Author: Amy Davis

In April, Paramount+ announced it would be renewing “Dexter: Original Sin” for a second season. Yesterday, they did whatever the corporate version of yelling “psych!” is, by revoking the order. Like most current issues with Paramount, this confusing decision is being pinned on its recent merger with Skydance.  We know “South Park” creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone are certainly fans of this coperate blending, calling it a “Shitshow.” “Original Sin” debuted in December 2024 and had its series finale in February. Despite the April renewal announcement, nothing had been shot, and no production dates were even scheduled. Which could…

We have some great news for all the Tom Clancy fans out there.  The animated series “Splinter Cell: Deathwatch,” based on Clancy’s video game and novel tie-in franchise “Splinter Cell,” will hit Netflix in October! The streamer also put out a new teaser trailer with some extra cool voice cast reveals.  The teaser has the new, but visibly older Sam Fisher (Liev Schreiber) back in action on a mission he describes as “personal.” This will be the first ever adaptation of “Splinter Cell,” which centers around legendary agent Fisher who is drawn back into the field when a wounded young…

Attention critics and journalists living outside of London! The London Film Festival (LFF) has launched its annual critics support fund for the third year in a row. This fund seeks to help critics and journalists from low income backgrounds by covering their LFF accreditation fee.  All applicants must meet the following criteria: The critics support fund actively encourages applications for writers belonging to underrepresented groups. These backgrounds include but are not limited to; “women, trans and non-binary identifying, BAME, LGBTQ+, neurodivergent and/or disabled,” the application reads. While they would like to put more focus on critics living outside of London.…

If you got comfy shoes, running through your head, who you gonna call? Ghostbusters! The ionic sci-fi franchise has been immortalized in so many different ways, including comics, video games, and countless toylines. Now it’s getting a Croc shoe based on it that is sure to set your P.K.E. meter off the charts.  Save your city from destruction in comfort with this “Ghostbusters” classic clog! These new Crocs are designed to look like the team’s flight suits, complete with different name tags so you can be a different Ghostbuster each day. This look is accentuated by the glow-in-the-dark ectoplasm oozing…

There has already been some buzz around the movie “The Pirate,” written by Will Dunn (“The Peasant,” “Ms. Marvel”). And now that Jason Momoa (“Minecraft,” “Dune”) and David Leitch (“How to Rob a Bank”) may be on board to produce, there is about to be a lot more. The project was recently acquired and is currently being developed by Amazon MGM Studios. Leitch and Kelly McCormick are in negotiations at this time to produce for their 87North banner. Momoa is, of course, negotiating under his On the Roam banner. Momoa may be in talks to star as well, with Leitch…

The upcoming horror movie “The Conjuring: Last Rites” is getting two different entries into the popcorn bucket wars! Both designs are based on the franchise’s staple creepy doll, Annabelle, who eventually starred in her own spin-off films. While one of the designs leans into the creep factor, the other seems to have taken the “Dune Part Two” strategy. Annabelle Popcorn Buckets The creepier design is for Regal Cinemas and has the doll sitting with a popcorn bucket between her legs. The bucket itself is textured and painted to resemble wood with  “The Conjuring: Last Rites” printed across it. Commentators online…

The release of “Helldivers 2” is just around the corner and Microsoft just dropped some really cool news about the game. This Xbox Series X|S title will have a Helldivers 2 x Halo: ODST Legendary Warbond, a new collection of equipment that may look familiar. In game, ODST stands for “Obedient Democracy Support Troopers” and this new collection is inspired by those storied heroes. Giving players the opportunity to become the best-of-the-best. Of the best. The Helldivers 2 x Halo: ODST Legendary Warbond includes four weapons, two armor sets, and two capes.  Weapons Armor Capes: The Helldivers 2 x Halo:…

On June 5th Nintendo released a new “Mario Kart World” game with a brand new character, Cow. Animal rights group PETA is asking the company to redesign Cow to remove a nose ring. The organization argues it mimics and minimizes real-world cruelty inflicted on innocent animals.  Because in reality these brass rings are crudely stabbed through these creature’s sensitive septums, to control and drag them around. Up to and sometimes including to the slaughterhouse. “The dairy industry will also clip spiked nose rings on baby cows so that the comforting act of nursing from their mother causes her pain and…

Only one man holds the record for world’s largest elephant toothpaste explosion and that’s former NASA engineer turned YouTube sensation Mark Rober. Now the inventor and philanthropist is bringing his blend of education and entertainment to Netflix. His company, CrunchLabs, in partnership with Jimmy Kimmel’s Kimmelot are developing a kids and family competition series for the steamer. He’ll even bring some of his most beloved, ambitious, and informative experiments to the upcoming series. “I love turning learning into a game, basically hiding the vegetables in the dessert, and now it’s a full-on competition game show!” says Rober. “When you’re having…

As fans we can all get a little Veruca Salt from time to time. Fantasy enthusiests hit that line long ago with the wait for George R.R. Martin’s “The Winds of Winter” and “A Dream of Spring” (the final novel in the A Song of Ice and Fire series). During a panel at WorldCon in Seattle one fan took this frustration too far by demanding Martin hand “The Winds of Winter” over to Brandon Sanderson, who was also on the panel. Why you may ask? Because, according to this “fan,” Martin is “probably going to die soon.” “Winds of Winter”…