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‘The Running Man’ is an Action Movie Born in the Wrong Era

November 12, 2025 John Dotson Action Films & Shows, Book Adaptations, Paramount, Sci-Fi Films & Shows, Stephen King 7 min read

The Running Man is a notable Stephen King adaptation from the ’80s, featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger. From the material alone, it

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‘The Witcher’ Season 4: New Faces, Challenges and Changes

November 12, 2025 Wiktor Reinfuss Book Adaptations, Fantasy Films & Shows, Netflix, The Witcher 6 min read

Season four of Netflix’s The Witcher is a soft reboot of the series, and no one hides it. It is

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Alex Perez November Q&A Part 1: ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ & ‘Secret Wars’, Blade, Defenders, and more!

November 11, 2025 Lizzie Hill Avengers, Avengers: Doomsday, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Secret Wars, Black Panther, Blade, Captain America, Defenders, Guardians of the Galaxy, Hulk, Jessica Jones, Marvel, MCU, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, The Cosmic Circus Discord, The Multiverse Saga, Thor, Vision Quest, WandaVision, Wiccan, Young Avengers 8 min read

After a bit of a break, Alex Perez is back for another Patreon/Discord Q&A! In part 1 of the November

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Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’ Review: Highs & Lows of this New Take on Shelley’s Classic Tale

November 10, 2025 Lizzie Hill Book Adaptations, Frankenstein, Netflix 1 min read

John and Vin are back to talk about the new film from director Guillermo del Toro, based on Frankenstein by

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‘Predator: Badlands’ is Trachtenberg’s Weakest Entry in the Franchise

November 10, 2025 Maxance Vincent 20th Century Studios, Predator, Sci-Fi Films & Shows 7 min read

I won’t win many friends with this review, but I genuinely hated almost every second of Predator: Badlands. This is Dan

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Book Review: ‘Deadpool’s Affirmations: Feel Yourself to Heal Yourself’ by Rob Kutner

November 7, 2025 Luna Gauthier Deadpool, Funny Books, Marvel, Marvel Books, Random House 4 min read

Times are tough. It seems like the whole world is in the toilet. This book won’t fix that, but maybe

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Game Review: ‘Battlefield 6’ is A Blast to Play

November 5, 2025 Ten Sky EA, Games, Playstation, Steam, Xbox 10 min read

Battlefield 6 is the latest military arcade shooter in the long-standing Battlefield series developed by Battlefield Studios and published by

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Exclusive Interview: RJ Christian and Cassidy Sledge of ‘Dungeons & Dragons: The Twenty-Sided Tavern’

October 31, 2025 Brian Kitson Dungeons & Dragons, Games, Live Shows 2 min read

Listen in as I speak with two of the cast members from the North American touring production of Dungeons & Dragons:

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‘Visions’ Volume 3 Pushes the Boundaries of Star Wars Animation

October 31, 2025 Cameron Brook Animation, Disney+, Lucasfilm, Star Wars, Star Wars Animation 8 min read

Star Wars: Visions returns with volume 3 for a spectacular new season of amazing short stories set in a galaxy

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‘Hazbin Hotel’ Season 2: Much More than A Musical about Heaven and Hell

October 30, 2025 Wiktor Reinfuss Animation, Comedy Films & Shows, Prime Video 5 min read

Hazbin Hotel season 2 is one of those shows that we needed to see this year. Compared to the previous

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‘Frankenstein’ (2025): Guillermo del Toro’s Abusive Parent Allegory

October 30, 2025 John Dotson Book Adaptations, Horror Films & Shows, Netflix, Sci-Fi Films & Shows 6 min read

Passion projects are sometimes tricky endeavors for directors. They often range from the ambitiousness of Peter Jackson’s King Kong to

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