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Kids with superpowers, check. A shadowy government group trying to capture them, check. A hero with amnesia who isn’t sure who he can trust, including himself, check. Bloodshot has all the components of an exciting spy thriller. Add in some engaging characters and an easy-going writing style and Fred Van Lente delivers an exhilarating, fast-paced novel that’s sure to entertain. Warning:
Read MoreJessica Jones is sinking fast. Wallowing in pity and self-doubt, she’s turned from a hero to a drunk who can’t even keep up with basic hygiene. But then she gets a wake-up call and a new case, and that starts to turn her around. A mother of twin teenagers shares a strange story with Jessica. Her kids spent the summer in
Read MoreWolf Man inspires a mixture of feelings, which is evident from the current Tomatometer. One might be asking themselves, why? On the one hand, Leigh Whannell’s follow-up to The Invisible Man has moments of brilliance. On the other hand, the film has almost nothing new thematically to say about the lore of werewolves. Throughout the 103-minute runtime, Whannell brings some inventive
Read MoreUniversal Pictures has been in the Monster Movie business for a long time. Dating back as far as 1913, the studio has been in the business of bringing scares to audiences around the world, with the likes of Frankenstein, Dracula, and The Mummy. Since the conception of their classic monster flicks, Universal has tried to recapture what made these films fantastic
Read MoreThis past summer, I had the pleasure of visiting Disneyland for the first time ever. I went to Walt Disney World in Orlando as a child but after falling in love with Universal Studios Hollywood after moving to Southern California last year, I was super excited to experience a Disney theme park as an adult. Although most of Disneyland fell pretty
Read MoreWell, they did it again. Ben Stiller managed to rob an entire weekend of my life as I couldn’t pull myself away from Severance season 2 (just like with the first season). It’s been THREE YEARS ever since Mark (Adam Scott) left us on the massive cliffhanger when he proclaimed to his sister Devon (Jen Tullock), “She’s alive!”. Referring to his
Read MoreThe holiday season might be over, but we’re not done celebrating one of the greatest times of the year! That’s right; there’s nothing like a Doctor Who Christmas special to make our spirits bright! With the return of Steven Moffat as the writer of Doctor Who: Joy to the World, we have much to be thankful for and much to discuss!
Read MoreTwenty-plus years ago, I was sitting at my GameCube rolling around at the speed of sound as Sonic in Sonic Adventure 2, not knowing just how enamored I would become with this game. Fast-forward to now, and I’m in awe that I finally got to see Shadow the Hedgehog (Keanu Reeves) take up the screen alongside Sonic (Ben Schwartz) in the
Read MoreAfter three seasons, the MCU’s first animated series What If…? has ended. The series marked Marvel’s first serious dive into the multiverse and its “endless stories”. What If…? acted mainly as an anthology series, giving the audience a small peek into the many different alternate realities throughout the multiverse. Marvel managed to use the expansion into the multiverse as a way
Read MoreLucius Galloway is flying high. He has finally written a hit book, he’s won a prestigious award for it, and now he’s been offered a research position at Harvard for the summer. For anyone, this would be an amazing set of achievements, but for a gay black man in the 1920s, it feels like Lucius has won the lottery. But things
Read MoreThe 2024 Doctor Who Christmas special, titled “Joy to the World,” continues the series’ tradition of delivering symbolic narratives that mix science fiction with real-life situations. This episode, written by Steven Moffat has garnered significant attention for its emotional storytelling and meaningful themes. [Warning: Spoilers for the 2024 Doctor Who Christmas special below!] “Joy to the World” features an especially emotional
Read MoreLike many of you, I was ready to deride Barry Jenkins for “selling out” after accepting the gig of helming the prequel to one of the most soulless and unimaginative remakes ever made in Mufasa: The Lion King. Walking into the theatre to witness this would-be catastrophe in IMAX 3D, I couldn’t wrap my head around why Jenkins wanted to subject
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