Throughout its extensive run (1993-2002; 2016-) the evocative rallying cry for The X-Files has been “The Truth is Out There”. It hinted at mysteries untold, vast, dark conspiracies and an endlessly unnerving sense that we are not being told the truth about the world around us. But where exactly Continue Reading
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Finally watched … The Good Place (S1, E 1-8)
It’s rare that you fall head over heels in love with a TV show … especially on a first viewing. Sure, you might flirt a little, watching an episode here or there. Or you might lightly date, sampling a few episodes one after the other, separated by a reasonably Continue Reading
Weekend pop art: Tim Burton comes to Game of Thrones
Do you want Game of Thrones in Tim Burton’s style? #patreon #digital #procreate #procreateapp #jonsnow #gameofthrones #got #gameofthronesart #timburton #timburtonstyle #keithharing #winteriscoming #winterishere #gotseason7 #gameofthronesseason7 A post shared by Pin-Up by Andrew Tarusov (@askandy) on Aug 10, 2017 at 9:23am PDT There’s a lot going on for the good Continue Reading
Blue Planet II: Take a deep breath and watch this Pixar story come to life (trailer)
SNAPSHOT This world-exclusive introduction to the show is narrated by series presenter Sir David Attenborough and set to an exclusive track developed by Hans Zimmer and Radiohead. The prequel features an array of some of the most awe-inspiring shots and highlights from the new series, as well as several Continue Reading
Fear the Walking Dead: “Brother’s Keeper” (S3, E12 review)
SPOILERS AHEAD … AND MORE ZOMBIES THAN YOU CAN POKE A POINTY STICK AT … So you know how they – yes the mysterious “they” who are responsible for pretty much everything it seems – always say revenge is a dish best served cold? How about undead with trailing Continue Reading
Pack your bags Rick & Morty! You’re off to the SpongeBob SquarePants universe
SNAPSHOT Vulture sat down with the co-creators of Rick and Morty, Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland, along with producer Ryan Ridley, and voice actors Spencer Grammer (Summer), and Sarah Chalke (Beth), and asked them to improvise an episode in a Spongebob-like world. In this Vulture-animated short, Rick and Morty Continue Reading
Star Trek Discovery: S1, E1 “The Vulcan Hello” & E2 “Battle at the Binary Stars” review
At this stage of Star Trek’s just over 50 year old journey into the stars and the depths of humanity’s soul, you could be forgiven for wondering if there is anywhere left to boldly go where we haven’t already boldly gone before. After all, from Captain Kirk to Archer, Continue Reading
Tough tonsillectomy or are you just not that Happy! (teaser promo)
Happy!, by writer Grant Morrison and artist Darick Robertson, is one very dark graphic novel. Mainly because its protagonist Nick (Chris Meloni), a bitter, angry, corrupt ex-cop-turned-dirty private investigator who never quite got over the death of his wife, is a man for whom the glass is not simply Continue Reading
Gaga: Five Foot Two reveals that stardom is not always a personal nirvana
SNAPSHOT In Gaga: Five Foot Two, Lady Gaga narrates how loneliness has pervaded her life as a star. It also shows scenes of her struggling with chronic pain due to fibromyalgia, as well as a snippet of an interview with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe in which she lists a Continue Reading
Someone get the man a calendar! Superstore S3 debuts featurette
Superstore is one of those little-engine-that-could sitcoms that often flies under the radar, dependably delivering up ratings without ever really setting the criticasl world on fire. Granted, it’s not, nor will it ever be a Frasier or an All in the Family classic but it is definitely a cut Continue Reading