Directed by Nia DaCosta, The Marvels follows Carol Danvers aka Captain Marvel (Brie Larson) who has reclaimed her identity from the tyrannical Kree and taken revenge on the Supreme Intelligence. But unintended consequences as a result of her actions see Carol shouldering the burden of a destabilized universe. When her duties send her to an
This week’s episode of Welcome to Night Vale features the surprise return of Kevin from Desert Bluffs! AND Lauren, who’s sporting a fashionable set of priestess robes and a permanent frown tattoo, courtesy of an angry mob that was at least partly Kevin’s fault. The two frenemies spend the episode telling the story of Frown
Terry Moore wraps up the Parker Girls miniseries with Deadlight as Katchoo and her terrifying sister Tambi try to stop the billionaire Zachary May from gaining global power, and also bring him to justice for murdering his wife (and fellow Parker Girl) Piper. Volume 1 ended on one hell of a cliffhanger. Tambi’s associates Cherry
Helmed by Eric Kripke, Craig Rosenberg, and Evan Goldberg, Gen V takes place in the violent universe of The Boys and is set at America’s only college exclusively for superheroes, run by Vought International. It follows competitive Supes as they put their physical, sexual, and moral boundaries to the test as they compete for the
Fall is well and truly here, and all we want to do is curl up with a scary movie or TV show, which is why we were delighted to get an episode like Loki season two, episode four. Never mind our quibbles about the bonkers pacing, clunky dialogue, and stupid hot chocolate; we got a
Directed by Emma Tammi and based on the popular video game series of the same name by Scott Cawthon, Five Nights at Freddy’s follows Mike Schmidt (Josh Hutcherson), a troubled security guard, who accepts a night-time job at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza, a once-successful but now abandoned family entertainment center. He discovers its four animatronic mascots
We had to skip another recording last week since somebody failed a saving throw versus a rock (we’ll explain later) so we’ve got a lot of catching up to do. First up this week, Cecil is covering Night Vale’s first Truck Toucher contest: 72 hours in, and it’s down to the last four contestants, not
Congratulations to this year’s Hugo Award winners! Here’s an updated list with links to all the Pixelated Geek reviews. 2023 Hugo Award Finalists Best Novel The Daughter of Doctor Moreau, by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Del Rey) PG ReviewThe Kaiju Preservation Society, by John Scalzi (Tor Books) PG ReviewLegends & Lattes, by Travis Baldree (Tor Books) PG
Directed by Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon is set in the 1920s when members of the Osage tribe in the United States are murdered under mysterious circumstances after oil was discovered on the tribal land, sparking a major F.B.I. investigation. I’ve watched all of Scorsese’s work over the years and in my view,