Directed by Dan Berk and Robert Olsen, Novocaine follows Nathan Caine (Jack Quaid), a mild-mannered introvert with a rare disorder called congenital insensitivity to pain (CIP), who must rescue his new girlfriend (Amber Midthunder) who has been taken hostage in a bank robbery. For the past few years, there seems to have been a number
“Angels,” I’d told Alizar when I was eight and freshly appalled to discover I was his saint, “are assholes!” And always have been, Ish, said Alizar. You have no idea. I had the idea, just from looking at the titles, that C.S.E. Cooney’s 2023 novel The Twice-Drowned Saint was going to be similar to her
Directed by Bong Joon-ho and based on the novel Mickey7 by Edward Ashton, Mickey 17 follows the financially destitute Mickey Barnes (Robert Pattinson) who wants to get off Earth and signs up to be an “expendable”, a disposable clone worker, on the human colony Niflheim. As an expendable, Mickey undertakes several dangerous assignments he is
On tonight’s recap of Welcome to Night Vale we learn that Night Vale’s newest attraction, Hysteria Land, is not an amusement park, it’s a theme park. And the theme is “amusement.” We’d argue that the theme is also “existential dread” and “impossibly frightening.” Arms inside the ride, kids, watch out for the dead animals. After
“That’s a good question.” “Thank you!” “It’s best to not ask questions. Especially good ones.” If the title to the Welcome to Night Vale episode sounds familiar, we’re seeing the return of a harrowing duo from Night Vale’s past: The Man Who Is Not Tall, and The Man Who Is Not Short. And unfortunately The
Created by Jeff Trammell, Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man follows Peter Parker’s (Hudson Thames) origin story and his early days using the Spider-Man persona in an alternate timeline within the multiverse. In this universe, Parker gets bitten by an interdimensional spider falling out of a portal created by Dr. Stephen Strange as he is fighting a
Since this week we were guests on an episode of Mid-Life Crisis Task Force, our usual “episode” will be a fan art post, this time featuring some beautiful pieces in honor of the series finale of Arcane! Jinx by mimimaru on Instagram Jinx by MyDesignWorld Jinx by Hazel V0 on imprint Piltover: Mel, by BurningArtist
Directed by Julius Onah, Captain America: Brave New World follows Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie), the new Captain America, who finds himself in the middle of an international incident after meeting with newly elected U.S. President Thaddeus Ross (Harrison Ford). Sam must discover the reason behind a nefarious global plot before the true mastermind has the
Directed by Osgood “Oz” Perkins and based on the 1980 short story by Stephen King, The Monkey follows twin brothers Hal and Bill (Theo James), who after stumbling upon their father’s vintage toy monkey in the attic witness a string of horrifying deaths unfolding around them. In an attempt to leave the haunting behind, the