V.E. Schwab is one of our favorite authors here at Den of Geek. From the Shades of Magic series to spooky middle grade read City of Ghosts to her “In Search of Doors” speech delivered at the J.R.R. Tolkien Lecture on Fantasy Literature, we’re really just big Schwab fans. We’re particularly excited about her Villainsseries, which begins with the clever, heartbreaking Vicious. Schwab paints the story of two college roomates, Victor Vale and Eli Ever, who discover the secret to supernatural abilities lies in near death experiences....

Bridgerton season 2 returns to Netflix today with a new Bridgerton sibling’s quest to make a suitable marriage match. Season 2 improves on season 1 by shifting the show to an ensemble-based narrative which is essential for building the conflicts and relationships for future seasons. The central relationship dynamic combining the enemies-to-lovers and love triangle romance fiction tropes equally satisfies series readers and show-only fans alike. Bridgerton once again takes the necessary stance that people of color deserve to be represented in alternate historical fiction and escapist historical fiction....

And then there’s Bryce Dallas Howard, who has quickly turned heads with her directorial work on The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett. It’s no exaggeration to say that since her debut in 2019, Howard has directed three of the most well-received, memorable, and exciting Star Wars stories of the Disney era. From an episode of The Mandalorian that celebrates the films of Akira Kurosawa (a major influence on Star Wars) to her more recent dive into Mandalorian and Jedi lore on The Book of Boba Fett, Howard has shown she has a deep understanding of this galaxy’s signature blend of action, fantasy, mythology, and pastiche, with a few fun easter eggs thrown in to boot....

Set in a Parisian talent agency, Call My Agent goes behind the scenes on the French film world, piercing its serious reputation with sharp humour and characters ranging from the adorable to the monstrous to the adorably monstrous. It’s a terrific series created by Fanny Herrero with actor and former talent agent Dominique Besnehard, and well worth a spot on your to-watch list. It’s a joke everybody wants to be in on, hence the major star turns dotted through seasons one to three....

In a recent press preview (as transcribed by The Verge), Infinity Ward co-head Patrick Kelly suggested that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2‘s plot will try to be more sensitive to certain real-world events and potential controversies than some previous Call of Duty games have been. “We’re telling fictional stories. But it is inspired by real-world military events that shape the world we live in,” said Kelly regarding the game’s narrative....

Horror movies in which vehicles are front and center — whether it’s a car, a truck, or some combination of the two — are perhaps not as plentiful as the categories mentioned above, but they’re out there. And if you’re cruising down the endless, labyrinthine lanes of your favorite streaming highway during spooky season looking for something to hitch a ride with for 100 minutes or so, you could do far worse than the 13 models we’ve parked below for your perusal....

Castle Rock Season 2 Episode 3 They grow up so fast, don’t they? One minute they’re singing along to Carly Simon with you, dreaming of the Laughing Place, and the next they’ve tied you to the bed. What a wonderful and shocking twist to see Joy turn the tables on her mother, the woman who will one day kidnap a writer and keep him locked in a bedroom. Castle Rock season 2 has so far found really interesting ways to incorporate disparate parts of Stephen King lore into the show, and never in the way you expect....

The Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) is a certification developed by The Linux Foundation and the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) for Kubernetes administrators, cloud administrators, and other IT professionals who manage Kubernetes instances. Why is Kubernetes use becoming popular so quickly? Kubernetes has been there for less than a decade but has grown in popularity to be one of the most loved platforms in the world. It is one of the most preferred systems by businesses operating on cloud platforms and technology....

Moving to the cloud has become a necessity post-pandemic and is no longer only a nice thing to have. Whether you are an individual, solopreneur, or a multinational company, cloud computing can streamline your operations and enable a smooth way to collaborate with people from anywhere and at any time. You may think something so cool like cloud computing will hardly give you any tough time. However, everything has pros and cons, and so does cloud computing....

Snipes may be most beloved to certain audiences as the half-vampire martial arts master in the Blade superhero movies. But his comic chops are supernatural. From 1989’s Major League through White Men Can’t Jump, and To Wong Foo, and Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar, his choices are fearless and his timing is fierce. This coalesced in his impatiently poignant turn as D’Urville Martin, who directed Murphy’s Rudy Ray Moore in the film within the film Dolemite is My Name....

Just look at the websites like Reviewsub or Amzon Review; they let anyone buy fake reviews cheaply or get it free in exchange for a fake review of their own. Even if these websites are closed down, no one stops sellers and fake reviewers from making agreements privately or over social media, like this Facebook group. As fake reviewing is actually a side job for these reviewers, they review dozens of products every month and usually don’t have a personal interest in those products....

You’ve probably encountered the MKV video format and wondered how it differs from the more widely used MP4 format. Some devices are easily compatible with any MP4 file type but cannot manage the MKV format. To overcome that barrier, we must convert the MKV files to a more acceptable format, such as MP4. But this task necessitates using the appropriate tool. This article will list some of the best MKV to MP4 conversion tools....

Undoubtedly, smartphones are capable of handling all types of audio and video formats. Many people prefer listening to songs to watching videos, and hence comes the Mp4 to Mp3 converter software. With the right software, it is easier to convert video into audio. In this article, we will cover the top MP4 tp MP3 conversion software. Bandicut Bandicut is a free MP4 to MP3 converter that allows users to split, join, cut, etc....

Undoubtedly, iPhone has one of the best and most impressive collections for ringtones. Even the users with Android mobile phones love to download iPhone default ringtones and set them on their phones. Imagine being in a crowd with someone’s iPhone ringing, and you end up checking your phone. It can be highly frustrating that a few users create and set ringtones of their own choice. It is easy to depend on applications to create iPhone ringtones but finding the right one is tricky....

CRUD – Create, Read, Update, Delete I assume that you already know the fundamentals of Vue JS and/or you are a bit familiar with the framework. Nuxt JS is a robust framework, built on Vue JS. It is essentially the same as Vue JS. Then why, Nuxt? For most people, the decision to use Nuxt JS is usually for its SSR capabilities. What is SSR? SSR is an abbreviation for Server Side Rendering....

Disney’s latest live-actioner, Cruella, is a prequel to 101 Dalmatians which sees Emma Stone’s budding fashion designer Estella begin to grow into her villainous alter-ego Cruella de Vil. By the end of the film ,she hasn’t yet reached the depths of Disney’s puppy-skinning diva – there’s time yet – but there’s a mid credits scene in Cruella which might hint at what we’ll see next. At the end of the main narrative, Estella has inherited her father the Baron’s fortune, faked her own death and bequeathed the estate to her dear friend Cruella....

It’s never been a better time to be an anime fan and there’s endless content to explore that covers every genre imaginable. Hundreds of new anime series hit the market each year and this constant material used to be overwhelming before streaming services decided that it was time to make anime their priority. There is no wrong way to consume anime, but Crunchyroll–a subscription-based video-on-demand anime streaming service–has emerged as the top name in anime streaming....

Rob Savage’s Dashcam, his follow up to Zoom-based lockdown horror Host is in some ways one such movie. It’s a barrage of images and sound transmitted via protagonist Annie’s dashcam and her mobile phone. We the audience don’t really understand exactly what’s going on anymore than Annie does, we just know it’s gross and horrible! But if you’re someone who after the fact does like to delve a little deeper into the mythology of what’s going on, we’re here for you....

Online marketers and advertisers rely heavily on third-party cookies. For data privacy, Google (Chrome), Apple (Safari), Mozilla, Microsoft (Edge), etc., are discontinuing third-party cookies. But PPC advertising needs accurate attribution and analytics to prove its utility. If marketers cannot track cookies, it will become difficult to retrieve metrics for such campaigns. It is a sustainable service that can fill the upcoming vacuum of cookie tracking. Read on to learn more about it and its allied concepts from the ground up....

Even still, you’re forgiven if hearing the name Days Gone caused you to raise an eyebrow. After all, it’s not just one of the most controversial PS4 exclusives; it’s a game that some consider to be the absolute worst PS4 exclusive this side of The Order 1886. We’ve previously spoken about the Days Gone controversy in our review of the game and a look at how it oddly helped define the legacy of the PS4 itself, but the long and short of it is that Days Gone was, at the very least, an odd entry into the PS4’s legendary library....