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Over the Hill Review: The Road Not Taken Is the Whole Point over the hill looks like a cute arcade off-roader, but it quietly becomes a puzzle game about the most ridiculous route to the next secret — and it is at its best with friends at 2am.

thenerdwire.comOver the Hill Review: The Road Not Taken Is the Whole Pointover the hill looks like a cute arcade off-roader, but it quietly becomes a puzzle game about the most ridiculous route to the next secret — and it is at its best with friends at 2am.
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A Magic Kingdom cast member calmed Mick Foley's son in 2004. In 2025 she found him at a Nashville con, and he remembered her instantly. A week later she offered him the role of Moose in The Christmas Heartbeat, a movie about kindness. Ever been remembered for a small kindness?

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Tony Gilroy Needed a Sanctuary After Andor. In Behemoth!, Pedro Pascal Became His Exclamation Point Tony Gilroy wanted a sanctuary after Andor. At AFI FEST, he, Pedro Pascal, Kaya Ralls, John Gilroy and three of Behemoth!'s nine composers explained how they wrote most of the music before shooting.

thenerdwire.comTony Gilroy Needed a Sanctuary After Andor. In Behemoth!, Pedro Pascal Became His Exclamation PointTony Gilroy wanted a sanctuary after Andor. At AFI FEST, he, Pedro Pascal, Kaya Ralls, John Gilroy and three of Behemoth!'s nine composers explained how they wrote most of the music before shooting.
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Mick Foley's two Christmas picks: Elf, because Buddy reminds him of the joy his son finds in small things, and The Twilight Zone's "The Night of the Meek" (1960), which he rewatches every year to "put my heart in the right place." What's your annual rewatch?

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AFI FEST Celebrates 40 Years of Cinema as LAIKA’s Wildwood Opens the Festival The 40th AFI FEST opened at the TCL Chinese Theatre with Bob Gazzale's four-decade retrospective and the U.S. premiere of LAIKA's Wildwood. The Nerd Wire was in the room.

thenerdwire.comAFI FEST Celebrates 40 Years of Cinema as LAIKA’s Wildwood Opens the FestivalThe 40th AFI FEST opened at the TCL Chinese Theatre with Bob Gazzale's four-decade retrospective and the U.S. premiere of LAIKA's Wildwood. The Nerd Wire was in the room.
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“16 Years”: Travis Knight Reflects on Love, Loss and the Making of Wildwood at AFI FEST At Wildwood's U.S. premiere, LAIKA's Travis Knight joked about 16 years of stop-motion, then spoke about the brother, brother-in-law and nephew he lost along the way. We were there.

thenerdwire.com“16 Years”: Travis Knight Reflects on Love, Loss and the Making of Wildwood at AFI FESTAt Wildwood's U.S. premiere, LAIKA's Travis Knight joked about 16 years of stop-motion, then spoke about the brother, brother-in-law and nephew he lost along the way. We were there.
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VisionQuest Reveals the Real People Behind Tony Stark’s AIs — and Quietly Changes His Legacy F.R.I.D.A.Y. is Allison Hogan. E.D.I.T.H. is Edith Marks. J.A.R.V.I.S. was Edwin Jarvis all along. VisionQuest turns Tony's assistants into a memorial — then introduces a copy who says she's the real thing.

thenerdwire.comVisionQuest Reveals the Real People Behind Tony Stark’s AIs — and Quietly Changes His LegacyF.R.I.D.A.Y. is Allison Hogan. E.D.I.T.H. is Edith Marks. J.A.R.V.I.S. was Edwin Jarvis all along. VisionQuest turns Tony's assistants into a memorial — then introduces a copy who says she's the real thing.
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Who Is the Butcherbird Killer? VisionQuest’s Jocasta Has a Strange Comics History — and the Show Just Rewrote It The Butcherbird Killer is Jocasta, Marvel's 1977 "Bride of Ultron." VisionQuest kept her silhouette and rewrote everything else. Lore Check.

thenerdwire.comWho Is the Butcherbird Killer? VisionQuest’s Jocasta Has a Strange Comics History — and the Show Just Rewrote ItThe Butcherbird Killer is Jocasta, Marvel's 1977 "Bride of Ultron." VisionQuest kept her silhouette and rewrote everything else. Lore Check.
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VisionQuest Episode 2 Just Made WandaVision’s Most Heartbreaking Line Matter Again Tommy remembers something only two people ever heard. VisionQuest's "Theseus" uses it to settle what WandaVision left open — and kills J.A.R.V.I.S. to make the point.

thenerdwire.comVisionQuest Episode 2 Just Made WandaVision’s Most Heartbreaking Line Matter AgainTommy remembers something only two people ever heard. VisionQuest's "Theseus" uses it to settle what WandaVision left open — and kills J.A.R.V.I.S. to make the point.
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Who Is Paladin? VisionQuest’s Mercenary Has 48 Years of Marvel History — and Still No Real Name Todd Stashwick's bounty hunter has 48 years of Marvel Comics behind him, no real name, and one brand-new piece of mythology. Here's the Lore Check.

thenerdwire.comWho Is Paladin? VisionQuest’s Mercenary Has 48 Years of Marvel History — and Still No Real NameTodd Stashwick's bounty hunter has 48 years of Marvel Comics behind him, no real name, and one brand-new piece of mythology. Here's the Lore Check.
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Crystal Lake, A24's Friday the 13th prequel series with Linda Cardellini as Pam Voorhees, is streaming on Peacock in the U.S., all 8 episodes. We haven't reviewed it yet, but here's the early temperature check:

thenerdwire.comCrystal Lake Is Streaming Now on Peacock: Release Details, Cast and Early Reviews for A24's Friday the 13th PrequelA24's Friday the 13th prequel Crystal Lake dropped all 8 episodes on Peacock Oct. 15. Cast, creators, episode titles, NYCC panel and where the reviews landed.
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Not every Q&A ends in a sing-along. Guitarricadelafuente, Carlos González and Miguel Bernardeau gave the La Bola Negra crowd an impromptu “La Nieve,” the song Guitarricadelafuente co-wrote with Raül Refree and Javier Calvo for the film.

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Icarus befriends the Minotaur. That's the pitch for ICARUS, ex-Pixar animator Carlo Vogele's 2022 feature, now on U.S. Blu-ray from MediaOCD (also on Darkroom). mediaocd.com/product/icarus-blu-ray Anyone here catch it when Luxembourg sent it to the Oscars?