Month: September 2021

The original Matrix trilogy pitted two avatars against one another with the fate of humanity riding on the outcome. Selfless, brave, loving and noble, Neo represented the best that humankind had to offer. His antithesis, Agent Smith, on the other hand, was ruthless, relentless, insatiable and virulent. One half of the whole, their fusion set the

David Gordon Green’s Halloween Kills has critics split down the middle. Halloween Kills currently has a 53% on Rotten Tomatoes after 16 critics reviews. This is a stark contrast from the previous 2018 Halloween, which currently has a Certified Fresh rating of 79% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer and an audience score of 70%. RELATED: Halloween Kills’ Michael Myers

With a voiceover career spanning over fifteen years in television, film, and video games, Matthew Mercer is one of the most prolific voice actors in North America. Having worked on projects ranging from Resident Evil to Dragon Ball Super, he went on to voice the marine turned police officer Stryker in 2011’s Mortal Kombat 9. Mercer reprised

Every single one of One Piece‘s 100 volumes have now sold over 1 million copies each. This staggering sales achievement was revealed by Japanese sales tracker Oricon on Sept. 10. The 100th collected volume of Eiichiro Oda’s shonen manga was released in Japan on Sept. 3 and has already sold over 1.1 million copies, which now

Part of the reason that anime is considered such a diverse and creative medium of entertainment is the way in which it’s able to engage in such extremes when it comes to its subject matter. There’s an anime series for pretty much everything at this point, and there are various genres to cater to audiences

A new image from Venom: Let There Be Carnage has Eddie bonding with his symbiote… and a live chicken. The still was posted by Fandango as part of its fall movie preview, which also included images from Halloween Kills, Eternals, Dear Evan Hansen, Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City and Ghostbusters: Afterlife. RELATED: Venom: Let There Be Carnage’s Andy Serkis Says the

WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for Shang-Chi #4, available now from Marvel Comics. Shang-Chi has been grappling with the villainous legacy he has inherited for months now, and nothing has made it any easier. Even bringing yet another long-lost sibling back into the fold left him fighting one of his oldest allies for no

Anime is home to some pretty fierce combative characters, a lot of the most memorable of which came from the shonen genre. While not every shonen series revolves around fighting, “Battle Shonen” has some of the most popular stories and characters to ever grace the battlefield. RELATED: 10 Anime Characters Who Are Smart (But Lazy) That

SPOILER WARNING: This article contains spoilers for Lucifer Season 6, now streaming on Netflix. Initially, Netflix’s Lucifer aimed to finish its devilish run with five seasons. The plan, then, was to end the series with Luci coming to terms with his past and ascend to become God. But, as so often is the case, the universe

Nobody makes films like Lana and Lilly Wachowski, the siblings responsible for directing some of the most narratively and technically ambitious, if also baffling, big-budget movies of the twenty-first century. When their projects aren’t diving deeply into philosophical topics and radical LGBTQ+ themes, they’re doing their best to push the boundaries of moviemaking in terms

The Advance Wars series of Nintendo games have been out of the limelight for a while now, but it’s finally coming back by way of a remake compilation. Considered one of the best games of all time, Advance Wars and its sequel Black Hole Rising are marching to the Nintendo Switch. Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp features all the

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Dark Ages #1, available now from Marvel. Across almost every reality in the Marvel multiverse, regardless of origins or morality, Tony Stark is almost universally regarded as a genius inventor. His Iron Man armors are typically decades beyond the closest competitor in terms of potential or construction, and they

In a world of Keymakers linking portals throughout the interface, albino twins ghosting between corporeal and non-corporeal states and programs that could divine the future, The Matrix universe hosted a wide array of powers. At the time of Neo’s death in The Matrix Revolutions, he had mastered several abilities unique to his character. Outside of the Matrix,

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for What If…? Season 1, Episode 4, “What If… Doctor Strange Lost His Heart Instead of His Hands?” streaming now on Disney+. In the fourth episode of What If…?, Doctor Strange pushes his ethics and skills to the limit to prevent the inevitable death of his girlfriend, Christine Palmer. To

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, now in theaters. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings proved that Marvel Studios still knows how to offer compelling stories with new environments and characters. But no matter how stand-alone the film feels, connections to the larger Marvel Cinematic

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Episode 1 of Batman: Wayne Family Adventures, “Moving In”, available now on Webtoon. DC Comics announced its partnership with Webtoon back in August to launch a series of standalone DC stories for the platform. Webtoon — a Korean-based company that specializes in digital comics — just published its first

Schmigadoon! recently concluded its six episode run on Apple TV+. A love letter to classic American musicals that blends playful parody with realistic relationship drama, the show begins when struggling couple Melissa (Cecily Strong) and Josh (Keegan-Michael Key) stumble upon the titular town while lost on a backpacking retreat. In Schmigadoon, life is a musical — a

WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for Shang-Chi #4, available now from Marvel Comics. Shang-Chi may have just become the latest breakout superhero star of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but his life in the comics has been far from glamorous as of late. Having inherited his father’s vast criminal empire has already left him walking

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for My Hero Academia Season 5 Episode 22, “Sad Man’s Parade,” now streaming on Funimation, Crunchyroll and Hulu. Until now, My Hero Academia‘s villains have been easily identifiable. Tomura Shigaraki and the League of Villains have been the group to root against for most of the anime, but Season 5’s My

James Wan is one of modern horror’s most iconic directors, having kickstarted two major film franchises with Saw and The Conjuring — the latter even spawned a universe of films. When people learned Wan was directing a new horror film, the bar was set high. Malignant more than exceeds expectations and brings something familiar and new to his horror catalog.

Doctor Strange will pass on the mantle of Sorcerer Supreme to a new wielder this December. Stephen Strange will meet his demise in the Death of Doctor Strange limited series — and Marvel already has plans for his successor. The publisher has revealed that Death of Doctor Strange #4, due out on Wednesday, Dec. 22, will introduce the

Star Wars is full of great characters that have captured fans imagination for decades. When the Original trilogy first came out fans loved the sinister Darth Vader and the redemption path that he took. It left people wondering what he was like before he put on the mask. RELATED: Star Wars: 10 Things The Original Trilogy

Wade Wilson is sporting a wide variety of sassy looks in the Deadpool Heavyweights Collection from Hero Collector. Deadpool’s classic red and black costume is present and accounted for, with two katanas strapped on his back and Wade flashing a thumbs up. A goofy variant showcasing the Merc with a Mouth waving in red and white boxers is

Some anime villains are memorable for their immense cruelty or their incredible acts of violence. Others are remembered for their vast stores of power and high intellect. However, some are famous not only because of these things but also because of their iconic uniforms. RELATED: 10 Anime Villains Who Are Hotter Than The Protagonists Many

The Pokémon franchise has been around long enough now to have generated over 20 seasons of the anime, through 8 generations. Although Pokémon has always had Ash at the center of its focus, there have been hundreds of additional characters that have been introduced over the years. RELATED: Pokémon: 9 Anime Characters Ash Ketchum Would Be Friends With

The Suicide Squad writer/director and Peacemaker producer James Gunn denied any rumors that Bane appears in the forthcoming HBO Max Peacemaker series. “Sorry to say your second exclusive scoop is incorrect,” Gunn said on Twitter, in response to a blog called Movie Scope that claimed Bane would appear in the HBO Max series. “I don’t know what

Clerks III writer-director Kevin Smith has shared a new behind-the-scenes photo from the upcoming View Askewniverse threequel, which calls back to the memorable hockey scene from the original 1994 cult classic. The photo, shared by Smith to his Instagram, sees some of Clerks III‘s cast members after an apparent game of hockey on the roof of

The JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure universe is defined through its many engaging and diverse villains. From hand-stealing serial killers to raunchy cowboys, there is no shortage of creative antagonists for the Joestar family and their allies to overcome. RELATED: 10 Anime Characters Who Are Unstoppable Underwater One of the series’ recurring themes include turning former enemies into

Relationships in fiction follow the same rules as they do in reality. In most cases, attraction is based on commonality—of behavior, interests, driving force, and so on. People find it easier to form bonds based on similarities rather than differences in opinion, but there is something to be said for the old adage: “opposites attract.” RELATED: 10