Alec Bojalad

6 days 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.

1 week ago | denofgeek.com | Alec Bojalad

This article contains spoilers for the Black Mirror episode “USS Callister: Into Infinity.”A lot has happened since the classic Black Mirror episode “USS Callister” first premiered on Netflix in late 2017. Charlie Brooker’s beloved sci-fi anthology has churned out three fresh seasons of technodystopia (plus a choose-your-own-adventure movie). The Star Trek franchise has debuted five new series. And then there was the matter of that global pandemic.

1 week ago | denofgeek.com | Alec Bojalad

This article contains spoilers for the Black Mirror episode “Hotel Reverie.”Black Mirror is about technology but it isn’t about technology, you know what I mean? *puts bong down* Sorry about that, maybe an example from “Hotel Reverie” can better explain. In this season 7 installment, Issa Rae stars as Brandy Friday, a modern day movie star who takes a job as the male lead in a remake of her favorite black-and-white classic film Hotel Reverie.

1 week ago | denofgeek.com | Louisa Mellor |Alec Bojalad

Warning: contains spoilers for Black Mirror season seven. It’s not surprising for a group of stories themed so strongly around returning to the past that Black Mirror season seven harks back to its own history several times in Easter egg form. In the background of the new episodes are multiple shared-universe references to previous instalments going all the way back to season two.

1 week ago | denofgeek.com | Alec Bojalad

This article contains spoilers for the Black Mirror episode “Common People.”Season 7 opener “Common People” is one of the darkest episodes of Black Mirror…and that’s a high bar to clear. Previous installments of Charlie Brooker’s long-running sci-fi anthology have plumbed the depths of technodystopia – featuring temporal torture, infanticide, and several actual apocalypses.