There’s a great show buried in the poor filmmaking decisions that constantly drag Peacock’s “Teacup,” produced by modern horror icon James Wan. It’s probably due to the source-altering choice to take a novel that has been compared to The Stand in its scope, Robert McCammon’s Stinger, and reduce it to a tale of a smaller … Read more
Hayley Atwell says her Captain Carter cameo in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness was frustrating. Hayley Atwell has been a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe for over a decade at this point, but he confessed that her Captain Carter cameo in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness was frustrating. Hayley Atwell … Read more
But by episode six in this first season, “Based on a True Story” finally develops into something meaty and noteworthy. With a darkness that’s familiar to “The Boys,” “Based on a True Story” starts showing how true crime isn’t fun when you’re in the narrative. And with brazenly open dialogue (“Money’s great!”), the series riffs … Read more
Gollum was introduced by JRR Tolkien in The Hobbit in 1937, but his role in this mythology really expanded in the sequel, The Lord of the Rings. In that novel, readers learn that the deranged Gollum was once known as Smeagol, having been forever transformed by his obsession with the One Ring, which transformed and … Read more