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Oscar Isaac Reveals Major Condition for Returning to Star Wars and Disney

In the Star Wars universe, Poe Dameron is committed to fighting the oppressive First Order in any way he can. And it turns out that his performer Oscar Isaac feels much the same way. In a recent interview with GQ, Isaac was asked about statements he previously made about Star Wars’ parent company Disney back […]

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Predator: Badlands Box Office Proves Studios Shouldn’t Always Listen to Fans

On first glance, Predator: Badlands sounds like the stuff of studio meddling nightmares. It’s the first entry in its franchise in over 20 years to earn a PG-13 rating; it’s another crossover with the Alien movies, as Elle Fanning puts in a dual performance as Weyland-Yutani synths; and there’s even a cute, cuddly alien that […]

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Predator: Badlands – Elle Fanning’s Thia Teases Darkest Future in the Alien Universe

“Whoever wins, we lose.” Not much was good about the Alien vs. Predator movies, but that tagline for the first entry is an all-timer. Conversely, Predator: Badlands is much, much better than either of those crossover flicks. Even so, it doesn’t have a tagline like “Whoever wins, we lose.” But then again, there is no […]

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Zack Snyder Reminds Us of the Worst Joker for Reasons

Everyone knows that Arkham Asylum has a revolving door. Every time that Batman puts the Joker away, the Clown Prince of Crime is back on the streets just moments later. That’s true of every Joker, even the absolute worst version, which means, of course, the one played by Jared Leto in Suicide Squad and in […]

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Predator: Badlands Is Building to the Ultimate Crossover Movie

This feature contains Predator: Badlands spoilers. Predator: Badlands began with Dek the runt. He’s he scrawniest member of his Clan and considered so useless that his father orders his brother to kill him. Yet by the time the credits on Badlands roll, Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi’s Dek has faced the Kalisk, defeated his father, and taken his […]

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Frankenstein: The Biggest Changes Guillermo del Toro Made from the Book

This article contains some spoilers for Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein. Frankenstein might be the most pedant-friendly horror franchise. It’s not just that some love to point out that the name Frankenstein refers to the human Victor Frankenstein and not the Monster he made in lab, but also that the iconic green-skinned pyrophobe which Boris Karloff […]

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Michael Giacchino Wrote a Whole Other Score for Fantastic Four

Whether you think The Fantastic Four: First Steps is a true return to form for Marvel or a middling superhero outing, there’s one thing on which we can all agree. The score by Michael Giacchino is incredible, among the best in the esteemed composer’s career. But to hear him tell it, the aspirational, ‘60s infused […]

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Stranger Things Animated Series Shows the Limits of an ’80s Fixation

Every Den of Geek reader knows that Stranger Things is ending this year with the release of the three-part season 5. But every Den of Geek reader also knows that Stranger Things is incredibly popular, and therefore Netflix cannot let it die. The show has garnered legions of fans because of its ability to distill […]

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Fantastic Four: First Steps Learned an Important Lesson from the 1994 Roger Corman Movie

Part of the excitement surrounding the release of The Fantastic Four: First Steps earlier this year was the expectation of seeing Marvel’s First Family done right. Versions of the Fantastic Four appeared on screen before Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach suited up as the quartet, but they never got it quite […]

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Sylvester Stallone Considered Backing Off of Rocky IV’s Big Death

It takes only a few minutes for the first big bout in 1985’s Rocky IV to go horribly wrong. What began with pomp and pagentry, as former heavyweight champion Apollo Creed descended from the rafters while James Brown and his band performed “Living in America,” ended in bloodshed. Apollo’s Russian challenger Ivan Drago makes short […]

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Steven Spielberg and Chris Columbus to Reunite for Gremlins 3

Five years ago, deep within the pandemic, songwriter Nick Lutsko shared on YouTube a song that captured America’s frustrations. “Paralyzed nation, sick and depressed,” he sang. “Gotta keep myself together / Gotta take a deep breath,” he steeled himself before getting to the heart of the matter: “All because there may never be a Gremlins […]

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Frankenstein Review: Guillermo del Toro Reconstructs a Classic Monster in His Own Image

No Frankenstein adaptation happens in a vacuum. It’s not just Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel which precdes any new telling of the story Victor Frankenstein and his monster. Filmmakers must also contend with the 1931 James Whale movie and its superior 1935 sequel. Even the Mel Brooks spoof Young Frankenstein looms larger over any update. So […]

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Ghostbusters Gave Us Cinema’s Best New York City Mayor

As the son of filmmaker Mira Nair, New York’s newest mayor Zohran Mamdani knows the difference between Hollywood and reality. He knows that he’ll have a hard time living up to the expectations that have built up in the minds of New Yorkers after seeing their city’s politics depicted again and again. But does he […]

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Requiem for the Kelvinverse: 5 Things the J.J. Abrams Star Trek Movies Did Right

The Kelvinverse has come to an end. The universe that J.J. Abrams inaugurated with his 2009 reboot film Star Trek has now been officially shelved, as Paramount seeks a new direction. Now, it is time to remember the fallen franchise. And of the Kelvinverse, we can only say this: of all the movies I have […]

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Deadpool Star Pitches a ’90s Extreme X-Men Movie

We live in strange times, pop culturally speaking. Deep cut comic book characters who, just twenty years ago, would be discussed only in hushed tones in lunchroom corners are now household names played by A-listers. Suddenly, everyone knows who Bucky Barnes and the Peacemaker are. So it’s not the craziest thing in the world that […]

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A Long-Delayed Stan Lee Movie is Finally Being Made

Movie-goers don’t need to look far to see signs of Stan Lee‘s influence on the big screen. Characters that Smilin’ Stan co-created with Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, and others continue to fill movie theaters, guys like Spider-Man and the Avengers. But anyone who knows anything about Lee also knows that he longed to move out […]

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The Mummy: Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz to Return for New Sequel

The Mummy will walk the earth again. After fizzling out with Tomb of the Dragon Emperor in 2008 and being interrupted by Tom Cruise in 2017, The Mummy franchise is set to resume with a new sequel starring Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz. Even better, The Hollywood Reporter states that Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett […]

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How David Lynch Recruited Diane Ladd for Oscar Nominated Role

When Diane Ladd passed away on November 3, 2025, at the age of 89, she left behind an incredible body of work that includes classic movies such as Chinatown and National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, as well as memorable parts in the TV series Alice and Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman. Her career lasted more than 60 […]

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The One Demand Idris Elba Had for Stringer Bell’s Ending on The Wire

Even almost two decades after The Wire aired its final episode, the show still regularly sits atop lists of the best TV series of all time. The HBO crime saga earned its reputation in part because of the gritty and complicated portrayal of the American War on Drugs as it played out in the city […]

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