The Circle Review

Emma Watson stars in an adaptation of Dave Eggers not-really-dystopian novel The Circle. There is a lot of potentially great, provocative material to be mined inThe Circle. And do we trust the people who are collecting, collating and studying all this data about us? The Circleis out in theaters Friday (April 28). Rating: 2.5 out of 5

April 27, 2017 · 1 min · 57 words · Joseph Lopez

Titans: What To Expect From The Teen Titans TV Series

Heres why… Nightwing Fans have been clamoring to see Nightwing in live-action for nearly twenty years. Ad content continues below Nightwing has proven relentlessly popular over the last 30 years. Nightwing is also unique in that theres an implicit understanding with the audience. Note who got top billing inBatman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice. The wording in the announcement said that Dick Grayson emerges from the shadows. But the announcement indicated that there would be many others involved, too....

April 27, 2017 · 1 min · 152 words · Samuel Price DDS

Prometheus and Looking Ahead to Alien: Covenant

This article comes fromDen of Geek UK. The following contains spoilers forPrometheusand speculation aboutAlien: Covenant. A pub was visited; consolatory beers were imbibed. I bought the Blu-ray and rewatched the film several times. It all begins on an apparently deserted planet possibly Earth, millennia ago where an alien spacecraft touches down. Although heavily billed as anAlienprequel on its release in 2012,Prometheusis frustratingly lacking in definitive answers. Why bother creating life on other planets in the first place?...

April 26, 2017 · 2 min · 266 words · James Greene

The Americans Season 5 Episode 8 Review: Immersion

Therefore he gets all our critical grease. * *Oh my God. Philip is almost always abjectly miserable. Even in his quietest, most innocuous moments, Philips emotions pop off the screen. In the opening moments of Immersion we see Philip immediately following his jarring meeting with Gabriel. It builds, as Gabriel would say. Ad content continues below Philip arrives home and walks upstairs (miserably) to chat with Elizabeth. He asks how Paige is faring post breakup....

April 26, 2017 · 5 min · 1045 words · Allison Johnson

Wallace & Gromit: A Matter Of Loaf And Death’s nerdy spots and references

This article comes fromDen of Geek UK. Gromit, as ever, came to the rescue. 6.Baking, flour and bread puns of course, abound in the film. Wallaces newspaper is The Daily Grind. Instead, its a limited-edition model made as merchandise for the film. Graffiti reading Feathers waz ere can be seen on the canal brickwork. 15.As always, Gromits bedroom is packed with treats for the attention-paying viewer. 17.Some of Gromits LP collection includes Puppy Love by Doggy Osmond and hits by McFlea....

April 26, 2017 · 1 min · 212 words · Grace Rodriguez

Gotham Season 3: Why Riddler is The Scariest Villain of All

Hes interested in finding his own identity. Hes on a journey of self. In terms of being in charge of things, he never wanted to be the mayor. Weirdly, that makes him all the more terrifying because that is unpredictable, Taylor continued. Hedoesnt even know who he is. Now, hes finally claimed an identity, but it doesnt necessarily answer any deep question about this identity. Hes called himself something, but now begins the journey of finding what that actually means to him....

April 24, 2017 · 2 min · 233 words · Brandy Page

Line Of Duty series 4: looking for clues in the finale trailer

Potential spoilers ahead as we break down Line Of Dutys series 4 finale trailer scene by scene… Warning: speculation and screengrabs ahead! Kate and Ted?) are looking out of the patio doors onto a forensic investigation taking place in the garden. Will nothing shake Jodies faith in DCI Huntley? Heres Rozs number one fan on the blower warning her boss that theyre still after you. The pitbull-persistent AC-12, presumably. And heres Roz talking to Jimmy Lakewell in the lobby of AC-12s offices....

April 24, 2017 · 2 min · 324 words · Melissa Brown DDS

Silicon Valley Season 4: The 5 Best Jokes in “Success Failure”

Silicon Valley returns with a new Pied Piper scheme and some excellent jokes that we must catalogue. As ourseason 4 review makes very clear:Silicon Valleyisnt just a good show its an exciting one. The plot moves at a shockingly rapid pace for any show, let alone a half-hour comedy. But also: jokes. Come on, man. As weve come to learn in our JPM studies, what constitutes a joke is often subjective....

April 24, 2017 · 2 min · 352 words · Amanda Smith

Director Terry George: Why The Promise is Relevant Now

The director of The Promise says modern day events repeated the horrors of his film on the Armenian Genocide. Filmmaker Terry George, sadly, knows something about genocide. I needed to open that up. So I introduced Christians character, Chris Myers, for a couple of reasons. He sees the death march and the villages being destroyed. We were able to introduce the retreat to Musa Dagh and then the French rescue at the end....

April 22, 2017 · 2 min · 223 words · Calvin Smith

A Guide to Buying Classic Game Consoles on Amazon

Check out the many retro games consoles available on Amazon right now! Dont mention ports or remakes or downloads. Go with me here. Multiplayer ones are particularly great for social gatherings, if youre into that sort of thing. It originally hit the market in 1977. Its biggest games includedPacManandAsteroids, and its got a lovely wooden finish. It was also Nintendos first home console. Thanks for that one, NES! or SNES The Super Nintendo Entertainment System, AKA the SNES, followed in 1990....

April 21, 2017 · 2 min · 242 words · David Turner

The Town of Light: A Unique Psychological Horror Video Game

This article comes courtesy ofDen of Geek UK. The old asylum certainly looks like something from a video game. This is the Ospedale Psichiatrico di Volterra, located high in the Tuscan hills of Italy. and buildingThe Town of Light. The real-life story of the hospital is a fascinating one all by itself. At its height, there were nearly 7,000 people living inside its walls. Largely cut off from the rest of Italy, the asylum was almost entirely self-sufficient....

April 21, 2017 · 3 min · 470 words · Suzanne Davis

Luke Newberry interview: In The Flesh, Home Front

he says, but interviewing Luke Newberry isnt annoying in the least. Yorgos Lanthimos, who madeThe LobsterandDogtooth, is his choice. Or Olivier Assayas, who madePersonal ShopperandClouds Of Sils Maria. See what I mean? He wants to get things right. Newberry, 27, is already getting a lot right. Im asked every single day, either in the street or online, if its coming back. So is it coming back? It was left on a cliff-hanger… All I know is that there are writersDominic Mitchellwilling to write it....

April 20, 2017 · 4 min · 734 words · Leonard Contreras

Skam Season 4, Episode 1 Review: You Hate Hanging Out With Us

What happened in the Skam Season 4 premiere? We break it down for you! More than that, I welcome it with open arms. In both cases, Sanas faith isnt treated as a nuisance or an interruption from her life. Speaking of Elias and his friends, I am already rooting for Sana and Yousef to get together. (How doesSkamalways so quickly make me care about these characters and their romances? Its television sorcery!...

April 20, 2017 · 2 min · 311 words · Ian Summers