The Sopranos’ Best Scene Came Right Before Its Final Moment

The entire dramatic weight of The Sopranos comes down to a short conversation between two broken men. This article contains spoilers forThe Sopranosseries finale. The legacy of the climax deserves all of the hype it gets. What clip am I talking about? Unless youre a superfan, you might not even remember. Ad content continues below Tony and Uncle Junior shared a rocky relationship, to say the least. What, you dont recognize me?...

September 6, 2024 · 1 min · 173 words · Jason Lamb

The Batman 2 Could Use Some Fantastical Villains

We all know that the Gentleman Ghost won’t be in The Batman 2. What this article proposes is maybe he should? Sorry, fans of Golden AgeHawkmancomics the news is out. DirectorMatt Reeveshas confirmed that the Gentleman Ghost will not appear inThe Batman 2. We might push to the edge of the fantastical but we would never go into full fantastical. Its meant to feel quite grounded. Even a very good movie likeThe Batmanlanguishes in Nolans shadow....

September 5, 2024 · 2 min · 244 words · Gary Ortiz

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2 Episode 4 Review – Meet the Stoors

ThisRings of Powerreview contains spoilers. Including this character also helps to expand the world of the series and vary the tone a bit more. But the nature of Bombadil offers a fresh new feeling to the show. Here Bombadil has been reinstated but it is the Stranger who is rescued. Its still the same scene, and its fun to see. Tom Bombadils appearance is not the only bit of Tolkien lore coming under the spotlight in this episode....

September 5, 2024 · 2 min · 294 words · Timothy Stanley

The Perfect Couple Ending Explained: Who Killed Merritt Monaco?

Nicole Kidman uncovers more than one secret in the conclusion of Netflix limited series The Perfect Couple. This article contains spoilers for NetflixsThe Perfect Couple. Based on Elin Hilderbrands best-selling novel,The Perfect Coupleplays out like a whirlwind beach read. There are some familiar faces from those two shows as well. Ad content continues below Who killed Merritt? You see, theyre not the most perfect couple after all. Furthermore, they found a wire from Scooter Dival (Ishaan Khattar) to Broderick for $300,000....

September 5, 2024 · 2 min · 323 words · Dennis Moore

The Rings of Power: The Real World History of LOTR’s Barrow-Wights

This article contains spoilers forThe Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Powerseason 2 episode 4. They are possessed corpses that guard their own tombs, the barrows that give them their name. Stonehenge is flanked by a number of burial mounds, or barrows. Many of these sagas, especially the Kings sagas and andIslendingasogur, tell stories of undead creatures. Barrow-wights, or mound dwellers, are a particular punch in of revenant that reside in their own tombs....

September 5, 2024 · 1 min · 127 words · Thomas Warner

Tom Bombadil Isn’t the Only Mysterious LOTR Character Reveal in The Rings of Power

Tom Bombadil has finally made his debut in The Rings of Power season 2. But who is that unseen voice he’s talking to? This article contains spoilers forThe Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Powerseason 2 episode 4. Like her husband, Goldberry is older than she seems. Tolkien says that her voice is, as young and ancient as Spring. So finding Bombadilin Rhun in the Second Agedoes not contradict anything we know about him....

September 5, 2024 · 1 min · 187 words · Christine Jones

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Review: Michael Keaton Is Still a Man Possessed

Its a miniature odyssey into the afterlife and its bureaucracy of the undead. She also recognizes shes growing ever more estranged from her teenage daughter Astrid (Jenna Ortega). Gone is the modern maternal fretting Ryder is tasked with doing each season ofStranger Things. Maybe it really should have just been a Beetlejuice and Lydia on adventures movie? Delia Deetz turns the loss of her husband into window-dressing for her greatest fixation: herself....

September 4, 2024 · 1 min · 137 words · Roberto Alvarez

George R. R. Martin Misses the Bigger Picture with House of the Dragon Complaints

Martin has every right to be frustrated with how the show is handling his work. And the points he makes about the exclusion of Maelor are fair and valid. Ad content continues below This intense focus on Maelor being included is a little baffling though. HBOs parent company isnt under the same leadership it was back in theThronesdays. Stock is tanking and the company is 38 billion dollars in debt according to their most recent earnings report....

September 4, 2024 · 1 min · 114 words · Ashley Myers

Slow Horses Recap: Why Standish Quit, What Happened to Tearney, Spider & Duffy, & What’s Wrong With David Cartwright?

Need a memory jog before going in to Slow Horses season 4? Weve got you covered. Warning: contains major plot spoilers for Slow Horses season 3. Wondering what that smell is? Heres a quick spoiler-filled refresher on what you better remember. Ad content continues below Why Did Standish Quit? Partner did not take his own life. Standish couldnt take it, and so she quit. They were all hoist by their own petard....

September 4, 2024 · 1 min · 158 words · Savannah Cowan

Slow Horses Season 4 Episode 1 Review: Identity Theft

The best spy show on TV is back. Warning: contains spoilers forSlow Horses4.1 Identity Theft Of course it wasnt him. The episode being called Identity Theft was probably our first clue. A third indication was that surelyLambwould have been atinybit more upset, no? After all, Rivers one of his Joes. (A Jackson Lamb kidney. The smell alone would knock you sideways. The cheekiness continued when First Desk was called for and Taverner pulled up to the bombsite....

September 4, 2024 · 1 min · 172 words · Marilyn Shields

The Den of Geek Weekly Quiz! Movie Planets

Do you know your Tatooine from your Pandora? Try our 12-question sci-fi movie planets quiz. Quizmaster Chris Farnell is back with his final (for now) guest appearance in theDen of GeekWeekly Quizslot. Show him what you know about sci-fi movie planets, and share your successes and failures below. Over to you, Chris. We love alien planets. The question is justhowunknown? Which of these titular planets is in our solar system?...

September 4, 2024 · 1 min · 200 words · Nicholas Hill

The Many Actors Who Played the Penguin

Like the rest ofBatmansrogues gallery, the Penguin varies from laughable to horrific, and everything in between. Here are some of the best actors, all with interesting takes on the umbrella man. Burgess Merediths take on the Penguin might have been the most striking of them all. Meredith played up the gimmicks of his character, including his waddling posture and long-stemmed cigarette holder. Its a part he would reprise two more times....

September 4, 2024 · 2 min · 335 words · Alex Hale

Yellowstone Season 6: How Beth and Rip Can Save the Show

This article contains spoilers forYellowstoneseasons 1-5. Hollywood has been broken and tied like a prize steer a few times in recent years. Ad content continues below This presents an opportunity forYellowstoneto rebrand the iconic Y. The series simply cannot kill him off and move on. It needs to tie up these loose ends. Those are all season 5 issues. Not an easy solution, of course, but perhaps it can be achieved for one last episode....

September 4, 2024 · 2 min · 246 words · Jennifer Lewis