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22 Jan

Star Trek: Picard Season 2 Trailer Reboots the Best Type of Time Travel

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In Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, Bones (Deforest Kelley) reminds Kirk (William Shatner) — and the audience — about how the crew of the classic Enterprise has traveled back in time before. “Sure, slingshot around the sun. If you pick up enough speed you’re in time-warp. If you don’t, you’re fried.” And now in Star Trek: Picard Season 2, this classic, and wonderfully suspenseful version of time travel is finally back. No Guardian of Forever. No time crystals. Just slingshotting around the sun like a bunch of maniacs. Here’s what that means and why it’s awesome… The new trailer…

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22 Jan

The Power Rangers Episodes That Will Make You a Fan

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So you’ve heard of Power Rangers. Maybe remember watching it as a kid. But recently you’ve noticed, “hey, wait a minute. This show is still on… How???” Well after over 900 episodes Power Rangers has attracted a huge fanbase. Across the 25 plus seasons there have been episodes that stood out from the rest. Episodes that sparked the imagination and turned viewers from casual watchers into hardcore fans. Of course you might be a little busy to watch over 900 episodes to find those gems, so here’s a sampling to get you started.  It should be noted this is not…

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22 Jan

A Discovery of Witches Season 3 Episode 3 Review: Matthew Seeks Atonement

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Warning: this A Discovery of Witches review contains spoilers. Diana’s schoolteachers had it right: “exceptionally goal-oriented” is the perfect description of Dr Bishop, an over-achiever who steams through to-do lists, brooking no argument and effortlessly attracting devotees along the way. While Matthew and the boys were coming up against a brick wall in New Orleans, Diana and Phoebe (if ever two history nerds needed to start a podcast, it’s them) tracked down another page from the Book of Life. Two down, one to go. Diana’s search began, as is fitting for this story, in a library. Now in full control…

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22 Jan

Bad Buddy and the Subversive Sentimentality of BL Storytelling

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This Bad Buddy article contains some spoilers, though not for the series finale. Bad Buddy wrapped up its 12-episode tale today. The Thai rom-com about two boys who fall in love in spite of the rivalries between their parents and friend groups, became one of the sweetest stories of late 2021, a beacon of tenderness in a harsh world and a genre-defining example of the increasingly popular Boys’ Love (BL) format. With the dramedy airing its final episode via WeTV and Thai channel GMMTV’s official YouTube channel, let’s take a moment to reflect back on why this show is so…

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22 Jan

PlayStation Should Make A Call of Duty Killer

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Most consoles eventually come to be associated with a genre or style. Whether by luck or design, Microsoft’s Xbox has practically cornered the shooter market with franchises such as Halo, Gears of War, and now, thanks to the Activision Blizzard deal, Call of Duty. That isn’t to say the PlayStation library is utterly devoid of first and third-person shooters, but thanks to recent developments, the platform’s already slim pickings are looking even thinner. When Microsoft bought Activision Blizzard, numerous titles officially joined the Xbox family. Some, like Gabriel Knight and Guitar Hero, have been in hibernation for years, while others,…

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21 Jan

How Servant Season 3 Leans Into Its “Bonkers” Tragi-comedy

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Ever since Servant arrived on Apple TV+, the series has embraced a dark sense of humor alongside its tragic storyline. And with season three dropping on the streaming service today, the show only gets weirder and wilder. Created by Tony Basgallop, season one introduced the story of Dorothy (Lauren Ambrose) and Sean (Toby Kebbell) Turner, who, after the death of their infant son Jericho, replace the baby with a life-like doll to help Dorothy with the grieving process. They even hire a nanny, Leanne (Nell Tiger Free), to maintain the illusion, until one day, in place of the doll is…

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21 Jan

Munich: Netflix WW2 Movie Holds Mirror Up to Today

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“You know I’d gladly stand against the wall and be shot if it prevented a war.” So speaks Jeremy Irons’ Neville Chamberlain in an early but insightful scene during Netflix’s new pre-World War II thriller, Munich: The Edge of War. In the sequence, Irons’ British Prime Minister is doddering around a garden with his wife and new aide-de-camp, Hugh Legat (George MacKay). The doomed world leader appears both hopeful and hopelessly ineffectual. And that’s the image of Chamberlain which has gone down in history: the face of weak appeasement. Yet the most compelling aspect about this Munich film is in…

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21 Jan

How the MCU Made an Obscure Avengers Fighting Game Relevant

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When you think of Marvel fighting games, your mind probably goes to Capcom’s library (everything from their initial X-Men game to the latest Marvel vs. Capcom crossover battle). Or maybe you think about the X-Men: Mutant Academy games Activision used to make. Perhaps the weird one-off that is Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects (Johnny Ohm, we hardly knew ye). I highly doubt the first thing you think about is Avengers in Galactic Storm: a one-on-one fighter from Data East with CGI sprites based on a 1990s Avengers storyline that nobody ever talks about. Now, many of you might remember…

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20 Jan

Can The Mandalorian Save The Book of Boba Fett?

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This Star Wars article contains spoilers for The Book of Boba Fett and The Mandalorian. The Book of Boba Fett Chapter 4, “The Gathering Storm,” finally teased the inevitable: the return of Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) to our TV screens a little over a year after we last saw him on The Mandalorian, this time to help Boba Fett (Temuera Morrison) and Fennec Shand (Ming-Na Wen) fight the Pyke Syndicate on Tatooine. The teaser is easy to miss — just a brief snippet of Ludwig Göransson’s The Mandalorian theme that plays as Fennec reassures Boba that they can get all…

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20 Jan

Rainbow Six Extraction: Every Operator Ranked Worst to Best

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Rainbow Six Extraction‘s blend of team-based tactics and action certainly takes some getting used to, but you can make the game much easier on yourself by taking a little time to learn about the game’s 18 operators and trying to find the one that is best for you. “Best for you” is the key thing to keep in mind here. Because Extraction is a fairly well-balanced game when it comes to the available operators, your choice of which operator to play as is really going to come down to your personal preferences/skills (as well as what your team needs the…

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20 Jan

Everything You Need To Know About The Activision Blizzard Scandal 

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Microsoft blindsided the world by purchasing publisher and developer Activision Blizzard in the biggest acquisition deal in video game history. This surprise buyout resulted in a slew of questions, such as “Which franchises does Microsoft own now?” and “Is Call of Duty now an Xbox exclusive?” However, the most prominent question was the simplest: “Why?” Why did Microsoft purchase Activision Blizzard given the ongoing investigation into the company’s alleged history of employee abuse and harassment and the numerous lawsuits that the investigation has resulted in? Activision Blizzard’s legacy as not just one of the most successful studios in video game…

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20 Jan

Link Tank: Will We Get a Mario Kart 9?

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It feels like forever since the last Mario Kart was released! Let’s go over some of the rumors of what the long-awaited sequel could entail. “Rumors have begun circulating about the latest in Nintendo’s ongoing attempt to end friendships via kart racing. While Mario Kart 9 hasn’t officially been announced, it’s not unreasonable to think that we’re gonna get a new installment to the series this year, as this August marks the 30 year anniversary of throwing Koopa shells at other drivers.” Read more at The Mary Sue What could the subtitle The Ring of Power mean in the upcoming Prime Video…

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20 Jan

Peacemaker Episode 4 Review: The Choad Less Traveled

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This Peacemaker review contains spoilers. Peacemaker Episode 4 Welcome back for another week of coverage about the show featuring an obscure, sociopathic DC character who will not let anything stand in the way of justice – no matter how many people he has to kill to achieve it. That’s right: it’s episode four of Vigilante. We kid, we kid, but in its second week of airing (and fourth episode overall since last week’s premiere contained three installments), Peacemaker really does feel like the Vigilante show at times. Or at least Vigilante has an arc closer to what one might have…

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20 Jan

Wakanda Forever: What Does The Future Hold For Black Panther 2?

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Filming resumed this week on Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, with director Ryan Coogler overseeing what is said to be another four weeks of work at Marvel’s Atlanta-area production complex before the film wraps principal photography. This last stretch picks up where the project left off in November, which is when it shut down for an extended, nearly two-month break. Said to be in attendance and working on this last round of shooting is star Letitia Wright, who plays Shuri, the sister of T’Challa and Wakanda’s brilliant technological innovator. This all sounds reasonably normal for a big-budget production, except perhaps for…

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20 Jan

DC’s Legends of Tomorrow Perfectly Skewers Reality TV

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This DC’s Legends of Tomorrow review contains spoilers. Legends of Tomorrow Season 7 Episode 9 “Lowest Common Demoninator,” the latest episode of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, is a ringing testament to what this show is capable of doing. The most impressive feat that this show can pull off is to screw around and laugh at itself and everything else for 45 minutes, then hand it over to the character with the least screen time and who is one of the least developed of the regular cast, and have him deliver a quick monologue full of character and emotion that crests…

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19 Jan

Should PlayStation Panic About Xbox’s Activision Blizzard Deal?

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Activision Blizzard is currently under investigation following accusations of harassment, discrimination, and fostering a hostile work environment. You can read more about the investigation here. By acquiring Activision Blizzard (pending approval), Microsoft and the Xbox team have made a deal that many people once said was impossible. More importantly, they’ve changed the future of the PS5 vs. Xbox Series X/S console wars in a way that has some PlayStation fans wondering if it’s time to panic. While it’s always important to remain calm and reasonable when talking about the “console wars,” it’s also easy to understand why there is a lot…

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19 Jan

The Walking Dead Season 11 Trailer Puts the World Back Together the Way It Was

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The Walking Dead released a full trailer for the second part of its 11th and final season today. Watching it should give some perspective as to why this upcoming batch of episodes is based on a comic arc called “The Rotten Core.” Simply put: things at the idyllic Commonwealth settlement might not be as jolly as they seem. Check out the trailer below to see what we mean! Say what you will about The Walking Dead but its official trailers usually deliver the goods. This is a surprisingly rich two-minute text that teases the conflict to come. A big portion…

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19 Jan

How Much Are The Biggest Video Game Companies Worth?

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Activision Blizzard is currently under investigation following accusations of harassment, discrimination, and fostering a hostile work environment. You can read more about the investigation here. Microsoft’s shocking (though still pending) acquisition of Activision Blizzard has everyone buzzing and a lot of people suddenly wondering how much Sony, Nintendo, Capcom, Square Enix, and their other favorite video game studios are actually worth. After all, it certainly feels like more major developers could be purchased in the very near future. So far as that goes, talking about the “net worth” of a business is kind of tricky. Yearly revenue figures are often the…

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19 Jan

Is the World Ready for a 3-Hour Batman Movie?

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Holy restless legs, Batman, your new movie is going to have the same length as The Godfather! That’s at least what appears to be the case for The Batman, which has been recorded by IMDb to have a running time of two hours and 55 minutes—just three minutes shorter than Peter Jackson’s theatrical cut of The Fellowship of the Ring. If true, the news marks Matt Reeves’ latest reinvention of the Batman mythology as a continual outlier among superhero movies, at least for those in their first outings. Marketed with a severity of tone and a menace of violence so…

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19 Jan

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Could Be Teasing Sauron Origin Story

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Although fans of The Lord of the Rings likely already knew that the new series on Amazon’s Prime Video streaming service would focus on the Second Age of Middle-earth, and serve as a prequel of sorts to the movies, there was some doubt as to whether the rise of Sauron, the main villain of J.R.R. Tolkien’s main trilogy, would be central to the story. Now with the title revealed as The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, it has become clear that the corruption of the races that began with the magical rings will necessitate an appearance from…

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