Marvel Studios broke a major MCU trend with the 2023 release of The Marvels, which may benefit Captain Marvel’s future in the ever-growing franchise. Brie Larson debuted as Carol Danvers, a.k.a. Captain Marvel, in 2019’s self-titled 1995-set Captain Marvel, and made further appearances in Avengers: Endgame, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and … Read more
Warning: Spoilers for Captain America #3!He’s learned under some of the finest minds the Marvel Universe has to offer, but Captain America‘s most important mentor was a full-blown criminal in real life. Captain America is normally the one offering mentorship in the Marvel Universe (even if he doesn’t always stick the landing), but before he … Read more
When you think of Studio Ghibli, it’s likely that flashes of Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, and if you’re cool, avian pigs fill your brain. They’ve repeatedly created some of the most iconic animated films in recent decades, and have built up various worlds and mythologies that will likely continue to convert casual viewers into … Read more
The prologue of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny has a great nod to a Last Crusade sequel comic that never made it to the screen. Touted as Indy’s final on-screen adventure, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny sees an older Dr. Jones going on one last excursion to keep Archimedes’ Dial, an … Read more
With the final battle against Shigaraki looming, My Hero Academia has unveiled every Quirk in Deku’s arsenal, including what may be his most powerful, Gearshift. The latest chapters of My Hero Academia have finally shed light on the identity of the second user of One For All and his Quirk, which has the potential to … Read more
DreamWorks Animation has delivered no shortage of fantastic villains over its decades-long career, particularly from the Shrek franchise with Lord Farquard (John Lithgow), the Fairy Godmother (Jennifer Saunders), and Rumpelstiltskin (Walt Dohrn). There are of course examples from their other films as well, like the complex Ramesses (Ralph Fiennes) from The Prince of Egypt and … Read more
Spoilers are ahead for the ending of Netflix’s Leave the World Behind (and the 2020 novel). Some of the biggest changes Netflix’s Leave the World Behind makes to the book it’s based on actually shift both the story and themes of the project. In some instances, those alterations that happen in the jump from page … Read more
Within The Boys canon, Compound V is the substance that gives regular humans superpowers, with the most common being super strength and near invulnerability (something that can even be achieved temporarily with the right cocktail). Given the fact that The Boys is a pretty consistent parody of Marvel and DC, one would assume that Compound … Read more
Ready your wrists to move the flippers quickly if you want a chance of survival as a The Texas Chain Saw Massacre-themed pinball machine is on the way. Grab a piece of head-cheese and chow down while feasting your eyes on a teaser that introduces the newest piece of horror-based gaming machinery from Spooky Pinball … Read more
The martial arts movie genre has seen a plethora of entries that have helped reinvent things. Whether through clever filmmaking, unique subversions of the genre, or popular martial arts styles, the long-running martial arts movie genre has continued to sustain audience interest for nearly a decade. Most martial arts films center around naive protagonists looking … Read more