Month: January 2022

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Scream, now playing in theaters. The Scream franchise is known for its bloody kills and snarky tone, targeting the genre trappings that it still utilizes. It’s never been super committed to character drama, instead preferring a snarky and defiant tone. But that’s not quite the case in the latest entry

With Destiny 2’s latest expansion, The Witch Queen, set to release on Feb. 22, there are several things players can be doing to prepare for its arrival and their journey into Savathûn’s Throne World. Many of the tips below can be applied equally to newer and more experienced Guardians, although it is more difficult for

Marvel continues to give more details about the shape of the X-Men line come April with the new Destiny of X era. The company is now teasing the next step in the world of Captain Britain and Otherworld as Tini Howard continues her work that began in the pages of her Excalibur run with artist

Many Dungeons & Dragons players enjoy operating by the rule of cool, which rewards creative and innovative problem solving over a strict adherence to the rules — and only thing cooler than one weapon is using two at the same time. While Barbarians traditionally are viewed as muscle-bound one-trick ponies with carry giant axes, with some finagling, there are ways to break

The Boys‘ trickling teasers for the highly-anticipated Season 3 have revealed new details on the soon-to-debut Scarlet Witch character, the Crimson Countess. In a Vought News Network: Seven on 7 clip, fictional conservative anchor Cameron Coleman began by introducing Crimson Countess as a “former Payback member.” Featured in The Boys comic book series by Garth

Marvel is bringing back some of Thor‘s most influential creators for his birthday. This April, Marvel will publish Thor #24, which doubles as a celebration of 750 issues of the series in total. Conveniently timed to coincide with Thor’s 60th anniversary, the oversized comic will feature some important names from the God of Thunder’s past. In addition to

The CW’s Naomi is filled with mysteries surrounding the new hero’s origin, and actor Kaci Walfall appreciated not knowing every detail. At a Naomi press event attended by CBR, Walfall discussed reading the comics and how there weren’t conversations about superpowers during her audition and her acting process. “I think that as an actor, it

Hirohiko Araki’s long-running shonen manga, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, is known for its outlandish, incredible fights between Stand users, and Stone Ocean, the sixth part of the series, is no exception. Jolyne Cujoh, imprisoned for a crime she didn’t commit, finds herself battling enemies with strange, powerful, and downright terrifying abilities during her adventures inside Green Dolphin Street Prison. RELATED: JoJo’s Bizarre

When The Academy asked for hypothetical suggestions for who should host the Oscars, it probably expected an A-list movie star to be the top choice. Instead, so many fans suggested the Muppets that they became a trending topic. The 94th Academy Awards ceremony is scheduled to be held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles on March

With the ever-growing and popular isekai genre only getting bigger, more and more titles continue to be announced, and How a Realist Rebuilt the Kingdom is among those to be renewed for a second season. So what makes this isekai anime stand out from the rest? Protagonist Souma Kazuya uses his wits rather than strength to make his newly

The competitive shooter landscape has undergone a massive takeover by the battle royale genre in recent years. Of all the popular battle royale games, Fortnite continues to be one of the most beloved and successful, continually crossing over with some of entertainment’s most popular franchises, including Star Wars, Resident Evil and God of War just

The dark tones of The Batman are replaced with bursts of color in a fan art poster that mimics the brightness of director Joel Schumacher’s 1995 sequel Batman Forever. Artist MessyPandas shared the tribute to both films on Instagram, following the design of the poster for the earlier film perfectly. Robert Pattinson’s Batman replaces Val Kilmer’s version in

An official clip from James Gunn’s DC Extended Universe series Peacemaker, which premiered on HBO Max today, not only namedrops Peacemaker’s fellow Task Force X member Harley Quinn, but also confirms a rather bothersome member of Batman’s rogues gallery as DCEU canon. The clip, shared by Gunn himself on Twitter, finds John Economos (Steve Agee) stitching up

The tone of a TV show is one thing that typically remains consistent. A comedy remains comedic, a gritty drama doesn’t begin breaking out into song and dance, and horror series doesn’t begin weaponizing bunnies. A consistent tone helps keep a show feeling like itself and avoids alienating members of the audience who enjoyed earlier

His character’s name may be the title, but Peacemaker is about more than ex-Task Force X member Chris Smith. The HBO Max series brings back The Suicide Squad alums John Economos (Steve Agee) and Emilia Harcourt (Jennifer Holland) to add more depth to their characters, while introducing viewers to DC Extended Universe newcomers Clemson Murn

Don’t expect a redemption arc for Peacemaker villain Auggie Smith, aka White Dragon. During a press event attended by CBR, writer-director James Gunn explained how he merged two existing DC characters together in order to create a “truly awful supervillain” as a foil for Peacemaker. “John [Cena] and I talked about it on set. We

While some fans believed director Matt Reeves’ The Batman might be rated R by the MPA, given its dark and intense promotional material, the Robert Pattinson-led movie has officially been rated PG-13 for “strong violent and disturbing content, drug content, strong language and some suggestive material.” Now, those familiar with the project have explained exactly how The