30 Best Movies of 2015

So without further ado, here are the 30 of the Must See Movies of 2015. (and be sure to tap on the titles to read the full Den of Geek reviews!) Buy Kingsman: The Secret Service on Amazon. Watch Furious 7 on Amazon. But in what is likely the smartest genre movie of the year, writer-director Alex Garland happily fears it. But he quickly discovers that he might be the actual guinea pig in this quietly hypnotic trip into madness....

December 30, 2015 · 4 min · 664 words · Tina Robinson

40 Best TV Episodes of 2015

Television used to be viewed exclusively through these little boxes you may have heard of called television sets. Now any TV without an internet connection is likely to just sit there collecting dust. Streaming services mean that TV is truly everywhere. Whole seasons of shows get binged within a day or two via a laptop, phone, or tablet. The difference between a Hollywood blockbuster and a season ofGame of Thronesis narrower than ever....

December 30, 2015 · 6 min · 1274 words · Christopher Acosta

Top 10 Movies of 2015

Yet, we atDen of Geekare going to have a go at do just that. Ad content continues below 10. Its a career best for Stewart and allows the movie a very satisfying bite. Also, the fact that most of it is done in-camera is truly maddening. It is all so stark that its a marvel Leonardo DiCaprios nigh silent performance burns so hot. There has never been a Western quite likeThe Revenantand its vengeful beauty....

December 30, 2015 · 2 min · 255 words · Steven Ross

15 Best TV Comedies of 2015

It’s been a golden year for comedy on television. Though as the year went on, we realized its not just a sitcom revolution. Chris Longo Ad content continues below Lets get on with it, shall we? Here are theDen of Geekwriters choice picks for theBest TV Comedies of 2015… Honorable mentions:To keep the list PERFECTLY symmetrical (15 for 2015, duh! Pats on the back all around! wants it to be....

December 28, 2015 · 3 min · 514 words · David Taylor

Best Places to Submit Your Screenplay

You’re written a screenplay? Here are the best places to send it to… This article originally appeared onDen of Geek UK. So, youve finished your screenplay. So, what do you do next? Or you could, you know, actually send it out and make a run at get it made. Or, worse still, a form letter or, more likely, no response at all. Nothing stings quite as badly as complete indifference....

December 28, 2015 · 2 min · 279 words · David Williams MD

WWE NXT and the Revival of Women’s Wrestling

The WWE really, really wanted you to know that the main event of OctobersNXT TakeOver: Respectcreated history. Similarly lauded was their previous encounter, when Bayley won the championship. After that match, Charlotte and Becky Lynch joined the two in the ring. Breaking character, the four embraced. This is a step forward, especially considering the complicated place women occupy in the world of pro wrestling. WWE/WWF seemed like they would take womens wrestling seriously at various points in the past....

December 28, 2015 · 2 min · 326 words · George Guzman

Adapting Harry Price: Ghost Hunter for the screen

Your book is finally on the screen. How does it feel? Not that its a strictly accurate question, because my book isnt really on the screen, is it? Its on Amazon and iTunes. And the characters living within its pages arent going anywhere. Did I think the story would make it to the screen? I certainly hoped it would. This wasnt just a timeless story. It was one populated by timeless and intrinsically compelling characters....

December 24, 2015 · 3 min · 480 words · Christopher Kim

The Star Wars Holiday Special revisited

Reality takes a holiday along with the Star Wars cast. But is the infamous Star Wars Holiday Special that bad? You know what go well together? Pop sci-fi, variety shows and Christmas. Wait, no they dont, thats a terrible idea. The Christmas variety show is fine, but attaching a famously secular fantasy to it? So obviously some genius decided to put the two things together. Something so bad that it was never shown again....

December 24, 2015 · 6 min · 1169 words · Ralph Lara

Analysing Bone Alone: the Home Alone knock-off with dogs

Bone Alone is a low budget movie ‘inspired’ by Home Alone. We’ve taken a look at what treats it has in store… WARNING: This article contains spoilers for Bone Alone and Home Alone. FURTHER WARNING: Bone Alone is not an adult film. At the time, I thought that its legal hounds had been a bit over the top. Ad content continues below This, ladies and gentlemen, isBone Alone. Thats just worth reiterating....

December 23, 2015 · 3 min · 562 words · Travis Henderson

Krampus Star Toni Collette: ‘I Don’t Like Horror Films’

Ad content continues below Toni Collette: Absolutely nothing. I was sent the script and along with the script came a little package of collated information and images. It was more of a visual thing, how Mike saw the movie. And they were pretty interesting images. [laughs] I was like, Oh, whats going on here? Then when I read the script, I just found it to be so original. I have never in my life read anything like it....

December 23, 2015 · 5 min · 941 words · Christian Johnson

Den Of Geek’s top books of 2015

As nominated by our writers, here are the books published in 2015 we cant recommend highly enough… Closing the final page on the very best books leaves you with a single urge: to share it. If it has, then it probably wasnt done as engagingly as this. Theyre the extras in the cafeteria queues and graduation ceremonies about whom there are no ancient prophesies. A clever take on high school-set fiction thats a must-read for anyBuffyfan....

December 22, 2015 · 3 min · 473 words · Steven Murphy

Revisiting Santa Claus: The Movie

Dudley Moore stars in the huge budget Santa Claus: The Movie. Its not very good, but its very, very pleasant and particularly harmless. Ive always thought of it as a small made-for-TV movie that gets played on ITV on Christmas Eve. Only, it turns out, Im wrong. It was produced by the Salkinds shortly after theyd madeSupergirl. Its a figure Im more than a little suspicious of. Its obviously a bit naff, but it feels like an appropriate naffness....

December 22, 2015 · 3 min · 584 words · Dr. Charles Orozco

Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Can A Film Be a Sequel and a Reboot?

Star Wars: The Force Awakens boasts some great new characters, but the story elements are decidedly familiar. This article containsStar Wars: The Force Awakensspoilers. Ad content continues below Cute droid carrying the MacGuffin? Planet-destroying super weapon with one simple flaw? The list goes on. There are remakes, reboots,softreboots, reimaginings, sequels, prequels. The Force Awakensexists at the intersection of two categorizations: the sequel and the soft reboot. This is a pop culture intersection that has been getting some serious play lately....

December 22, 2015 · 1 min · 198 words · Michelle Hill