Year: 2026

I was among the members of the press invited to a trailer launch event last week for director Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s next film, Digger, starring Tom Cruise. Billed as “a comedy of catastrophic proportions,” the trailer – now online – shows a nearly unrecognizable Cruise as tycoon Digger Rockwell, whose […]

Spoilers follow for both House of the Dragon and Fire & Blood. House of the Dragon is based on George R.R. Martin’s Fire & Blood, a history book with thinly-sketched characters and multiple (and often unreliable) accounts of the same murky events chronicling the Targaryen dynasty. This required showrunner Ryan […]

Spoilers follow for both House of the Dragon and Fire & Blood. House of the Dragon is based on George R.R. Martin’s Fire & Blood, a history book with thinly-sketched characters and multiple (and often unreliable) accounts of the same murky events chronicling the Targaryen dynasty. This required showrunner Ryan […]

Wai Ching Ho, who portrayed memorable Marvel TV character Madame Gao, has died aged 83. The Hong Kong actress’ passing was first confirmed by The Hollywood Reporter in a statement from her family, with later reports stating she had died following a stroke. Across a career in film and television […]

Wai Ching Ho, who portrayed memorable Marvel TV character Madame Gao, has died aged 83. The Hong Kong actress’ passing was first confirmed by The Hollywood Reporter in a statement from her family, with later reports stating she had died following a stroke. Across a career in film and television […]

The creative team behind LA Noire considered Mad Men star Jon Hamm for the role of Cole Phelps. I recently interviewed Daniel McMahon, a writer who worked on the Rockstar-published LA Noire, for a YouTube video about the 2011 detective game and its cancelled successor, Whore of the Orient. Our […]

The creative team behind LA Noire considered Mad Men star Jon Hamm for the role of Cole Phelps. I recently interviewed Daniel McMahon, a writer who worked on the Rockstar-published LA Noire, for a YouTube video about the 2011 detective game and its cancelled successor, Whore of the Orient. Our […]

A fresh LEGO leak has revealed a $200 Donkey Kong Arcade Cabinet, reportedly due for release next month. An image posted to the r/Legoleak reddit shows the detailed arcade machine set, complete with Donkey Kong, Jumpman (AKA Mario) and a captive Princess Peach, all in their familiar positions. Several buttons […]

A fresh LEGO leak has revealed a $200 Donkey Kong Arcade Cabinet, reportedly due for release next month. An image posted to the r/Legoleak reddit shows the detailed arcade machine set, complete with Donkey Kong, Jumpman (AKA Mario) and a captive Princess Peach, all in their familiar positions. Several buttons […]

After months of chatter from certain corners of the internet, Christopher Nolan is just days away from bringing The Odyssey to theaters, but he doesn’t seem to be too bothered by what he called the “irrelevant” backlash. The director’s adaptation of Homer’s epic poem has faced resistance from online camps […]