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Review: ‘Scream VI’ Slays Hard for a Killer Time at the Movies

As a die-hard fan of the Scream franchise (and an ardent defender of 2011’s Scream 4), I hated 2022’s Scream “requel.” It was a lazy attempt at weaponizing the nostalgia of the original with a newer cast who couldn’t match the incredible chemistry Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, and David Arquette had in the previous installments. Worse yet, none of the performances

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Exclusive: Wakanda Series Working Title is Golden City

Phase 5 of Marvel Studios MCU has officially kicked off with the arrival of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania in theaters. The Multiverse Saga is in full swing and Marvel Studios, like the powerhouse they are, isn’t slowing down anytime soon. With Agatha: Coven of Chaos and Daredevil: Born Again both filming, and numerous other productions in different stages of development,

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Cosmic Cafe: Interview with ‘Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur’ EPs Steve Loter and Rodney Clouden

In February, comic book fans saw the first episodes of Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur. The second half of the season just premiered, and we’re so excited to talk about it. Over zoom last January, I chatted with Steve Loter and Rodney Clouden, executive producers for the hit animated series. Steve Loter made his mark on animation as the director of numerous episodes of Kim

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DC Showcase: ‘Penguin: Pain and Prejudice’ Comic Review

Penguin: Pain and Prejudice is a beloved five-issue miniseries by Gregg Hurwitz, Szymon Kudranski, and John Kalisz detailing the origin of Oswald Cobblepart and his psychological motivations. The story was one of the first comics released after Flashpoint in 2011, when the rebooted “New 52” universe was reshaping DC Comics. Seven decades of comics history had been thrown out the window,

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Review: ‘The Winchesters’ Season 1 Finale 

After 13 episodes, we’ve finally made it to The Winchesters season 1 finale. As the first realized spin-off of Supernatural, which ran for 15 seasons, The Winchesters had some big shoes to fill, with the shadow of its predecessor looming over it. Jensen Ackles and his wife Dannell are the driving force behind this new look of the Winchester dynasty. Together

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Exclusive: Matthew Libatique is Cinematographer for ‘Blade’

It’s certainly been a long bumpy road waiting for Mahershala Ali’s Blade movie after it was announced during SDCC in 2019. Fans have been excited about the Oscar-winning actor taking over the role, but also very anxious about the news of delays and director changes, and what that might mean for the production. I’m happy to share some good news in

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Book Review: ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: The High Country’ by John Jackson Miller

In the year 2259, the U.S.S. Enterprise heads off to a planet so remote that it is only known by its surveyor’s catalog entry, FGC-7781 b. They’re investigating the disappearance of Braidwood, a civilian anthropological expedition that had been missing for almost a year. What they discover on FGC-7781 b is something that no one was expecting. Find out just what

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