Yearly Archives: 2018
Movies That Look Like Kids Movies, But That Kids Shouldn’t See
By now you've probably seen so many movies that you can tell a lot about them at a glance. And usually, if you saw a poster or a still image from a movie about anthropomorphic animals or friendly kids show hosts or adorable puppets, you'd be 100% correct in assuming that those films were made for kids. Well, maybe not 100%...
Sometimes you'd be wrong, dead wrong. Some filmmakers use the iconography of children's entertainment to tell subversive, disturbing, or violent stories that are entirely inappropriate for children. They look like the kind of movies that kids will want to watch, but you shouldn't let them until they're much, much, much older. With one such film, The Happytime Murders, hitting theaters, let's take a look at some of the films that look like they're kids movies, but that kids shouldn't see!
A Huge Pokemon Marathon is Coming to Twitch
If you wanna be the very best Pokemon fan there ever was, Twitch has an upcoming marathon that will put your dedication to the test.
The social video platform has announced an epic Pokemon livestream event that will include 16 movies and 19 television seasons (which amounts to a whopping 932 episodes), kicking off on August 27. Twitch will host a number of marathons spotlighting the Pokemon franchise over the coming months, which will continue into 2019.
And, in a typically Pokemon twist, Twitch will incorporate its interactive Extensions overlay to allow fans to collect Pokemon badges while they watch and earn points on an on-screen leaderboard - check it out below.
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Nintendo Switch Nindies Showcase Announced for Next Week
Nintendo has revealed the date of the next Nindies Showcase and promises that it will be "highlighting multiple unannounced indie games coming to #NintendoSwitch!"
Announced via Twitter, on Tuesday, August 28, the Nindies Showcase Summer 2018 will be streamed live at 9 am PT/12 pm ET.
This announcement comes only a few days after Nintendo UK released their Indie Highlights video in which 16 games were revealed/discussed, including Windjammers 2, Monster Boy & The Cursed Kingdom, and Moonlighter.
How Much Time, Money and Practice Does It Take to Make It to the Pokemon World Championships?
Tomorrow kicks off the start of the 2018 Pokemon World Championships where hundreds of players will descend on Nashville, TN for the annual competition to find who is the very best, like no one ever was. But what does it take to get a shot at taking home a cool first place Pikachu trophy and a chunk of the $500,000 prize pool? To find out, we talked to Carly Clements, a Pokemon Trading Card Game (TCG) player who just qualified to play in the big event for the first time. Every player’s journey is different, but Carly’s story offers a good look at how much time, money, and effort it takes to go all the way.
(Need a refresher? Check out our primer on how competitive Pokemon works.)
What Did You Think of This Week’s Comics?
It was another big week for the comic book industry, with Marvel's excellent Venom relaunch continuing onward and DC debuting a new Batman comic from fan-favorite artist Kelley Jones.
Scroll down to check out our new reviews and thinkpieces, and be sure to let us know your favorite books of the week in the comments below.
Batman: Kings of Fear #1 Review
Written by Scott Peterson | Drawn by Kelley Jones
Lara Croft Is Awkward
Throughout the Tomb Raider reboot series, Lara Croft has been building to a transformation. She struggled to find her survival instinct footing in Tomb Raider and began to learn how to adapt to it in Rise of the Tomb Raider. But in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, she's taken on the titular mantle. She'll still get brutally impaled on a mission failure screen, of course, but she has no doubts about who she is or what she's capable of.
Some people would even call her a narcissist. She's so overly confident, Alanah argued in an earlier hands-on session we had with the game, that she'll ignore even her allies in favor of pursuing her adventures. She has a hero complex: Lara believes no one knows better, and no one can do better. No one can save the world but Lara Croft.
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The Grand Tour Game’s Ambition is Greater Than its Execution
The idea behind The Grand Tour Game is a simple but brilliant one. Don’t just watch the show: play it. Arriving alongside Season 3 of the Amazon series later this year, The Grand Tour Game is a weekly episodic racing game that allows you to relive the challenges Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond get up to.
According to one of the developers, who are working closely with the showrunners, the game will be spliced with footage from the show itself, aiming to feel like an interactive version of what you’d watch. For example, Jeremy Clarkson will introduce the upcoming challenge, but at the point the presenters actually get in a car, it’s you behind the wheel instead of them.
This Is Why The Big Bang Theory Is Finally Coming to an End
The Big Bang Theory will end with its 12th season in 2019 and Jim Parsons, Dr. Sheldon Cooper, is the main reason why.
EW has reported that CBS and Warner Bros. TV arrived at the decision to end The Big Bang Theory with its 12th season because Jim Parsons was ready to walk away from the show and "there is no show without Dr. Sheldon Cooper."
During Parsons' tenure on the show, he has racked up "four Emmy wins, one Golden Globe, a voice-over role in the spin-off Young Sheldon, and choice gigs in film and on Broadway."