Most of the latest (and final) trailer for The Fantastic Four: First Steps is all good vibes. We’ve got Ben Grimm (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) and Johnny Storm (Joseph Quinn) bantering about the Thing’s catchphrase, “It’s clobberin’ time.” We’ve got legions of adoring fans cheering on their heroes in bright, retro-futuristic locales. We’ve got the team all … Read more
This article contains spoilers for Ironheart episodes 1-3. The Marvel Cinematic Universe is back on the smallscreen, and while output might’ve slowed, it’s clear the ambitions of these TV shows continue to be part of a much bigger picture. Fresh off the success of her MCU debut in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Dominique Thorne is … Read more
Unlike Michael Myers, Jason Voorhees, Frankenstein, or plenty of other horror icons, M3GAN didn’t burst onto the scene like a lumbering, silent menace. No, this gabby doll strutted across our screens like a goddamn diva. The key appeal 2022’s M3GAN is the camp quality of being killed by a machine who is just as lethal … Read more
The name is Villeneuve, Denis Villeneuve. Chances are you already knew it well, whether for some of the riveting character studies early in his career like Prisoners, Sicario, and Enemy, or more likely for his pivot to epic genre cinema via Arrival, Blade Runner 2049, and the new Dune movies (Oscar nominees all). Yet even … Read more
There’s no doubt that this is a great time for fantasy television. From Game of Thrones and its many spinoffs to The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power and The Wheel of Time, there is a veritable treasure trove of fantasy TV for fans of the genre to escape into – and that’s … Read more
It might be hard to imagine but there was a time before the internet, before the prequels, even before Revenge of the Jedi was renamed Return of the Jedi. It was a time when Star Wars was something of a new phenomenon. And back then, one of the franchise’s biggest fans was an 11-year-old boy … Read more
As the world’s foremost wallcrawler, Spider-Man has been known to hang off of things for a while. But 27 years is pushing it, even for him. Yet that’s how long Spidey’s been waiting for a resolution to the cliffhanger that closed out Spider-Man: The Animated Series, the popular cartoon show that ran from 1994 to … Read more
Ironheart won’t be a rookie superhero when her solo series makes its debut on Disney+. In fact, she already helped Shuri and Okoye fight off both the FBI and some of Namor’s Atlantean warriors in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. But the show Ironheart will feel like something of a fresh start for the hero, and … Read more
To this day, Jaws remains the best example of Steven Spielberg‘s genius as a filmmaker. He somehow took a middling pulp novel about a killer shark and turned it into a thrilling adventure about masculinity and economic desperation. And to the surprise of no one, the massive success of Jaws spawned a lot of knockoffs, … Read more
We’ve had Spaceballs: The Lunch Box, Spaceballs: The Flamethrower, and even Spaceballs: The Toilet Paper. But now it’s time for Spaceballs: The Sequel. The Schwartz is still strong with 98-year-old comedy legend Mel Brooks, who will return once again as wise teacher Yogurt for Spaceballs 2, the follow-up to Brooks’ 1987 Star Wars parody. It’s … Read more