Guillermo del Toro’s smaller screen projects have a depressing reputation of being dead on arrival, but with the success of the director’s latest television pilot, it looks like del Toro’s luck is turning around. This week, Amazon Studios picked up Carnival Row, a fantasy thriller series set in a retro-future London where a serial killer stalks the streets. Last year,…
Every week, the folks at iTunes find a movie they like and make it available to rent for the low, low price of $0.99. I’m here to tell you whether that film is worth your hard-earned dollar. This week, unexpected romance finds Rebecca Hall and Jason Sudeikis as they co-write the biography of a deceased…
Google has teamed up with Unicode, a standard nonprofit computing industry that supervises the creation of encoding, text, and new emojis, with the powerful purpose to reduce gender inequality. “Google wants to increase the representation of women in emoji” says Unicode, “and would like to propose that Unicode implementers do the same. Our proposal is to…
It was the year 2006. I was sitting next to my girlfriend as the theater became darkened and the movie began to play. I was hyped up for this movie like I never had been for any other movie in my young 21-year-old life. I did not even care that my girlfriend was with me….
With the opening of E3 just over a week away anticipation is growing as information is leaked on what we can expect from our favourite developers. The latest we have is an email which details Ubisoft’s plans to present highly anticipated titles like For Honor, Ghost Recon Wildlands, and Watch Dogs 2. Ubisoft have also…
Season two of Supergirl will see some new faces. The casting of Superman in the well-received series is underway. The iconic hero will apparently appear in the first two episodes of the season, and the production team cannot wait. Superman has been mentioned throughout the first season already, occasionally being displayed in the shadows. As…
So here’s the deal: the guys at Comic Bento (@ComicBentoHQ on twitter) have very graciously given Geek Insider (by that I mean me) the opportunity to read and review some of the newest, hottest, comics out on the market – and from the comfort of my own home, without ever having to put on pants…
Warning: Spoilers for Episode 2 of AMC’s Preacher Two weeks ago, I wrote an article in response to the Preacher premiere. I was underwhelmed, to put it bluntly. This was a series I had been waiting on for years. Preacher was, and is, one of the greatest comics ever published. The story, the characters, and…
When you think of handsome Swedish vampires, the next thing that comes to mind is killer clown, right? Of course not. You’re normal. Nonetheless, as contrary to logic as it might be, that’s what New Line Cinema thought. Bill Skarsgård of Hemlock Grove is donning the infamous make up for the remake of Stephen King’s…
We got a rare pre-credits scene this week on Game of Thrones. I guess we shouldn’t be surprised when it was used to reveal that a presumed dead character, Sandor Clegane/ the Hound, is alive. I picture the show runners sitting around a room of actors whose characters have died and they’re just throwing scripts…
In an exciting revelation for Harry Potter fans, pictures of the cast of the play ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ have been released. This continuance of the Potter saga, written by J.K. Rowling and Jack Thorne, will take the form of a two-part West-End stage performance in London, England this summer. The first four months…
It’s safe to say that fans have been far from happy about the recent cancellation of the female-led Marvel show Agent Carter. It was witty, unique, and portrayed a strong female protagonist played by the amazing Hayley Atwell. There has been a lot of speculation as to why Agent Carter was cancelled, including debatably sexist material and an odd…
The big summer sequels keep on coming this month. But there is quite a variety among the titles that will dominate the box office. From pizza loving turtles to absent-minded fish to aliens seeking revenge on Jeff Goldblum. The movie stars are also out with Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Matthew McConaughey, and Daniel Radcliffe among…
News broke last week that Epix has ordered a TV adaptation of Get Shorty. Released in 1995, the film has become a classic. With an all-star cast including John Travolta, Danny Devito, and Gene Hackman, it’s easy to see why. Get Shorty is a hilarious look at the film industry. It follows Chili Palmer (Travolta),…
Every week, the folks at iTunes find a movie they like and make it available to rent for the low, low price of $0.99. I’m here to tell you whether that film is worth your hard-earned dollar. This week, Bradley Cooper stars as a top chef with a seriously seedy past in Burnt. I Want People to Sit…