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It’s a lovely day indeed forMad Max: Fury Road, which is theNew York Times' best action movie of the 21st century, afterScreen Rantpreviously labeled it the movie of the 2010s. In hindsight, it’s kind of a miracle the fourthMad Maxmovieeven exists. Fury Roadspent over a decade in development hell, and went on to have a nightmarish shoot(where stars Charlise Theron and Tom Hardy clashed throughout) and a challenging post-production. Out of all that pressure and stress came the most imaginative, propulsive and inventive action movie in the history of the medium....

Warning! This article contains spoilers for Black Mirror Season 7’s Episode 5, “Eulogy.“Paul Giamatti’s 2-year-old award-winning movie, which boasts an impressive Rotten Tomatoes score of 97%, is a must-watch after his heart-breakingBlack Mirrorepisode. For a while, it seemed like Netflix’sBlack Mirrorhad lost its old luster. While its recent seasons had a few memorable episodes, the series seemed to have drifted a little too far from its initial identity and experimental approach....

Summary Alan Wake 2certainly lives up to its survival horror description. With enemies that are genuinely tough to take down, players will rarely find themselves with a large stockpile of ammo, constantly needing to manage their resources carefully. Further, thoughAlan Wake 2’s talkative enemiesand some quirky story moments ensure that some campiness still exists, it is far more terrifying than its predecessor. While the scariness is delivered in a number of ways, jumpscares are one of the biggest, and the way in which they are handled would fit aDead Space 2remake perfectly....

In a strange and unexpected development, a 2000s animated movie is now canon inAlien: Earth. TheAlienfranchiseis nearly fifty years old, with Ridley Scott’s prolific original movie redefining the sci-fi genre, demonstrating one of the scariest possibilities of a space-exploring future. For the first time in franchise history,Alien: Earthhas brought the series to Earthfor a deeper exploration, and with that comes a fascinating hypothesis of what our planet might look like roughly a century from now....

Warning: Spoilers for The Avengers #26!Marvel unveils the true form of The Impossible City, the newest member ofThe Avengersand a Thor-level hero. The Impossible City doubles as the Avengers' sentient headquarters and a legitimate member of the team. Readers previously saw how The Impossible City’s firepower matches Thor’s, and now, audiences get to see the home base’s true form. The Avengers#26 by Jed MacKay and Andrea Broccardo reveals the soul of The Impossible Cityfrom its mainframe, thus showing what it looks like from within....

Quick Links Ben Bigger is a large bear inZenless Zone Zerowho belongs to the Belobog Heavy Industries Faction. Although he looks intimidating, Ben actually prefers working on mathematical problems and the company’s financing. However, of course, if one decides to mess with the bear,he won’t hesitate to throw paws and crush bones. Considering his preference for a peaceful life and only fighting when necessary, it makes sense for him to be a Defense Agent inZZZ....

The BlackSupermanmovie has been canceled. David Corenswet’s take on Clark Kent just debuted in the newDC Universe. The highly-anticipated film is making waves at the box office already, surpassing projections, which could lead toSupermanrecouping its budgetand then some. While the DCU has its own Superman, another version of the character was scrapped. According to a new DC report from theWall Street Journal,the Black Superman movie by writer Ta-Nehisi Coates was canceled for being “too woke” in the eyes of Warner Bros....

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold WarZombies features the iconic Hellhound enemy that has been with the mode for over a decade, though one player has seen the dogs’ fire fading. In its place are rainbows, with the odd bug leavingCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warfans stunned. Hellhounds were introduced all the way back in 2008’sCall of Duty: World at War, making their debut in the DLC map Shi No Numa....

Making headlines throughout the week due to its markedly poor performance on consoles, the aftermath ofCyberpunk 2077’schaotic release has garnered CD Projekt Red severe backlash from its wide fanbase. The company has fallen from low to low as the week has pressed on,admitting it didn’t pay enough attention toCyberpunk 2077’s console portsand eventually becoming embroiled in a controversial matter surrounding promised refunds it had no grounds to ensure. According to Bloomberg, it turns out the entire debacle has cost the founders of the company dearly, with Adam Kicinski, Piotr Nielubowicz, Marcin Iwinski, and Michal Kicinski all allegedly losing an accumulated $1 billion due to the fallout fromCyberpunk 2077’srelease....

Director Chris McKay recently spoke about what makes hisDraculaadaptation,Renfield,different from other versions of the story. McKay explained that he decided to lean into the comedy of Renfield’s relationship with Nicolas Cage’s Dracula when adapting the story. Universal’sRenfieldis set to star Nicholas Hoult in the titular role. The character in the original novel was Dracula’s lackey and a madman who is drawn to the vampire due to his obsession with drawing the life force out of living things by consuming them....

Elsbethseason 3 has to address an annoying inconsistency that keeps the show from reaching its full potential. The sunny CBS procedural is led by Carrie Preston, who reprises her Emmy-winning role as the unconventional Elsbeth Tascioni and sees the titular character move from Chicago to New York to oversee the work of the NYPD after several controversial arrests. Preston originated the role of Elsbeth onThe Good Wifein a recurring capacity and would continue to recur onThe Good Fightspinoff....

Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) surprisingly did not have any issues when Captain Edward Jellico (Ronny Cox) took command of the USS Enterprise-D inStar Trek: The Next Generation. Captain Picard occasionally had to relinquish command of the Enterprise-D to someone else duringTNG. Commander William Riker (Jonathan Frakes) often took over for Picard, but sometimes Starfleet sent an officer better qualified to handle a particular situation. This was the case in theTNGseason 6 two-parter, “Chain of Command,” when Starfleet sentCaptain Edward Jellicoto take command of the Federation flagship....

The end ofGrey’s Anatomyseason 21 featuring an explosion at Grey Sloan Memorial endangered plenty of characters, but one update may have just spoiled what happened to Link.Grey’s Anatomyseason 21’s endingwas full of twists as a consequence of Jenna Gatlin taking Amelia and Simone hostage in a bid to force them to operate on Dylan. While the situation seemingly solved itself after Amelia and Lucas’s successful surgery on Dylan, with an important assist from Meredith, the chaos didn’t reach its peak until after Jenna was arrested and OR 2 was checked....