Month: February 2022

In the first week of February, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the nominees for the 94th Academy Awards ceremony. The awards will take place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on March 27 2022, hosted by Wanda Sykes, Regina Hall, and Amy Schumer. More than 40 movies earned at least one

WARNING: The following article contains major spoilers for the Season 1 finale of Peacemaker, now streaming on HBO Max. According to Peacemaker creator James Gunn, a producer for the HBO Max series actually thought an explosion featured in the Season 1 finale had killed one of the actors. Season 1, Episode 8, “It’s Cow or Never,” saw Peacemaker and

Next March, Nintendo will discontinue the eShop for 3DS, which will make it impossible to purchase digital games for the beloved handheld. While players will still be able to play their digital purchases for the system, they’ll have to turn to physical copies to get anything new, which can be both expensive and quite a

Ever since its release in October of 2002, the Naruto anime has been taking the world by storm. It’s gone through its classic iteration, then Shippuden, and now with Boruto going in full swing, the Naruto franchise will no doubt continue to remain one of the biggest juggernauts in the anime industry for a long time to come. RELATED: Naruto: 10 Villains Who Aren’t

The Office‘s Michael Scott is a complicated man. He can be sensitive, sweet, innocent, idiotic, and immature. Despite his silly antics, there’s plenty of evidence that he has a creepy side. Among the many strings to his bow, his creepiness is the most off-putting and difficult to watch. RELATED: The Office: 10 Funniest Quotes From Season 1 One of the

Warning: The following contains spoilers from Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett “Chapter 7: In the Name of Honor,” streaming now on Disney+. The Book of Boba Fett finale revealed Grogu’s answer to Luke Skywalker’s controversial ultimatum in spectacular fashion. Riding along with Peli Motto, Grogu arrived in the middle of the climactic battle

Hunter x Hunter follows the adventures of Gon and the members of the Hunter Association through a stellar anime and manga. Although Hunter x Hunter’s anime keeps close to the original manga and deeply explores its characters, the anime only covers a portion of the manga’s storyline. The manga offers additional arcs and new regions of Hunter x Hunter’s world that

In the latest Comic Book Legends Revealed, learn about a George Perez Year One miniseries that we missed out on getting due to Heroes Reborn. Welcome to Comic Book Legends Revealed! This is the eight hundred and twenty-eighth installment where we examine three comic book legends and determine whether they are true or false. As

Shazam was once the most popular superhero in America, back when he was called Captain Marvel. Imbued with the power of the Wizard Shazam, he’s strong enough to punch it out with Superman, fast enough to race the Flash, can take loads of damage, is wise beyond his years, and has magic lightning to boot.

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Texas Chainsaw Massacre, now available to stream on Netflix. Leatherface is back to menacing a new generation of victims in the Texas Chainsaw Massacre revival film. Taking a page from the successful Halloween revival movies, the new Texas Chainsaw Massacre movie only maintains direct continuity with its original film,

WARNING: The following article contains spoilers for A Discovery of Witches‘ series finale, now streaming on Shudder. After three action-packed and magic-fueled seasons, A Discovery of Witches has come to an empowering end. Fans of the bestselling book series by Deborah Harkness won’t be surprised as to how the supernatural series lands its final moments. However, it’s

WARNING: The following article contains spoilers for Nightwing #89, on sale now from DC Comics. While superheroes are mostly known for doing good, a common criticism of them (both in-universe and in real life) is that they often only focus on supervillains and never do much to change the system for the better, only to

Samurai titles are plentiful when it comes to anime – although the genre sees rises and falls in popularity, fans can usually count on at least one new film or series every season or so. From oldies but goodies like Ninja Scroll to mainstream crowd-pleasers such as Gintama, there’s no shortage of compelling chanbara action

New details about Disney+’s upcoming Obi-Wan Kenobi series suggest that the titular Jedi Master will battle Darth Vader not once, but twice. According to LRM Online, Obi-Wan Kenobi will see two battles featuring Kenobi and Vader, both of which are described as some of the best fight scenes in the Star Wars franchise. RELATED: Star Wars Debuts

Hirohiko Araki’s JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure has been a mainstay of both the manga and anime industries for decades. Araki’s unpredictable shonen saga begins as an intimate examination of two fragile figures who get pulled in different directions, only for this to evolve into a generational feud between the forces of good and evil. JoJo’s Bizarre

Shazam is one of the most powerful superheroes on Earth. Since he was imbued with great might by the Wizard, he has many abilities. There are few heroes or villains who could challenge Shazam. Even Superman would rather not fight Shazam, as the young hero is as strong as the Man of Steel. RELATED: Grant Morrison’s 10 Best

On the surface, Rick and Morty is a basic adult cartoon consisting of crude humor and clever bits. And it is. However, it also covers important topics, sometimes without using any words at all. RELATED: 10 Times Morty Was Smarter Than Rick There is a popular phrase, “actions speak louder than words.” This applies in real

While Nathan Fillion may be saving the day and solving crimes with his current procedural series The Rookie, the fan-favorite actor previously thrilled audiences on the comedy-drama series Castle as its eponymous, crimefighting protagonist Richard Castle. Running on ABC for eight seasons from 2009 to 2016, Castle was tentatively slated to reach a ninth season, with

While Sauron’s most notable form in The Lord of the Rings was the Great Eye that hovered over Barad-dûr, his most noteworthy appearance came during the dramatic introduction to The Fellowship of the Ring. The intro depicted the War of the Last Alliance as Men and Elves warred with Sauron’s forces on the planes of

Wolverine and the Hulk are long-standing rivals in the Marvel Universe, even if they have had moments of levity and empathy. Wolverine’s debut came about because of a battle with the Hulk, the Jade Giant has returned the favor — with one of the explosive ways to empower the Hulk’s rage in the current “Starship

The Marvel Cinematic Universe has introduced plenty of villains over the years, but only a relatively small handful of them have actually survived their encounters with the MCU heroes. This trend began all the way back in Iron Man, but what a lot of people don’t know is that the film almost spared its chief villain. The

When Arrow first premiered back in 2012, no one could predict that it would lead to the creation of an entire superhero media franchise, including several different TV shows, and revolutionize the way shared universes are depicted on the small screen. However, one of its most valuable but possibly underplayed contributions to popular culture is the inclusion

Across the course of The Simpsons, the series has evolved in numerous unique and unexpected ways. For instance, Homer has become radically different from his original incarnation, evolving into one of the goofiest and stupidest characters in modern fiction. The Simpsons has even made in-universe jokes about how Homer’s intelligence has dropped over the years, but one fan theory has a

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for The Book of Boba Fett, “Chapter 6: From the Desert Comes A Stranger,” streaming now on Disney+. During Chapters 5 and 6 of The Book of Boba Fett, young Luke Skywalker makes another surprising CGI appearance, but this time around he looks remarkably real when compared to his original

When you embark on a creative project, you never really know where it will lead. You can chart a course, obviously, but sometimes one opportunity leads to another one presenting itself in a way you likely hadn’t quite anticipated. For instance, you could land a gig recording a theme song for an animated series based on a

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have some deadly adversaries, ranging from their arch-enemy, The Shredder, to the sinister alien Krang. These villains take on many forms throughout the plethora of TMNT media. One particular constant thorn in the turtles’ side is the devious scientist, Baxter Stockman. Mirage Comics The original TMNT series, by Kevin Eastman and Peter

There are few superhero teams in the Marvel Universe that have as convoluted a romantic history as the X-Men, with longtime friends and enemies alike developing surprisingly amorous feelings for one another over the years. One of the most shocking romantic pairings seen amongst Marvel’s Merry Mutants was between Wolverine and Storm, who were implied

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Eternals, in theaters now. Eternals has finally shown audiences the true power of a Celestial and why they are such a threatening presence for the entire cosmos. However, this isn’t the first time that the heroes of the Marvel Cinematic Universe have encountered these beings. In Guardians of the

WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for Texas Chainsaw Massacre, now streaming on Netflix.  The newest Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022) has the distinction of having the highest body count of any TCM movie. While previous films in the franchise focused more on lingering atmosphere and dread, Netflix’s Texas Chainsaw Massacre throws subtlety out the window in favor of graphic gore