Directed by Jon Favreau, The Mandalorian and Grogu continues the journey of Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) and his apprentice Grogu as they are enlisted by the New Republic to rescue Rotta the Hutt (Jeremy Allen White) in exchange for vital information from the Hutt Clan on a New Republic target. They soon discover things are
Catherynne Valente, Scott Lynch, and Cameron Reed all have novelettes up for a Hugo Award this year, and the scope of the conflict in each of them is wildly different. The first three novelettes I’m reviewing range from a dystopian story of generational wealth-hoarding running smack into one girl’s complicated relationship with her own body,
Directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green and written by Jon Bernthal, The Punisher: One Last Kill takes place several months after the events of Daredevil: Born Again Season 1 and follows Frank Castle (Jon Bernthal) as he searches for meaning in his life without the need for revenge while being haunted by ghosts of his past,
Helmed by Dario Scardapane, Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 follows Matt Murdock, aka Daredevil (Charlie Cox), as a fugitive leading a resistance against Mayor Wilson Fisk (Vincent D’Onofrio), who has implemented martial law and an Anti-Vigilante Task Force (AVTF) to hunt down vigilantes or anyone who dares go against him. Matt finds himself working alongside
Directed by Simon McQuoid, Mortal Kombat II follows the champions of Earthrealm, joined by Johnny Cage (Karl Urban), who are forced into battle as they attempt to resist the rule of Shao Kahn (Martyn Ford), whose rise threatens the survival of Earthrealm and its defenders. Mortal Kombat is one of the most iconic video game
Created by Dave Filoni, Maul: Shadow Lord picks up after the events of The Clone Wars, which finds Maul (Sam Witwer) plotting to rebuild his criminal syndicate on a planet untouched by the Empire. There, he crosses paths with a disillusioned young Jedi Padawan who may just be the apprentice he is seeking to aid
I had just taken poison when the king arrived to inform me that he had murdered his wife… It’s one hell of an opening line in T. Kingfisher’s latest reinterpreted fairytale. The king in this case is still grieving a horrific betrayal, and what he had to do in response to that betrayal, and now
It’s Hugo nomination time! (Actually the nominees for 2026 were announced almost three weeks ago, but y’know, vacation…) I’ve read one novel and two of the novellas already this year. Check out the full list below with links to the Pixelated Geek reviews (which will be updated on a regular basis as I get around
Directed by Kyle Balda, written by Craig Mazin and based on the 2005 novel Three Bags Full by Leonie Swann, The Sheep Detectives follows a flock of sheep who set off to solve the mystery of who murdered their beloved shepherd, George Hardy (Hugh Jackman). Every year there’s always one film that seemingly springs out