Though recently rumored, season 3 episode 2 of Rick and Morty did not premiere during the Adult Swim live streaming event this evening.
Instead, co-creators Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland made the big announcement that the next episode will air Sunday, July 30 at 11:30 p.m. EST.
They also decided to show a brand new season 3 trailer! Here it is below:
Bask in the hilarity!
The third season of Rick and Morty will have 10 episodes, Harmon said, with the possibility of a fourth underway.
All of this, and them some, was discussed as Harmon continued to write a script in front of an audience, as well as a storyboard artist drawing out some sketches for a future episode.
Fans of Rick and Morty can finally breathe, knowing there is an end date to this long, terrible, seemingly never-ending hiatus since the season 2 finale back in October 2015.
Set your calendar reminders to Sunday, July 30 at 11:30 p.m. EST on Adult Swim for the continuation of Rick and Morty season 3.
The power of social media and fandom asserts itself once again – after its brutal cancellation at the beginning of June, fans have gotten Sense8 renewed for a two-hour special next year to wrap up its loose ends.
Netflix cancelled the Wachowski sisters’ show in June, citing funds, low viewer numbers and ‘too many hit shows’. It was an unexpected move, especially given the shows’ small but dedicated following and Netflix’s previous insistence that they don’t care about viewer numbers. Especially in the wake of other cancellations, it sent a strong and crushing message to queer and LGBT+ communities around the world.
However, it sparked a fan campaign the like of which hasn’t been seen since the infamous Firefly letter flood, more than ten years ago. Like Firefly, fans want a proper ending, no matter what form it comes in.
The second tweet refers to “What’s Up”, a song by the 4 Non Blondes repopularized by Sense8. Fans worldwide are using it as an anthem to rally around, as seen below.
After several refusals on Netflix’s part to renew the show, the news this morning was a wonderful surprise. It came in the form of a statement from Sense8 co-creator Lana Wachowski.
Death doesn't let you say goodbye. 2 hour finale episode in the works. Tell your cluster. pic.twitter.com/GHZgGuHwS0
“The passionate letters, the petitions, the collective voice that rose up like the first Sun to fight for this show was beyond what anyone was expecting.”
There is no further information yet available about the special. It’s not too much to imagine that the cluster will return. We know for sure that we’ll find out what happens to Wolfgang, from the letter above. It’s also certain, unfortunately, that that will be the end of the show. However, this time, it’ll be a planned end, and a natural one – and hopefully one that foretells better times for the cluster and for queer communities the world over.
Perhaps following the macro-breweries’ example, it seems that independent brewers are also expanding. Creemore Springs Brewery, a subsidiary of Molson since 2005, recently added a subsidiary brewery to its ranks, Mad & Noisy Brewing — read a bit more about it in my review of their Hops & Bolts India Pale Lager. Other independent Canadian breweries, like Moosehead, have done the same in recent years. Why would these breweries create subsidiary brands, you ask?
Unlike Creemore Springs, Mad & Noisy is not subject to the Reinheitsgebot, giving Creemore Springs the opportunity to brew outside of the purity law while still observing the Reinheitsgebot distinction through its flagship brand. Bavarians might turn their noses up, but I’m glad that Creemore has expanded their line-up by adding an “unlawful” subsidiary brewery. So, in defiance of Bavarian custom, I present my review of Mad & Noisy Brewing’s Lagered Ale.
Mad & Noisy Brewing: Lagered Ale – First Sip
A blurb on the can describes this brew as kölsch-inspired. So if you’ve got one around, pour this brew into a stange to enjoy its full flavour and aroma.
This Lagered Ale pours a transparent light golden colour with little head. I get a whiff of grains with a hint of apples as I take my first sip. This lagered ale is malty and sweet at first, fading to a crisp and almost tart dryness. The carbonation level relatively low, this beer’s mouthfeel is fizzy enough to underscore its dry aftertaste.
Mad & Noisy Brewing: Lagered Ale – Last Sip
At 4.7% ABV, this brew isn’t strong but it is tasty. This is a very easy-drinking beer, a great addition to any lager-lover’s fridge. So, pair it with just about anything you like — maybe avoid ice cream — and enjoy it during a barbecue, at a party, or during a quiet night at home with a frozen pizza. This is an easy-drinking and versatile brew.
Marvel announced that they would be revealing some big news pertaining to its “Legacy” event on Friday, June 23rd. Could it have been new titles? New creative teams? A shake-up for the editorial staff? A new mission statement? Oh what could The House of Ideas be doing to “change the comic book industry?”
52 (oh there’s irony in that number) homage covers set to debut before Marvel Legacy later this year. No release dates announced. No creative teams announced. Only a few titles are actually new series. At best, this was a wildly misleading PR stunt that was given more steam than it should’ve. At worst, this is evidence that Marvel just isn’t listening to its reader base.
Before we go further in the Marvel bashing, let’s just do a little bit of comparing and contrasting. In February of 2016, DC announced its “Rebirth” line. It did not win hearts and minds immediately. “Another reboot?” But, something very interesting happened at Wondercon the following month. While the DC bigwigs announced all the new books, creative teams, and release dates they basically admitted and apologized for its past shortcomings. They felt, and realized that “The New 52” initiative was drifting away from what its beloved characters stood for. That admission gave fans and critics the belief that DC was sincere in its strive for change.
Marvel’s recent announcement was void of any form of admission of fault. The brazen announcement of homage covers without any real context to the content of the stories looks more like a sales gimmick. Nothing about this makes me believe that Marvel is listening to the main grievances fans have been having. Marvel prints out too many events (four major events came out since May of 2016). They are constantly renumbering, and relaunching titles, which makes it difficult to keep up with what’s going on. Books can get canceled after two issues due to a lack of marketing. There are too many books and not everyone can buy them because readers have a limited income.
It really felt like Marvel released all these homage covers and said, “look at all these cool covers, don’t you want to buy them? Aren’t they awesome? No need to thank us, just kindly hand over your wallet.”
I know I’m being cynical toward this, but can you blame me? I’m looking at a company I love and grew up with make grand, empty gestures to try and maintain its fanbase. I can’t speak for everyone, but all they needed to do to win me back as a reader was promise fewer events, fewer titles, and a stronger focus on creative teams. Because there is good work being done at Marvel: Black Panther, Punisher, Daredevil, Thor, X-Men Blue, Ms. Marvel, The Defenders, Invincible Iron Man, Peter Parker: Spectacular Spider-Man, The Ultimates, Captain America (both Steve Rogers and Sam Wilson), and so many other stories.
I have no idea what Legacy will entail. It might be an amazing story that really does get fans excited about the future of Marvel comics. I certainly hope Marvel’s Editor in Chief, Axel Alonso is right when he says:
“Our titles will unearth gems from Marvel’s rich history, remind readers of connections between characters, and usher in the return of some major characters who’ve been missed. Above all else, we want to inject our comics with a massive dose of fun!”
I want Marvel Legacy #1 to knock my socks off. I want Legacy to be the renaissance the comic book industry needs. I want to see fans both young and old stand out in line for hours and hours waiting to get copies. I desperately want Legacy to prove my negative self-wrong.
That being said, there is a rather noticeable hiccup in Legacy‘s release. When DC Universe Rebirth #1 was released it was 80 pages long, and only cost $2.99. On top of that, Geoff Johns famously said, “if people didn’t like it, he would personally refund their money.” It also was followed up by a large line of new titles with new creative teams. Marvel Legacy #1 is $5.99, and only 50 pages long, and instead of announcing new titles, or new creative teams, they released a bunch of homage covers.
Marvel, you’re not changing the industry. You’re maintaining the status quo.
Kevin Smith, the New Jersey native filmmaker who rose to fame with cult comedies such as Clerks and Mallrats has recently turned his attention to making offbeat horror films. With Red State, Tusk, and Yoga Hosersunder his belt (and a few more in the near future) Smith is filming a horror anthology entitled Killroy Was Here.
While not much has been revealed as to the actual plot of the film, it will feature a long nosed monster called Kilroy, based on an iconic piece of graffiti. Smith is directing and co-writing the movie with Andy McElfresh.
Smith recently wrapped shooting the first installment of the anthology flick in Sarasota, Florida with the help of students from the Ringling College of Art and Design.
Kilroy Was Here is a famous piece of graffiti featuring a bald character looking over a fence with a prominent nose, as seen in the image below. The image dates back to World War II.
“This is a monster movie in the sense of a classic morality tale,” Smith said in a press release. “No one wants to see you spill the blood of innocents, but when someone crosses the line and goes bad, you get to make them pay in horrible ways, and the audience cheers. Like The Twilight Zone, Killroy is full of ironic twists and grisly moments. We wanted to make an anthology film in the vein of Creepshow.”
Killroy Was Here was originally titled Comes the Krampus, but the project was temporarily shelved when Michael Dougherty beat him to the punch with 2015s Krampus. He decided to replace the Christmastime demon with the eponymous Kilroy, whilst keeping the same anthology structure he had intended all along.
What do you think about Smith taking on the Killroy anthology movie? Would you rather he stick to his View Askewniverse style?
The headline may sound crazy, and it’s very hard to even read because of the implications tied to it, but… ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ is this year’s ‘Man of Steel.’
‘Man of Steel’ is a good action movie, but a very bad Superman film. The further I’m removed from ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ the more it becomes a very good Marvel Cinematic Universe film, it serves the machine well, but it is not a Spider-Man movie.
There will be spoilers ahead, so tread carefully moving forward.
‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ is a fun film with a great cast, a decent plot, and an amazing performance by Tom Holland as Peter Parker. That being said, the film is missing everything that makes Peter, Spider-Man. It could have just as easily been called ‘The Adventures of Young Iron Man.’
The Spider-Suit is what makes this an Iron Man film. It talks, and it has a million features and gadgets. The suit is named Karen once it starts talking and as funny as the dialogue might have been, it strips Peter of the character. He is no longer on his own and his Spider-Sense was essentially replaced with Karen. Every Spider-Man comic book you read has a panel where Peter’s Spider-Sense goes off. If it works for every comic, why isn’t it good enough for this film? Spider-Man doesn’t need a Jarvis. Tony Stark is the rich playboy with all the tech; Spider-Man is the everyman hero that’s broke.
Marvel Studios President, Kevin Feige, jump-started the Spider-Man franchise in the MCU by skipping the origin and diving straight into the action. This sounds like a great plan since there have been five stand-alone films with a reboot in the middle. Everyone should know the story by now, but by completely taking Uncle Ben out of the film you lose the moral of the franchise and Peter’s central motivation for becoming a hero. So then, when you reach a climactic point in ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ and Peter needs to dig deep and find inner strength to survive, rather than being motivated by his family or a girl, the film gets a voice over by Tony Stark. It’s a father-son moment that has never been part of the mythos. Peter has always idolized Tony as a role model in the scientific community, but definitely not as a father because he had Uncle Ben.
With Uncle Ben missing or removed from the origin, Peter’s reasoning for becoming a hero is reduced to idolizing the Avengers. This does a major injustice to the character and viewer. It may be tired and old, but that doesn’t make it any less important. When Brian Michael Bendis launched Ultimate Spider-Man in 2000, he updated the character for the times but didn’t change the root or motivations of the character because that wouldn’t be Spider-Man anymore.
The MCU is going to get extremely boring if every piece of new tech comes from ‘The Event’ that took place in the first Avengers film. This is a sign of lazy writing and must be reconsidered to avoid monotony. There are other people in the world that can invent technology besides Tony Stark and aliens. If a writer hands you a lazy script, you hand right back to him or her and you tell them to work harder. If they can’t work harder, find another writer who can. With the amount of money being spent on these films, there should be no excuse for lazy writing, especially when you had six writers on ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming.’ Kevin Feige, that is on you.
What makes Clark Kent Superman is that he was raised by Ma and Pa Kent. That family unit provided a strong moral compass and gave Clark his Boy Scout mentality. The Boy Scouts might not be cool, but they are taught to do the right thing. In 2013, David S. Goyer and Zack Snyder re-invent Superman with ‘Man of Steel.’ They also create a more cynical Pa Kent, one that scolds Clark for rescuing a school bus of classmates. Should Clark let his friend drown to protect his identity? These deviations from the character culminates when Superman is forced to kill Zod to save Earth. The death of Zod at the hands of Superman has fans polarized; I am of the camp that he should have found a better way because he’s Superman. Heroes can’t save everyone, but superheroes can. Superman is supposed to be better than all of us, and inspire us all, and that element is missing in ‘Man of Steel,’ the very ideology on which the character was founded. That’s the same problem with ‘Homecoming.’
‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ is a fun film that will make you laugh, but won’t inspire you to help your fellow man. That is why ‘Homecoming is this year’s ‘Man of Steel.’
Spider-Man: Homecoming had its first press screening last night, and reviews are all over the web now. Here are what some of the critics are saying about Spidey’s latest outing.
Ej Moreno, Monkeys Fighting Robots:
“While Tom Holland shines at Peter Parker, the film around him feels like more of the same. For being the third reboot in 15 years, you’d want this to be fresher but it’s not. At least the audience seemed to enjoy it so points for that”
Dewey Singleton, Monkeys Fighting Robots:
“Spider-Man: Homecoming is a welcomed example of originality in a genre that can be quite rote at times. The film is anchored by a great ensemble and solid performances from both Holland and Keaton. This certainly should be seen in theaters on July 7th.”
Sandy Schafer, Screen Rant:
“Spider-Man: Homecoming works as both a (very) funny high school comedy/drama and strong standalone superhero movie set in the MCU.”
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone:
“News Flash: Tom Holland is the best movie Spider-Man ever. He finds the kid inside the famous red onesie and brings out the kid in even the most hardened filmgoer.”
Angie Han, Mashable:
“Watts nails the timeless cornerstones of adolescence: the crippling anxiety mixed with brash confidence, the life-or-death dimensions of a crush, the impatience to grow up.”
So far, Rotten Tomatoes has counted one negative review. Here’s an excert from that piece.
John DeFore, The Hollywood Reporter:
“Though it doesn’t approach the abominations of recent DC movies, which (with the happy exception of Wonder Woman, but certainly including the cringeworthy Justice League trailer) seem intent on making those initials stand not for “Detective Comics” but “Douchebag Corrosiveness,” it represents a creative misstep for the studio — albeit one likely to ride fanboy enthusiasm to much better receipts than those enjoyed by Amazing Spider-Man, the recent incarnation starring Andrew Garfield.”
The consensus I gather from reading these reviews is the lighthearted, family aspect to Spider-Man: Homecoming. As a Spider-Man movie should be, it appears as though Tom Holland brings a friendly, comic-book like performance to the role and that the film overall is akin to Marvel comics from the 1960s.
Are you excited for Spider-Man: Homecoming? Let us know in the comments below. The film swings into theaters on July 7.
Child’s Play is like the redheaded stepchild – pun intended – of the 80s/90s horror franchises. It’s never been that great, but at the same time it’s never been boring. Now, we have Cult of Chucky, which brings back a few familiar faces and manages to somehow build a Chuckyverse around the demonic doll.
Check out this trailer:
Chucky returns to terrorize his human victim, Nica. Meanwhile, the killer doll has some scores to settle with his old enemies, with the help of his former wife.
I don’t really know what’s happening in this trailer, but I do see that Jennifer Tilly is back for more. And if you didn’t recognize him, that’s Alex Vincent, the original Andy from the first film.
To be honest I’ve lost track of the number of Chucky/Child’s Play films after the original trilogy – which I loved – but apparently there were three MORE movies after Child’s Play 1, 2, and 3.
Cult of Chucky should please the hardcore fans of the franchise. It will be out October 20, but it will definitely be VOD so don’t head to the multiplex expecting to see this on the big screen.
Marvel has finally released the first trailer for Marvel’s Inhumans, revealing some of the craziest characters the studio has ever attempted to introduce. Originally intended for a cinematic adventure, the Inhumans are instead being placed on television, premiering on ABC this September. In a way, Marvel will still keep its promise of having the Inhumansappear on the big screen, as the show will premiere its first two episodes on IMAX screens before it’s official premiere date.
The series follows a royal family of Inhuman characters, who have spent years hiding from humanity on the moon. The series will display the tension between royal family members and the arrival of the Inhuman royal family on Earth. Bringing the Inhumans to the big screen is Anson Mount (Hell on Wheels), who will portray King Black Bolt alongside Serinda Swan (Graceland) as Medusa, Iwan Rheon (Game of Thrones) as Maximus, Eme Ikwuakor (Extant) as Gorgon, Isabelle Cornish (Puberty Blues) as Crystal, and Ken Leung (Lost) as Karnak.
Marvel’s Inhumans will land on ABC on Friday, Sept. 29, with a two-hour premiere starting at 8/7c. The first two episodes will premiere on IMAX screens starting Friday, Sept. 1.
