South Park: Trey Parker and Matt Stone Went to War to Stop the Movie Getting a PG-13

Twenty-five years later, it remains a brilliantly meta idea. In typical Matt and Trey fashion, whatever adversary they faced, they rebelled with nastier pushback against. And in the long run, this made for a more memorable film. Can you make your movie PG13, pretty kindly? Maybe even R. We cant make something lesser than the TV shows. Eventually, the studio gave in and held up their end of the deal....

July 10, 2024 · 3 min · 439 words · Ms. Kelly Lane

Star Wars: The Acolyte Episode 7 Review: The Vergence

At last, we know what happened all those years ago on Brendok. Our review of the latest episode of The Acolyte… This Star Wars: The Acolyte review contains spoilers. Sols entire arc has been building to this, the most convoluted, head-scratching episode of the series yet. The second-to-last episode of a season is supposed to be explosive, revelatory, climactic! Butas with the Stranger last week, the show continues to undermine its greatest assets....

July 10, 2024 · 3 min · 433 words · Darin Chang

The Doctor Who Finale Had a Secret Romance in Plain Sight

Someone at UNITs been working overtime… (Andslightly bigger detailsthat even showrunner Russell T Davies admits dont stand up to narrative scrutiny.) Ad content continues below Look how caring he is! notes Davies on theBBC iPlayer in-episode commentary. Theyre my favourite thing in the whole world, agreesDoctor Whoseries producer Vicki Delow. I just love them, continues Delow on the commentary. Asked by Davies to explain to the viewer what she means are they friends?...

July 10, 2024 · 1 min · 170 words · Darlene Hicks

The Lost Epilogue Answers (Some Of) Your Finale Questions

This article contains spoilers for theLostfinale and the epilogue The New Man In Charge. Perhaps you may have heard, but theLostfinale was a touch controversial. Some would argue thatLostdid a mostly fine job of resolving its many mysteries. In fact,thats the official position taken here atDen of Geek. Many others, however, have found the finales focus on emotional catharsis over logical resolutions to be unsatisfying. Thats right: theres an epilogue to theLostfinale that you may not have even heard of....

July 10, 2024 · 3 min · 508 words · Phillip Hughes

The Rings of Power Season 2: First Look at the Drama and Betrayals Coming to Numenor

Lines of gold paneling rise up around the walls and everywhere is richly decorated. Its a very appropriate look for Tolkiens Numenor. The time of relative peace is over and things are shifting. While Miriel is the rightful heir to the throne of Numenor, fans ofJ.R.R. That power struggle will eventually lead to some very dark days for Numenor. Were speculating here, but its probably safe to expect quite a bit of court intrigue in season two....

July 10, 2024 · 2 min · 396 words · Lisa Anderson

Eyes Wide Shut’s Ending with Nicole Kidman Is Darker Than You Remember

Whats that, her husband and the audience asks? The camera holds on her face for a beat or two and then cuts to black. It then ends with him returning to his household, restored but changed. Kidman gives a searing performance in the bedroom scene, at once aggressive and vulnerable and mercurial. Bill meanwhile remains inert on the bed, grounded in his certainty. Yet the actual film is anything but sex-positive....

July 9, 2024 · 2 min · 248 words · Becky Carter

Gladiator 2 Trailer Reveals the Major Connection to the First Film

The long-awaited sequel to Gladiator gets its first trailer, including more details about Paul Mescal’s character Lucius. Gladiatordoesnt seem like the pop in of movie that demands a sequel. But the story of Maximus had a definitive arc and ending. So what is the point of a sequel 20 years later? Fortunately, the trailer forGladiator IIclarifies the connection between the first film and the sequel. Of the group, Macrinus gets the most attention....

July 9, 2024 · 1 min · 125 words · Michaela Frye

House of the Dragon Theory Points to the Arrival of a Missing Targaryen

Where is Maelor the Missing? House of the Dragon season 2 might have an ingenious solution for introducing a new Targaryen. This article contains spoilers forHouse of the Dragonseason 2 episode 4 andFire & Blood. The complicated and incestuous Targaryen lineage is confusing for even the most avid readers of George R.R. MartinsFire & Bloodbook, but it doesnt help with multiple Rhaenyses, Aegons, and Jaehaeryses. In the end, the assassins still slay Jaehaerys anyway....

July 9, 2024 · 1 min · 131 words · William Jensen

Link Tank: Studio Ghibli’s Princess Mononoke Returns to Theaters

The film will be shown in both original Japanese and English dubbed versions. Find out more here The Umbrella Academyreturns next month for one final season. Ad content continues below So the worlds ending again, huh? You get to just show a spectrum of different personality traits and characteristics. It was such a fulfilling thing to do.' Apple Studios announced the short-and-sweet title for Brad Pitts much-discussed Formula 1 film to beF1....

July 9, 2024 · 1 min · 130 words · Dwayne Gibson

The Lie of Jason Takes Manhattan’s Marketing Still Hurts Friday the 13th Fans

Thirty-five years ago, Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan promised New York City slaughter. That’s not what they gave us and we’re still not over it. To some modern readers, that tagline might seem silly. Why would producers lump Jason Voorhees in with those other issues? Sadly, it turns out that New York didnt need to worry about Jason at all. Outside of a killer crane shot in Times Square, most ofJason Takes Manhattantook place on a boat....

July 9, 2024 · 2 min · 260 words · Michelle Greene

Vhagar Is the Real Star of House of the Dragon

This article contains spoilers forHouse of the Dragonseason 2 episode 4 and the bookFire & Blood. We then see what looks like it’s a mossy hill in the woods outside the castle. Such a cool shot, reminds me of Jurassic park. Forget Rhaenyra, Alicent, and Daemon Vhagar is the star of this show. Ad content continues below The Many Riders of Vhagar Vhagar is old…like really old. Vhagar was hatched on Dragonstone 52 years before Aegon Is Conquest of Westeros....

July 9, 2024 · 1 min · 181 words · Sherry Brown

Agatha All Along Trailer Just Introduced a Key Part of Marvel’s Future

Did you think you were the only kid superhero?Ms. MarvelKamala Khan asksKate Bishopat the end ofThe Marvels. You just became part of a much larger universe. Alongside Agatha is future Younger Avenger Billy Kaplan, a teenager played by Joe Locke ofHeartstoppersfame. But he cant be too far behind. Agatha All Along debuts on Disney+ on Sept. 18.

July 8, 2024 · 1 min · 57 words · Jeffery Thomas

House of the Dragon Season 2 Episode 4 Ending Explained: Did Two Characters Just Die?

This article contains spoilers forHouse of the Dragonseason 2 episode 4 andFire & Blood. Inseason 2 episode 4, dance those dragons finally do. Here is everything you better know about the ending toHouse of the Dragonseason 2 episode 4. Ad content continues below What Is the Battle at Rooks Rest? Cole and his close ally Prince Aemond, however, have a different plan. Ser Criston orders his troops to maneuver northeast towards Rooks Rest, the seat of House Staunton....

July 8, 2024 · 2 min · 309 words · Mark Briggs