So I guess they still have those totally barbaric, Dostoyevski-ish Siberian prisons lying around in Russia? Whether they do or don’t, it’s great TV, and a great opening for an episode in which we get our first look at one of the mysterious criminal entities
It’s just too appropriate that a show about a superfast human being broke CW’s record for most-watched season premiere. But this isn’t the first time the Scarlet Speedster has been given a crack at small-screen superheroics. Has the first season of the CW’s take
On Joker’s Tattoos Let’s be clear: the first person to play Joker after Heath Ledger was always going to get rekt by fans. Ledger has become the James Dean of our generation, and The Dark Knight is his Rebel Without A Cause. His Joker wasn’t just
Well, another year of empty warehouses, teenage romances in adult bodies, and scowling has come to an end. The superhero television landscape has changed considerably since Arrow‘s pilot episode almost three years ago. At the time, live-action superhero drama was pretty much limited to Arrow
When Healy first shows up in this bowling alley, my first thought was to feel bad for him. I thought, “This poor idiot is gonna get his ass kicked.” Maybe I should have seen it coming, but I was genuinely surprised when he turned out
Immersion in video games has become a big talking point among fans and critics lately. Having recently completed the excellent Metro 2033 series (I know, a little late on that) I thought I would share my thoughts on some recent trends. In particular – button
He staggered around his house, depressed. “A-nother a-day, a-nother a-coin,” he said, despondently. His day was going to play out like normal. Shower. Shit. A bowl of ‘Shroom Cereal. Save the Princess. Drink. Stare into the void. Cry. Black out. This routine was getting more and
Avengers: Age of Ultron opens tonight, which means you’re running out of time to marathon the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe before you sit down for a weekend of some robot-ass-kicking goodness. Should you plunk down a chunk of change you could buy a new triple-A
Video games have tons of working parts that go into making them all so amazing. The story, the characters, the world, the graphics, the controls. But there is often an element that a lot of people overlook. An element that truly does bring to life
So to start with, we have a new player on the stage. It took me a while to recognize her, but I finally realized it was Clerks 2‘s Rosario Dawson. Dawson is a welcome seasoned player in a cast of unknowns. Her ability to inhabit