It’s well-established cultural lore that the 1990s are of mythical importance to many Gen-Xers and even some millennials.
But why though? Was it the relatively strong economy? Preponderance of the color teal? Or even just the fact that the ’90s was the last decade to seem like its own distinct thing before new millennium turned intervals of 10 into an unrecognizable sludge? Seriously – you rarely hear people opine for the innocent times of the “’00s” or “’10s” because that just sounds ridiculous.
All of those are possibilities but real ’90s-heads know the appeal comes down to one thing alone: the cartoons. Animation quite simply dominated the end of the 20th century. With Nickelodeon, Disney, MTV, and many other studios operating at full capacity, the decade was filled with creative and entertaining options. From crude renderings to lush, operatic works, the ’90s had something for every animation fan.
Since it’s...
But why though? Was it the relatively strong economy? Preponderance of the color teal? Or even just the fact that the ’90s was the last decade to seem like its own distinct thing before new millennium turned intervals of 10 into an unrecognizable sludge? Seriously – you rarely hear people opine for the innocent times of the “’00s” or “’10s” because that just sounds ridiculous.
All of those are possibilities but real ’90s-heads know the appeal comes down to one thing alone: the cartoons. Animation quite simply dominated the end of the 20th century. With Nickelodeon, Disney, MTV, and many other studios operating at full capacity, the decade was filled with creative and entertaining options. From crude renderings to lush, operatic works, the ’90s had something for every animation fan.
Since it’s...
- 8/19/2023
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Next episode? Don’t mind if I do.
The pleasure of rewatching a TV show is in shedding the responsibility of choice and submitting to the lazy river of an old favorite. Bob along its waters, allowing the current to pull you through the awkward early episodes, scandalous cast departures, writers’ strike half-season, all the way to the end – and then, why not? Start all over again. No pressure to choose. No burden of achievement. Just familiarity and comfort. Bob. Bob. Bob.
Until! An episode on the horizon threatens to interrupt your flow. If you just let it happen, you’d be pulled out of your reverie for a full 22 or – worse – 48 minutes. Perhaps it’s bad, or uncomfortable, or has unpleasant associations, or simply makes you feel too much. Either way, you skip it every time. Here are our writers’ nominations.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine season five, episode 19, “Bachelor/ette Party”
I love Brooklyn 99.
The pleasure of rewatching a TV show is in shedding the responsibility of choice and submitting to the lazy river of an old favorite. Bob along its waters, allowing the current to pull you through the awkward early episodes, scandalous cast departures, writers’ strike half-season, all the way to the end – and then, why not? Start all over again. No pressure to choose. No burden of achievement. Just familiarity and comfort. Bob. Bob. Bob.
Until! An episode on the horizon threatens to interrupt your flow. If you just let it happen, you’d be pulled out of your reverie for a full 22 or – worse – 48 minutes. Perhaps it’s bad, or uncomfortable, or has unpleasant associations, or simply makes you feel too much. Either way, you skip it every time. Here are our writers’ nominations.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine season five, episode 19, “Bachelor/ette Party”
I love Brooklyn 99.
- 8/17/2023
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
Forget that restaurant out of First Dates, that always looks a bit too light and unforgiving to us anyway, for today’s thought experiment we are opening up the whole of fictional everything to choose a night out from. That’s right, everything. TV, Film, Books, Games, Comics, Taskmaster, literally everything. Wanna hangout on the Holodeck? Spend an evening grooving in the Cantina? Glamming it up at that ball from Baz Lurhmann’s Romeo + Juliet (although that actually was a first date of sorts and it did not end well)? Have at it.
We’ve picked ours. We look forward to hearing about yours in the comments.
Cheers from Cheers
I was going to pick the Restaurant at the End of the Universe, from the Douglas Adams book of the same name, but that sounds very tiring and I would worry about getting home. And then I thought I...
We’ve picked ours. We look forward to hearing about yours in the comments.
Cheers from Cheers
I was going to pick the Restaurant at the End of the Universe, from the Douglas Adams book of the same name, but that sounds very tiring and I would worry about getting home. And then I thought I...
- 3/24/2023
- by Maznah Shehzad
- Den of Geek
One of the biggest hits during the pandemic, and certainly the most iconically “Covid” movie, was Rob Savage’s smart horror Host, a 57 minute chiller based entirely over a Zoom call. It was scary, it was incredibly current and it put Savage and his cast and crew firmly on the horror map.
Now with his follow up, Dashcam, Savage and his team are experimenting with the genre once again. Another found footage movie, Dashcam follows right-wing internet personality Annie Hardy (played by US musician Annie Hardy) as she live streams her increasingly bizarre evening for her fans (the whole thing is told via her dashcam or her mobile). Annie, the character, is in the mould of the Final Girl (the single surviving female who has suffered all manner of ordeals and makes it out the other side of the horror movie) but unlike in the classic trope, Annie is, as...
Now with his follow up, Dashcam, Savage and his team are experimenting with the genre once again. Another found footage movie, Dashcam follows right-wing internet personality Annie Hardy (played by US musician Annie Hardy) as she live streams her increasingly bizarre evening for her fans (the whole thing is told via her dashcam or her mobile). Annie, the character, is in the mould of the Final Girl (the single surviving female who has suffered all manner of ordeals and makes it out the other side of the horror movie) but unlike in the classic trope, Annie is, as...
- 6/6/2022
- by Rosie Fletcher
- Den of Geek
There is likely no genre of film or performance more subjective than comedy. You either laugh or you don’t. To explain why something is funny will more often than not rob a joke of its power, and to attempt to classify one type of humor over another could be a fool’s errand.
Which must mean we’re feeling pretty foolish here at Den of Geek, because in honor of our company’s 15th year, we decided to rank and list all the best laughers from the last decade and a half. Now admittedly, what qualifies as a “comedy”—versus, say, a drama with humorous moments—can be as subjective as humor itself. Yet given the wealth of material to work with, even from the last few years when comedies have sadly been mostly abandoned by Hollywood studios, we decided to let our staff and you, dear readers, choose what you think is funny.
Which must mean we’re feeling pretty foolish here at Den of Geek, because in honor of our company’s 15th year, we decided to rank and list all the best laughers from the last decade and a half. Now admittedly, what qualifies as a “comedy”—versus, say, a drama with humorous moments—can be as subjective as humor itself. Yet given the wealth of material to work with, even from the last few years when comedies have sadly been mostly abandoned by Hollywood studios, we decided to let our staff and you, dear readers, choose what you think is funny.
- 4/29/2022
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
It’s been a difficult year for the publishing industry, as global supply chain issues and labor and paper shortages have led to delays. But many wonderful and nerdy books have made it over those obstacles to make it into the world and into our eyeballs and brains. As we reflect back on 2021, here are the books—from horror to fantasy to science fiction—that meant something to Den of Geek staff and contributors over the past year, as well as Den of Geek readers’ choice for the best book of 2021.
The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix
2021 has seen something of a slasher renaissance in film, with the Fear Street Trilogy, Candyman and Halloween Kills—and, true to form, the book world is right on trend. Grady Hendrix’s latest focuses on a group of women whose lives were changed in their teens when they became the focus of real life serial killers.
The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix
2021 has seen something of a slasher renaissance in film, with the Fear Street Trilogy, Candyman and Halloween Kills—and, true to form, the book world is right on trend. Grady Hendrix’s latest focuses on a group of women whose lives were changed in their teens when they became the focus of real life serial killers.
- 12/28/2021
- by Kayti Burt
- Den of Geek
Warning: contains spoilers for the Clickbait finale.
Criticising Netflix’s Clickbait for implausibility feels a bit like criticising a branch of McDonalds for not having a Michelin star – it’s missing the point. Of course Clickbait is implausible, it’s a McSpicy with fries, not Beluga caviar. It’s trashy and twisty and formulated to keep us watching until it serves up something shaped like an ending, and then to release us back into our lives with the only lasting impression being, ‘Oh yeah, I watched that. Had the guy from Entourage.’
Clickbait though, is built on such an implausible premise that it verges on insult – to viewers, to the trashy thriller genre, and to anybody who knows what it means to sync a mobile phone. It’s a cyber-mystery with a vaguely judgmental stance on the internet and a cyber blind spot the size of California, where it’s set – really Australia in disguise.
Criticising Netflix’s Clickbait for implausibility feels a bit like criticising a branch of McDonalds for not having a Michelin star – it’s missing the point. Of course Clickbait is implausible, it’s a McSpicy with fries, not Beluga caviar. It’s trashy and twisty and formulated to keep us watching until it serves up something shaped like an ending, and then to release us back into our lives with the only lasting impression being, ‘Oh yeah, I watched that. Had the guy from Entourage.’
Clickbait though, is built on such an implausible premise that it verges on insult – to viewers, to the trashy thriller genre, and to anybody who knows what it means to sync a mobile phone. It’s a cyber-mystery with a vaguely judgmental stance on the internet and a cyber blind spot the size of California, where it’s set – really Australia in disguise.
- 8/27/2021
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
Back in the early 2000s, superhero movies were on the rise again, thanks to the success of X-Men (2000) and Sam Raimi’s blockbuster Spider-Man (2002). But the idea of an interconnected series of superhero movies — the concept that became the Marvel Cinematic Universe — was still a few years away, while many of Marvel’s characters were owned by a wide variety of studios and production companies.
Fox had the X-Men and the Fantastic Four, Sony had Spider-Man, Paramount owned Iron Man, Universal had the Hulk, and Lionsgate had the rights to Russian spy and Avengers member Natasha Romanoff, i.e. Black Widow. All of these were in partnership with the then-fledgling Marvel Studios, headed by Avi Arad, but it was up to the individual studios to greenlight the projects.
Enter screenwriter David Hayter, who had scored a breakout success by being one of the main writers on X-Men (for which he...
Fox had the X-Men and the Fantastic Four, Sony had Spider-Man, Paramount owned Iron Man, Universal had the Hulk, and Lionsgate had the rights to Russian spy and Avengers member Natasha Romanoff, i.e. Black Widow. All of these were in partnership with the then-fledgling Marvel Studios, headed by Avi Arad, but it was up to the individual studios to greenlight the projects.
Enter screenwriter David Hayter, who had scored a breakout success by being one of the main writers on X-Men (for which he...
- 7/5/2021
- by Don Kaye
- Den of Geek
July is the month that North America goes back to the movies in earnest. There have already been some theatrical release of note this summer, but as everyone knows the blockbuster movie season doesn’t get started until a Marvel movie premieres. Thankfully, with its list of new releases for July 2021, Disney+ is offering up some options for those who prefer to stay home.
In addition to arriving in theaters on July 9, Black Widow will premiere on Disney+ as well. Disney+ subscribers can purchase the first Marvel movie released since 2019 for $29.99. Judging by the early buzz, that “Premier Access” price may be worth it. Disney+ is keeping the original summer movie parade going in July with The Rock’s latest action film, Jungle Cruise, premiering on July 30.
Read more Movies Summer Movie Preview: From Black Widow to The Suicide Squad and Beyond By Rosie Fletcher and 3 others Movies How Black Widow...
In addition to arriving in theaters on July 9, Black Widow will premiere on Disney+ as well. Disney+ subscribers can purchase the first Marvel movie released since 2019 for $29.99. Judging by the early buzz, that “Premier Access” price may be worth it. Disney+ is keeping the original summer movie parade going in July with The Rock’s latest action film, Jungle Cruise, premiering on July 30.
Read more Movies Summer Movie Preview: From Black Widow to The Suicide Squad and Beyond By Rosie Fletcher and 3 others Movies How Black Widow...
- 7/1/2021
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Movies are back. It at least feels that way when you see the numbers that films like F9 and A Quiet Place Part II are earning. But more than just the thrill of going back to theaters, July signals what is typically considered to be the height of the summer movie season. On a hot evening, there are few things better than some cold air conditioning and a colder drink of your choice while escapism plays across a screen.
That can prove just as true at home as in theaters. And as luck would have it, Netflix is pretty stuffed with new streaming content this month. Below there are space adventures, comedies, dramas, and more than a few epics worth your attention, either as a revisit or new discovery. And we’ve rounded them up for your scrolling pleasure.
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
July 1
When the first Austin...
That can prove just as true at home as in theaters. And as luck would have it, Netflix is pretty stuffed with new streaming content this month. Below there are space adventures, comedies, dramas, and more than a few epics worth your attention, either as a revisit or new discovery. And we’ve rounded them up for your scrolling pleasure.
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
July 1
When the first Austin...
- 6/30/2021
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
Movies typically take several years to get in front of an audience, from the screenwriter first putting words on the page to the finished film unspooling in a dark theater. So there’s always a weird double-take when a movie like The Forever Purge comes out and it seems to eerily capture or mirror events unfolding in real-life as they’re happening.
Such has been the case with the series of movies collectively known as The Purge, which in many ways have never outgrown their original recipe as a hard, violent shell of low-budget action/horror wrapped around a viscous, somewhat self-contradictory center of socially conscious speculative fiction.
Yet whatever flaws one may find in the now five films in the series, the vision behind the narrative—primarily that of creator James DeMonaco, who has written all five pictures and directed three of them—has remained remarkably consistent, often frightening,...
Such has been the case with the series of movies collectively known as The Purge, which in many ways have never outgrown their original recipe as a hard, violent shell of low-budget action/horror wrapped around a viscous, somewhat self-contradictory center of socially conscious speculative fiction.
Yet whatever flaws one may find in the now five films in the series, the vision behind the narrative—primarily that of creator James DeMonaco, who has written all five pictures and directed three of them—has remained remarkably consistent, often frightening,...
- 6/30/2021
- by Don Kaye
- Den of Geek
It’s that magic hour right after dawn when Robin Hood and Maid Marian approach the water’s edge. With the sun still low enough to cast both figures in mythic silhouette, the couple is surrounded by a blanket of fog, looking as if they’ve just stepped off a storybook cover. For most of Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves’ running time, the narrative and its music has built to this moment: A request, a kiss, and a declaration.
When Robin Hood asks the woman he loves to do him a favor—secret a message to her cousin—she doesn’t hesitate to say yes, but not for her King and not for her country. She simply says, “I’ll do it for you.” That is when composer Michael Kamen’s “Maid Marian” suite swells to operatic heights for the first time in the movie, losing itself in a swoon of its own orchestral making.
When Robin Hood asks the woman he loves to do him a favor—secret a message to her cousin—she doesn’t hesitate to say yes, but not for her King and not for her country. She simply says, “I’ll do it for you.” That is when composer Michael Kamen’s “Maid Marian” suite swells to operatic heights for the first time in the movie, losing itself in a swoon of its own orchestral making.
- 6/24/2021
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
TV had the run of the place for awhile there during the pandemic. But now that vaccinations are speeding up and the weather is warming, it’s film’s time to shine. At least that’s the conclusion that can be drawn from HBO Max’s list of new releases for June 2021.
There are no real original TV series of note coming this month, which is highly unusual for HBO and HBO Max. In their place, however, are some really impressive film offerings. Major Warner Bros. titles like The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (June 4) and Lin-Manuel Miranda’s In the Heights (June 11) both arrive this month. So too do some interesting documentaries like Revolutionary Rent on June 15 and Lfg on June 24. The former deals with the staging of the musical Rent in Cuba and the latter follows the U.S. women’s soccer team’s fight for equal pay.
There are no real original TV series of note coming this month, which is highly unusual for HBO and HBO Max. In their place, however, are some really impressive film offerings. Major Warner Bros. titles like The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (June 4) and Lin-Manuel Miranda’s In the Heights (June 11) both arrive this month. So too do some interesting documentaries like Revolutionary Rent on June 15 and Lfg on June 24. The former deals with the staging of the musical Rent in Cuba and the latter follows the U.S. women’s soccer team’s fight for equal pay.
- 5/31/2021
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
This article contains Promising Young Woman spoilers.
Cinema is full of stories of righteously angry women who have suffered at the hands of wicked men. Invariably, these stories also see those women reclaim power over their own narratives by brutally punishing the men responsible. In Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill, The Bride stands triumphant, holding a katana over the mangled bodies of those who have tried to do her harm. Jennifer Cheek makes the boys of Jennifer’s Body pay for their misogynist behavior with their own blood, literally feasting on their souls. Revenge socialite Jen reinvents herself as a gory action hero as she literally hunts down the men who violated her.
There are power poses and triumphant musical chords, all acknowledging that justice has, in fact, been served, and that bad men have been disciplined—that a heroine has claimed her power and set the world to rights again.
Cinema is full of stories of righteously angry women who have suffered at the hands of wicked men. Invariably, these stories also see those women reclaim power over their own narratives by brutally punishing the men responsible. In Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill, The Bride stands triumphant, holding a katana over the mangled bodies of those who have tried to do her harm. Jennifer Cheek makes the boys of Jennifer’s Body pay for their misogynist behavior with their own blood, literally feasting on their souls. Revenge socialite Jen reinvents herself as a gory action hero as she literally hunts down the men who violated her.
There are power poses and triumphant musical chords, all acknowledging that justice has, in fact, been served, and that bad men have been disciplined—that a heroine has claimed her power and set the world to rights again.
- 4/16/2021
- by Lacy Baugher
- Den of Geek
Netflix psychological thriller Behind Her Eyes, adapted from Sarah Pinborough’s hit novel of the same name, sets its cast an unenviably tough task (and not just because almost everyone’s having to do a regional accent). Through subtleties and shifts in their performances, Eve Hewson, Tom Bateman, Simona Brown and Robert Aramayo need to keep the audience invested while keeping us guessing. What is it we’re watching? Is this six-part series the tale of Adele and David’s brittle marriage and the secrets that bind them? Or the story of single-mother Louise (Simona Brown) getting in over her head with this glamorous new couple? Could it be something else entirely?
While you’re asking yourself those questions, you’ll likely be asking another: where have I seen that guy before? While we can’t help with the former and stay spoiler-free, we can answer that one…
Eve Hewson...
While you’re asking yourself those questions, you’ll likely be asking another: where have I seen that guy before? While we can’t help with the former and stay spoiler-free, we can answer that one…
Eve Hewson...
- 2/17/2021
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
This article contains spoilers for Firefly Lane.
There’s something altogether predictable yet endearing about Firefly Lane, the latest in a line of Netflix shows adapted from the realm of romance and/or women’s fiction with a clear strength of star power at its center. It’s a story that spans three decades of friendship between two women who meet in their teenage years, following them through their strongest and lowest points in life (both together and apart) and all of the heartache, turmoil and drama that provides.
In short, it’s prime material to mine from, and seemingly tailor-made for the types of shows that Netflix is known for releasing — highly addictive, and sometimes almost in spite of themselves. A story that relies heavily on jumping through time throughout the various stages of a close-knit friendship seems like a tough needle to thread, but Firefly Lane demonstrates the...
There’s something altogether predictable yet endearing about Firefly Lane, the latest in a line of Netflix shows adapted from the realm of romance and/or women’s fiction with a clear strength of star power at its center. It’s a story that spans three decades of friendship between two women who meet in their teenage years, following them through their strongest and lowest points in life (both together and apart) and all of the heartache, turmoil and drama that provides.
In short, it’s prime material to mine from, and seemingly tailor-made for the types of shows that Netflix is known for releasing — highly addictive, and sometimes almost in spite of themselves. A story that relies heavily on jumping through time throughout the various stages of a close-knit friendship seems like a tough needle to thread, but Firefly Lane demonstrates the...
- 2/16/2021
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
In Fear of Rain, Madison Iseman (Annabelle Comes Home) plays Rain Burroughs, a young woman attempting to lead a stable life while she struggles with a diagnosis of schizophrenia. Despite her best efforts, and that of her loving parents (Katherine Heigl and Harry Connick Jr.), Rain is often not sure what is real and what is a hallucination — including Caleb (Israel Broussard), a fellow at school who takes an interest in her even as she wonders whether he’s real.
But when Rain becomes convinced that the seemingly normal teacher living next door (Eugenie Bondurant) is hiding a terrible secret in her attic, Rain goes against her parents’ advice and decides to prove she’s right, enlisting Caleb to help her even if she’s not even sure she can trust her own senses.
Written and directed by Castille Landon (Albion: The Enchanted Stallion), Fear of Rain is not just...
But when Rain becomes convinced that the seemingly normal teacher living next door (Eugenie Bondurant) is hiding a terrible secret in her attic, Rain goes against her parents’ advice and decides to prove she’s right, enlisting Caleb to help her even if she’s not even sure she can trust her own senses.
Written and directed by Castille Landon (Albion: The Enchanted Stallion), Fear of Rain is not just...
- 2/15/2021
- by Don Kaye
- Den of Geek
This article contains spoilers for the last two episodes of The Stand.
After nine episodes, the CBS All Access limited series adaptation of Stephen King’s The Stand has come to an end with a final segment written by none other than King himself.
But before we get to that, let’s recap the massive climactic events of last week’s episode eight, which was not titled “The Stand” for nothing.
After setting out on their long walk to New Vegas at the behest of a dying Mother Abagail (Whoopi Goldberg), the little party of Boulder Free Zone leaders finally arrived in Sin City to make their long-awaited stand against Randall Flagg (Alexander Skarsgard) and his minions — minus one.
Stu Redman (James Marsden) has broken his leg in a fall and stayed behind at the bottom of a washout — almost certain to die there — while Larry Underwood (Jovan Adepo), Glen...
After nine episodes, the CBS All Access limited series adaptation of Stephen King’s The Stand has come to an end with a final segment written by none other than King himself.
But before we get to that, let’s recap the massive climactic events of last week’s episode eight, which was not titled “The Stand” for nothing.
After setting out on their long walk to New Vegas at the behest of a dying Mother Abagail (Whoopi Goldberg), the little party of Boulder Free Zone leaders finally arrived in Sin City to make their long-awaited stand against Randall Flagg (Alexander Skarsgard) and his minions — minus one.
Stu Redman (James Marsden) has broken his leg in a fall and stayed behind at the bottom of a washout — almost certain to die there — while Larry Underwood (Jovan Adepo), Glen...
- 2/11/2021
- by Don Kaye
- Den of Geek
Eight. That’s how many types of bread you can choose between in the world’s biggest sandwich franchise. And that is the reason none of us will ever be truly happy. Eight different varieties of bread, from Hearty Italian to Herb and Cheese to 9-Grain Multi-Seeded to another five, just in case those first three aren’t the most absolutely perfect breads for us.
Because we deserve the best, don’t we? If there’s another bread out there that could slightly increase our happiness, then it should be ours. It’s not enough to be satisfied that we have any bread at all, that lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise doesn’t slide out between our fingers each lunchtime; perfection is the aim, and therein lies our curse.
The first three episodes of Soulmates, a six-part relationship anthology drama with a sci-fi premise, are about the corrosive effects of the modern drive for perfected happiness.
Because we deserve the best, don’t we? If there’s another bread out there that could slightly increase our happiness, then it should be ours. It’s not enough to be satisfied that we have any bread at all, that lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise doesn’t slide out between our fingers each lunchtime; perfection is the aim, and therein lies our curse.
The first three episodes of Soulmates, a six-part relationship anthology drama with a sci-fi premise, are about the corrosive effects of the modern drive for perfected happiness.
- 2/8/2021
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
This A Discovery of Witches review contains spoilers. Our spoiler-free review is here.
As honeymoon destinations go, Elizabethan London isn’t quite the Maldives but for historian Dr Diana Bishop, it may as well be. To a history nut like her, the prospect of experiencing life in the 16th century must have been quite something. To meet Sir Walter Raleigh, see St Paul’s before Christopher Wren got his hands on it, wear gowns so voluminous that a small family and several pets could be comfortably housed beneath her skirts… she’d be living the dream.
Or she would have been if when she arrived, everybody in Elizabethan London including her vampire lover wasn’t acting like a prize knob. Diana must have imagined spending her time-walk eating marchpane, playing at lawn bowls and getting fingered on the royal barge. Not for a second did she think that her modern,...
As honeymoon destinations go, Elizabethan London isn’t quite the Maldives but for historian Dr Diana Bishop, it may as well be. To a history nut like her, the prospect of experiencing life in the 16th century must have been quite something. To meet Sir Walter Raleigh, see St Paul’s before Christopher Wren got his hands on it, wear gowns so voluminous that a small family and several pets could be comfortably housed beneath her skirts… she’d be living the dream.
Or she would have been if when she arrived, everybody in Elizabethan London including her vampire lover wasn’t acting like a prize knob. Diana must have imagined spending her time-walk eating marchpane, playing at lawn bowls and getting fingered on the royal barge. Not for a second did she think that her modern,...
- 1/8/2021
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
This article contains spoilers for episode 4 of The Stand.
The fourth episode of CBS All Access’ miniseries adaptation of Stephen King’s epic novel The Stand, titled “The House of the Dead,” contains two scenes that are surprising to say the least.
Neither one of them turned up in the 1994 ABC miniseries based on King’s post-apocalyptic tale; one of them is taken from — or at least inspired by — the unexpurgated edition of the book that King published in 1990, from which very little was used in the 1994 TV event, while the other is wholly original to this adaptation.
In the first scene, Frannie Goldsmith (Odessa Young) and Harold Lauder (Owen Teague) are riding their motorcycles on their way to Boulder, Colorado in the wake of the Captain Trips pandemic when they come upon a truck blocking the road and what appears at first to be its dead driver.
But the...
The fourth episode of CBS All Access’ miniseries adaptation of Stephen King’s epic novel The Stand, titled “The House of the Dead,” contains two scenes that are surprising to say the least.
Neither one of them turned up in the 1994 ABC miniseries based on King’s post-apocalyptic tale; one of them is taken from — or at least inspired by — the unexpurgated edition of the book that King published in 1990, from which very little was used in the 1994 TV event, while the other is wholly original to this adaptation.
In the first scene, Frannie Goldsmith (Odessa Young) and Harold Lauder (Owen Teague) are riding their motorcycles on their way to Boulder, Colorado in the wake of the Captain Trips pandemic when they come upon a truck blocking the road and what appears at first to be its dead driver.
But the...
- 1/7/2021
- by Don Kaye
- Den of Geek
What can be said about the Amityville, Long Island “Horror House” that hasn’t been said before? Not much apparently, but discovery+’s special “Shock doc” Amityville Horror House has a great, gory time going over it again. First, they tell us what we already know, the beautiful house in the affluent suburb, just an hour from Manhattan, is known as the most haunted house in America. Then they tell us more about what we know, the 1979 film Amityville Horror was a huge hit, breaking box office records, which made ghost hunting movies accessible to everyday people. But it brought unwanted attention to the town of Amityville. A community so tight, with people so caring, they can’t hear the sounds of nine rifle blasts at 3 a.m. on a quiet suburban street.
The narration is positively delicious. It’s like the old Unsolved Mysteries on crack and dusted with meth.
The narration is positively delicious. It’s like the old Unsolved Mysteries on crack and dusted with meth.
- 1/2/2021
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
This article contains spoilers for episode 3 of The Stand.
After spending much of episodes 1 and 2 with important characters such as Stu Redman (James Marsden), Frannie Goldsmith (Odessa Young), Harold Lauder (Owen Teague) and Larry Underwood (Jovan Adepo), the new miniseries version of Stephen King’s The Stand brings in or fills out the backgrounds of several more key personnel in episode 3, titled “Blank Pages.”
This episode of the nine-part CBS All Access limited series introduces the characters of Nick Andros (Brazilian actor Henry Zaga from The New Mutants), Ray Brentner (Irene Bedard) and Tom Cullen (Brad William Henke), all of whom play a major role in King’s tale — and all of whom have received a fairly significant overhaul for the new adaptation.
In King’s book and the 1994 miniseries, Ray is Ralph Brentner, a physically imposing yet good-natured 45-year-old farmer from Oklahoma and a key leader of the Boulder Free Zone.
After spending much of episodes 1 and 2 with important characters such as Stu Redman (James Marsden), Frannie Goldsmith (Odessa Young), Harold Lauder (Owen Teague) and Larry Underwood (Jovan Adepo), the new miniseries version of Stephen King’s The Stand brings in or fills out the backgrounds of several more key personnel in episode 3, titled “Blank Pages.”
This episode of the nine-part CBS All Access limited series introduces the characters of Nick Andros (Brazilian actor Henry Zaga from The New Mutants), Ray Brentner (Irene Bedard) and Tom Cullen (Brad William Henke), all of whom play a major role in King’s tale — and all of whom have received a fairly significant overhaul for the new adaptation.
In King’s book and the 1994 miniseries, Ray is Ralph Brentner, a physically imposing yet good-natured 45-year-old farmer from Oklahoma and a key leader of the Boulder Free Zone.
- 12/31/2020
- by Don Kaye
- Den of Geek
Thank goodness that’s over, right?
To say 2020 was a challenging year is like announcing the Hindenburg had a rough landing. In a period that’s transformed how billions live their lives, there isn’t one person, family, business, or industry that wasn’t impacted significantly by upheaval. And that includes going to the movies.
Just 12 months ago, moviegoers were turning out by the millions to see their favorite space adventures in theaters. Now they’re watching them, and everything else, on streaming. It’s an astonishing journey we’ve detailed further here, but even if our relationship to how we experience films is changing, the fact remains cinema is as vital a form of escape and inspiration as ever. And even in 2020, as Hollywood studios largely abandoned multiplexes to fend for themselves, there also remained excellent motion pictures. Some were released on Netflix, some experimented with premium video on demand,...
To say 2020 was a challenging year is like announcing the Hindenburg had a rough landing. In a period that’s transformed how billions live their lives, there isn’t one person, family, business, or industry that wasn’t impacted significantly by upheaval. And that includes going to the movies.
Just 12 months ago, moviegoers were turning out by the millions to see their favorite space adventures in theaters. Now they’re watching them, and everything else, on streaming. It’s an astonishing journey we’ve detailed further here, but even if our relationship to how we experience films is changing, the fact remains cinema is as vital a form of escape and inspiration as ever. And even in 2020, as Hollywood studios largely abandoned multiplexes to fend for themselves, there also remained excellent motion pictures. Some were released on Netflix, some experimented with premium video on demand,...
- 12/30/2020
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
This Wonder Woman 1984 article contains spoilers.
Wonder Woman 1984 sees Diana take to the skies in a way that is reminiscent of other superhero characters we’ve seen on screen before, but that we had yet to see from Wonder Woman in the Dceu. This led many viewers, including this writer, to wonder about the history of Wonder Woman’s ability to fly. Invisible Jets aside, let’s break down Wonder Woman’s history of flight in the comics and where Dceu Diana’s ability fits in…
Can Wonder Woman Fly in the Comics?
Well, friends, as with all long-running canon, that is a complicated question. In her original comic book incarnation, Diana couldn’t fly, but that hasn’t kept Wonder Woman down. During the Silver Age of Comics, Diana discovered an ancient Amazonian technique that involves gliding using the air currents. This is a) is reminiscent of what happens...
Wonder Woman 1984 sees Diana take to the skies in a way that is reminiscent of other superhero characters we’ve seen on screen before, but that we had yet to see from Wonder Woman in the Dceu. This led many viewers, including this writer, to wonder about the history of Wonder Woman’s ability to fly. Invisible Jets aside, let’s break down Wonder Woman’s history of flight in the comics and where Dceu Diana’s ability fits in…
Can Wonder Woman Fly in the Comics?
Well, friends, as with all long-running canon, that is a complicated question. In her original comic book incarnation, Diana couldn’t fly, but that hasn’t kept Wonder Woman down. During the Silver Age of Comics, Diana discovered an ancient Amazonian technique that involves gliding using the air currents. This is a) is reminiscent of what happens...
- 12/30/2020
- by Kayti Burt
- Den of Geek
Editor’s Note: This post is updated regularly. Bookmark this page and come back often to see the additions to the best horror movies on Hulu.
Updated for September 2020
Horror can come from anywhere: an unfamiliar European hostel, a remote sleepaway camp in the woods or even just in the comfy confines of the human brain. Every now and then it can be fun to reconnect with that child-like portion of our minds that is truly susceptible to irrational fear. The best way is to merely just hear a good scary story.
But perhaps the best place to find horror is on your friendly neighborhood Hulu. Hulu is best known for its TV comedy offerings but that doesn’t mean it’s lacking in pure terror.
Here is your list of the best horror movies on Hulu.
The Lodge
Directed by Austrian filmmakers Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala (the harrowing...
Updated for September 2020
Horror can come from anywhere: an unfamiliar European hostel, a remote sleepaway camp in the woods or even just in the comfy confines of the human brain. Every now and then it can be fun to reconnect with that child-like portion of our minds that is truly susceptible to irrational fear. The best way is to merely just hear a good scary story.
But perhaps the best place to find horror is on your friendly neighborhood Hulu. Hulu is best known for its TV comedy offerings but that doesn’t mean it’s lacking in pure terror.
Here is your list of the best horror movies on Hulu.
The Lodge
Directed by Austrian filmmakers Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala (the harrowing...
- 9/27/2020
- by jbindeck2015
- Den of Geek
Charlie’s Kaufman’s filmic interpretation of Iain Reid’s celebrated novel I’m Thinking Of Ending Things has arrived on Netflix and it’s a complicated, beautiful, confusing work – certainly unless you watch it twice. The book and the film sit wonderfully together, both broadly the same narrative but both leaning into different strands and elements, with the movie picking up half-hinted at threads from the book. They both work, but in different ways.
If you were wondering whether you should read the book first or watch the film, the answer is read the book. Not because it’s necessarily better – the two are different beasts – but because reading the book could enhance your enjoyment of the film, while watching the film first may well dilute your enjoyment of the book. And there’s a reason for that…
Here’s our breakdown of where the two diverge.
Spoilers for I’m Thinking Of Ending Things...
If you were wondering whether you should read the book first or watch the film, the answer is read the book. Not because it’s necessarily better – the two are different beasts – but because reading the book could enhance your enjoyment of the film, while watching the film first may well dilute your enjoyment of the book. And there’s a reason for that…
Here’s our breakdown of where the two diverge.
Spoilers for I’m Thinking Of Ending Things...
- 9/9/2020
- by Rosie Fletcher
- Den of Geek
There was a lot to enjoy during the Wonder Woman 1984 DC FanDome panel. While the event itself was nothing short of a lovefest between the talent and fans, it was genuinely exciting when Kristen Wiig got to virtually meet her childhood idol Lynda Carter during the festivities. And the new Wonder Woman 1984 trailer is a definite showstopper too, complete with the reveal of Wiig’s villainous Cheetah. And yet, perhaps the most compelling moment in the whole conversation occurred at the very top when director Patty Jenkins reconfirmed she is determined to see Wonder Woman 1984 open in movie theaters.
“It’s so great on the big screen,” Jenkins said during her first answer. “We all worked so hard to bring something that would be a big visual spectacular great time. So we’re going to stick it out. We believe in putting it in the cinema, and...
“It’s so great on the big screen,” Jenkins said during her first answer. “We all worked so hard to bring something that would be a big visual spectacular great time. So we’re going to stick it out. We believe in putting it in the cinema, and...
- 8/22/2020
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
The first wave of reviews is in for the most anticipated and mysterious release of 2020. While movigoers are still pleasantly unspoiled on just what exactly Christopher Nolan’s Tenet is about, or even what its title means, initial critical consensus is emerging less than a week out from the film’s international debut in markets that include the UK and other parts of Europe and Asia.
Depending on who you ask, the opinion ranges from this is a fine piece of eye-candy and Nolan brain-teasing to it’s evidence Nolan has devolved into self-parody. Intriguingly, all seem to agree that it not Nolan’s “masterpiece.”
Our own UK editor Rosie Fletcher was satisfied overall with the film’s visual wonder and audacity, even if she found it among the chillier and more impenetrable films Nolan’s made.
“When Tenet is at its best it’s frankly breathtaking and it’s...
Depending on who you ask, the opinion ranges from this is a fine piece of eye-candy and Nolan brain-teasing to it’s evidence Nolan has devolved into self-parody. Intriguingly, all seem to agree that it not Nolan’s “masterpiece.”
Our own UK editor Rosie Fletcher was satisfied overall with the film’s visual wonder and audacity, even if she found it among the chillier and more impenetrable films Nolan’s made.
“When Tenet is at its best it’s frankly breathtaking and it’s...
- 8/22/2020
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
The National Association of Theatre Owners (Nato) unveiled on Friday its own safety guidelines for movie theaters as the major exhibitor chains began reopening around the country. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the guidelines are voluntary but require that all customers and employees wear face coverings as the coronavirus pandemic continues to rage mostly unchecked throughout the United States.
Nato issued the guidelines as a vast majority of screens owned by major exhibitors like AMC Theatres and Regal Cinemas start opening their doors this weekend after a five-month Covid-19 enforced shutdown that nearly drove the theater business to the brink of extinction.
Developed over several months by a team of industry experts, who consulted with leading epidemiologists, the guidelines are called CinemaSafe. They’re based on health and safety protocols issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the World Health Organization (Who), and Occupational Safety and Health...
Nato issued the guidelines as a vast majority of screens owned by major exhibitors like AMC Theatres and Regal Cinemas start opening their doors this weekend after a five-month Covid-19 enforced shutdown that nearly drove the theater business to the brink of extinction.
Developed over several months by a team of industry experts, who consulted with leading epidemiologists, the guidelines are called CinemaSafe. They’re based on health and safety protocols issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the World Health Organization (Who), and Occupational Safety and Health...
- 8/21/2020
- by Don Kaye
- Den of Geek
In the middle of our conversation with journalist and author Caitlin Moran, she turns around to reveal a storyboard for her next project – a utopian sci-fi described as a cross between Weird Science and The Handmaid’s Tale. Whether that sounds appealing will depend largely on whether you’ve found yourself enraptured by Moran’s unique blend of whimsy and wit before.
“All sci-fi films are dystopian. It’s always about the future and how technology has bombed us and we’re all fucked. I think that’s because generally, men make them, but technology is amazing, particularly for women,” she says.
“Every time we have a piece of technology that allows us to compete on an equal field because it’s just about your brains rather than the physicality or whether we’re looking after children or parents or are a carer that’s a benefit for us and I...
“All sci-fi films are dystopian. It’s always about the future and how technology has bombed us and we’re all fucked. I think that’s because generally, men make them, but technology is amazing, particularly for women,” she says.
“Every time we have a piece of technology that allows us to compete on an equal field because it’s just about your brains rather than the physicality or whether we’re looking after children or parents or are a carer that’s a benefit for us and I...
- 7/23/2020
- by Rosie Fletcher
- Den of Geek
Losing a loved one is tough enough, but losing them to Alzheimer’s disease is a brutal, harrowing, and truly heartbreaking experience. Family and friends watch as the person they knew slowly fades away, their memories, physical abilities, and even sense of self vanishing like smoke drifting upward from a waning fire. By the time death comes to claim the shell of the person you once knew, its arrival is almost a blessing.
The horror film at its best allows us to experience our deepest real-life fears in metaphorical terms, which is what the excellent Relic does with specificity, empathy, and atmosphere to spare. Emily Mortimer plays Kay, a workaholic single mom who gets a call from the police that her elderly mother Edna is missing from her home in the Australian countryside. When Kay and her daughter Sam (Bella Heathcote) drive out from Melbourne to the house, Edna (Robyn Nevin...
The horror film at its best allows us to experience our deepest real-life fears in metaphorical terms, which is what the excellent Relic does with specificity, empathy, and atmosphere to spare. Emily Mortimer plays Kay, a workaholic single mom who gets a call from the police that her elderly mother Edna is missing from her home in the Australian countryside. When Kay and her daughter Sam (Bella Heathcote) drive out from Melbourne to the house, Edna (Robyn Nevin...
- 7/9/2020
- by Don Kaye
- Den of Geek
*Spoilers for Gangs of London to follow*
The first season of crime drama Gangs of London arrived all at once on Sky Atlantic and Cinemax with a bang. Allegiances were formed and broken, the body count was high, and those who did survive until the final episode were left in limbo. Gangs of London series 2 has yet to be officially announced, though it seems like a definite possibility given the buzz around series one – THR reports that talks are in progress after the show became Sky Atlantic’s most binged of the year, and second biggest original drama launch ever, after Fortitude.
All three directors – Gareth Evans, who’s also the co-creator of the show, Corin Hardy, and Xavier Gens – have expressed an appetite to return. So what would they like to see Gangs of London season 2 cover? We chatted to all three to find out.
“I think there are...
The first season of crime drama Gangs of London arrived all at once on Sky Atlantic and Cinemax with a bang. Allegiances were formed and broken, the body count was high, and those who did survive until the final episode were left in limbo. Gangs of London series 2 has yet to be officially announced, though it seems like a definite possibility given the buzz around series one – THR reports that talks are in progress after the show became Sky Atlantic’s most binged of the year, and second biggest original drama launch ever, after Fortitude.
All three directors – Gareth Evans, who’s also the co-creator of the show, Corin Hardy, and Xavier Gens – have expressed an appetite to return. So what would they like to see Gangs of London season 2 cover? We chatted to all three to find out.
“I think there are...
- 5/18/2020
- by Rosie Fletcher
- Den of Geek
Explosive thriller Gangs of London landed on Sky and Cinemax in one intense nine episode package this April. It boasts a large international ensemble cast to match its sprawling narrative style. The cast is a mix of well known faces and relative newcomers all mixed up in the fray.
But who plays who, and where might you have seen them before? We break down the main and supporting cast including their key roles to date and exciting upcoming projects.
The Wallaces Colm Meaney as Finn Wallace
Finn Wallace is the patriarch of the family and the head of a massive crime syndicate who is assassinated in episode one of Gangs of London but appears in flashback throughout the series. Irish actor Colm Meaney might be best recognised by some for his recurring role in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Chief Miles O’Brien.
But who plays who, and where might you have seen them before? We break down the main and supporting cast including their key roles to date and exciting upcoming projects.
The Wallaces Colm Meaney as Finn Wallace
Finn Wallace is the patriarch of the family and the head of a massive crime syndicate who is assassinated in episode one of Gangs of London but appears in flashback throughout the series. Irish actor Colm Meaney might be best recognised by some for his recurring role in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Chief Miles O’Brien.
- 5/5/2020
- by Rosie Fletcher
- Den of Geek
Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness has taken the locked down world by storm, inspiring a whirlwind of memes, at least one lawsuit, and even prompting Netflix to release a hastily put together ‘Aftershow’ catching up with some of the main players after the series became a humungous hit.
Reaching viewers who wouldn’t necessarily have called themselves documentary fans, Tiger King may have inspired audiences to seek out other true life stories. But if you’re someone who just needs more like Tiger King, Finders Keepers, which is available for free with Amazon Prime, is your next stop. So much so that the 2015 documentary, directed by Bryan Carberry and Clay Tweel, actually feels like a companion piece.
Here’s the logline: “A story about fame, addiction and a custody battle over a man’s leg.”
Intrigued? It gets weirder.
Finders Keepers is a story about a bitter rivalry between...
Reaching viewers who wouldn’t necessarily have called themselves documentary fans, Tiger King may have inspired audiences to seek out other true life stories. But if you’re someone who just needs more like Tiger King, Finders Keepers, which is available for free with Amazon Prime, is your next stop. So much so that the 2015 documentary, directed by Bryan Carberry and Clay Tweel, actually feels like a companion piece.
Here’s the logline: “A story about fame, addiction and a custody battle over a man’s leg.”
Intrigued? It gets weirder.
Finders Keepers is a story about a bitter rivalry between...
- 4/16/2020
- by Rosie Fletcher
- Den of Geek
The world’s latest obsession is Netflix documentary series Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness, the story of private zoo owner Joe Exotic and his long running feud with Big Cat Rescue founder Carole Baskin which ends in a murder-for-hire plot and a 22 year prison sentence for Joe.
It’s genuinely one of the strangest, most fascinating stories to land on the streaming service – if you haven’t caught it yet, you really must.
At the end of the doc Joe was in prison, Jeff Lowe owned the zoo and was planning to transport the animals to a new location in Oklahoma and Carole was happily running Big Cat Rescue and campaigning to prevent cub petting, no longer at immediate risk of being assassinated.
Now an additional episode, entitled The Tiger King and I, has landed on Netflix. It’s hosted by Community‘s Joel McHale and is billed as an ‘aftershow’, featuring new interviews,...
It’s genuinely one of the strangest, most fascinating stories to land on the streaming service – if you haven’t caught it yet, you really must.
At the end of the doc Joe was in prison, Jeff Lowe owned the zoo and was planning to transport the animals to a new location in Oklahoma and Carole was happily running Big Cat Rescue and campaigning to prevent cub petting, no longer at immediate risk of being assassinated.
Now an additional episode, entitled The Tiger King and I, has landed on Netflix. It’s hosted by Community‘s Joel McHale and is billed as an ‘aftershow’, featuring new interviews,...
- 4/12/2020
- by Rosie Fletcher
- Den of Geek
The strange world of Joe Exotic is too big for just Netflix’s Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness to contain. That’s why ID has announced a new project that will explore everyone’s favorite tiger king called Investigating the Strange World of Joe Exotic.
ID’s new limited series will delve further into the world of both former G.W. Zoo owner Joe Exotic and his nemesis, Carole Baskin. ID reports that this sequel will feature never-before-seen footage from Joe himself (guess something must have survived that studio fire?) and will look into the question at the forefront of Tiger King viewers’ minds: did Carole Baskin kill her husband, Don Lewis?
Investigating the Strange World of Joe Exotic will also check into other secrets from Joe’s past, as well as whatever other skeletons Jeff Lowe and Doc Antle most surely have in their respective closets. The series...
ID’s new limited series will delve further into the world of both former G.W. Zoo owner Joe Exotic and his nemesis, Carole Baskin. ID reports that this sequel will feature never-before-seen footage from Joe himself (guess something must have survived that studio fire?) and will look into the question at the forefront of Tiger King viewers’ minds: did Carole Baskin kill her husband, Don Lewis?
Investigating the Strange World of Joe Exotic will also check into other secrets from Joe’s past, as well as whatever other skeletons Jeff Lowe and Doc Antle most surely have in their respective closets. The series...
- 4/6/2020
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Rosie Fletcher Jan 21, 2020
Netflix's Sex Education season 2 is a funny, raunchy and inclusive lesson in love.
Warning: contains mild spoilers for season two of Sex Education, as well as, by necessity, lots of references to sex, sexuality and sexual acts from the start.
Opening with an extended montage of our hero Otis (Asa Butterfield)—formerly unable to masturbate—joyfully wanking in an array of different places, to a choral rendition of The Divinyls "I Touch Myself" (sung by Belgian women’s choir Scala & Kolacny Brothers), Sex Education season 2 sets out its stall from the start. No shame, no euphemism, no topic out of bounds, the second outing of this John Hughes-style comedy series set in a rural British high school will tackle sexuality in all its forms with a bravery, intelligence, lightness and humor that no other current show achieves quite as well. It’s groundbreaking—but also sweet and funny.
Netflix's Sex Education season 2 is a funny, raunchy and inclusive lesson in love.
Warning: contains mild spoilers for season two of Sex Education, as well as, by necessity, lots of references to sex, sexuality and sexual acts from the start.
Opening with an extended montage of our hero Otis (Asa Butterfield)—formerly unable to masturbate—joyfully wanking in an array of different places, to a choral rendition of The Divinyls "I Touch Myself" (sung by Belgian women’s choir Scala & Kolacny Brothers), Sex Education season 2 sets out its stall from the start. No shame, no euphemism, no topic out of bounds, the second outing of this John Hughes-style comedy series set in a rural British high school will tackle sexuality in all its forms with a bravery, intelligence, lightness and humor that no other current show achieves quite as well. It’s groundbreaking—but also sweet and funny.
- 1/20/2020
- Den of Geek
Rosie Fletcher Alec Bojalad Nov 29, 2019
Calibre, Limitless, Cam and all the best Netflix thrillers to stream into your eyeballs right now.
You'd have to be a slightly odd kind of person to say you don't like thrillers. Nope! No thrills for me please, just lots of peace and quiet! Ok, peace and quiet is good too, but still. Thrillers.
Netflix is a wonderful haven of all sorts of content so we've scanned their offerings and picked out a list of the best thrillers the service has right now. We've tried to aim for a bit of a mix, so in this list you'll find comedy thrillers, psychological thrillers, sci-fi thrillers and horror thrillers - hopefully something for everyone. Everyone who likes thrillers, obviously...
Calibre
Compact Brit thriller which is way better than it looks, and almost too stressful at points to be actually enjoyable, though it’s brilliant nonetheless. Jack Lowden...
Calibre, Limitless, Cam and all the best Netflix thrillers to stream into your eyeballs right now.
You'd have to be a slightly odd kind of person to say you don't like thrillers. Nope! No thrills for me please, just lots of peace and quiet! Ok, peace and quiet is good too, but still. Thrillers.
Netflix is a wonderful haven of all sorts of content so we've scanned their offerings and picked out a list of the best thrillers the service has right now. We've tried to aim for a bit of a mix, so in this list you'll find comedy thrillers, psychological thrillers, sci-fi thrillers and horror thrillers - hopefully something for everyone. Everyone who likes thrillers, obviously...
Calibre
Compact Brit thriller which is way better than it looks, and almost too stressful at points to be actually enjoyable, though it’s brilliant nonetheless. Jack Lowden...
- 11/28/2019
- Den of Geek
Rosie Fletcher Nov 29, 2019
The Good Place is drawing to a close, but how will they fix the problem of the only resident of the Medium Place?
This article contains spoilers for The Good Place up to and including season 4, episode 9.
The Good Place has been one of the most joyful, positive, and life affirming new shows in recent years (despite being about a bunch of people who are dead) and soon it will reach its finale. Season four draws to a close on the 30th of January with a special feature-length episode and a conclusion which the cast has been talking up as beautiful, satisfying and emotional.
Fans await this conclusion with anticipation to discover how it will all end, but also a sense of sadness that we won’t get to hang out with Eleanor, Tahani, Jason and Chidi any more.
It really is a wonderful show. And while...
The Good Place is drawing to a close, but how will they fix the problem of the only resident of the Medium Place?
This article contains spoilers for The Good Place up to and including season 4, episode 9.
The Good Place has been one of the most joyful, positive, and life affirming new shows in recent years (despite being about a bunch of people who are dead) and soon it will reach its finale. Season four draws to a close on the 30th of January with a special feature-length episode and a conclusion which the cast has been talking up as beautiful, satisfying and emotional.
Fans await this conclusion with anticipation to discover how it will all end, but also a sense of sadness that we won’t get to hang out with Eleanor, Tahani, Jason and Chidi any more.
It really is a wonderful show. And while...
- 11/28/2019
- Den of Geek
Rosie Fletcher Aug 15, 2019
Following Disney’s acquisition of 20th Century Fox, a whole raft of properties are up for grabs...
This article comes from Den of Geek UK.
The acquisition has officially gone through and 20th Century Fox has now been chucked on Disney’s enormous pile of assets along with LucasFilm, Marvel, and everything else. Announcements are trickling out left right and centre about possible plans for all this gold, including rumblings from comic-con about new X-Men and Fantastic Four movies and whispers recently about reimaginings of Home Alone, Night At The Museum, and Diary of a Wimpy Kid.
It seems like a good time, then, to take stock of the franchises that Fox currently has, what the status of those franchises are, whether a reboot has been announced and how likely it is that Disney will want one.
We’ll keep this updated will Fox/Disney news as and when it appears.
Following Disney’s acquisition of 20th Century Fox, a whole raft of properties are up for grabs...
This article comes from Den of Geek UK.
The acquisition has officially gone through and 20th Century Fox has now been chucked on Disney’s enormous pile of assets along with LucasFilm, Marvel, and everything else. Announcements are trickling out left right and centre about possible plans for all this gold, including rumblings from comic-con about new X-Men and Fantastic Four movies and whispers recently about reimaginings of Home Alone, Night At The Museum, and Diary of a Wimpy Kid.
It seems like a good time, then, to take stock of the franchises that Fox currently has, what the status of those franchises are, whether a reboot has been announced and how likely it is that Disney will want one.
We’ll keep this updated will Fox/Disney news as and when it appears.
- 8/15/2019
- Den of Geek
Rosie Fletcher Aug 13, 2019
The Troop will be directed by E.L. Katz who made excellent indie Cheap Thrills.
Horror is having a heyday right now, with small budget chillers frequently cleaning up at the box office. Variety reports that the latest property to be developed by James Wan's production company Atomic Monster is The Troop, based on the novel by Nick Cutter – and we couldn't be more excited.
The novel was first published in February 2014 and tells the story of a group of boy scouts and their scout leader who take a camping trip to a remote island where they encounter a stranger with a horrible infection.
It's an icky, gross, body horror that also manages to be a moving character study and a Lord Of The Flies-esque psychological thriller – the book is brilliant and won the James Herbert Award For Horror Writing when it came out.
Even better,...
The Troop will be directed by E.L. Katz who made excellent indie Cheap Thrills.
Horror is having a heyday right now, with small budget chillers frequently cleaning up at the box office. Variety reports that the latest property to be developed by James Wan's production company Atomic Monster is The Troop, based on the novel by Nick Cutter – and we couldn't be more excited.
The novel was first published in February 2014 and tells the story of a group of boy scouts and their scout leader who take a camping trip to a remote island where they encounter a stranger with a horrible infection.
It's an icky, gross, body horror that also manages to be a moving character study and a Lord Of The Flies-esque psychological thriller – the book is brilliant and won the James Herbert Award For Horror Writing when it came out.
Even better,...
- 8/13/2019
- Den of Geek
Rosie Fletcher Aug 12, 2019
Avengers: Endgame directors the Russos address the order in which the fallen heroes returned.
This article contains spoilers for Avengers: Endgame
Avengers: Endgame is now the highest grossing movie of all time and the DVD and Blu-ray release coming this week, affording us all a chance to pore over the action once again. Ahead of that, directors Joe and Anthony Russo took part in a Reddit Ama (or "Ask Us Anything" as Anthony points out on his intro card).
As part of this (as spotted by Cbr) the guys got into the reasons behind the order of who was first through the portal to come to Captain America's aid in his showdown against Thanos.
As you'll recall, the surviving Avengers are having their asses handed to them by the mad titan, with Cap squaring up for a fight he probably can't win, when he gets a message...
Avengers: Endgame directors the Russos address the order in which the fallen heroes returned.
This article contains spoilers for Avengers: Endgame
Avengers: Endgame is now the highest grossing movie of all time and the DVD and Blu-ray release coming this week, affording us all a chance to pore over the action once again. Ahead of that, directors Joe and Anthony Russo took part in a Reddit Ama (or "Ask Us Anything" as Anthony points out on his intro card).
As part of this (as spotted by Cbr) the guys got into the reasons behind the order of who was first through the portal to come to Captain America's aid in his showdown against Thanos.
As you'll recall, the surviving Avengers are having their asses handed to them by the mad titan, with Cap squaring up for a fight he probably can't win, when he gets a message...
- 8/12/2019
- Den of Geek
Rosie Fletcher Jul 30, 2019
Luca Guadagnino's next project will be a new version of William Golding's classic nightmarish novel, Lord of the Flies.
He nailed the coming-of-age genre with Call Me By Your Name, then he veered into the world of horror with Suspiria, a remake of Dario Argento's classic giallo film about a dance academy with a very dark and gruesome secret. There really was no other logical choice then for director Luca Guadagnino than to opt to take on a new adaptation of coming-of-age story turned absolute horror show (and also religious allegory) Lord of the Flies.
According to THR, the director is in talks with Warner Bros. to take on the project, which he would also produce with his producing partner Marco Morabito. Back in 2017, there was talk of adapting William Golding's novel but gender-swapping it so it would focus on a group of school...
Luca Guadagnino's next project will be a new version of William Golding's classic nightmarish novel, Lord of the Flies.
He nailed the coming-of-age genre with Call Me By Your Name, then he veered into the world of horror with Suspiria, a remake of Dario Argento's classic giallo film about a dance academy with a very dark and gruesome secret. There really was no other logical choice then for director Luca Guadagnino than to opt to take on a new adaptation of coming-of-age story turned absolute horror show (and also religious allegory) Lord of the Flies.
According to THR, the director is in talks with Warner Bros. to take on the project, which he would also produce with his producing partner Marco Morabito. Back in 2017, there was talk of adapting William Golding's novel but gender-swapping it so it would focus on a group of school...
- 7/30/2019
- Den of Geek
Rosie Fletcher Jul 29, 2019
Running at almost three hours might seem excessive, but it could be a sign of great things for the horror genre
Director Andy Muschietti has revealed that It Chapter Two, the second part of his adaptation of Stephen King’s tome It, is going to be two hours and 45 minutes. That's long for a film in general but super-long for a horror film.
As reported by Digital Spy, the director spoke about the movie’s length, explaining that it was originally 4 hours and that no one who’s seen it has any complaints.
“A movie is very different when you're writing the script and you're building a story compared to what the final product is. At the beginning, when you're writing and building the beats of the story, everything that you put in there seems very essential to the story. However, when you have the movie finally...
Running at almost three hours might seem excessive, but it could be a sign of great things for the horror genre
Director Andy Muschietti has revealed that It Chapter Two, the second part of his adaptation of Stephen King’s tome It, is going to be two hours and 45 minutes. That's long for a film in general but super-long for a horror film.
As reported by Digital Spy, the director spoke about the movie’s length, explaining that it was originally 4 hours and that no one who’s seen it has any complaints.
“A movie is very different when you're writing the script and you're building a story compared to what the final product is. At the beginning, when you're writing and building the beats of the story, everything that you put in there seems very essential to the story. However, when you have the movie finally...
- 7/29/2019
- Den of Geek
Rosie Fletcher Jul 29, 2019
When is it ok to start getting young people into adult horror and what’s safe to watch? Here are a few thoughts…
This article contains spoilers. It comes from Den of Geek UK.
Everyone remembers their first horror movie. Or for me, horror adjacent movie – it was Quatermass and the Pit and I was about 10. I loved it completely, was slightly terrified, completely fascinated, totally inspired, and it marked the start of a lifelong love affair with the genre.
At a little older (circa 13), I fell in love with Poltergeist, then with The Omen trilogy, then a little later with BBC2 series Moviedrome and selections from Doctor Terror’s Vault of Horror recorded off the TV on a VHS player, watched back on a Saturday morning. A little later, I was introduced to Don’t Look Now, my mother’s favorite movie, an absolute masterpiece of foreshadowing with a strange,...
When is it ok to start getting young people into adult horror and what’s safe to watch? Here are a few thoughts…
This article contains spoilers. It comes from Den of Geek UK.
Everyone remembers their first horror movie. Or for me, horror adjacent movie – it was Quatermass and the Pit and I was about 10. I loved it completely, was slightly terrified, completely fascinated, totally inspired, and it marked the start of a lifelong love affair with the genre.
At a little older (circa 13), I fell in love with Poltergeist, then with The Omen trilogy, then a little later with BBC2 series Moviedrome and selections from Doctor Terror’s Vault of Horror recorded off the TV on a VHS player, watched back on a Saturday morning. A little later, I was introduced to Don’t Look Now, my mother’s favorite movie, an absolute masterpiece of foreshadowing with a strange,...
- 7/29/2019
- Den of Geek
Rosie Fletcher Jul 19, 2019
Novel adaptations coming to the big screen this year and beyond.
Movie studios are always after great source material to adapt, and it’s not all comic books, board games, and rides at Disneyland. Books can provide some of the best inspirations for films of all genres, from gruesome horror to weighty Oscar bait. And there are quite a few movies based on books coming your way in 2019 and beyond.
Here’s a round-up of the book-to-film adaptations on the horizon. Better get reading so you can annoy your friends by telling them "it’s not as good as the book."
The Art of Racing in the Rain
August 9
Kevin Costner stars as a dog in this comedy-drama from Simon Curtis who made My Week with Marilyn and Woman in Gold. In it old woofer Enzo recalls memories and lessons he learned from his time with his...
Novel adaptations coming to the big screen this year and beyond.
Movie studios are always after great source material to adapt, and it’s not all comic books, board games, and rides at Disneyland. Books can provide some of the best inspirations for films of all genres, from gruesome horror to weighty Oscar bait. And there are quite a few movies based on books coming your way in 2019 and beyond.
Here’s a round-up of the book-to-film adaptations on the horizon. Better get reading so you can annoy your friends by telling them "it’s not as good as the book."
The Art of Racing in the Rain
August 9
Kevin Costner stars as a dog in this comedy-drama from Simon Curtis who made My Week with Marilyn and Woman in Gold. In it old woofer Enzo recalls memories and lessons he learned from his time with his...
- 7/19/2019
- Den of Geek
Rosie Fletcher Jul 6, 2019
Midsommar, the latest from Hereditary director Ari Aster is a complicated beast. Here’s our attempt to unpick some of the key points.
Ari Aster’s latest horrorfest Midsommar is out now. It’s rich, gorgeous, lucid nightmare of a movie (check out our review) packed with shocks and images you can’t unsee. It also requires a little bit of unpicking and left us with several questions.
Like many excellent but mysterious movies, not all the answers are clear. Instead we’ve come up with a bunch of things that made us scratch our heads and a range of points that, frankly, we just really want to talk about. We've come up with our own theories about what might have happened and what they might mean. We’d love to hear your thoughts too, let us know what you made of all this in the comments section.
Midsommar, the latest from Hereditary director Ari Aster is a complicated beast. Here’s our attempt to unpick some of the key points.
Ari Aster’s latest horrorfest Midsommar is out now. It’s rich, gorgeous, lucid nightmare of a movie (check out our review) packed with shocks and images you can’t unsee. It also requires a little bit of unpicking and left us with several questions.
Like many excellent but mysterious movies, not all the answers are clear. Instead we’ve come up with a bunch of things that made us scratch our heads and a range of points that, frankly, we just really want to talk about. We've come up with our own theories about what might have happened and what they might mean. We’d love to hear your thoughts too, let us know what you made of all this in the comments section.
- 7/6/2019
- Den of Geek
Rosie Fletcher Apr 25, 2019
The villain, new cast members, and the film locations for James Bond 25 were announced via livestream from Ian Fleming's villa.
It's been heavily rumored for a while but it is now confirmed that Rami Malek has been cast as the villain in Bond 25. Members of the cast, along with director Cary Fukunaga assembled at the Goldeneye villa in Jamaica where Ian Fleming wrote the Bond novels. Malek wasn't actually there but sent a video from New York saying, “I will make sure Mr. Bond does not have an easy ride of it.”
Ana De Armas from Blade Runner 2049 and Lashana Lynch from Captain Marvel were also announced as new cast members. Returning cast includes Ralph Fiennes who plays M, Naomie Harris who plays Eve Moneypenny and Ben Wishaw as Q as well as Léa Seydoux who played his love interest Madeleine Swann in Spectre.
The villain, new cast members, and the film locations for James Bond 25 were announced via livestream from Ian Fleming's villa.
It's been heavily rumored for a while but it is now confirmed that Rami Malek has been cast as the villain in Bond 25. Members of the cast, along with director Cary Fukunaga assembled at the Goldeneye villa in Jamaica where Ian Fleming wrote the Bond novels. Malek wasn't actually there but sent a video from New York saying, “I will make sure Mr. Bond does not have an easy ride of it.”
Ana De Armas from Blade Runner 2049 and Lashana Lynch from Captain Marvel were also announced as new cast members. Returning cast includes Ralph Fiennes who plays M, Naomie Harris who plays Eve Moneypenny and Ben Wishaw as Q as well as Léa Seydoux who played his love interest Madeleine Swann in Spectre.
- 4/25/2019
- Den of Geek
Rosie Fletcher Apr 25, 2019
Writer and creator David Farr and Hanna star Esme Creed Miles talk Amazon’s new show.
This article comes from Den of Geek UK.
One of the latest big ticket TV series to land on Amazon is Hanna, a series that follows a teenager brought up in the woods by her father (Joel Kinnamen) and trained to be a fighting machine.
Originally a feature film in 2011 directed by Joe Wright, the eight-part series expands on the story of the film as Hanna (Esme Creed-Miles) learns about her background and explores who she really is, while evading pursuit from the mysterious Marissa (Mireille Enos).
The whole of series one is available on Amazon Prime, while the show’s already been picked up for season 2. We sat down with creator and writer David Farr and the show’s star Esme Creed-Miles to talk feminism, existentialism, and what we might...
Writer and creator David Farr and Hanna star Esme Creed Miles talk Amazon’s new show.
This article comes from Den of Geek UK.
One of the latest big ticket TV series to land on Amazon is Hanna, a series that follows a teenager brought up in the woods by her father (Joel Kinnamen) and trained to be a fighting machine.
Originally a feature film in 2011 directed by Joe Wright, the eight-part series expands on the story of the film as Hanna (Esme Creed-Miles) learns about her background and explores who she really is, while evading pursuit from the mysterious Marissa (Mireille Enos).
The whole of series one is available on Amazon Prime, while the show’s already been picked up for season 2. We sat down with creator and writer David Farr and the show’s star Esme Creed-Miles to talk feminism, existentialism, and what we might...
- 4/25/2019
- Den of Geek
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