What do Batman Begins, Training Day and The Karate Kid, Part III all have in common? InThe Karate Kid,its Mr Miyagi. InBack To The Future,its Doc Brown. InX-Men,its Professor Xavier. The mentor archetype comes directly from a character called Mentor in Greek mythology. Other writers have continued to develop the theory of the Heros Journey laid out by Joseph Campbell. Here are three very different films that introduce a dark version of the mentor archetype....

Once TVs most exciting sci-fi drama, Orphan Black has struggled in its third season. We offer some constructive criticism… Ok, thats not entirely true. Obviously, I consumed the first season ofLostback in 2004 like each episode contained the cure for death. ButOrphan Blackwas the first post-Lostexample of fast-paced TV sci-fi at its finest. It was worth it.Orphan Blackseason one had the relentless, what-are-we-going-to-learn-next momentum that only good science fiction can provide....

Here he is: the star most of us have flown thousands of miles to see. Even at the age of 67, Arnold Schwarzenegger still looks like a formidable Terminator. So what can we expect fromTerminator Genisys,and what one-liners will he crack this time? Heres what the former Governator had to say. So are you basically playing the same character as before? Are you playing him differently in any way? Ad content continues below...

Fallout Shelterjust might be the darkest game Ive played. And Im scared of what Ive created. In theory at least. Really, you become the Overseer in a bizarre cult. The bedrock of the gameplay is managing your three primary resources: power, water, and food. Yet theres a fourth resource that Bethesda didnt really tell you about: women. Ad content continues below After a quick romp behind the back wall, the result is immediate pregnancy....

Lee Mack’s sitcom, Not Going Out, isn’t short of some terrific episodes. Here’s our top 10… Naturally, spoilers are present throughout this article. Im sure youll have your opinions on my selection so see to it you comment below! I thought she was going to live until she was one-hundred.Were you close?Well 94. I was only six years out. Take me now!Do you mean sex or dog racing? Oh, and its probably the best use of Frankie Goes to HollywoodsThe Power of Lovein a television show....

Seduced by the pair, Reeves eventually realises that the ladies have something far nastier in store for him. To markKnock Knocks UK cinema release on June 26th, heres our selection of 10 underrated erotic thrillers. This slight premise is given huge mileage thanks to the pedigree of everyone involved. But theyre not innocent being quite similar to a line uttered by Joseph Cotten in Hitchcocks film. All three films are worth watching perhaps together as a kind of charismatic psycho triple-bill....

In Hannibals slowest and visually darkest Season 3 episode yet, Will visits Hannibal’s childhood home. How powerful are Hannibals manipulations? Secondo, the third episode ofHannibals third season answers that question in terms of both time and distance. This is how Will finds them, like an epilogue straight out of a Grimms fairy tale. In freeing the caged man, Will is playing the same game Hannibal once played with him. He is curious what the caged man will do....

Inside Out is another animated masterpiece for Pixar, and one that really works on a whole different level. Forget it, one cloud says to the other, Its Cloud Town, Jake. However, it is as the film approaches its third act that its full psychological portrait is drawn. Still, its layered enough to work on wholly different levels for different age groups. And after this movie, it is more than welcome to let run around in there....

Our letters page is back! Game Of Thrones and spoilers, mobile Den Of Geek, and Avengers title joy! And there are lots of your letters, in our cunning, non-interactive discussion forum! It is further evidence of us being proudly stuck in the past. To get your letter included, youll find contact details down at the bottom there. But before that: our latest round-up of correspondence… Right, I have had a difficult week trying to dodge spoilers for season five ofGame Of Thrones....

Theres lightness to the show, she says. It also doesnt hurt to throw in a fair amount of ass-kicking. Some of the inspiration for the show comes from her love ofAlien. The fact that somebody gave me Ripley is key to me, she says. The Quad, however, is not earth. In my mind, this is a future colonized area, Lovretta says. So who exactly are these awesome-gun-toting Killjoys? Theyre technically called reclamation agents, Lovretta says....

Some scripts were pressed into service as sequels. Some began in one genre and wound up in another. Con Air Nic Cage with long hair and a thick southern drawl. An expensive sports car hitched to the back of a transport plane. John Malkovich threatening a stuffed rabbit with a handgun. I thought, well, I can do something with this. That wasNic Cages idea. Rosenberg took these ideas and incorporated them into his already salty and quotable script....

Donnie Darko is a much-loved cult sci-fi film. Roberta Sparrows Philosophy Of Time Travel. Its telling that, as the movie opens, the first shot of Donnie sees him utterly alone. Donnie Darkos opening five minutes are a showcase for Richard Kellys economical storytelling. The town of Middlesex lies nestled among green hills and pine trees. Theres Donnies father, blowing the autumn leaves from his beautifully manicured lawn. Ad content continues below...

Game of Thronesand A Song of Ice and Fire. Theyre the same story heading to a shared predetermined end. Only the author of Ice and Fire, George R.R. Martin, and theGame of Thronesshowrunners, David Benioff and D.B. Except when theyre not. The 15 Best Game of Thrones Book Changes 15. And then the other is Diana Rigg dispensing more venomous barbs than Tyrion Lannister. This is nothing if not an improvement....