The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon Just Broke a Major Zombie Precedent

The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon continues to creatively upend the undead canon in its second season. This article contains spoilers forThe Walking Dead: Daryl Dixonseason 2 episode 5. Allow us to explain. There they find an injured Ash, hiding in a car from a massive horde of walkers. Daryl and Carol successfully cut a path through to get into the vehicle. Daryl is out of ammunition and Carol has but one bullet....

October 28, 2024 · 1 min · 130 words · Henry Todd

Venom 3’s Sinister Six Tease Is Too Little, Too Late

This article containsspoilers for Venom: The Last Dance. Your champion is fallen, sneers the symbiote god Knull inthe post-credit scene ofVenom: The Last Dance. The planets will be mine.The King in Blackis awake. I will kill your world. The scene raises a lot of questions, not the least of which is who ya talking to? Knull is the big bad, a universal threat. Who in Sonys bullpen is left to stop him?...

October 28, 2024 · 2 min · 243 words · Eric Patterson

‘Horror Fatigue’ Is a Hollywood Delusion That Will Never Exist

This continues a century-old trend of betting against the genre. In 1936, Universal Pictures was at the forefront of the American horror genre. But by the mid-point in the decade, conventional wisdom suggested horror had run its course. That is definitely one way to look at two horror movies doing big business around Halloween season. While horror fatigue is a fallacy, there is no denying superhero fatigue in some form exists....

October 28, 2024 · 1 min · 203 words · Amanda Horton

Why Do TV Antiheroes Like Tony Soprano and Walter White Always Have Mommy Issues?

From Livia Soprano to Walter White’s unseen mom, powerful matriarchs loomed over TV’s antihero era. No, they are the bus. See, theyre the vehicle that gets us here. They drop us off and go on their way. They continue on their journey. Walter White (Bryan Cranston) never speaks to his mom on-screen throughoutBreaking Badsfive seasons. The other Golden Age shows also feature men in the creators seats. Its hard to say for certain, but art such as these series is often quite personal....

October 27, 2024 · 2 min · 229 words · Julie Jimenez

15 Hardest SNES Levels Ever, Ranked

These are the most difficult SNES levels ever… If you thinkSoulsborne gamesare difficult, check out a few of the tougher games from the Super Nintendo era. That was no accident, either. The 16-bit era was just built different. Without further ado, these are the 15 hardest levels from the SNES games of that period. Maybe its because the final result here was less than amazing. Tubular Super Mario World Super Mario Worldusually isnt considered a very difficult game....

October 26, 2024 · 4 min · 651 words · Dr. Jenna Tanner

A24 Horror Movies Ranked From Worst to Best

Few production companies and studios have enjoyed as outsized an impact on modern horror as A24. Heres where theyve taken us over the last 11 years… 27. Not that the movie is lacking in talent. David Crow 26. Slice (2018) Austin VeselysSliceplays like the pilot of a potential television series. Its a shame because conceptually there is a lot of appeal inSlices setup. A24 Unfortunately, the actual film is paper thin....

October 26, 2024 · 4 min · 693 words · Tracy Salas

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Perfected the Halloween Episode With “Fear, Itself”

Buffy and the gang coo and laugh before she ultimately crushes him beneath her boot.

October 26, 2024 · 1 min · 15 words · James Payne

Conclave Director Explains Ending’s Final Twists

We unpack with Edward Berger the grand ideas behind that final shocking twist in Conclave. This article containsConclave spoilers. Yet if you sawConclavethis weekend, then you know this obvious ending did not occur. We doubt many audience members saw that coming, unless they read the Robert Harris novelConclaveis based on. Was it not our protagonist who gave a prescient sermon about the importance of doubt in a pontiff? I think in the end Ralph recognizes the right person becomes pope, Berger says of the finale....

October 26, 2024 · 2 min · 313 words · Casey Martinez

Conclave Director Edward Berger on Whether He’d Like to Direct the Next James Bond Movie

Edward Berger is having a wonderful, extended moment in cinema. Who isnt, you know? the German filmmaker says with a slight smile. Bond, I grew up with it. Those movies, I watched them diligently from back to front, of course I would be. But whether I would ever be in the discussion list, I have no idea. There really is no discussion, there is no future for me in it at the moment....

October 25, 2024 · 1 min · 151 words · Stephanie Choi

Conclave Offers Microcosm of Today’s Political Shocks via the Papal Election from Hell

Conclaveis a movie rooted in the medieval. By design, this world looks positively ancient with its arcane customs and rituals. They represent in a way the discourse we are having. Liberals, conservatives; north, south; race, gender. Theyre all sort of battling each other, and whoever wins will influence a lot of peoples thinking. So its a big decision, a big ideological war. We obviously didnt plan the movie to be released this year, Berger muses about the irony....

October 25, 2024 · 2 min · 224 words · Andrew Werner

HOTD Season 3: Rhys Ifans Teases Otto’s Return and How He’d Feel About Alicent’s King’s Landing Deal

Exclusive: Rhys Ifans discusses the enigma that is Otto Hightower and missing Paddy Considine’s King Viserys. Hes capable of remorse. But Otto is Otto, and keeps everyone he should theoretically care about at a distance. Otto likely only misses Viserys because he misses the power he had under his rule. Whether Otto is capable of redemption, though, is still to be determined. Ifans says that its up to the writers and the audience to decide....

October 25, 2024 · 1 min · 132 words · Andrew Smith

Link Tank: eBay Live Charity Auctions Entice Collectors with Rare Items and Worthy Causes

Den of Geeks charity auctions are all the rage! Fans and collectors alike showed up in droves for the latest eBay Live charity auction last night. As the gift-giving season approaches, you wont want to miss future auctions happening in 2024 on eBay Live! Patrick Dempsey is teasing that he might be involved inScream 7and will reprise his role in the slasher film. With a seventh installment ofthe Scream franchiseunderway, Dempsey confirmed he is in talks to reprise his role....

October 25, 2024 · 1 min · 201 words · Courtney Romero

Rey Movie Update Is More Bad News for Star Wars Fans

Star Warsseems to have become a revolving door for writers anddirectors as of late. That was probably the first sign that this movie would see delays like so many others. Lucasfilm is currently searching for a new writer to replace Knight. This development is unfortunate, as the premise ofStar Wars: New Jedi Ordersounds incredibly interesting. Thats how I can best bring my experiences to it. This news may be somewhat welcome to those experiencingStar Warsburnout....

October 25, 2024 · 1 min · 102 words · Helen Clark