Summer Game Fest 2024: Predictions, Leaks, and Rumors

Here are the most notable leaks, rumors, and predictions surrounding Summer Game Fest 2024. Still, here are some of the more notable rumblings about the event you should know about. Nobody could have seen this coming. The rest of our predictions, leaks, and rumors will be based on those lowered expectations. Reactions to that rumor have been largely negative, though its way too soon to start jumping to conclusions. The only question is whether or notAlan Wake 2s DLC will help revive interest in the game....

June 5, 2024 · 2 min · 302 words · Robert Bailey

The Acolyte Theory Points to the Show’s Best Jedi Actually Being a Sith Lord

The Yord Horde has risen, and they have some interesting thoughts about our favorite rule-abiding Jedi. This article contains spoilers forThe Acolyteepisodes 1 and 2. As @Tchalla_Fett on Twitter points out, a strict adherence to rules rarely turns out well. Yord is gonna fall. I get future Sith vibes. Dark Yord of the Sith.So powerful and so wise. Hewasthe only one to follow Osha when she had a vision of Mae on Olega....

June 5, 2024 · 1 min · 90 words · Jeffrey Hancock

The Best Sci-Fi Movies of the 1980s

You think the 1960s and 1970s were great for sci-fi? The 1980s were just as epic. They also launched concepts that are still with us today. Nevertheless, the decade was marked by both undisputed crowd-pleaserstheStar WarsandStar Treksequels,Aliens,E.T. And 1980 kicked it off with perhaps the greatest sci-fi follow-up of them all. And you know what? Its still one hell of a movie. It also expands on a story started withMad Maxthree years earlier....

June 5, 2024 · 1 min · 168 words · Brittany Mclaughlin

The Peaky Blinders Movie Director Gave Us One of Its Most Unforgettable Moments

Peaky Blinderscaught the imagination by swerving the unexpected. He made family leader Tommy Shelby not the eldest but the middle brother. He mad Helen McCrorys indelible Polly Gray not Tommys mother but his aunt. His working class characters werent to be pitied, but feared and respected… She tells the men to shut up and listen. Most of them had fought in France and so knew the slaughter and bloodshed that would come next....

June 5, 2024 · 1 min · 136 words · Andrea Lane

The X-Men Krakoa Era Never Reached Its Full Potential

This X-Men article contains major spoilers for the Krakoa era comics. These concepts have always been at the heart of theX-Menstory. Ad content continues below The More Things Change… The Krakoa era began with an appropriately uncanny image. Golden eggs under a rich, lush tree, with beams of sunlight piercing the landscape. Two figures emerge from the eggs, immediately identifiable as Scott Summers and Jean Grey. To me, my X-Men, says Xavier in extreme close-up....

June 5, 2024 · 3 min · 469 words · Sylvia Guerrero

7 Things Godzilla Minus One Can Teach American Blockbusters

Seventy years after the original, Godzilla Minus One is one of the best giant monster movies ever made. Hollywood should take note. Godzilla Minus Oneis a rare beast. 3s price tag). Here are some of the key lessons. Many times the results can be talented folks standing around spouting exposition between set pieces. AndGodzilla Minus Onedoes not deviate from this rule. Yet its worth noting that even that carnage does not occur until the five-minute mark....

June 4, 2024 · 2 min · 292 words · Laura Frazier

Alien: Romulus Confirms a Call Back to an Iconic Alien 3 Moment

The Alien: Romulus trailer includes plenty of nods to Alien and Aliens. But the most important reference may be a recreation of a famous shot from Alien 3. The first full teaser forAlien: Romuluscontains lots of nods toAlienandAliens. In other words, all things that madeAliensgreat. The connections betweenAlienandAliensmake sense. DirectorFede Alvarezand co-writer Rodo Sayagues have made clear thatRomulustakes place between those two landmark films. Soaked with sweat and steam, Rain turns her anguished face away from the monster and toward the camera....

June 4, 2024 · 1 min · 176 words · Brian Chang

Bad Boys: Ride or Die Review – Out-Bayhems Michael Bay

But, unlike Bay, theres nothing sanctimonious about the moment. This is a near-sexagenarian giving into his sweet tooth, not the usual embodiment of masculinity from Bays movies. Even better, we viewers understand the spacial arrangements. We know where Mike is, where the gunmen are, and where the fleeing bystanders are at. The same cannot be said ofRide or Dies script by Chris Bremner and Will Beall. When focusing on this basic plot,Ride or Dieis a blast....

June 4, 2024 · 2 min · 259 words · Wayne Foster

Clipped Review: FX Series Dramatizes an Unbelievable Sports Scandal

FX’s miniseries about Donald Sterling’s scandalous tenure owning the Los Angeles Clippers should intrigue even non-sports fans. ThisClippedreview contains no spoilers. He also appeared to regard his majority-Black players like property and took advantage of his wife like a pet. These two characters form the entertaining backbone ofClipped, and this is where the action begins in episode one. Played to perfection by Ed ONeill, Sterling is perverted, vile, and ironically hilarious....

June 4, 2024 · 1 min · 183 words · Barbara Nunez

Elden Ring: Every New Weapon Type From Shadow of The Erdtree Explained

Heres a breakdown of each of those new weapon types and what you might expect from them. Beast Claws A close-combat melee weapon, Beast Claws function largely as youd expect them to. Whats surprising about this weapon is how it fundamentally alters your movement and attack patterns. Well, these things basically turn you into one of those enemies. Managing that style of play could prove to be tough, but the potential is certainly there....

June 4, 2024 · 2 min · 303 words · Scott Marks

Shadow of The Erdtree Size: How Big Is the Elden Ring DLC?

FromSoftware has a history of deceiving players when asked such questions about their games. Call them modest or illusive, but the studio tends to undersell the scope of their projects. The earliest estimates suggest thatShadow of the Erdtreecan be in 25-35 hours depending on skill level and build optimization. However, most players have reported that their firstElden Ringjourney took closer to 60 hours on average. So, its not unreasonable to expectShadow of the Erdtreeto take about as long to beat....

June 4, 2024 · 1 min · 125 words · Lauren Le

Shawn Levy Avengers 5 Rumor Hints Deadpool & Wolverine Really Is Marvel’s Savior

Deadpool & Wolverines Shawn Levy is reportedly in talks to direct the next Avengers movie. If thats true Wade Wilson really could be Marvel Jesus. So its not like the Merc with a Mouth needed any more pressure. Furthermore, Marvel Studios will continue approaching other directors while awaiting an answer about Levys interest. This uneasy moment for the studio creates the need for an experienced, calming hand on the project....

June 4, 2024 · 1 min · 120 words · Janet Kennedy

The Movies That Define The Kids On Bikes Adventure Genre

The definitive kids on bikes movies taught us the power of friendship, youth, and, ten-speeds. And yes, they explore those topics with the help of bikes. However, I think its actually the movies director: Brian Trenchard-Smith. That contrast is fascinating to look back at. YetThe Gooniesis not only a culturally significant film but also a milestone moment in the evolution of this subgenre. ),Stand by Melacks many of the more fantastical elements seen in previous kids on bikes adventures....

June 4, 2024 · 2 min · 249 words · Mary Patel