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This article contains spoilers for theBlack Mirrorepisode Hotel Reverie. Black Mirroris about technology but it isntabouttechnology, you know what I mean? puts bong down Sorry about that, maybe an example fromHotel Reveriecan better explain. Hotel Reverie isnt exclusively about technology. That interplay between sci-fi commentary and the human condition is what drew Issa Rae to the role. Charlie [Brooker] calls it a Nubbin, but Awkwafinas character calls it a Mesmerizer....

75409 Jango Fetts Starship is therefore an exciting prospect, finally giving this vessel some deserved attention… Were particularly interested in original storytelling angles that align with this vision of exploring the future of AI. Interested filmmakers can connect directly with Range to submit relevant project ideas. The module containing the astronauts, suspended from three parachutes, landed several minutes after the rocket. Read more at The Hollywood Reporter

The Handmaid’s Tale is righting some narrative wrongs and handing out gifts in its final season. Warning: contains spoilers forThe Handmaids Taleseason six episode three Promotion. Thank heavens for final seasons; they come in like Oprah handing out gifts. Moira, Luke, Rita, look under your seats. YOU get a plot, YOU get a plot. Everybody gets a plot! Samira Wileydid that with her beautifully underplayed performance in the scene in which Moira volunteered for the Jezebels mission....

With spoilers, here are season sevens background references to Black Mirrors shared universe and more. Warning: contains spoilers for Black Mirror season seven. Let us know what else we missed below. Of course, as DCI Karin Parke (Kelly Macdonald) discovers, they can also be hacked. This is the first of manySan Juniperoreferences this season. This Irma Thomas tune has been a staple of the series since season 1s 15 Million Merits....

This is as it should be. Its also remarkable for a movie which critics,including our own, have mostly torn to shreds. Yet the actual quality of the movie appears mooted at this point. And absolutely no chicken jockeys! Ad content continues below This is a good thing. And they were not considered one and the same. In other words: they didnt take it that seriously. But then each generation has had its own stories that leave their parents confused....

This review contains spoilers for the season 2 premiere ofThe Last of Us. The long-awaited return ofThe Last of Usis finally here, and it is already well worth the wait. At least for now. Especially when you’ve got the option to empathize with both sides. Same Goddamn fucking person. Tomorrow is never guaranteed in the apocalypse, even in a town as utopic as Jackson. Buckle up and get your tissues ready,The Last of Usis just getting started....

This article contains spoilers forThe Last of Usseason 2 episode 1. Weve seen characters chased by runners, the still somewhat-human earliest stage of infection. But the show has finally found a way to introduce another kind of infected found in the games stalkers. It takes anywhere from two weeks to a year for the Cordyceps infection to reach this stage. Physically, stalkers resemble a cross between runners and clickers. But they also know how and when to be quiet to get the upper hand on their prey....

Who is Eugene? We unfortunately never meet Eugene inThe Last of Us Part II. We only get to know him through what he leaves behind. At the beginning of the game, Ellie and Dina are on patrol and get caught in a blizzard. Ellie finds Eugenes Firefly tag and an old photo of him and Tommy from their days as Fireflies. Is Gail a Character From The Last of Us Games?...

This article contains spoilers forThe Last of Usseason 2 episode 1. In the series, we first meet Abby in the aftermath of Joels massacre on the Fireflies. She and her friends have buried the dead, and Abby vows revenge against Joel. We already saw this cycle of violence and retribution come into play in season 1. Joel killed a raider to defend himself and Ellie in Colorado. Then people from that community came after them seeking vengeance....

Ah, the 1990s! Stable economy, relative global peace, rich hucksters appearing inThe Little Rascalsinstead of politics. What did we have to worry about? And thats why we had to make up trouble and put it on the big screen! The 1990s werent the first heyday of the disaster movie. Moreover the release ofJurassic Parkin 1993 inaugurated the rise of CGI graphics, changing special effects forever. That transition, for better or for worse, is all over these movies....

Its official: the Oscars will finally give awards for Best Stunts in their second century. So here are some of the best they missed out on from the first. Its always good to hear welcome news, even when it arrives 97 years late. Or: there will finally be an Oscar for Best Stunts beginning at the 100th annual Academy Awards. (1923) or Douglas Fairbanks shimmied up literal draw bridge chains in Hollywoods firstRobin Hoodmovie circa 1922....

A brief, efficient sketch of the new companions working and domestic lives, a la Rose. She thinks hes dangerous, and she wants to go home. It made sense that it took some time for her to acclimatise. Its a shame the episode around it is a bit wobbly. Unfortunately, its the story that doesnt quite come together. Youre as bad as the robots? Her internalising the rebels criticism and deciding the situation is in fact her fault iswrong....

Stars Rashida Jones and Tracee Ellis Ross discuss their devastating Black Mirror season 7 episode “Common People.” This article contains spoilers for theBlack Mirrorepisode Common People. Season 7 openerCommon Peopleis one of the darkest episodes ofBlack Mirror…and thats a high bar to clear. Thankfully, tech company Rivermind has a solution. That, of course, is the ad model. The ad-free costs more. And then keeping up with the evolving servers and cell towers costs even more than that....