At the end of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Admiral James T. Kirk stands before the crew of the USS Enterprise to offer some words of solace on a heartbreaking occasion. Their friend, colleague, and commanding officer Spock has died, sacrificing himself to save them all. Kirk in particular has lost the person who understood him best, and fans of the franchise have lost their favorite character. “Of all the souls I have encountered in my travels,” begins the Captain. “His was the most… human.” Kirk’s words are fitting, even the fact that he identifies the half-Vulcan as…

Everyone just wants some acknowledgment for a job well done. Even, it turns out, serial killers. Since Dexter first premiered on Showtime in 2005, the titular Dexter Morgan (played by Michael C. Hall) has been hard at work making the world a safer place… in his own roundabout fashion. Through eight seasons in Miami (Dexter), one in upstate New York (Dexter: New Blood), and now two in New York City (Dexter: Resurrection), the blood splatter analyst has put his own murderous impulses and his dead father’s moral code to good use by killing other serial killers. This intractable, if perverted,…

Plenty of movies remain as timeless classics no matter when you decide to watch them. That first time, though, when they are just released in cinemas, is as magical as those films will ever be. It’s even more magical the less expectations one has over the picture. A Reddit post asking people which movies they were proud to have experienced on their original release brought back memories of shocked audiences, revolutionary animation, midnight screenings, and unexpected masterpieces. These are the cinematic moments people are glad they experienced firsthand, before anyone could tell them what to expect. IMDb The Original Lord…

This article contains the mildest of spoilers about the general character arc for the titular character in Clayface. Right before Clayface rolls its final credits, we see the titular character in full: a gloopy mass of molten flesh who belts out a thunderous roar. We all know that Matt Hagen would end up this way, and not just because we already saw Clayface in season one of Creature Commandos, which takes place after the events of this movie. It’s also because Clayface is a long-established member of the Batman rogues gallery, and iterations of him have appeared in countless video…

Hollywood has a way of making the actor pool feel very small, which is why it’s odd when a once popular star suddenly stops appearing in movies, attending premieres, or giving interviews. Some of these actors walked away while their careers were still going strong, leaving audiences wondering what happened behind the scenes. Others turned down opportunities for years without making a big announcement about their plans. In several cases, the reasons became clearer much later. Their stories reveal what happened after the cameras stopped rolling and why some famous names remain surprisingly difficult to spot. IMDb Bridget Fonda Bridget…

This article contains spoilers for VisionQuest season 1 episodes 5 and 6. For its first four episodes, VisionQuest pit its heroes against a mysterious figure hidden under a cloak. We’ve watched her attack various members of an AI advancement research team led by scientist Katerina Wells (Mary McDonnell). But so far, we’ve only known her by a frightening name chosen by the press: the Butcherbird Killer. Now with its latest episodes, VisionQuest tells us what anyone who has been paying attention to the casting already knew. The Butcherbird Killer is in fact Jocasta, an android who bears more than a…

This article contains spoilers for VisionQuest season 1 episode 6. Let’s be 100% clear. I love Marvel. I love Marvel Comics, I love the MCU. I wouldn’t know things about Ravager 2099 or Eternals if I didn’t. But we should also be honest about the fact that, sometimes, Marvel tropes can be annoying, particularly when the MCU seems embarrassed about Marvel Comics. And few instances have been annoying as the moment where Thomas realizes that Paladin has sown a bomb into his arm that will explode if he goes to fast, and shouts, “You’ve made me into Speed.” The joke…

This article contains spoilers for VisionQuest season 1 episode 5. Throughout Avengers: Age of Ultron, the titular evil super robot sang a creepy version of a Pinocchio song, crooning, “I had strings, but now I’m free.” Ultron repeats that song at the end of VisionQuest‘s fifth episode, “Firewall,” when he convinces Vision to give over control of White Vision’s body. But even before he gets to take White Vision’s body for a drive, Ultron sure seems free of strings. The AI scenes have been the trickiest part throughout the first half of VisionQuest, as the broad humor and CGI Mindspace…

Ever since the final moments of Dune: Part Two, we’ve been worried. Not about Paul Atreides, the protagonist of the Dune series, who becomes more of a tyrant with each film. Anyone paying attention to the movie or has read the books knows that author Frank Herbert wrote them as a warning against charismatic leaders. No, we’ve been worried about Paul’s beloved Chani, who stormed away from Muad’Dib at the end of the last movie. We who have read Herbert’s 1969 novel Dune Messiah, the basis for Dune: Part Three, took comfort in knowing that Chani and Paul would stay…

I never participated in community theater, that peculiar intersection of (sometimes) professional-grade talent and a hobbyist’s after-hours work schedule. But I did get to join a couple of school plays back in my younger days, and it’s easy to remember the sense of kindness and togetherness that emanates from people gathering round in order to create—or in many cases simply to play. One suspects writer-director Jesse Eisenberg misses that kind of innocence in his craft as well. The longtime Hollywood veteran, and more recently indie director who guided Kieran Culkin to an Oscar win for A Real Pain, also cut…

Mister Chekov has left the bridge. Walter Koenig, who has played Security Officer Pavel Chekov of the USS Enterprise since Star Trek‘s second season in 1967, has died at the age of 90. He leaves behind a legacy that includes appearances in Babylon 5 and movies such as Moontrap, as well as work in comics. But he will forever be best known for his work on Star Trek, appearing in the Original Series and the movies about that crew, as well as various video games and spinoffs. Koenig even appeared in the final season of Star Trek: Picard as Pavel’s…

One of the biggest anime properties in the world is Jujutsu Kaisen, based on the best-selling manga series by Gege Akutami, which launched its third season at the start of the year. Among the fan-favorite actors who bring the English-language dub of the hit supernatural action series to life is Adam McArthur, who voices the show’s protagonist Yuji Itadori. Den of Geek sat down with McArthur for an exclusive interview at New York Comic Con 2026 where he reflected on his recent work with Jujutsu Kaisen season 3 and teased his upcoming starring role in the Netflix original anime series…

Throughout the Infinity Saga of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Thanos had to work really, really hard to get his Infinity Gauntlet. He had to employ various minions, fight Earth’s mightiest heroes, and he had to sacrifice his own beloved daughter, Gamora. He even had to brutalize the elf Eitri of Nidavellir to forge his Gauntlet. In our world, things are a little more straightforward, thanks to Julien’s Auctions and East Continental Gems. The two have assembled to bring the Infinity Gauntlet off of the screen and into your hands, with a perfect 1-to-1 recreation of the item. The headline offering…

There are many reasons that superhero movies have dropped off from their position atop the cultural landscape in the 2010s. Lackluster projects, market saturation, and simple shifting audience interests have all led to what we call “superhero fatigue.” Undoubtedly, one of the biggest reasons is the feeling that each new superhero entry feels like homework, a phenomenon apparently at work with the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday. To properly enjoy the movie, you can’t just watch the film that hits theaters on December 18; you also have to watch all the Fox X-Men movies, Fantastic Four: First Steps, both seasons of Loki,…

A dog or a cat would have been the obvious choice, but some famous people had very different ideas about pets. Salvador Dalí took an ocelot to public appearances, Audrey Hepburn went shopping with a young deer, and Mike Tyson once kept tigers at home. There are plenty of photographs to prove these stories aren’t just celebrity gossip. Some animals became inseparable from their famous owners, while others were unusual gifts or temporary companions. Of course, keeping wild animals in a house wasn’t always safe or fair to the animals themselves. Still, the photos are remarkable. Here are 15 famous…

What brave new world is this where genetically engineered military work dogs are not the stuff of science fiction but, soon, the stuff of science fact? That is one of the upshots from news that Forbes first broke Thursday evening about American billionaires Ben Lamm and Palmer Luckey collaborating on a new startup titled Warhound, and already it has in stealth raised $200 million in seed funding. The stated goal is to use some of the same technology of Lamm’s Colossal Biosciences to clone military work dogs that can be genetically altered to serve the U.S. military, a client Luckey’s…

Matthew Lillard is deeply proud of his children. Obviously aware of the irony that he was once most famous for playing young people discovering their identities or beginning their lives in high school and college, and is now the “elder statesman” on sets like Mike Flanagan’s Carrie, Lillard remains acutely observant of the growing-up experience—especially in his own home with three children between the ages of 18 and 24. It’s why he suspects so many parents and adults are deluding themselves these days if they think the kids are as happy and as assured in the world around them as…

Too many of today’s filmgoers may not appreciate the breadth of work that Tom Skerritt left when he passed away this week at the age of 93. Skerritt got his start in war movies and TV shows like 12 O’Clock High and Gunsmoke in the early ’60s, but became a regular in the New Hollywood movement, appearing in M.A.S.H., Harold and Maude, and Fuzz. In the ’80s and ’90s, he started playing authority figures, police and military officers in The Dead Zone, Top Gun, and the Emmy-winning TV drama Picket Fences. Ironically, it may be one of Skerritt’s best-known roles…

This article contains spoilers for all of Peacock and A24’s Crystal Lake. There’s a bare bum but no boobs as far as the eye can see. For kids of the ‘70s and ‘80s, a slasher movie without tits is like a sky without stars. What’s going on? Crystal Lake, the Friday the 13th prequel series produced by A24 and streaming now on Peacock is horror that reflects its time, much in the same way that the 1980 original film did. The show is gory as all hell but fairly prudish when it comes to nudity. But that’s not necessarily a…

Imagine walking into a store and realizing that everything inside is purple. Not just the decorations, but the actual merchandise. Now imagine another shop selling pillows shaped like raw meat, or one with hundreds of rubber ducks staring back at you. These places really exist, and somehow, they’ve found enough customers to keep their very specific ideas alive. Some have been around for decades, while others are the kind of businesses you might stumble upon during a vacation and immediately tell your friends about. We’ve gathered 15 shops that have taken their love for one particular thing a little further…