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To mark this adventure, the Doctor is facing off against one of her few headlining alien nemeses that haven’t been given another go-round since the new series started in 2005 (We may have to find a name other than “new” for that soon). Yes, the Doctor is dealing with the Sea Devils, on a pirate ship, alongside the legendary pirate Zheng Yi Sao, inching the series ever closer to the Doctor Who/Our Flag Means Death crossover the people are crying out for....

While you really should do everything you can to avoid significant Psychonauts 2 spoilers before you’ve played the game, it’s understandable that some fans are already wondering whether or not the sequel’s story features a “point of no return.” In the original Psychonauts, players reached a moment in the story most commonly referred to as the point of no return. Just as the name suggests, it was basically the point in the story when you were essentially forced to play through the game’s climactic moments and could no longer return to the main camp area....

In Olivia Wilde’s second feature film as a director, Don’t Worry Darling, Florence Pugh and Harry Styles star as Alice and Jack Chambers, a young couple who live in a 1950s planned community called Victory. Jack goes to work in the morning, like every other man in town, and participates in the mysterious Victory Project. All of which is overseen by the equally mysterious Frank (Chris Pine), a charismatic cult leader type who built the whole place....

The COVID-19 crisis has disrupted all of our lives in 2020 as well as the production of some of our favorite shows. The finale of Doom Patrol season 2 is a great example of an unintentional ending presented by the global pandemic which, due to the unexpected work stoppage and missing final episode, has a far bigger cliffhanger than DC or HBO Max were expecting. With all of that said, there’s still plenty to pick apart here, especially as we look forward to a potential season three!...

But it’s important to remember that Johnson has been associated with the character of Black Adam for as long as the DCEU has been a thing. Despite having been officially announced in the role years ago, he has yet to make an appearance on screen. And despite his ties to Shazam history, he was deliberately left out of that character’s film other than a passing mention. While the character began in the comics as a villain, he eventually evolved into an antihero, one who has associated with the Justice Society, the Justice League, and others....

Ever since the introduction of Echo in Hawkeye, fans have hoped that Daredevil and the Kingpin would once again do battle on screen. While Hawkeye did eventually give us the return of Vincent D’Onofrio as Wilson Fisk, the Kingpin of Crime, Charlie Cox had only a cameo in Spider-Man: No Way Home, sans red devil horns. But if a costume designer’s resume is any indication, the two arch-enemies will be clashing again soon....

Like many things in Elden Ring, Ashes of War are a classic Soulsborne concept that happens to be going by a slightly different name this time around. That means that veteran players may have a lot of questions about them, while new players will probably have absolutely no idea what they are or what to do with them. Since Elden Ring‘s best Ash of War enhancements can make the game significantly easier, and really let you get the most out of your class’ build, though, then here’s a rundown of what they are, what to do with them, and, most importantly, where to find them....

As these stories all shop for plot in the same aisle, chances are that if you enjoy one Harlan Coben thriller, you’ll enjoy the others. They’re all filled with cliff-hangers, twists, secret identities, surprise resurrections, flashback wigs, and oh-no-it-was-you-all-along reveals. They’re largely fun, is the point, despite an over-reliance on unlikely coincidence and a tendency to unravel come the finale. The European adaptations (so far there have been three French, one Spanish and two Polish, with more on the way) tend to be less fun than the UK-set series, which lean into their high-colour absurdity with more gleeful abandon....

Fear the Walking Dead Season 6 Episode 11 After months of careful buildup that began back in season 5, Fear the Walking Dead finally brings the mysterious THE END IS THE BEGINNING doomsday cult into focus. Penned by Channing Powell (who has multiple The Walking Dead writing credits to her name), “The Holding” answers a lot of questions about this mysterious group. By the end, Alicia will even meet the cult’s enigmatic leader, Teddy....

As Arsène Lupin, the gentleman thief created by Maurice Leblanc in 1905, is a renowned master of disguise, it is fitting that he has inspired a number of literary characters to take up his mantle. Arguably the most recognizable riff is Lupin III, a copyright-infringing, quasi-canonical descendant by way of Japanese manga and anime. Yet it wasn’t until Netflix’s new French mystery comedy-drama series Lupin—which reinvented the source material through Omar Sy’s Lupin and the lenses of immigration, racism, and fandom—that readers and viewers have truly been challenged to consider what it means to inherit, whether through blood or through books, an iconic character’s legacy....

When the explosive first series launched in April 2020, this story of the turbulent power struggles of London’s criminal underworld – centring on the Wallace family and various other international gangs – was an instant hit, at the time becoming Sky Atlantic’s second-biggest original drama launch behind Chernobyl. As dramas go it’s a thrilling powerhouse of a series, full of epic fight scenes and twisty narrative, and certainly isn’t for the faint-hearted gore-wise....

The last moments of Ghostbusters: Afterlife feel as much like a new beginning as a final farewell. The closing scenes of Jason Reitman’s love letter to his father’s work bring the curtain down with a sense of finality on multiple elements. This is definitely the last we’ll see of Harold Ramis’ Egon Spengler, who is brought back by digital magic as a kind-hearted ghost. One also gets the suspicion that Bill Murray’s Peter Venkman is making his goodbyes too with the respectful nod to Spengler and a revealed happily ever after with Sigourney Weaver’s Dana Barrett....

Actually, this is where I have to share a bit of good news and bad news. While GoldenEye 007 is also coming to Xbox Game Pass via an update to the Rare Replay collection, the Xbox version of GoldenEye will not include the online multiplayer mode featured in the Switch port. While that’s obviously disheartening, the Xbox version of the game will still feature the full GoldenEye 007 campaign, every original cheat code, the game’s beloved split-screen multiplayer options, and even support for dual-analog controls....

Lightfoot caught the performance bug early. He was five when he debuted his rendition of “I’m A Little Teapot” at St. Paul’s United Church Sunday School in Orillia. He would go on to study composition, do time as a singing drummer in jazz orchestras, Canadian Broadcast arranger, and session player, even recording with guitar legend Chet Atkins in Nashville in 1962 before moving into folk rock. Working for a time with the same manager as Bob Dylan, the two remained tight friends as they both played Greenwich Village clubs and the folk circuit....

Halo Episode 5 At last, Halo has figured out how to combine its emotional core with a bit of action. It’s a pity that core doesn’t shine a bit brighter, but hardcore Halo fans might find this episode worth it for the action alone. Feats from the games, and what looks like some polished-up animation, make the final battle a lot of fun, although some character beats still lack polish. Most of the secrets are out....

Harley Quinn Episode 7 Review Aqua-fans rejoice! If you’d been feeling like DC Universe’s Harley Quinn had been far too concerned with what’s going on in the dusty terrain of the surface world then you’ll enjoy the eighth episode of the series which begins with a trip into the watery world of Atlantis. Of course, this is all part of Harley’s plan to join the Legion of Doom which… [Spoiler Alert] seems like less of a pipe dream and more of an unrealistic but maybe possibly achievable hope for the (anti-)heroine as the events of this week’s entry unfold....

1.1 Lyra’s Jordan There’s a frisson surrounding the launch of the BBC’s His Dark Materials, and not just from fans of Philip Pullman’s books anxious to see justice done. Shadowy forces are circling, murmuring about the risk posed by the BBC-HBO adaptation’s high budget. Isn’t it a gamble, worry these concerned bystanders. And with a second series already filmed, wouldn’t it be just dreadful if it failed? A cynic might say that failure is precisely what’s being wished on the BBC from those quarters, and that unless the premiere is met with unqualified rapture and towering ratings, the headlines and Twitter-scrape reaction pieces will be sadly forced to gloat over the very great shame of it all....

Talk about being careful what you wish for. So, says His Dark Materials, you found the previous two episodes so plot-heavy they lacked a bit of emotion? Wallop. Have a scene so painful you’ll never again be able to board a boat without thinking of the girl who left her soul behind. Pan shrinking from the pain of rejection as Lyra walked away from him was almost too much to bear....

Originally a much darker story that was conceived as a bedtime tale for Kirschner’s daughters, the producer was soon pitching the flick to studios as the quintessential Halloween movie. Leaning into the film’s original title of Halloween House, Kirschner even used Halloween decorations, such as a table strewn with candy corn and the movie’s soon-to-be infamous vacuum cleaner “broomstick” hanging from the ceiling, for his pitches to executives. Nonetheless, its status as a holiday classic is something of a Halloween miracle since Hocus Pocus was initially seen as a disappointment....

When it was announced that the iconic 2018 rom-com Love, Simon would receive a spinoff TV series, many worried it wouldn’t be able to find its own unique portrayal of sexual orientation awakening. In the hands of thoughtful showrunners Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger and the endearing lead performance from Michael Cimino, Love, Victor is able to cast a wide net of LGBTQ perspectives for the audience to learn and connect to....