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The Does It Fly? This episode, which you’ve got the option to watch below, is presented byScreenUK. puts pop culture properties to the test. The popular new game, Heroes of Barcadia, has become a favorite for parties and gatherings. The version of Stewart that Gonzalez plays inMinistrycould have easily followed suit but Guy Ritchie had other plans. Like a quality tactician, the series balanced on a knifes edge for eight episodes before revealing its hand....

Zack Snyder breaks down the ending of his two-part sci-fi epic, Rebel Moon. This Rebel Moon article contains spoilers. At least a temporary one. Balisarius (Fra Fee) is still emperor and Kora still has unfinished business with her treacherous father figure. In the final scene of the movie, Kora and the remaining heroes stand tall. Admiral Noble is dead (permanently this time?) and the dreadnought has been destroyed. This is a huge revelation for Kora....

To this day, moviegoers and filmmakers love a three-act structure, even with their sequels. But which is the best? The best things come in threes, especially stories. Some of these stories cannot be held within a single movie. For those epics, those monumental narratives, the movie trilogy was born. Before we get too far, lets lay out our criteria. That said, here are our picks for the three movie tales that continue to define cinematic storytelling....

At its core, theAlienfranchise is easy to understand: people meet aliens, bad things happen. Its a lot harder to keep track of when exactly these things occur. Alientakes place in 2122,Aliens57 years later, and thenAlien 3happens shortly afterwards. And thats not even going through theAlien vs Predatorflicks or the countless games, books, and comics. That would put the new series in the 2090s. Weyland-Yutani already has its fingers in lots of pies, but its particularly excited about pioneering android technology....

Were Dave Bautistas Scott Ward and his team of mercenaries in a time loop all along? Whats up with those robot zombies? Did Vanderohe (Omari Hardwick) bring the zombie virus to Mexico? And what is the true nature of their enigmatic employer Bly Tanaka (Hiroyuki Sanada)? IsArmy of the Dead 2a go? Not quite, according to the director. Shay [Hatten] and I, weve written treatments, we know exactly what we would do....

A chance encounter with a horror classic changed how Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner approached the AMC drama. AMC dramaMad Menis one of the best TV series of its era or any other for that matter. Mad Menpromos that say absolutely nothing became something of a meme. Mad Mens aversion to spoilers was particularly funny because there really wasnt anything to spoil.Mad Menis for grown ups. There are few storytelling twists or bombshells to be found within it....

How is it forty years since 1984?? Well, thats just how time works, my friends. It was a time before mobile phones. Before we got worried about and then forgot about Y2K. It was the year in which George Orwell envisioned a world of doublethink, room 101 and Big Brother. All you have to do is identify the film from the quote. And even if you are not, try your hand at spotting these corkers from decades of yore....

Zack Snyders sci-fi epic finds an unsatisfying conclusion hidden in a forest of loud, empty action. On the surface, the imagery is cool, a Snyder trademark. However, I personally couldnt get over the absolute absence of meaning or stakes to the imagery. This is no besmirching of Doonas talent. Unfortunately, the sequence offers nothing beyond those screensaver poses. Here the heroine picks a color associated with danger and rage. However, it has no more subtextual significance than it does emotional weight....

Sometimes he does this blatantly and sometimes with a subtlety that is missed by critics and fans. Even his earliest pre-Hollywood films reveal a fascination with the themes and symbols of faith. 1980sSpettersis an interesting example of Verhoevens pre-RoboCopvision. And yes, that includesRoboCop. The Trials of RoboCop Like many creatives approached with theRoboCopscript, Verhoeven wasnt impressed by the concept. Scholars and collectors of gruesome trivia know thats where youactuallywould be nailed through for that torturous death....

We didn’t know we had it so good. Then came the 2010s, the birth of transatlantic co-productions and streaming. British sci-fi television was no longer the cheaper, shoddier counterpart to its US equivalent. The age of cheap and cheerful sitcom-adjacent British science fiction was over… almost. Does it feel like a throwback? Yes, but in the best way. Black Mirror (2011) Stream on: Netflix Black Mirrormeanwhile, was frightfully forward thinking....

This article contains spoilers for NetflixsWhat Jennifer Did. Thetrue crimedocumentary business stays booming. At first glance, Netflixs latest doc,What Jennifer Did, is your standard fare. The 90-minute documentary from director Jenny Popplewell recounts the chilling real life case of Jennifer Pan. Bich ultimately died from her injuries while Hann narrowly survived after a lengthy coma. Its as tragic and twisty a story as youre likely to see in the true crime world....

Before video games truly advanced, the arcade was where it was at. Arcade games seemed like the zenith of what a video game could look and feel like. One of the genres that truly felt like the soul of the arcade experience was the beat em up. Heres a look at the games that truly defined the genres history. Yeah, go figure. Irem made various other beat em ups, but none that made any impact....

The Movie Critic and Kill Bill Vol. 3 aren’t the only Quentin Tarantino movies that never happened. Quentin Tarantino loves film. Of course, its not always talk. Now includingThe Movie Critic, here are the most intriguing Tarantino projects that never got made. But thats about all the details he would share about this project. It would have taken place in Amsterdam, he continued, right before the events inPulp Fiction. And it would have been their weekend....