Month: February 2022

Typically, a film comprised solely of well-mannered, perfectly behaved characters would get boring fast. Most films need some kind of conflict, and in many cases, well-written characters are perfect for creating friction. Not every character has the maturity or the manners that they should, and even the heroes of the film can lack these. RELATED:

The Umbrella Academy released seven new character posters ahead of its third season. Each poster features the main characters of the Netflix series with the shadows of birds looming over them. Shared with the caption, “Take cover,” the posters tease the threatening role that the Sparrow Academy will likely play in the upcoming season. The Umbrella Academy stars Elliot

The video game industry continues to evolve at a remarkable rate and it’s truly unbelievable what’s now possible in console games. The current generation of gaming has embraced virtual reality and other forms of immersion to create unprecedented experiences, but there’s still just as much reverence for the older video games that dominated the ‘90s.

Ben 10 began his self-named series as a 10-year-old boy who gained access to a variety of different monster forms via a device called the Omnitrix. The alien forms on the Omnitrix ranged from those that moved at incredibly high speeds, to those that had extra limbs, and Ben utilized every one to fight an entire roster

Dungeons & Dragons, especially Fifth Edition, is extremely focused on storytelling. These stories are often the most powerful and engaging when they relate personally to the unique player characters participating the the campaign. D&D stories tend to follow a campaign structure (homebrew or pre-made) that leads the players and their characters through a planned story arc, following their

Warning: The following contains spoiler for Cheer Season 2, now streaming on Netflix. Cheer’s hotly-anticipated second season was packed with competition in more ways than one. The Netflix docu-series shot the cheerleaders and coaches of Navarro College to stardom quicker than they could comprehend. The fame included a lengthy list of opportunities pulling them away from

The overall quality of Demon Slayer has blown away many anime fans. The series has taken fight scene animation to a whole new level. These thrilling fight scenes are complemented by fantastic characters that the audience wants to see succeed. Such dynamic characters have drawn fans in with their unique personalities and depth. However, despite

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Justice League #72, on sale now from DC Comics. Black Adam has established himself as one of the most powerful and morally-complex anti-heroes in the history of DC Comics. Although the former champion of the wizard Shazam adheres to a strict code of personal honor, his traumatic upbringing as

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Death on the Nile, in theaters now. In the new adaptation of Agatha Christie’s Death on the Nile, there are quite a few murders at the heart of the mystery on the Karnak barge. It left the detective Hercule Poirot (Kenneth Branagh) stumped, realizing there was more at play

A lot of thought and careful consideration typically goes into creating most characters, all the way down to the little details. Things like a character’s history, personality, and appearance are all guarantees no matter what, but oftentimes authors go the extra mile to include details that can make fans relate to them more or simply

Oscar Isaac says there’s a specific reason for Steven Grant’s accent in Marvel Studios’ upcoming Moon Knight series. The actor discussed his approach with Empire for its Moon Knight cover story, detailing the many facets of his character’s personality and what he thought of fans’ reactions to Moon Knight‘s trailer. The actor said he liked seeing people get excited about Grant’s

Marvel Comics has had a vast amount of movies released over the years. While the Marvel Cinematic Universe has had 27 movies as of Spider-Man: No Way Home, Marvel movies were coming out long before that in both the cinema and on television. The Avengers, the X-Men, Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, Blade, the Guardians of

A new trailer for PUBG Mobile‘s new Jujutsu Kaisen event released. The new video gives Jujutsu Kaisen fans an idea of how their favorite characters will look when translated over to the world of PUBG. The new crossover event, named Domain Expansion, will run in the mobile game from Feb. 15 until March 15. The main draw

Atomic Heart is an upcoming action RPG by Russian indie developer, Mundfish. It will be the team’s first full game release, having previously only worked on the now discontinued Soviet Lunapark VR, which never made it out of early access in 2018. In the game’s latest trailer, Mundfish revealed that Atomic Heart will be released in the last third of 2022. The

Certain Naruto characters, while incredibly compelling and interesting, just come off a bit strange. Meaning, some of them just shouldn’t be trusted with drinks at a party or with twelve-year-old boys thirsting for revenge for their fallen clan. There is a lot of variation on this strange scale, from beloved characters who are just slightly creepy

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for  The Book of Boba Fett “Chapter 7: In The Name of Honor,” streaming now on Disney+. When The Phantom Menace released in May of 1999 it gifted the world with so much new lore about the Star Wars universe that it is now mostly taken for granted. The terms Padawan and

Comic book movies are usually prime material for Easter eggs, with thousands of comic books overflowing with lore to reference. Yet, 2019’s Joker holds hardly any Easter eggs, or at least any that are obvious enough for fans to find. Of course, this hasn’t stopped people from combing through the film over and over again, leaving

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Episode 6 of The Strongest Sage With The Weakest Crest, “The Strongest Sage Leaves The School,” now streaming on Crunchyroll. The first five episodes of The Strongest Sage With The Weakest Crest have primarily focused on Matthias “Matty” Hildesheimer getting used to his new body and his new crest

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Suicide Squad: King Shark #6, now on sale from DC Comics. The Marvel and DC Universe have quietly morphed in major ways over the years, embracing ideals of modern society that might have seemed radical just a decade ago. The includes a growing understanding and acceptance of different forms of

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is the latest and most expansive installment in the Super Smash Bros. franchise. It includes every fighter to ever have appeared in a Smash Bros. game, as well as introducing several new fighters. In addition to the roster of characters available with the base game, there have been twelve extra fighters added in DLC. RELATED: 10 Unspoken

AfterShock Comics has provided CBR with an exclusive look at Bunny Mask: The Hollow Inside #1, by Paul Tobin, Andrea Mutt and Taylor Esposito. The second volume of Bunny Mask, which is slated for release on May 11, sees the titular character free and dishing out justice her way. In the preview, which you can

Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness is not only introducing multiversal variants of existing Marvel Cinematic Universe characters but also brand new ones. One of the new heroes showing up on the big screen is America Chavez, whose portal-based powers make her right at home in the multiverse transversing film. In comics, America has

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Season 2, Episode 18, “No Matter How Many Lives,” now streaming on Funimation, Hulu and Crunchyroll. A large portion of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba‘s Season 2 finale was dedicated to the backstories of the “Entertainment District” arc‘s antagonists, Gyutaro and Daki. Two siblings

LEGO formally announced that fans of PlayStation’s Horizon Forbidden West will soon be able to build their very own Tallneck. Revealed via the official PlayStation Blog, the LEGO Group dropped a brief trailer highlighting the build. The set comprises 1,222 individual pieces and includes a unique minifigure of franchise protagonist Aloy. While the Tallneck itself is the

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for How I Met Your Father, Season 1, Episode 6, “Stacey,” now streaming on Hulu. “Being in a new relationship is great,” older Sophie says at the beginning of this episode, but as hopeful as that sounds, she follows it up by cautioning that everyone has a past, and back

The Airless Year, an upcoming young adult graphic novel by Dark Horse Comics, promises to transport readers to the turbulent era of middle school, where everyday life and the process of discovering who you truly are feel like a struggle. Written by Eisner and Harvey Award-winning editor and writer Adam P. Knave (Never Ending, The Once

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Kimi, now available on HBO Max. HBO Max’s Kimi was a dark trip for Angela (Zoë Kravitz) as she discovered her company, Amygdala, was at the heart of a nasty conspiracy. Her CEO, Brad, sexually assaulted a woman, Samantha, then had her killed, only for everything to be recorded

Crisis On Infinite Earths has gone down as one of the most important comics in the medium’s history. It closed out DC‘s Silver Age and brought the publisher into the present, making them viable competition for Marvel for the first time in years. The idea of completely rebooting the DC Universe and destroying the Multiverse was

The Naruto franchise showcases some of the most powerful and versatile fighters in all of anime, some with incredibly unique and creative powers. Every character is well thought out and well-created. RELATED: Naruto: 10 Strongest Kekkei Genkai That Only Had One Unique User However, Sasuke Uchiha stands out amongst all of these fighters for his impressive list of