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Batwoman Remains the Arrowverse’s Weak Link

Warning: this review contains full spoilers for Batwoman: Season 1, Episode 3. If you need a refresher on where we left off, here’s our review for Season 1, Episode 2.

Three episodes in, I’ve decided I’m far more in love with the idea of Batwoman than I am the series itself. It’s great seeing Kate Kane take the spotlight on The CW, both because she’s a compelling heroine and because it’s yet another reminder that the Arrowverse is running circles around the MCU and DCEU when it comes to LGBTQ representation. But that doesn’t change the fact that the series continues to fall well short of its potential. Rather than carve a unique niche for Kate Kane in the Arrowverse, this series is content to recycle the same tropes and cliches we’ve seen time and time again.

The Walking Dead: “Ghosts” Review

Warning: Full spoilers for the episode follow…

The Walking Dead rebounded a bit this week with an episode that started as the show’s own version of BSG’s wildly intense “33,” in which waves of walkers descended upon Alexandria, keeping everyone up for 48 hours, and then ended as a meditation on Carol’s overall mental state.

And in between, because it was a chapter that bobbed and weaved quite a bit, Negan graduated to full-fledged Alexandria protector (Aaron was the mini-boss he had to reconcile with), Siddiq’s anxiety and manifesting trauma began to hinder his work (Dante covered for him, while also revealing his backstory a bit), and Rosita and Eugene had to have “the talk” (about how he still harbored hope for a romance that wasn’t going to happen). So, all around, a busy episode.

What Was Raining on HBO’s Watchmen?

Spoilers follow for the first episode of HBO’s Watchmen. Learn which original Watchmen characters are returning in the HBO show and which aren’t right here.

During one particular moment in the premiere episode of HBO’s sequel series Watchmen, viewers not familiar with the original graphic novel may have been scratching their heads… even while they felt the need to pop an umbrella. We’re talking about the scene where Regina King’s Angela Abar and her son Topher (Dylan Schombing) drive into a… baby squid storm.

Squid storm!

HBO’s Watchmen Premiere Review

HBO’s new Watchmen show has a lot on its mind, though I wonder if it knows what to do with it.

The original comic by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons gave rise to numerous imitators: Superhero “deconstructions” that leaned into the gritty tone and texture of the book, without capturing its political purview. The sequel show, created by Damon Lindelof (Lost, The Leftovers) seems to understand what made the 1986-87 graphic novel great; Moore and Gibbons’ story, set contemporaneously, explored the era’s Cold War political anxieties and fears of fascism through the lens of “realistic” superheroes, whose emergence in the 1940s led to an alternate history. Lindelof’s approach feels similar. He uses the genre’s big ideas to touch on several hot-button issues of the last few years — issues that have existed for decades and centuries, but have gained mainstream exposure through social media: police brutality, and white supremacy. And while the show seems to separate the two, despite their deeply entangled structural history, it appears to do so knowingly — perhaps even winkingly, with more in store. Whether it succeeds, however, remains to be seen.

Joker Could Become The Highest-Grossing R-Rated Movie Ever (Not Adjusted For Inflation)

The Joaquin Phoenix Joker movie is still riding high at the box office, and by the end of its theatrical run it might end up becoming the highest-grossing R-rated movie in history.

After another strong performance at the box office in its third weekend, Joker has made more than $737 million worldwide. It needs about $48 million more to reach Deadpool 2’s lifetime gross of $785 million that made it the highest-grossing R-rated movie in cinema history.

As THR reminds us, Deadpool 2 made around $738 million globally from its initial run before the PG-13 re-release, Once Upon a Deadpool, helped total receipts reach $785 million.

THR says Joker is expected to make $900 million at the box office when all is said and done, and it could even reach $1 billion, some people said.

Some of the other highest-grossing R-rated movies over the years have included 2003’s The Matrix Reloaded ($742 million), 2017’s Stephen King movie It ($700 million), 2014’s American Sniper ($547 million), and 2004’s The Passion of the Christ ($611 million). These figures are not, however, adjusted for inflation.

Was That the Owlship on HBO’s Watchmen?

Spoilers follow for the first episode of HBO’s Watchmen.

The Owlship is one of the coolest pieces of technology in the original Watchmen. The brainchild of Dan Dreiberg, a.k.a. the second Nite Owl, the ship — called Archimedes, or Archie for short — was seemingly ahead of its time, with its hover and underwater capabilities, various weapons, and of course onboard coffee machine! And now that same technology has shown up on HBO’s Watchmen, and indeed was spotted by some fans in the trailers for the show as well. But the question is, is it the Owlship?

In a word, no.

The new version of the Owlship and the original from the graphic novel.

Box Office Report: Maleficent 2 Is Disney’s Worst Opening Of 2019

The latest box office numbers have arrived, and Disney’s Maleficent sequel, Mistress of Evil, was a disappointment. Entertainment Weekly reports that the film made an estimated $36 million in the Friday-Sunday period in the US and Canada, which is below the $40 million it was predicted to make.

Additionally, that’s just over half of the $69.4 million that the first Maleficent movie made over its first weekend back in 2014.

At $36 million, Mistress of Evil had the lowest opening weekend for for any Disney movie so far in 2019. The film pulled in a further $117 million from overseas markets over the weekend to push its total to $153 million. Still, the movie had a budget of $185 million (before marketing), so this shows “audiences weren’t invested in a sequel,” EW said.

Mistress of Evil has a very good A rating on Cinema Score, which is a measurement of audience scores. The movie stars Elle Fanning and Angelina Jolie. It was directed by Joachim Ronning, who previously made Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales.

Mistress of Evil did well enough to unseat Joker from the No. 1 position its held since it debuted on October 4. The Todd Phillips/Joaquin Phoenix movie made $29.2 million at the box office in the US/Canada this weekend. The movie has made more than $730 million globally so far, which makes it a huge success given it was made on a $55 million budget.

Another new movie that premiered this weekend was Zombieland 2: Double Tap. It earned $26.7 million in the domestic market, which is ahead of the $24.7 million that the first movie made over its opening weekend in 2009 (not adjusted for inflation).

October 18-20 US/Canada Box Office:

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil — $36 million
Joker — $29.2 million
Zombieland 2: Double Tap — $26.7 million
The Addams Family — $16 million
Gemini Man — $8.5 million
Abominable — $3.5 million
Downton Abbey –$3 million
Judy — $2.06 million
Hustlers — $2.05 million
It Chapter Two — $1.5 million

Three Awesome Aussie Indie Games You Need to Keep an Eye On

PAX Australia has come and gone for another year, and I spent a lot of it walking from indie booth to indie booth, talking to devs and playing everything I could. After all, games like Hollow Knight and Screen Cheat were first shown here, and there’s always a few truly outstanding titles to discover. Here are three games coming from Aussies indies that really impressed me, and one bonus game from Norway via Canada.

Heavenly Bodies

Genre: Space problem solving | Players: Single, local co-op

Release: Early 2021 | Platforms: PC first, consoles later (hopefully) | More info here

What Time Does Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare Unlock? Activision Announces Release Schedule

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What is predicted and expected to be the biggest game of 2019, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, launches this week on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. Lots of people are geared up and excited to play Infinity Ward’s soft-reboot of the 2007 game. But when, exactly, does the new shooter launch on each platform? Those details are now coming into focus.

Activision published a blog post that outlines the key particulars. On PC, Modern Warfare will be available around the world at 6 PM PT on Thursday, October 24. That works out to 9PM EDT / 10 PM BRT that day. Players in London can start playing on PC at 2 AM BST on October 25, which works out to 3 AM CEST in Stockholm, 4 AM in Moscow, and 12 PM in Sydney.

Check out the map below to find out when Modern Warfare launches for you, but bear in mind again that this map is for PC only.

For digital copies on PS4 and Xbox One, Activision said people should “consult your console dashboard for accurate launch times in your region.” On Xbox One, the Modern Warfare store page states that the game will release at 12 AM on October 25 in Australia.

CharlieIntel reports that Modern Warfare will release for PS4 and Xbox One at midnight local time on October 25 in all regions around the world except for North America. In North America, the game will reportedly go live at 6 PM Pacific, 7 PM Mountain, 8 PM Central, and 9 PM Eastern on Thursday, October 24.

Pre-loading for Modern Warfare is available now on PS4 and Xbox One, with support for PC pre-loading coming on October 22.

Ahead of Modern Warfare’s launch, Activision recently shared details on the game’s post-release content. As the publisher previously confirmed, Modern Warfare will not have loot boxes; instead, the game will use seasonal battle passes much like Fortnite.

The pass will offer a free content stream and a premium one; the former will let you unlock anything that has an impact on gameplay, like weapons, while the latter will feature vanity items like unique cosmetics.

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