Evan Narcisse, Author at Gizmodo

How the Director of Hereditary Made This Year’s Scariest Movie

If you saw Hereditary when it came out this past weekend, chances are the creepy horror movie is still under your skin, despite any effort to scrub or claw it away. That’s exactly the way writer/director Ari Aster wants you to feel. Hereditary stars Toni Collette, Gabriel Byrne, Alex Wolff, and Milly Shapiro as the…

io9 Evan Narcisse Jun 12 '18

Iconic Bionics: 11 of the Best Cyborg Superhumans in Pop Culture

This past weekend, Upgrade hit movie theaters nationwide. The film directed by Leigh Whannell shows how a man named Grey Trace recovers from violent crime and paralysis with advanced technology that makes him a sort of vigilante superhero. Cool as he is, he’s just a new addition to a long list of iconic bionic people.…

io9 Evan Narcisse Jun 7 '18

Mike Mignola Talks About Hellboy’s Evolution and the State of Superhero Films

Mike Mignola isn’t doing as much with Hellboy as he used to. But, with new collections of classic material and fresh storylines about the Right Hand of Doom and the BPRD coming out, he’s never too far from his signature creation. Though the character bowed out of a starring role last year in a poignant…

io9 Evan Narcisse Jun 5 '18

Here’s How the Legion of Doom Is Returning to DC Comics

For the last few years, Lex Luthor has been parading around in power armor with Superman’s S-shield on it, acting as an imperious good guy. But this summer, he’s going back to being a big bad in a big way by creating an all-new team made up of the DC’s elite archvillains—meaning the Legion of…

io9 Evan Narcisse May 31 '18

Cargo Might Be the Hardest Zombie Story You’ll Ever Watch

I almost didn’t finish Cargo. I was sure it was going to give me nightmares. It’s about fathers and daughters doing terrible things to keep each other alive. But its terrible events lay on top of a premise too tantalizing to turn away from. As in other zombie apocalypse entertainment, the extinction-level event in Cargo…

io9 Evan Narcisse May 30 '18

The Predator’s Keegan-Michael Key Explains His Move From Comedian to Action Star

Most folks know Keegan-Michael Key as a funny guy who went from MadTV to being one of the creators of Comedy Central’s Key and Peele series. However, his next big role puts him in squarely in scifi, as part of Shane Black’s upcoming movie, The Predator. An interview in CNET Magazine with the lanky comedian…

io9 Evan Narcisse May 29 '18

James Tynion IV’s Excellent Run on Detective Comics Has Restored Tim Drake to Greatness

James Tynion IV loves Tim Drake. That love for the hero has jumped off every page of the two-year Detective Comics run that the writer is wrapping up this week, finally returning the character to a prominence he hasn’t had in years. For a long while, Tim Drake was sort of a stepchild Robin. After…

Books & Comics Evan Narcisse May 24 '18

The Opening of Detroit: Become Human Is Some Dumb-Butt Science Fiction

The concerns at the heart of Detroit: Become Human are readily apparent almost from the very start: the existential crisis faced by androids that look and behave like people but are treated like things. But its lofty ambitions get hamstrung at the very start by some incredibly heavy-handed moments of shlock. David Cage makes video…

Games Evan Narcisse May 24 '18

In Paper Girls, Time Travel Makes It Too Damn Easy to Hate Yourself

It’s a good ol’ standby question in celebrity interviews: What advice would you give your younger self? The scifi shenanigans of Paper Girls allow these moments to happen but the advice never gets passed on, because the young ladies in this comic are too shocked at what happens when they grow up. I’m catching up…

io9 Evan Narcisse May 22 '18

HBO’s Fahrenheit 451 Translates a Scifi Classic for the Modern Day With Mixed Results

Ray Bradbury’s classic work of dystopian fiction eerily predicted some of the reality we now live in, but it didn’t anticipate everything. A new movie pulls Fahrenheit 451 into a new future extrapolated from where we are in 2018, while trying to hold on to the novel’s thematic pillars—a job it can’t quite handle completely.…

io9 Evan Narcisse May 21 '18

The Black Lightning/Hong Kong Phooey Comic Crossover Will Be the ‘Bruce Lee Story You Were Dying to See’

DC Comics has won lots of acclaim for how it’s wildly reimagined iconic Hanna-Barbera characters over the last few years, including crossovers like Batman/Elmer Fudd or Green Lantern/Space Ghost. One upcoming team-up will pair heroes from the decade of bell-bottom pants, but don’t dare think that Black Lightning/Hong Kong Phooey will be a laughing matter.…

io9 Evan Narcisse May 17 '18

Stephen Hawking’s Graphic Novel Biography Shows How He Saw the World—and the Universe

If all you know about Stephen Hawking is that he was on The Simpsons and other TV shows, then a new graphic novel coming next year will be the perfect way to improve what you know about one of history’s greatest theoretical physicists. Over his career, Jim Ottaviani has written about great scientific minds like…

io9 Evan Narcisse May 16 '18

Henry Cavill’s Mustache Wants to Take Out Tom Cruise in the New Mission: Impossible—Fallout Trailer

It’s Ethan Hunt vs. Clark Kent in the new trailer for Mission: Impossible—Fallout. The Mission: Impossible team’s return to the big screen sees them operating in a mode where things have gone pear-shaped and they don’t know who to trust. Apparently, the beefy dude they’re supposed to be working with—played by Henry “Superman” Cavill—has full…

io9 Evan Narcisse May 16 '18

No, a Lando Movie Isn’t the Next Star Wars Story… for Now

Articles have been popping up all morning saying that a Lando Calrissian movie was set to be the next spotlight film in the works from Lucasfilm. But, sadly, that’s not true yet. From the moment Donald Glover’s casting in Solo: A Star Wars Story was announced, fans everywhere wanted a Lando movie focused on the…

io9 Evan Narcisse May 16 '18

Someone Inserted Harrison Ford’s Face Into a Solo Trailer and It Is Wrong Wrong Wrong

It’s a heartwarming moment when Harrison Ford surprises Alden Ehrenreich during a press junket interview. But it’s a bloodcurdling experience watching the older man’s young face slapped onto the younger man’s present-day body. Watch this fan edit of the Solo: A Star Wars Story trailer and see for yourself. “I couldn’t help wonder what would…

io9 Evan Narcisse May 15 '18

Goodbye, Peppa Pig

My seven-year-old daughter has gotten into some straight-up terrible TV shows of late. While I’m glad one of them is a magical-girl show like Sailor Moon, which organically extends her genre palette, it’s absolutely awful. I long for simpler times—times when I’d watch Peppa Pig with her. It’s been about 18-20 months since the jaunty,…

io9 Evan Narcisse May 14 '18

Margot Kidder, Who Defined Lois Lane for a Generation, Has Passed Away [Updated]

Margot Kidder, the woman whose performance perfectly captured the essence of The Daily Planet’s most fearless reporter, passed away on Sunday at her home in Montana. The Daily News reported on her death earlier today. As a younger woman, Kidder began acting in lower-budget TV shows and films in her native Canada. One of her…

io9 Evan Narcisse May 14 '18

The Predator’s Shane Black Explains How He’s Going Old-School to Make the Movie Feel Fresh

The man who directed Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and Iron Man 3 has acknowledged that he’s living a weird dream: Having played the smaller role of Hawkins in the original Predator, Shane Black is now the guy behind the franchise’s return to the big screen. Though we only just got our first look via a…

io9 Evan Narcisse May 11 '18

You Know How The Death of Superman Ends, but Watch This New Animated Movie Trailer Anyway

The next iconic DC Comics storyline to be adapted into animated form is The Death of Superman, and today we’ve got a first look at what to expect. Debuting at IGN, this new promo shows some familiar beats from the best-selling saga, which is happening in the New 52-inflected version of the DC Animated Universe.…

io9 Evan Narcisse May 11 '18

Syfy Says This Season of The Expanse Will Be the Last One on the Network

The Expanse will need to find a new home, because Syfy has chosen to end its relationship with what’s widely regarded as one of the best science-fiction shows on television. News hit late Thursday night on Deadline that the current season of the critically-acclaimed space drama would be the last one on Syfy. A statement…

io9 Evan Narcisse May 11 '18

Evan Narcisse

How the Director of Hereditary Made This Year’s Scariest Movie

Iconic Bionics: 11 of the Best Cyborg Superhumans in Pop Culture

Mike Mignola Talks About Hellboy’s Evolution and the State of Superhero Films

Here’s How the Legion of Doom Is Returning to DC Comics

Cargo Might Be the Hardest Zombie Story You’ll Ever Watch

The Predator’s Keegan-Michael Key Explains His Move From Comedian to Action Star

James Tynion IV’s Excellent Run on Detective Comics Has Restored Tim Drake to Greatness

The Opening of Detroit: Become Human Is Some Dumb-Butt Science Fiction

In Paper Girls, Time Travel Makes It Too Damn Easy to Hate Yourself

HBO’s Fahrenheit 451 Translates a Scifi Classic for the Modern Day With Mixed Results

The Black Lightning/Hong Kong Phooey Comic Crossover Will Be the ‘Bruce Lee Story You Were Dying to See’

Stephen Hawking’s Graphic Novel Biography Shows How He Saw the World—and the Universe

Henry Cavill’s Mustache Wants to Take Out Tom Cruise in the New Mission: Impossible—Fallout Trailer

No, a Lando Movie Isn’t the Next Star Wars Story… for Now

Someone Inserted Harrison Ford’s Face Into a Solo Trailer and It Is Wrong Wrong Wrong

Goodbye, Peppa Pig

Margot Kidder, Who Defined Lois Lane for a Generation, Has Passed Away [Updated]

The Predator’s Shane Black Explains How He’s Going Old-School to Make the Movie Feel Fresh

You Know How The Death of Superman Ends, but Watch This New Animated Movie Trailer Anyway

Syfy Says This Season of The Expanse Will Be the Last One on the Network

An Untapped Energy Goldmine Is Buried Beneath the US—and No, It’s Not Oil

The ‘Delicious in Dungeon’ Art Book Is a Blissful Montage of ‘D&D’ Inspo

NETVUE by Birdfy Solar Smart Bird Feeder Gets Another Price Cut to Nearly 50% Off, With Live Stream and Color Night Vision

Dear TikTokers With Poor Decision-Making Skills, You Should Not Do the Palantir Speedrun Challenge

The Anti-Data Center Movement Notches a Huge Victory in Data Center Alley

Dreame’s New Phones Include Some of the Gaudiest, Most Interesting Phones I’ve Seen in Years

‘The Lost Boys’ Broadway Show Has a Game Changing End Credits Scene

If You Aren’t Watching ‘Witch Hat Atelier’ by Now, What Are You Even Doing?

Astronomer Finds a Shortcut to Mars by Following an Asteroid’s Journey Through Space

Elon Musk Learned One Crucial Trick From Zuckerberg Ahead of His SpaceX IPO

Steam Controller Review: Trackpads Change Everything for PC Gaming

Soundcore Space 2 Review: A Shockingly Stellar Value for Budget ANC Wireless Headphones

Anker’s UV Printer Can Handle Almost Anything… If You Know What You’re Doing

HP’s EliteBoard Keyboard-Computer Proves We Can Stick a PC in Anything

Sleep-Tracking Earbuds Didn’t Fix Me, but They Did Open My Eyes

I’ve Tested a Lot of Bad Smart Glasses and These Are the Worst Yet

Roborock’s Qrevo Curv 2 Flow Is the Ultimate Robot Mop—If You Don’t Have Corners or Walls

Alienware’s $350 QD-OLED Gaming Monitor Nixes Everything for a Pretty Screen

Sony Inzone H6 Air Review: A Perfect Case for Open-Back Gaming Headsets

Anker’s EufyMake E1 Finally Brings Printers Out of the Dark Ages