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While there is no single aspect of the Final Fantasy franchise that has made it one of the most beloved and successful series in gaming history, it has to be said that few JRPG franchises can compete with Final Fantasy when it comes to consistently incredible storytelling. The Final Fantasy franchise has grown and changed

Danny DeVito’s role as The Penguin in 1992’s Batman Returns remains one of the most visually-haunting, brilliantly over-the-top villain performances in the history of the comic book movie genre, which was still in its infancy. Yet, in a sign of the genre’s current universe-entangled state, the idea of the actor reprising the role 30 years

Die Hard (of course), Lethal Weapon, Batman Returns, Gremlins, and more are all set around the holidays, but should they count as Christmas movies? “While action addicts love to extol the Christmas themes of 1988’s Die Hard every time December rolls around, the Bruce Willis-led blockbuster has plenty of company in the no man’s land between ‘Definitely

The Matrix Resurrections has revealed most of its returning cast in the lead up to the film’s long-awaited release later this month. We’ve seen Keanu Reeves back as a more grungy Neo, Carrie-Anne Moss as a leather jacket-wearing grease monkey version of Trinity, and even Daniel Bernhardt has suited up once again as Agent Johnson.

The fight is over before it begins. Steven Spielberg makes that much obvious in the opening shot of his West Side Story. From the picture’s first frame, the Upper West Side occupied by the sound and fury of the Sharks and Jets has been lost. How can it not be when audiences are immediately introduced to

While I understand why some have called 2021 a “slow” year for video games (the challenges of developing during the Covid-19 pandemic delayed numerous games and clearly impacted the quality of others), a quick look at the sheer number of underrated games that managed to sneak under the radar this year reveals how deep the

Wake up, Neo. It’s December 2021 and to celebrate HBO Max is bringing back a classic sci-fi franchise for one last ride. The list of new releases on HBO Max this month is highlighted by The Matrix Resurrections on Dec. 22. This is the long-awaited return to the reality-bending saga from The Wachowskis. Writer/director Lana

Sapphic romances and a dual-timeline future adventure have December 2021’s top young adult books spanning tropes and timelines. Your fate is to check out this month’s picks. The Coldest Touch by Isabel Sterling Type: NovelPublisher: RazorbillRelease date: Dec. 7 Den of Geek says: We are here for powerful young women whose relationship depends on protecting

Whether it’s a new console or one of the hottest games of the season, the latest in gaming is always a great gift idea for the holidays. And fortunately there are plenty of options this year, both for kids as well as the hardcore gamer in your life. Den of Geek is here to fill

This The Simpsons review contains spoilers. The Simpsons Season 33 Episode 9 “Mothers and Other Strangers” is the series’ Mother’s Day installment, filling in for the Thanksgiving holiday, and it is a feast of emotional stuffing. Glenn Close returns as Mona Simpson, the radical hippie demonstrator who left Homer when he was 9 to go

If you venture into any part of the anime community, eventually you’ll come across a debate that has raged for decades. Dubs v. subs. The argument has been ongoing ever since anime first started gaining a large audience outside of Japan. Some prefer watching anime with an English dub. Others prefer watching the original Japanese

Doctor Who Series 13 Episode 5 Review Warning: this Doctor Who review contains spoilers. If there’s one thing you can say about Flux, it’s that no two episodes have felt quite the same. For better or worse, each chapter has worked to establish its own tone and tempo, which has helped add to the sense

Mystery Science Theater 3000’s Turkey Day isn’t just an annual marathon of classic episodes to sit back and watch on Thanksgiving. Depending on the timing, fans watch it hoping to see some kind of news. In this era when MST3K’s always in flux, viewers have their fingers crossed that we’re going to see some kind

This Masters of the Universe: Revelation article contains spoilers for the first episode of Part 2.  All hope seems lost for the good guys in the first episode of Masters of the Universe: Revelation Part 2. Adam and Teela have returned home but Skeletor isn’t far behind. The sky turns a horrific purple and he

Clint Barton, a.k.a. the Avenger known as Hawkeye, is a normal human being. He has many skills, several of them involving weapons and quite lethal, but he does not have any superpowers. So perhaps more than his other superfriends, he is quite susceptible to injury or even death. The Marvel Cinematic Universe version of Barton

Guns firing, blood flying, goons dying, and an unlikely hero quipping before bringing down the big bad. Just your standard action movie, right? Now replace the blaring guitar or thunderous orchestra with “Jingle Bell Rock,” “I’ll Be Home For Christmas,” and “The First Noel.” Wait… is this a holiday movie or Lethal Weapon? Every year,

This Young Justice: Phantoms review contains spoilers. Young Justice Season 4 Episode 8 A series that once ended prematurely and was resurrected by fan passion should not spend so much time on maudlin navel gazing. And yet, here we are with Young Justice: Phantoms, where “I Know Why the Caged Cat Sings” spends most of

This Star Trek: Discovery article contains spoilers for Season 4, Episode 2: “Anomaly.” Just because Star Trek: Discovery now flies in the year 3189, centuries after any other Star Trek series or film, the writers still intentionally reference the vast canon of Trek. Part of this is because the DISCO writers are big Trek fans