Alec Bojalad

3 weeks ago | denofgeek.com | Alec Bojalad

This article contains spoilers for Hacks season 4 episode 7. Hollywood changes people. But rarely has the glitz and glamor of Tinseltown changed somebody more quickly than Dance Mom on Hacks. In the fourth episode of the fourth season of this beloved comedy on HBO Max (Hey, we get to call it “HBO Max” again!), Julianne Nicholson’s unnamed character is introduced as a humble, middle-aged TikTok content creator from rural Alberta who just wants to dance…hence: Dance Mom.

3 weeks ago | denofgeek.com | Alec Bojalad

Through three seasons and well over 100 episodes, Avatar: The Last Airbender companion podcast Avatar: Braving the Elements has faithfully recapped episodes of and expanded upon the lore for the all-time classic Nickelodeon animated series. Since the show finished covering The Last Airbender‘s third and final season last October, however, it’s been radio (or podcast) silent.

1 month ago | denofgeek.com | Alec Bojalad

Befitting its status as a satire of the Hollywood studio system, Apple TV+‘s The Studio has welcomed in some major Hollywood cameos throughout its first seven episodes. From legendary directors like Martin Scorsese and Ron Howard to A-list actors like Ice Cube and Anthony Mackie, creators Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg are reaching deep into their rolodexes to bring their star-studded vision of Continental Studios to life.

1 month ago | denofgeek.com | Alec Bojalad

Squid Game season 2 had everything fans of the first season wanted to see again and then some. Seong Gi-hun’s (Lee Jung-jae) return to the titular games as Player 456 featured a fresh batch of deadly schoolyard contests, the evolution of old enemies like “Front Man” Hwang In-ho (Lee Byung-hun), and a new crop of desperate individuals looking to survive capitalism’s violent machine.

1 month ago | denofgeek.com | Alec Bojalad

In the first episode of #1 Happy Family USA, the animated Prime Video comedy created by Ramy Youssef and Pam Brady, 12-year-old Rumi Hussein is given a precious gift: a hilariously oversized Chicago “Balls” jersey. “I think this jersey might be too big,” Rumi reports to his father Hussein Hussein (also Youssef). “Yes, Rumi, it will fit you forever. We didn’t come to this country to buy new clothes every year,” Hussein, who emigrated from Egypt to New Jersey, tells his son.