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James Gunn may be working for DC instead of Marvel now, but he’s still operating in a major superhero shared canon, which comes with some expectations. We want to see heroes interacting with each other. We want a multiverse, which Peacemaker provided. And we want a big bad who represents everything scary in the universe. […]
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Read MoreSometimes, it’s possible to be too bold and to go too far into where no man has gone before. That’s the lesson that the producers of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds learned during the show’s third season, which managed to squander the good will built up over seasons 1 and 2. But it’s a lesson […]
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Read MoreNow that James Gunn has successfully brought Superman into the DCU, all eyes have turned to the other half of the World’s Finest duo: Batman. In addition to the out-of-continuity Matt Reeves movie The Batman: Part II, production has begun on Batman film The Brave and the Bold. But we shouldn’t forget Gotham’s other caped […]
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Read MoreEven those hyped for the upcoming release of The Mandalorian and Grogu have to admit that things look bad for Star Wars right now. Yes, we just got the end of Andor, an incredibly urgent and complex piece of sci-fi storytelling that somehow spun out of the memberberry-riddled prequel Rogue One. But outside of that, […]
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Read MoreFor 40 years, Back to the Future and its two sequels have thrilled viewers with their playful time travel mechanics, great lead performances, and incredible Alan Silvestri scores. But according to Michael J. Fox, there’s a more political reason that the trilogy resonates with modern viewers. “We live in a bully culture right now,” Fox […]
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Read MoreThe trailers for The Woman in the Yard, released this past March, promised a scary movie with a delicious premise. One day a woman clothed in black arrives on the front lawn of a single mother’s home… and she refuses to leave. That’s the sort of premise that has made for many a tight, satisfying […]
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Read MoreThese days, when maverick director Paul Schrader talks about pop music, he’s usually praising Taylor Swift as “the light that gives meaning to our lives.” But back in the early ’80s, Schrader had the Boss on his mind. And in a new conversation with Deadline, Schrader reveals how an aborted movie project starring Bruce Springsteen […]
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Read MoreScott Derrickson has killed a lot of people. And a surprising amount of them have been children. Okay, no, Derrickson hasn’t actually killed people, but he has imagined many deaths and put them on screen, including the three mutilated tykes murdered by the Grabber in his most recent movie Black Phone 2. Black Phone 2 […]
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Read MoreThe new Apple TV documentary series Mr. Scorsese contains many wonderful anecdotes and insights into the legendary filmmaker’s history. Unsurprisingly but nonetheless refreshingly, we’re reminded that Martin Scorsese didn’t arrive fully-formed, making masterpieces like Taxi Driver and The Age of Innocence right away. Rather, he had to struggle for a bit and experience his share […]
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Read MoreHis name is Parker… Peter Parker. And nothing else. At least, that’s the rumor being reported in The Sun. According to an unnamed source, the paper claims that Tom Holland has been ruled out of consideration as the next James Bond because of his contract with Marvel and Sony to play Spider-Man. It’s not so […]
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Read MoreIn The Black Phone and its new sequel, Madeleine McGraw plays a young woman whose incredible powers saddle her with great responsibility. And she’s ready to play another. Talking with The Hollywood Reporter about taking the lead in Black Phone 2, McGraw took her shot at Marvel, launching her request like she’s launching a web. […]
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Read MoreOn June 16, 2023, Barry Allen, the fastest man alive, raced into theaters with The Flash. While he stuck around long enough for the movie to make back its production budget (but not its advertising budget), it soon limped away, putting an official end to the pre-James Gunn DCEU. According to director Andy Muschietti, it […]
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Read MoreThis winter, more than three years since the season four finale, the final episodes of Stranger Things will finally release. It would be an understatement to say that the show’s ending is a cultural event, as fan posts are already filling the internet and merchandise is flooding stores. Yet, despite all the excitement building up […]
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Read MoreCynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande aren’t the actors who originated the parts of Elphaba the Wicked Witch and Glenda the Good Witch, but they’ve certainly made them their own. The 2024 megahit Wicked has made the duo a sensation, supplanting in the minds of some viewers not just The Wizard of Oz stars Margaret Hamilton […]
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Read MoreThey’re in the afterlife! They went to prehistoric Earth! Meadow is bad at parking! TV fans have long debated these infamous endings to beloved series. While some stick up for the finales of Lost, Battlestar Galactica, and The Sopranos, there’s no question that these shows left a bad taste in some viewers’ mouths. While the […]
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Read MoreThe trailer for the upcoming Yorgos Lanthimos movie, Bugonia, situates itself firmly in the present, as it features pharma CEO Michelle Fuller (Emma Stone) singing along with Chappell Roan’s “Good Luck, Babe!” But a promotional website for the movie is a true blast from the past. Navigate over to Human Resistance HQ and you’ll find […]
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Read MoreFrank Miller revitalized Daredevil not just by adding new elements to the character, such as Elektra and immortal ninjas the Hand, but also by emphasizing under-explored aspects about the Man Without Fear. Case in point: although Catholicism had been an implicit part of Matt Murdock’s life before he took over the character, Miller really brought […]
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Read MoreHorror has always had a moral element, from the monsters conjured in folk tales to scare children into good behavior, to the Puritan streak in slasher movies that punish teens who do drugs and have sex. But rarely has morality been so stridently vulgar and unapologetically Christian as it is Black Phone 2. Where else […]
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Read MoreTurns out, there’s more to Method acting than just mailing rat poop to your co-stars. The infamous performance technique, in which actors get so deep into the role that they continue to stay in character after shooting has stopped, has become something of a joke recently, thanks to dumb tricks like Jared Leto harassing his […]
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Read MoreIt doesn’t matter how high the hill is, the MCU Blade movie is still trying to skate up it. After multiple writers have been attached and moved on, after Kevin Feige and Mahershala Ali have publicly shared frustration with the project, after none other than Wesley Snipes appeared onscreen in Deadpool & Wolverine and declared […]
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