there isnt some anti-grav machine spinning around the ISS....

August 1, 2017 · 3 min · 607 words · Matthew Stokes