James Mangold's 2017 superhero film "Logan" is unique within the genre for the simple fact that it ends. Inspired by the Mark Millar and Steve McNiven comic book series "Old Man Logan," Mangold's film takes place in a future of the X-Men universe wherein the man once known as Wolverine has grown into a scarred, defeated, sad, kind of pathetic elderly man. Professor X (Patrick Stewart) is pushing 100 and is losing control of his psychic powers, and Logan (Hugh Jackman) can no longer heal quickly. Both men are at the ends of their lives. The world is dry, dusty, and barren, and the X-Men long ago disbanded and died. The X-Men comics that you read are merely inaccurate portrayals of...
When I was laid up with COVID-19 earlier this summer (a two-week period that I like to call “Netflix and ill”), I noticed something: Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson appears in a lot of jungle-themed movies. They’re almost a natural habitat for his typical on-screen personas: he swings machetes, he fights dangerous wildlife, he raises one eyebrow very high and makes deadpan jokes while he sweats and glistens. In fact, of the 44 feature-length films in which he is listed as an actor on his IMDb page, I identified nine that involve a jungle. Even assuming I haven’t missed any, that’s more than 20 percent! There was only one thing to do next: watch every one of them. Here they all...
"Halo" is a story about a super soldier known as Master Chief (aka John-117) who fights aliens in space over ancient technology. You might think from the description that it's a story you've seen many times before. Certainly, "Halo" wears its influences on its sleeve. But don't underestimate the world of the games, which has thus far been the subject of over 30 novels, several comics, and one season of a live-action television show. Bungie cut their teeth directing the "Marathon" trilogy of narratively ambitious first-person shooters. "Halo" was targeted at a wider audience, but its developers still took the time to flesh out the game's setting. Rather than the heavy metal mishmash of "Doom" and its ilk, this would...
Kids have absolutely no problem telling grown-ups what they think. When they're young, it's because they don’t know how to be anything but honest, and when they're older, it's because they believe they're never gonna turn into us. So when Reddit user Sundriedsandles asked everyone on the platform, "What's the most savage thing you heard a child say to an adult?" the replies came pouring in. From insulting our appearance to questioning our life choices, here's what the little ones are capable of.#1My friend when he was about 4 was in trouble so he had to be in the kitchen with his mom where she could see him. He was bored and wanted to play but she wouldn’t let him...
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SPY.com may receive an affiliate commission. It’s summer and we’re getting outside more than ever, so you’ll have to forgive us for not updating this list as regularly as we should. The good news is we’re back for another round of what to watch this weekend picks, and we’re kind of excited about some of the new stuff coming up on our favorite streaming services. (Who knows, some of these shows and movies may even make the back half of our best streaming releases of the year list in a few months.) For now, we’re super jazzed about the release of A League of Their...
