In the world of Rick and Morty, lampooning catchphrases has arguably been one of the things that helped the show become a phenomenon. Going all the way back to New York Comic-Con 2014, fans constantly shouted out Rick’s season 1 catchphrase, “Wubalubadubdub,” during the Rick and Morty panel. Later in that panel, they showed a hype reel for Rick and Morty season 2 that featured Rick testing out all his new catchphrases....
Dave Stevens’ The Rocketeer is such a distinctive and singular work for one artist. When I was younger, I often thought that no-one should even attempt new stories and comics without his distinctive touch involved. It was unthinkable – akin to comic book heresy. Time has the ability to change the opinions we all had as kids. So, with IDW’s Rocketeer Adventures 2 #1 I treated it not with the disdain of a jaded teenager, but as the welcome return of an old friend....
Yesterday the official Sailor Moon website announced that “Dream,” the fourth arc of the Sailor Moon manga, which features the Dead Moon Circus, major power-ups for our heroes, and several shots in the arm of Silver Millennium era mythology, will be adapted not as a fourth “season” of Sailor Moon Crystal, but as two theatrical films. Neither where these films are in the development process nor when and how far apart they’ll be released have been revealed....
The Netherlands’ arch-provocateur and filmmaker extraordinaire Paul Verhoeven recently returned with Elle. A characteristically confrontational and provocative thriller, it spins a rape-revenge storyline into a mordantly funny, blackly comic and off-kilter odyssey, and has garnered an Oscar nomination for extraordinary lead Isabelle Huppert in the process. Few filmmakers understand the power of a film score better – and here’s the list proving why. Turkish Delight Dutch enfant terrible Verhoeven isn’t backwards in coming forwards when it comes to shocking the audience....
To kick things off, we see Team Scorpion take down a spider hole type mission in not-Iraq as they do mock missions for training. This could be kind of interesting in an X-Men’s “Danger Room” type sense, but currently we just have the team criticizing superiors for criticizing them, as their genius points out all the foibles and errors that they did. Because Scorpion botched this training mission, the Internet blackout epidemic therefore becomes all the more important in justifying their worth....
1.2 Hello, Emma And it’s totally fine with that. As am I, at least so far. Last week’s pilot episode reinforced the framework of the original Scream movie, just using some upgraded materials. Geek Noah, who serves as a sort of Greek chorus, expertly ticked off the slasher genre’s typical patterns in a delightful classroom discussion. So, now the rules are set and we’ve got a mystery to solve, which kicked off last week with the murder of Nina, the catty popular girl–who we’re learning wasn’t so popular after all....
5.1 Sovereign Series five of Sons of Anarchy picks up where four left off, Jax is now club president, with Clay becoming a mere member, albeit one who still has a vote. Opie distances himself from the club, and in the closing montage of the episode (I had actually forgotten how much Sons of Anarchy loves a closing montage over music!) we see him putting his bike up for sale....
I made an exception for Space Station 76 because it still falls under the sci-fi genre, despite its overtly soapish tone. It also packs enough laughs to qualify as a comedy, but don’t expect anything like Galaxy Quest or Spaceballs. Space Station 76 is a workplace “dramedy” set in a futuristic space-faring society that has not moved on culturally or socially from the 70s. There are other nods to the 70s − not to the culture of the times, but to the movies of that era....
Although An Adventure in Space and Time fits in what is now becoming an established genre, that of “period docudrama about the behind-the-scenes goings-on of mid-twentieth century television production”, as an official anniversary celebration, there was little chance of it being any kind of hatchet job on the people behind and in front of the cameras back in 1963. Indeed, a lot of the joy in the first half is to be found in taking in this detail – particularly in the wonderfully-recreated and lovingly-shot original console room....
As original series stories go, the background to this adventure is probably more interesting than the narrative, which follows the somewhat well worn route of turning up at a planet where all seems well, only to discover a darker secret. However, when they do arrive, they’re amazed to discover that all the people on the outpost are entirely fit and well – how can this be? The answer lies in some innocuous looking flowers which when approached dispense spores that work symbiotically with the host creature to provide protection from the radiation and perfect health....
WARNING: This review contains spoilers that may ruin your enjoyment of this episode. I digress. The Hidden Enemy refers to one of the Clones – there’s a turncoat in their midst. Accompanied by the Jedi, the gang find themselves bested by Battle Droids due to some sneaky action by one of their own. They realise quickly and put some detective work into action whilst Obi Wan and Anakin do battle with bad gal Sith, Asajj Ventress....
“The Republic is near bankruptcy.” “Say nothing of fiscal responsibility.” These quotes, dear reader, are not from a bulletin on BBC Money News 24 but, in fact, hail from the latest installment of Star Wars: The Clone Wars. No, really. For some reason the producers of the usually tops animated series (you know, for kids) have felt the need to inject a little bit of politics and banking into the show....
Essentially, this episode is about communication, and how the team does it both well and badly. Two seasons in we already know how different characters communicate – the “cowboy Jedi” is learned and casual, Ezra has no filter, Hera keeps tactical secrets but loves her squad. All of those things are on display in this episode, while Sabine stars in several of the fight scenes. The caves underneath it are the perfect place for the crew to begin to face their dark sides....
The games industry is so saturated with content that it’s arguably harder than ever for a title to stand out and grab our collective attention. Novelty and uniqueness are key factors to a game’s success these days, and Strange Brigade has truly got a style all its own. A co-op third-person shooter set up like a 1930s adventure serial, the game offers a unique brand of fun, brimming with British humor and an aesthetic that infuses vintage newsreel charm with vibrant, Saturday morning cartoon pops of color....
“Out of the Past” introduces Jay Holbrook, the only player better than Cam on Cam and Reggie’s high school team. Jay had all the potential in the world but also a passion for grand theft auto (and not the video game). Jay turns up in Atlanta at one of Cam’s signings and tries to guilt Reggie into getting him a try out with the Atlanta D-League team. Reggie, being the brains of the Reggie-Cam duo, offers an empty promise with no intention of following through....
As crafted by Starz, Mike O’Malley and the LeBron James crew, Survivor’s Remorse has a pretty good handle on the ratio of “brand” derived dramedy vs. family dramedy the show can support. “Six”* like the five episodes before it wisely keeps the drama confined to a relatively unimportant trapping of fame: a shoe deal. It derives the lion’s share of both its humor and conflict from this, which opens up a confrontation between Cam and Reggie to play out quietly in the margins....
Making enemies of the most powerful bastards in the land is finally taking its toll on the devil James Delaney. Episode six left our anti-hero at his lowest ebb. He’s lost his ship, been betrayed, was almost drowned by the ghost of his mother and now looks to have been framed for murder. I say framed because if Delaney really did kill Winter—the little mudlark whose death warrant was signed the moment she started talking starry-eyed of her dream of escaping to America—he’d have to resign as this show’s lead....
Night School Meanwhile, Scott’s standing up his girlfriend, Allison Argent, and his various other friends for a social engagement. This isn’t exactly like Scott, so, of course, Allison is getting worried and once she gets an emergency text to meet Scott at the school, Allison, Jackson, and Lydia all head over in Jackson’s car to see what’s up. In case you’ve forgotten, Scott still doesn’t have a cell phone. One of the things you have to admire about Teen Wolf is the way that they shoot around their budgetary limitations....
5.18 The Maid Of Gevaudan One of my favourite shows of all time is the TV series Highlander. It takes the Russell Mulcahy original and builds it into something a little less horrifying, a lot less dramatic, and a lot more amusing. Highlander is a show split between two time periods, one the ‘modern’ 90s and the other some random historical epoch, with Adrian Paul poncing about in ropy costumes while trying not to act like a modern person....
If rumours are to be believed, the reason Terra Nova has spent so long on the kind of stand-alone episodes that the audience might consider to be “throwaway” or “filler” is because the network executives were insisting on it. If that is the case, then maybe – just maybe – the end of the series will be as expository and arc-heavy as this one was. Although the scenes in the past (between Taylor, Lucas, and Taylor’s commanding officer) gave us our first look at what it is that motivates Taylor’s benign dictatorship, there’s the suggestion that he might be an unreliable narrator....
