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TOP 10 MOST DEPRESSING MOVIE ENDINGS
One famously mistranslated sign in a Swiss restaurant reads: 'Our wines leave you nothing to hope for'. You'll know how the patrons feel if you walk out of Blockbuster with this little lot....

TOP 10 MINDFUCK MOVIES
With more spoilers than Formula One, Martin gets out of the shower to find it was all just a bad dream...

TOP 10 EXPLODING PEOPLE
Stand well back, as we run down some of the least stable characters in sci-fi and horror movies….

10 MOVIES THAT IGNORED HISTORY
Mark likes his movies and his history, even if these two things don't fit well together on occasion...

TOP 10 EDITED-FOR-TV MOVIES
What the...funster? Mark bemoans the network shredder that 'sanitises' our favourite films..

TOP 10 SCI-FI DRUGS
You shouldn't read this list whilst operating heavy machinery, blowing someone's head up or trying to fold space...

10 INAPPROPRIATELY BAD ACTING PERFORMANCES
In the first of a two parter, we look at the bad acting that stands out in otherwise competent movies...

10 INAPPROPRIATELY GOOD ACTING PERFORMANCES
Having lambasted those who dragged down their productions, Martin turns his attention to the actors who blew the grade curve in the right direction...

10 ACTORS WHO HAVE PLAYED AGAINST THEMSELVES
Russell Crowe will be both Robin Hood and the Sheriff of Nottingham, but he won’t be the first to pull a double-shift in movies…

10 TIPS FOR SURVIVING A SLASHER MOVIE
Eric of BloodyGoodHorror.com has come up with some tips to survive a horror movie ... how would you fare?

10 MOVIE STARS AND THE FRANCHISES THEY RELY ON
Career in the dumper? Need a fresh payday? Then it always helps to have a franchise you can fall back on if the fit hits the shan...

10 ESSENTIAL JOKER STORIES
You may not be as ready for The Joker as you think. Seb sets some essential comics background to Heath Ledger's character in The Dark Knight...

TOP 10 MAD SCIENTISTS
The fools! How could such narrow minds comprehend the vision of these geniuses? DoG runs down the ten battiest boffins in movies and TV...

TOP 10 KILLER PLANTS
Join us in a chorus of horror as we meet a nasty end in Hollywood's marrow patch of doom...

TOP 10 TOUGH GUYS THAT WENT SOFT
Ten TV and movie hard-men who were forced to 'do a Fonzie' and stop all that naughty mucking about with guns and knives...

TOP 10 SCI-FI TYRANTS
They're in charge, and backed up with legions of flunkies - the ten most despicable despots of science-fiction!

TOP 10 SCI-FI PRISONS
It's lights out early and mind the soap even for the old lags and lifers of the future, as we examine incredible incarcerations yet to come...

10 WAYS DVD CONTENT CREATORS PWN YOU
Have it ... their way. Here are some of the most pernicious bugbears built into your film collection...

10 LIES TOLD ON DVD EXTRAS (AND WHAT THEY MEAN)
Wondering what everyone is going on about in the interviews and commentaries on your DVDs? Let us translate...

10 WAYS THE INTERNET HAS CHANGED THE LANGUAGE OF FILM REVIEWS
Or: how film reviews got cut down from hundreds of words to just two or three....

10 MOVIES WITHOUT WHICH BLU-RAY IS POINTLESS
Hi-def isn't cheap tech, but here are the ten movies that might persuade Nick to shell out for more pixels...

TOP 10 SOUTH PARK EPISODES
Rob loves South Park, which has made picking out just ten episodes for his all-time favourites list quite a job. He's managed it, though...

10 MODERN SEQUELS FROM THE POLICE ACADEMY SCHOOL OF FOLLOW-UPS
Some sequels are interesting, expand on the original and flesh out some of the characters. Others just reach for the photocopier...

10 DIRECT TO DVD SEQUELS WE'D LOVE TO SEE
If we're going to have to tolerate direct to DVD sequels, can we have some like this little lot please?

TOP 10 SCREEN TRAITORS
Watch your backs, as we countdown the most duplicitous weasels in geekdom...

TOP 10 MOVIE WEREWOLVES
Awrooooo! DoG counts down the ten best werewolves to ever grace the silver screen...

TOP 10 TOTALLY WASTED FILM FRANCHISES
Some film franchises take off and earn lots and lots of dollars. Others crash at the very first hurdle. Mark picks the ten worst offenders...

THE TOP 10 UNSEEN TV CHARACTERS
Here are the best-known TV characters you've never seen, from 'er indoors in Minder to the (presumably) ghastly Father Bigley...

10 COMIC BOOK CHARACTERS WHO SHOULD NEVER MAKE IT TO FILM
Beneath Iron Man, The Dark Knight and The Incredible Hulk is a collection of potential comic book films we never want to see - Dogwelder, anyone?

TOP 10 SCREEN SCREAMS
Aaaarghh! Nooooo! But yes - it's the DoG countdown to the most chilling outcries from the silver and small screen...

TOP 10 MONSTERS FOR SCARING KIDS WITH
Back in the day it was no-holds-barred for kids TV, and movie-makers delighted in traumatising the little 'uns...

TOP 10 MOVIE SPOOFS
As Superhero Movie becomes the latest disappointment in the spoof genre, we hark back to some of the finest examples the genre has ever delivered...

THE 10 WORST BLOCKBUSTERS OF THE LAST 10 YEARS
What's the worst Hollywood blockbuster of the last decade? We count down the list from ten to one...

10 GREAT BLOCKBUSTERS THAT NEVER GOT SEQUELS
Only a town like Hollywood would green-light a Goonies sequel and leave The Incredibles and Roger Rabbit alone...

TOP 10 OUTRAGEOUS SEQUEL PATCH-UPS
Sometimes you need to get back to the box-office trough even when you've burnt your bridges. Hollywood can make it happen…

10 WAYS TO MAKE SURE PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 4 GETS IT RIGHT
Disney confirms Pirates Of The Caribbean 4 is in the works. Here are the 10 things it needs to do to make sure it doesn’t suck..

10 GEEK BOOKS THAT HAVE YET TO BE A DECENT FILM
Sometimes a great book begets a great film - even when they have very little to do with each other.

10 CROSSOVERS WE'D PAY GOOD MONEY TO SEE
Iron Man and Arnie in a porno flick? The A-Team kicking arse as puppets? What in the wide wide world of sport is going on here..?

TOP TEN CRINGE-WORTHY SUPERHERO MOVIE MOMENTS
Sometimes, movies just make you want to crawl out of your skin in embarrassment. Here are 10 terrible moments in comic book films...

10 ESSENTIAL JOKER STORIES
You may not be as ready for The Joker as you think. Seb sets some essential comics background to Heath Ledger's character in The Dark Knight...

TOP 10 FORGOTTEN BRITISH FANTASY MOVIES
Andrew digs out ten of the best British genre movies that, for one reason or another, have failed to claim the respect and love that's due to them...

TOP 10 TV TITLE SEQUENCES OF ALL TIME
With clips to back up his arguments, Martin identifies his choice of the best TV title sequences ever. And we kick off with some crackers...

THE 10 BEST RED DWARF EPISODES
Stacy loves Red Dwarf . But that didn't mean that picking her top ten was easy...

TOP 10 GEEK FILM SOUNDTRACKS
Music can make or break a movie. Just look at the Simpsons movie's Spider Pig song. With that in mind, Rob counts down the ten best geek movie soundtracks

10 BEST-DRESSED COMIC BOOK VILLAINS
If the world is going to be taken over, you want it to be by someone who knows how to dress. We run down the dapper dressers of comicbookland...

10 GREAT GEEK MOVIE ENDINGS
Spoilers! Spoilers! Spoilers! And Spoilers! We look at some of the finest movie endings in geek cinema - and welcome your contributions too...

10 1990s MOVIES THAT DESERVE MORE LOVE
We shine a light on a collection of 90s films that seem to have gone off people's radars...

TOP 10 SCI-FI WEAPONS
Rob scours comics, films, and TV shows for the best ways of defeating your enemies...

TOP 10 SECRET HIDEOUTS
Rob infiltrates all the best hidden lairs and secret bases in search of the very, very best...

10 SERIAL KILLERS TO SNUGGLE WITH
Imagine yourself tucked up in bed at night, sheet under your chin, teddy bear under your arm... no, wait! That's not a teddy bear! ARGHHHH!

10 FICTITIOUS PETS THAT WE WISH WERE REAL
The movie, game and TV industries have thrown up some fabulous critters over the years. But how many of these would you like to take home with you?

10 GREAT MOVIE TRAILERS OF THE LAST 30 YEARS
Is the art of the movie trailer dead? Absolutely not, if this selection of teasers is anything to go by...

10 GREAT GEEK MOMENTS IN MOVIES
A good movie isn't complete without a 'geek' moment where some subtle connection can be made only by a complete propeller-head...

10 KIDS' TV SHOWS WE LOVE
Rob reckons that although some of these TV programmes look like they're for kids, they're really for us. Well, of course...

TOP 10 DISAPPOINTING TOYS OF THE 1980S
The 1980s: an era where toys looked great in the adverts on the telly, but, er, didn't quite work out when you got them home..

10 MOVIES THAT STEVEN SEAGAL HASN'T MADE YET
No movie star in the world has a better track record at recycling the titles of their old films - so when will Steven Seagal make these?

10 POTENTIAL TITLES FOR THE NEXT FRIDAY THE 13TH MOVIE
It's Friday the 13th ( ed: well it was... ), which means it's time once again to think about Jason Voorhees - and where the franchise should go post- Jason X ...

10 PEOPLE YOU PROBABLY DIDN'T KNOW WERE IN THE X-FILES
The X-Files ran for 9 seasons. That's a hell of a lot of guest stars. Do you remember any of these famous faces showing up...?

10 MORE PEOPLE YOU PROBABLY DIDN'T KNOW WERE IN THE X-FILES
Nine seasons, two movies, dozens of guest stars... do any of these X-Files bit part players ring a bell?

TOP 10 X-FILES BADDIES
The X-Files has thrown up some creepy foes across nine series and a movie to date. And here are the ten best...

10 THINGS IT TAKES TO BE BATMAN
A respected science journal looks into the practicalities of becoming Gotham City's most beloved and feared crime-fighter...

TOP 10 SUPERMAN STORIES
Seb examines some of the more imaginative comic excursions into the world of the Man Of Steel...

10 FRANCHISES THAT SHOULD BE LEGO COMPUTER GAMES
There's been Lego Star Wars, Lego Harry Potter, and Lego Indiana Jones - so here are ten suggestions for more worthy Lego contenders...

10 DOCTOR WHO COMPANIONS THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN
Close, but no sonic screwdriver for this collection of Tardis-fodder...

10 FORGOTTEN PLATFORM GAME HEROES
You may be familiar with Mario and Sonic, but what about Bonk, Monty Mole and Tom-Tom?

The Odd Lists

Odd numbers, odd lists, odds 'n sods...

THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS OF HORROR
James Moran, the screenwriter behind 2006's Severance, outlines some rules for horror filmmakers. Er, and you wouldn't like him when he's angry...

25 CULT DVD MARATHONS
Whether you've got an evening to kill or a prison sentence to serve, there's something here for every geek…

THINGS TO COME:
Having checked out sci-fi's predictions to date, we take a look at the cosmic calendar ahead…

8 REASONS FOR A 1930S SUPERMAN MOVIE
Here's why a depression-era Superman could cut through the gordian knot of bad sequels and actually be fun again...

8 THINGS BLU-RAY NEEDS TO DO TO WIN MORE PEOPLE OVER
There are a few things holding Blu-ray back from widespread adoption...

15 CONTENDERS TO PLAY CATWOMAN AFTER THE DARK KNIGHT
In a stealthy campaign to get Catwoman into Dark Knight 3, Martin gathers some casting suggestions...

25 VILLAINOUS CASTING SUGGESTIONS FOR NEW DARK KNIGHT FILMS
With Catwoman sorted out (Tilda Swinton won), DoG issues a casting call for the remainder of significant Batman villainry...

30 UPCOMING MOVIE SEQUELS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT
We've spent days of our lives scouring the world for news of sequels that you may not have heard of. And here are 30 films in various states of production...

28 SEQUELS LATER: MORE FILMS YOU DIDN'T KNOW WERE COMING
Lots more sequels to films are on the way - and we've uncovered new adventures for Rambo , Jumper , AvP and a whole lot more. Get ready to be happy. And depressed.

18 ANNOUNCED SEQUELS YOU'LL NEVER SEE
Plans for sequels don't always come to fruition for one reason or another. Here's a list of sequels that got left on the drawing board

31 NEW MOVIE SEQUELS THAT YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT
The Hollywood sequel juggernaut lumbers on again, and there are another 31 new franchise extensions that are currently in the works. Get ready to be scared...

38 PLANNED MOVIE REMAKES YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT
The Thing ? Fame ? Footloose ? Akira ? Just some of the names being raided once more by a Hollywood system that's fast running out of ideas...

23 TV SHOWS HEADING TO THE BIG SCREEN
We've dug through the upcoming movie production logs and uncovered a variety of small screen fodder heading to the movies...

13 VIDEOGAMES BEING MADE INTO FILMS
We've been through the production lists of Hollywood again, and uncovered a wealth of console and computer games coming to the big screen....

THE HISTORY OF THE NEAR FUTURE
And they said it could never happen. Well, actually, it mostly didn't. The science-fiction titles that were bold enough to stick a date on...

ARE THESE THE 20 WORST SEQUEL TITLES OF ALL TIME?
If you're making a sequel to a hit film, you want a name that's going to stand out. Sadly, it doesn't always go to plan...

20 HEADLINES YOU'LL NEVER SEE
We round up some of the news stories that could simply never happen. Could they?

5 DESPERATE NEW CHARACTERS FOR AILING TV SHOWS
The kid; the hottie; the hunk. New blood or old (and cheap) tricks...?

7 SHOTS HORROR FILMMAKERS SHOULD NEVER BE ALLOWED TO USE AGAIN
It's easy to make a horror movie, right? All you need is a camera and some ketchup - the formula's all laid out for you. Sarah is fed up of cliches, though...

7 ALMOST SACRILEGIOUS HOLLYWOOD REMAKES
The unoriginality train continues at Den Of Geek, as some very sacred cows are led wholesale to the remake slaughterhouse...

9 DIRECTORS WORSE THAN UWE BOLL
Uwe Boll - worst director in the world, right? Wrong. The nine guys on this list have unleashed far worse atrocities onto the silver screen than Boll ever did...

7 CUT MOMENTS IN CULT FILM
In Hollywoodland, that missing scene can make the difference between PG13 and R. Between classic and hysteric...

THE 5 MOST OVERRATED HORROR MOVIES
Horror, like every other genre, has its sacred cows. But let's be honest, aren't some of them, maybe, just a bit... rubbish?

12 FILM DIRECTORS WHO DON'T SEEM TO GET THE CALL
Why aren't some of these movie directors getting more regular big screen gigs, wonders Simon?

THE 13 WORST LINES IN MOVIES, EVER
Compiling a worst of list is an almost impossible task. But Sarah's had a go, anyway...

THE 5 WORST BRITISH FANTASY MOVIES OF ALL TIME
Britain has churned out some memorable films in its cinematic history. And these five are certainly that...

21 MOVIE TITLES WORSE THAN QUANTUM OF SOLACE
Bond 22 is called Quantum Of Solace. That is a very silly name. But we've found some that are worse...

THE 5 SCARIEST CHILDREN EVER
Children are scary, right? You wouldn't want to meet one in a dark alley. Especially not one of the five in this list...

THE 11 SCARIEST MOVIE MOMENTS
Everyone could probably rattle off a list of movies that gave them nightmares when they were children. But what are the scariest moments in film of all time?

7 WEREWOLF MOVIES FOR LYCANPHOBES
Matthew loves horror movies, but he's terrified of werewolves. The solution? Well, he's got some suggestions for making werewolf movies more friendly...

TOP 5 ACTUAL HALLOWEENY MOVIES
We've been recommending scary movies to watch this Halloween for the last few days, but what about movies actually set on Halloween? Here's our top 5...

SCI-FI SEX - 5 IMPOSSIBLE POSITIONS
In the film Inherit The Wind, Frederic March declares that science hasn't improved sex any - but it may do yet...

BEST 20 SPORTS FILMS EVER
Ring the bell for the best 20 sports films ever! Well, if you can't beat the cliches, enjoy 'em!

34 ARTICLES YOU'LL NEVER SEE ON DEN OF GEEK
While we try and keep it varied at Geek, there are some pitches that just invite the blue pencil...

EIGHT CHEAP TRICKS FOR DOCTOR WHO SEASON 4.5 (AND BEYOND)
Wherein Martin helps out Russell T. Davies with a few extra-cheap plot-hacks for his remaining time on Doctor Who...

5 ESSENTIAL ANIME DVDS FOR BEGINNERS
Matt rounds up the best Japanese anime has to offer for this crash course on the genre...

WEASELS RIP MY FLESH - AND 101 OTHER DEATHLESS HORROR MOVIE TITLES
Join us for an absurd horror movie title apocalypse, in the company of vampire hookers, satanic cheerleaders and werewolf mums...

Ready Reckoners

Wherein we attempt a more exhaustive and complete list of the subject in question, only to be dragged over the coals in the comments section for our noble efforts...

THE 1970S DETECTIVE READY RECKONER
Solving crimes with fast food, fags and floozies, here are some of the shows that clearly inspired Life On Mars and Ashes To Ashes ...

THE 80S DETECTIVE READY RECKONER
The perms and bell-bottoms abated to tropical couture and teamwork, here are the best of eighties tecs...

THE 90S DETECTIVE READY RECKONER
The gloss gives way to the grit as Spender , Cracker and others go downmarket in pursuit of their quarry...

THE ADAM SANDLER READY RECKONER
He divides more people than Freddy Krueger, but whether you love him or hate him, he's a box-office stalwart. Here's his work to date...

THE BEN AFFLECK READY RECKONER
We've covered Matt Damon in the Ready Reckoner chair. Now it's the turn of his partner in crime, Mr Ben Affleck....

THE BITMAP BROS READY RECKONER
Legends of Amiga and ST gaming, we put the Bitmap Bros through the ready reckoner system. And this is what came out....

THE BRIAN BLESSED READY RECKONER
Rob checks out some of the biggest, best and boisterous roles the Blessed has starred in...

THE BRUCE WILLIS READY RECKONER
The long awaited arrival of Mr Willis into the Den Of Geek ready reckoner chair. Yippee-ky-ay....

THE CAVEMAN READY RECKONER
If Roland Emmerich's 10,000 BC has whetted your appetite for a simpler way of life, here are a few more cinematic cave-dwellers for you...

THE COEN BROTHERS READY RECKONER
A special treat for Ready Reckoner Friday: Martin sticks the Coen Brothers in the chair...

THE COMPUTER GAME MOVIE READY RECKONER
Sarah likes computer game movies more than most people. Then again, most people just flat out hate them.

THE DAN O'BANNON READY RECKONER
It's Friday, it's ready reckoner time, and, oh look, it's Dan O'Bannon again!

THE DAVID CRONENBERG READY RECKONER
Cronenberg is a bit of a favourite director around these parts. Ryan takes a whistle-stop tour of his career (minus Jason X , sadly)...

THE DAVROS READY RECKONER
A special ready reckoner rounding up the best and worst of Doctor Who 's most popular adversary...

THE DOCTOR WHO READY RECKONER
So who was the best ever Doctor Who? Martin puts all the inhabitants of the role in the Ready Reckoner chair...

THE DREAMWORKS ANIMATED MOVIE READY RECKONER
DreamWorks Animation has proven itself to be the only operation of its ilk to date to threaten the Disney/Pixar empire. But are its films any good? Let the Ready Reckoner find out...

THE FRIDAY THE 13TH READY RECKONER
It's Friday. It's the 13th. That can only mean one thing: it's Friday the 13th, time to watch some hack-and-slash Voorhees action!

THE GEORGE CLOONEY READY RECKONER
He made the worst Batman film. He recorded one of the best DVD commentaries. And he's now the star of our latest ready reckoner. George Clooney has truly made it...

THE GERRY ANDERSON READY RECKONER
It's rumoured that Mark Pickavance designed the Thunderbirds computer game back in 1988. But that doesn't mean he's going to give Gerry Anderson an easy time

THE GRAND THEFT AUTO READY RECKONER
An exhaustive look at the entire GTA series, complete with star ratings. Which is the best, and which should you ignore?

THE GRANT MORRISON READY RECKONER
Rob Mclaughlin guides us through the career of a great British comics creator - through 2000AD , DC, Marvel, and beyond

THE HALLOWEEN READY RECKONER
This was obligatory, really. Did you really think we'd let Halloween pass without doing a ready reckoner of the Halloween movies?

THE HARRISON FORD READY RECKONER
In recent years, Mr Ford has infamously turned down some juicy roles - Traffic , anyone? Sadly, the ones he's chosen are..., well, check this lot out...

THE HARRY POTTER READY RECKONER
This Friday's ready reckoner heads off to Hogwarts, as Lucy ploughs through the books and films of the Harry Potter franchise...

THE HORROR ANTHOLOGY READY RECKONER
In honour of it being nearly Halloween, we've got a ready reckoner that's a bit different from our usual ones. Martin runs down horror anthologies from the last 60 years...

THE IVAN REITMAN READY RECKONER
He's made comedy classics. He's directed comedy stinkers. We put Ghostbusters director Ivan Reitman into the ready reckoner chair...

THE JEFF GOLDBLUM READY RECKONER
He's fought spaceships, dinosaurs, and bodysnatchers. So which of Jeff Goldblum's movies are classics, and which are best forgotten?

THE JIM CARREY READY RECKONER
A man who increasingly balances more dramatic roles with his trademark comedy, we check out the career of Mr Jim Carrey...

THE JODIE FOSTER READY RECKONER
The most prominent moments of one of Hollywood's finest actresses come under the Den of Geek Ready Reckoner glare...

THE JOHN CARPENTER READY RECKONER
Martin loves John Carpenter. Martin loves John Carpenter's DVD commentaries. But even Martin knows that Ghosts Of Mars is shocking. Let the ready reckoner commence...

THE KEVIN COSTNER READY RECKONER
Kevin Costner, ladies and gentlemen, is Hollywood's most overlooked actor. Really... Check out our at-a-glance career guide

THE KEVIN SMITH READY RECKONER
What's Kevin Smith's best film? Debate rages, but since Simon's the one writing this ready reckoner, his word is law. Until you get to the comments box, of course

TH E KURT RUSSELL READY RECKONER
It's Ready Reckoner Friday, and this week, Kurt Russell steps into the limelight. Martin even watched Captain Ron to bring you this...

THE LINDSAY LOHAN READY RECKONER
We know what you're thinking: Lindsay Lohan is hardly geeky. She's the definition of mainstream right now. Well, hard cheese. Plus, who else cares about her movies any more anyway?

THE MATT DAMON READY RECKONER
Simon sits Matt Damon down in the chair...

THE MATTHEW LILLARD READY RECKONER
Craig lists the work of an off-beat actor whose career comfortably takes in the sublime and the ridiculous...

THE METROID READY RECKONER
DoG dusts of its power armour and looks at a Nintendo sci-fi classic...

THE NATALIE PORTMAN READY RECKONER
The glare of the ready reckoner heads towards Natalie Portman. Will she emerge with her career intact?

THE NEIL GAIMAN READY RECKONER
Neil Gaiman is a bit of a geek hero, but which of his works is the best? Seb Patrick provides the run-down...

THE NICOLAS CAGE READY RECKONER
The career of Nicolas Cage has had lots of ups and downs. And, according our ready reckoner, more downs than ups...

THE NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET READY RECKONER
It's been a horror movie-heavy week here at Den of Geek, so we thought we'd finish up with a rundown of the classic horror series, Nightmare on Elm Street...

THE PIXAR READY RECKONER
From Toy Story and Ratatouille , through to the acclaimed short films, Pixar go under the Den Of Geek ready reckoner microscope...

THE RESIDENT EVIL READY RECKONER
More zombies than you can shake a leg bone at. Aaron Birch takes a look at one of gaming's longest running series

THE ROBERT RANKIN READY RECKONER
One of Britain's best-loved authors' work is dissected in the regular Friday ready reckoner. Rob salutes the genius of Robert Rankin.

THE RON HOWARD READY RECKONER
This week in the Friday Ready Reckoner chair, Mr Ron Howard's career goes under the microscope. Here's a clue: The Da Vinci Code is not his best film.

THE RUTGER HAUER READY RECKONER
How's this for a Friday ready reckoner? The great Rutger Hauer comes under Karl's spotlight...

THE SCREEN ROBOTS READY RECKONER
Metal acres of roboty goodness in our mammoth Reckoner of the best (and worst) mechanoids to grace the silver and small screens...

THE STEVE GUTTENBERG READY RECKONER
The star of Police Academy, Cocoon, Short Circuit and more joins us in the Ready Reckoner Chamber...

THE STEVE MARTIN READY RECKONER
Simon thinks that Steve Martin is one of the funniest men on the planet - and he breaks down his movie career to help prove it.

THE STEVEN SPIELBERG READY RECKONER
It's Ready Reckoner Friday, and it's the man of beard, Steven Spielberg, who steps into the chair...

THE SUPERHERO MOVIE READY RECKONER
Seb lines the superheroes of the movie world up, and puts them through the Den of Geek ready reckoner wrangler...

THE SYLVESTER STALLONE READY RECKONER
The Ready Reckoner is back! And it's Sylvester Stallone who is our latest victim...

THE TAITO READY RECKONER
One of the finest creators of arcade games in history, Taito may no longer be around, but its legacy is oh-so-impressive...

THE TIM BURTON READY RECKONER
Tim Burton used to be one of the best film directors on the planet, and early signs are that's he's back proper with Sweeney Todd . Best put him in the Ready Reckoner chair, then...

THE TOM CRUISE READY RECKONER
Tom Cruise has been in the best American film of the last decade. And one of the most disappointing blockbusters. His career by star ratings, then...

THE TOM HANKS READY RECKONER
Welcome back to the irregular slot where we take a wildly popular movie person and assess their back catalogue. This time: Tom Hanks...

THE UWE BOLL READY RECKONER
Sarah watches every Uwe Boll film she can get her hands on, so you don't have to. Or at least so you'll know which one to start with...

THE WILL SMITH READY RECKONER
From science fiction blockbusters to Oscar-attracting drama, Will Smith's career goes under the Den Of Geek microscope...

THE ZOMBIE MOVIE READY RECKONER
Possibly the most scarily comprehensive guide to zombie movies you could ever ask for. In alphabetical order.