“Over the course of his illustrious career, George Michael gave the world many gifts. One that keeps on giving is ‘Last Christmas,’ the 1984 holiday classic by Wham!, Michael’s pop duo with Andrew Ridgeley. ‘Last Christmas’ is such a uniquely beloved song that it inspired a 2019 film of the same name, and an internet game that people play each holiday season—but that’s just a small part of the ‘Last Christmas’ story.” Read more at Mental Floss Former Den of Geek contributor Matt Allair has a terror tale published in the new ‘Tales of Sley House’ 2021 anthology! Kenneth Branagh’s subsequent murder mystery flick, Death on the Nile, is still being released despite controversies with star Armie Hammer since the film finished production. “Trailers for Kenneth Branagh’s upcoming mystery-thriller Death on the Nile have come out and the remaining presence of Armie Hammer in the film has been a jarring one. Based on Agatha Christie’s classic novel, the movie will tell the story of Belgian detective Hercule Poirot (played by Branagh) who is engulfed in a murder mystery when a passenger is killed on the S.S. Karnak. Armie Hammer plays Simon Doyle, opposite Gal Gadot as Linnet Ridgeway-Doyle.” Read more at The Mary Sue Twenty-five years later and Star Trek: First Contact might still be the most emotional entry in the franchise. Read more at Inverse As 2021 draws to a close, let’s take a look back on the best albums released this year. “Any best-of list is by definition incomplete: There’s always a great record that got overlooked, an abundance of riches that simply didn’t fit into the limited numbers of spaces available, a genre whose strengths weren’t properly appreciated. But even taking all of that into account, it’s pretty clear that this.” Read more at The A.V. Club We have our first look at Sam Raimi’s return to the comic book genre with Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, and it’s suitably bonkers. Read more at Gizmodo
