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According to tweets from FromSoftware Player Support and the official Dark Souls Twitter account, the PC servers for Dark Souls 3 have been restored after being taken offline since early January. The servers were initially disabled by FromSoftware to prevent a malicious remote code execution (RCE) exploit that allowed hackers to take control of players’ computers. FromSoftware has been working to patch its servers and restore service ever since, and it seems that for one game, the time has finally arrived.…

Image via Netflix Final girl, quirky best friend, knowledgeable but quiet friend, and of course — trusting and first to die; there are tropes in horror that all subgenres seem to contain.  Slasher films, haunting thrillers, and even possession movies have characters that follow a perfectly laid path before them. They’re an important part of the storytelling process — and you can’t talk about horror movies without mentioning one essential character type: the d-bag. That’s right, the bro-ey character who doesn’t…

Image: Warner Bros. There’s nothing that puts the cat amongst the pigeons quite like discussing reboots and remakes, particularly in the horror genre that sees fewer and fewer original concepts come out. But cast your mind back to the heady days of 1999. Family Guy had just aired its first episode, The Matrix wowed audiences, Alex Jones created InfoWars, and a remake of House on Haunted Hill was released. Starring the likes of Geoffrey Rush, Famke Janssen, and Taye Diggs, it’s been mostly forgotten to time. But…

The state of the DC Extended Universe has been hotly debated lately — especially after the controversial decision by Warner Bros. Discovery to shelve the near-completed HBO Max original movie Batgirl — however, fans are appreciating the glow-up that happened for Joel Kinnaman’s Colonel Rick Flag. Rick was the leader of Task Force X in 2016’s critically panned Suicide Squad. And while the character looked nothing more than a generic G.I. Joe in that film, with an equally one-dimensional caricature of a personality…

via DC Films For general audiences, the big draw with Black Adam is having Dwayne Johnson back on the big screen doing his thing, but for DC diehards, the movie’s appeal lies in seeing so many underserved comic book characters finally get their dues in the DCEU. The Rock’s anti-hero will be joined in his first cinematic outing by the Justice Society of America, including Hawkman (Aldis Hodge), Doctor Fate (Pierce Brosnan), Atom Smasher (Noah Centineo), and Cylcone (Quintessa Swindell). And, while the fandom’s…

Image via Warner Bros. The first reviews are in for Orphan: First Kill and it looks like William Brent Bell’s prequel and Isabelle Fuhrman’s Esther are generating quite the buzz. Having already begun its theatrical run in the Philippines and other parts of the world, Orphan First Kill is getting its first round of feedback before its highly-anticipated U.S. release. From the looks of it, the positive reviews are pouring in for the Orphan predecessor, with special praise for the film’s nostalgia, Fuhrman’s…

Image via Sony Pictures Amidst a plethora of narratives within the horror genre, the demonic possession sub-genre is easily one of the most profitable. And while William Friedkin’s The Exorcist firmly placed the sub-genre in the spotlight, a handful of modern possession movies have kept eagle-eyed horror fans intrigued — including Scott Derrickson’s The Exorcism of Emily Rose, which is terrifyingly based on a true story. In The Exorcism of Emily Rose, a Catholic priest is accused of negligent homicide after the…

Breadcrumb Trail Links Life Eating & Drinking Culture Books 'Walnut eggplant rolls are heaven,' says Alice Zaslavsky Badrijani (walnut eggplant rolls) from In Praise of Veg. Photo by Ben Dearnley Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Article content Our cookbook of the week is In Praise of Veg by Australian writer and broadcaster Alice Zaslavsky.…

Breadcrumb Trail Links Life Eating & Drinking Culture Books Alice Zaslavsky gives broccolini the Caesar treatment in this verdant salad Publishing date: Aug 10, 2022  •  24 minutes ago  •  4 minute read  •  Join the conversation Broccolini Caesar salad from In Praise of Veg. Photo by Ben Dearnley Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page.…

Breadcrumb Trail Links Life Eating & Drinking Culture Books Thanks to Alice Zaslavsky's use of marinated artichokes, you can make this sunny dish year-round Publishing date: Aug 09, 2022  •  31 minutes ago  •  3 minute read  •  Join the conversation Saffron orzo with charred deli artichokes from In Praise of Veg. Photo by Ben Dearnley Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases…