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‘Madame Web’ Review: Sony’s Half-Baked ‘Doctor Strange’ Parody

Uday Kataria ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  5 min read

Sony’s ever-expanding Spider-Man Universe continues with Madame Web, the franchise’s first female-led film and the first to feature actual spider-people as main characters. Dakota Johnson stars as Cassandra Webb, a clairvoyant paramedic trying to save three teenage girls from being murdered. While Madame Web teases exciting developments for the future of Sony’s cinematic universe, its sloppy and painfully generic execution pretty

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Interview: Composer Stefan L. Smith on the Sound of Superhero Adventures

Ayla Ruby ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  17 min read

Stefan L. Smith is a talented composer who lent his talents to the animated Batman film Batman: The Doom that Came to Gotham last year. He’s back with another set of superhero compositions, this time for PBS. Smith scored Super Why’s Comic Book Adventures, a show geared towards helping young children improve their reading skills, with a superhero twist. The music is

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Book Review: ‘Loki: Journey into Mystery’ by Katherine Locke

Luna Gauthier ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  5 min read

Katherine Locke’s new book Loki: Journey into Mystery is based on the popular graphic novel of the same name by Kieron Gillen. Locke’s book follows Kid Loki as he struggles to define himself as separate from his former incarnation. This story places Loki in many difficult situations. He tries to solve his problems differently from the old Loki, but everyone judges him

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‘Not Dead Yet’ Returns For it’s Season 2 Premiere!

Brian Kitson ,  ,  7 min read

Sometimes life doesn’t quite go the way we’ve planned. I think this is a sentiment that we can all relate to at one point or another. Perhaps you thought you’d go to law school and headed into teaching instead. Maybe that relationship you thought would last forever ended abruptly, thrusting your life into another direction. These are just two examples, but

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Review: Gothic Romance and Dark Comedy Dominate ‘Lisa Frankenstein’

James Preston Poole ,  ,  5 min read

Diablo Cody has been in the screenwriting game a long time. Her debut, Juno, won her the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. She enjoys continued success, notably in her continued collaborations with Juno director Jason Reitman, Young Adult and Tully. The film younger generations tend to latch onto is the Megan Fox starring vehicle Jennifer’s Body. Its queer themes, sardonic comedy, and true horror cement

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Humanity’s Survival and Prehistoric Horrors in ‘Out of Darkness’

Josh Thayer ,  ,  6 min read

One of the coolest compliments I ever heard the late, great Roger Ebert express about a movie was that, while you’re watching it, your mind keeps turning; the movie’s mysteries encourage you to explore your own imagination in regard to what you’re seeing on the screen. The new prehistoric horror film from Bleecker Street titled Out of Darkness is exactly the

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‘She is Conann’ Review: A Banksy-inspired Vision of Conan the Barbarian

John Dotson ,  ,  ,  4 min read

She is Conann is not a Conan film. The characters are mostly here, including the addition of Red Sonja. But the acid dream of She is Conann has other ideas on its mind. In a weird, nightmarish feminine LGTBQ vision of the Barbarian. We see the iconic character through various stages of her life, bathing the brutal character’s journey in a tub of

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Fantastic Four Reading Guide: 1998-2024

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Hello explorers, and welcome back to the modern Fantastic Four comics reading guide! This is our second guide to Marvel’s first family, following our classic Fantastic Four comics guide (1961-1998). Starting with the relaunch in 1998, here are our recommendations for the best modern Fantastic Four comics! Modern Fantastic Four Comics Recommendations: Fantastic Four by Mark Waid & Mike Wieringo Fantastic

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Read ‘Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k Up’ by Alexandra Potter Before ‘Not Dead Yet’ Returns!

Luna Gauthier ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  6 min read

Ever felt like you don’t know what you’re doing? Did life not exactly live up to the plans your thirteen-year-old self made? Are you sure that everyone else has it figured out and you’re the only one who doesn’t? Well, guess what, you’re not actually alone! From time to time, we all feel like f**k ups! And finally, Alexandra Potter dared

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