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Only Murders in the Building Takes on the Mob in Season 5

This article contains spoilers for Only in the Murders season 5 episodes 1, 2, and 3. When Only Murders in the Building first premiered in 2021, it was difficult to imagine the premise being one that could create a half-decade’s worth of quality TV. A mystery show that always takes place in the same apartment […]

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The Doctor Who Parodies That Were Actually Auditions

Science fiction is very serious business, dealing with philosophical and social themes in ways that other genres simply can’t, asking questions about humanity and the nature of existence. Unfortunately, while science fiction is very, very serious, sometimes people have felt the need to make fun of it, even creating elaborate parodies. Recently we had a […]

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Rush of Ikorr Brings Classic Mythology to Trading Card Games

For anyone looking to see classic mythological icons duke it out for divine supremacy, the fast-paced and fun to play trading card game Rush of Ikorr presents an epic opportunity to see myths and monsters throw down. Players pick from a variety of starter decks based on different global pantheons, drawn from mythological figures Ancient […]

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John Cena’s Retirement Is the Final Chapter of a Superhero Story

Since 2002, John Cena embodied a mythos usually reserved for comic book characters. Now his wrestling retirement run has felt less like a farewell and more like the final act of a saga that has spanned across different timelines. It’s a significant event that challenges everyone who has been on this journey with him to […]

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Hollow Knight: Silksong and the Video Game Sequels That Were Worth the Wait

After eight long years that felt like 80, the sequel to Team Cherry’s Metroidvania classic Hollow Knight is finally here! Hollow Knight: Silksong was announced almost immediately after the release of the first game in 2017, yet it took so long in development that many fans wondered whether it was a tangible piece of software […]

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Alien: Earth Episode 5 Theory Hints at an Ancient Xenomorph Enemy

This article contains spoilers for Alien: Earth episode 5. As Noah Hawley’s Alien: Earth hurtles into its second half faster than the USCSS Maginot barreled toward Prodigy City, was anyone expecting the Fargo director to give us an unexpected Alien movie worthy of Ridley Scott himself? While both Scott’s Prometheus and Alien: Covenant were accused […]

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Halloween Horror Nights’ Terrifier House Lets Art the Clown Be a Silly Little Guy

Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights has been serving up high-quality scares for decades. The fright-inducing Halloween event opened its 34th season on August 29 and just keeps getting better. Case in point: this year’s haunted house lineup, which includes scary walkthrough experiences based on popular intellectual properties like Prime Video’s Fallout TV series, the Five […]

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Metal Gear Solid 2 Is a Misunderstood Gem

Between the release of 2023’s Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 and Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, Konami has reinvigorated its Metal Gear legacy after years of dormancy. While this has particularly renewed the discourse and reappraisal of 2004’s Metal Gear Solid 3, it also brings to mind how long 2001’s Metal Gear […]

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Alien: Earth Might Be Making Sense of the Alien Timeline After All

This article contains spoilers for Alien: Earth episode 4. For the past 46 years, the Alien franchise has been immortalized by the tagline, “In space, no one can hear you scream.” Just four episodes in, and Noah Hawley’s Alien: Earth is making it clear that the mantra doesn’t apply to our little third rock from […]

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Alien: Earth’s Eyeball Monster Taps Into Primal Fears

This article contains spoilers for Alien: Earth episode 4. No Alien project can ever recapture the sense of cosmic horror upon seeing H.R. Giger’s xenomorph for the first time. So when it came time to design a coterie of fresh monsters for prequel series Alien: Earth, creator Noah Hawley went for the eyes … literally. […]

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The Best TV Shows of 2025 (So Far)

In a March 2025 interview with Howard Stern to promote his Apple TV+ comedy The Studio, Seth Rogen described what drives his character Matt Remick, head of fictional Hollywood studio Continental. “What’s so frustrating about Hollywood, and what’s so alluring about these delusions of grandeur – especially if you run a movie studio – is […]

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Long Story Short Review: A Worthy BoJack Successor

“You do something hard so they know that you love them.” There are infinite possibilities in play when it comes to animation, yet there’s a comforting universal constant when it comes to family sitcoms – animated or otherwise. A family provides a natural set of relationships for its characters, but it’s so much more than […]

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Static Shock Deserves a Live-Action Future in the DC Universe

When James Gunn unveiled the “Gods and Monsters” slate for the new DC Universe in early 2023, it signaled more than a relaunch. It was a commitment to cinematic storytelling that could be mythic, grounded, tragic, uplifting, and courageous. Within that bold vision, however, one name was still absent. Virgil Hawkins.  Virgil is the young […]

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Strange New Worlds’ XCV-100 Is a Missing Link in Star Trek History

This article contains spoilers for Star Trek: Strange New World season 3 episode 6. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3 episode 6 “The Sehlat Who Ate Its Tail” concluded with one the great classic science fiction twists. The feared and near-mythical scavenger ship the Enterprise encounters, the one that had been flying through the […]

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How James Doakes Internet Memes Are Converting New Dexter Fans

The Dexter franchise has regained surprising relevancy almost 20 years after the first show’s debut in 2006. Spinoff series such as the prequel, Dexter: Original Sin, and the ongoing sequel, Dexter: Resurrection, have placed the brand in the pop cultural crosshairs once again. But just as The Walking Dead has learned that a myriad of […]

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Fallout Season 2 First-Look Images Feature Some Major New Vegas Clues

This article contains mild spoilers from the Fallout game series. One of the best video game adaptations on television has been Prime Video’s post-apocalyptic epic Fallout, based on the iconic Bethesda Softworks game series of the name. With Fallout returning for its eagerly-anticipated second season this December, Prime Video and Kilter Films have provided first-look […]

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Crunchyroll’s Anime FanFest at SDCC 2025 Celebrated the Genre’s Accessibility

With each passing year, San Diego Comic-Con proves to be an undying magnetic force, drawing members of every fandom under the sun to the hallowed halls of the San Diego Convention Center. One of the largest fandom present at SDCC, and in the world as a whole, is the anime fandom. This year, the popular […]

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Link Tank: Arcane and Love, Death + Robots Dominate Early Emmys, Andy Cohen Stirs the Pot 

Netflix’s Arcane and Love, Death + Robots Win Big in Early Emmy Awards With the Emmys just around the corner, the Television Academy has already announced its early winners, and two Netflix adult-animated series, Arcane and Love, Death + Robots, are among standouts in the Individual Achievement in Animation category.  Arcane, based on Riot Games’ […]

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Peanuts: A Summer Musical Creators Take the Characters to Melodic Heights

The Peanuts franchise’s fruitful streaming home on Apple TV+ continues into previously undiscovered country with the latest special, Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical. As the title suggests, the special is a bonafide musical as the Peanuts gang visits their beloved summer camp, with fan-favorite musician and songwriter Ben Folds serving as the music director and […]

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Yes, That’s Really Alex Lawther’s Character’s Name on Alien: Earth

This article contains light spoilers for Alien Earth episode 1. The Alien franchise has always understood something very important about the sci-fi genre: there’s gotta be some cool and/or weird names. In the far-flung future established by Ridley Scott’s 1979 film, human and synthetic characters alike have monikers that dance off the tongue. The original […]

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