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The July 4th Weekend Box Office Numbers Are In, But How Different From Past Years’ Are They?

There are some times throughout the year where we expect films to debut well. There’s the all-important Christmas weekend, spring breaks, and, notably, Independence Day in the United States. This 4th of July weekend is […]

July 4, 2021
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David Duchovny Played A Trans Character In Twin Peaks But Was It ‘Good’ Or ‘Bad’ Representation?

30 years ago, David Lynch and Mark Frost gave us all a gift, a confusing, weirdly entrancing, gift. Twin Peaks ran for two seasons originally, the first being a masterwork of Lynchian weirdness, and the […]

June 30, 2021
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Is Shipping Toxic? A Conversation About Queerbaiting, Marvel, and the Need for Better Representation

Most of us have watched a piece of entertainment and found ourselves particularly drawn to a couple within the show. Whether that pairing is actually a couple or just a couple of besties doesn’t always […]

June 28, 2021
Disgaea 6: Defiance of Destiny Review
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Disgaea 6: Defiance Of Destiny Review

Turn-based strategy RPGs appeal to me more than typical JRPGs because you feel like you’re more in control of your destiny. Titles like Fire Emblem: Three Houses ask you to maneuver around a battlefield to find weak […]

June 25, 2021
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Bruce Wayne Is Back! – Michael Keaton Gets Nuts On Set For The Flash

I’m doing a quick tally in my head of all the on-screen Batman’s over the years. While we all have our favorites, Michael Keaton is surely one of the finest to don the mask. Once […]

June 22, 2021
Heroes Reborn Week Six Tie-In, Night-Gwen, Spider-Gwen, Gwenpool, Gwen Stacy, Vita Ayala, Farid Karami, Squadron Supreme, Squadron Sinister, Batwoman, Suicide Squad, Savage Avengers, Punisher, Elektra, Kingpin, Kang the Conqueror, Ethan Sacks, Luca Pizzari, Marvel Comics, Comic Book Events
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Heroes Reborn Week Six Tie-In Issues Are Much Better Than The Core Series’ Issue

While the main title in Heroes Reborn week six didn’t progress the story or enrich the world very much, the tie-in issues made up for it. Mostly, while Squadron Savage is good, Vita Ayala and […]

June 20, 2021
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There’s Going To Be A Suicide Squad Post Credit Scene

Leading up to the release of any highly-anticipated movie, there are going to be questions. What’s the movie about? How long is it? Are there any dogs? Can I pet the dogs? The curiosity is […]

June 18, 2021
Star Wars: The High Republic Author Panel
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RSVP to a Free Star Wars: The High Republic Author Panel

I’m really impressed with what I’ve read so far from the Star Wars: The High Republic era. I’ve made an effort to read everything actually, including the comics and children’s books. Why? Well, who the […]

June 17, 2021
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Scream 5 Is Done With Post Production

It has been a cool decade since Scream 4 came out. In that time, we lost Wes Craven, but his contributions to horror didn’t end in 2015. In 2020,  we learned that Ghostface hadn’t made […]

June 17, 2021
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