Few modern filmmakers have earned as much respect from fantasy and film fans as Edgar Wright. After a successful run on the cult TV series Spaced, he took on the zombie apocalypse with collaborators Simon Pegg and Nick Frost in 2004’s Shaun of the Dead. Does this work remain a genre-busting artistic success, or is it a nostalgic comedy from a past era?

​Derek "Halloween" Young and Darren "Costume" Moser are back! It's been another month since the duo recapped their latest project and con visits. Since then Halloween has come and gone with many projects in the works. And a broken laser. We can't wait to share these experiences with you.

Dallas and Lee review the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe adventure, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.

The Bad Batch Commentary: Replacements.

Matt and John give their commentary for The Bad Batch’s third episode from season 1, “Replacements.” Duty, Honor, Trust and the Incremental Erosion of Freedom all come into play as the themes gain even more clarity.

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Dallas and Lee review Marcel The Shell With Shoes On.

Marcel is a one-inch-tall shell who ekes out a colorful existence with his grandmother Connie and their pet lint, Alan. Once part of a sprawling community of shells, they now live alone as the sole survivors of a mysterious tragedy. But when a documentary filmmaker discovers them amongst the clutter of his Airbnb, the short film he posts online brings Marcel millions of passionate fans, as well as unprecedented dangers and a new hope at finding his long-lost family.

Ky and Cassia are split up as they start their lives of resistance in Crossed. Cassia is working as a laborer planning her chance to break out in search of Ky, and Ky is being used as a human shield looking to find Cassia. With some help on both ends, including that of Xander, the two escape the society and start to trek further away from the central district, and luckily they are reunited, but things have changed between them as they have both learned of an upcoming rebellion, the rising. They must now see if they can and even want to join the open rebellion against the society.

Next week we will be reading chapters 27-54 of book 2 in the series, Crossed.

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Bond truly went back to basics in 2006’s Casino Royale, featuring Daniel Craig’s debut as 007. Based on Ian Fleming’s first novel, it updated and reconstructed Bond for a modern age. Martin Campbell returned to the franchise to introduce the new Bond as he had in 1995’s GoldenEye. Was Campbell hampered with this new attempt to reinvent or successfully re-tool his approach for a new actor?

Character Profile: Lore

He's back! ...maybe? Definitely. Er, we think, based on a few seconds in a trailer!

Brent Spiner (possibly!) returns as Lore in season three of "Star Trek: Picard." The trio examines Lore and his relations with the Next Gen crew - how evil is this evil twin? He only appeared in three (or four, depending on how one counts) episodes: "Datalore," "Brothers," and "Descent" (Parts 1 and 2). What makes Lore the antithesis of Data? What is his motivation? What more did we learn about Data and his "family"? Let us know all the lore about Lore!

Dallas and Lee return to discuss the sudden news that the Belmont and Filmhouse cinemas alongside the Edinburgh International Film Festival have gone into administration.

Dallas and Lee review the prequel to X, Pearl. Trapped on her family’s isolated farm, Pearl must tend to her ailing father under the bitter and overbearing watch of her devout mother. Lusting for a glamorous life like she’s seen in the movies, Pearl’s ambitions, temptations, and repressions all collide.