Month: March 2022

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Turning Red, now streaming on Disney+. One of the most interesting things about Pixar’s animated movies is how often the theme of generational trauma appears. It’s especially prominent in Brave and Inside Out, which both dive deep into how parenting affects teens and their development. Well, last year’s Encanto and the

The Todoroki family and their internal conflict is one of My Hero Academia‘s most fascinating storylines. The three most prominent Todorokis are Enji, Shoto and Dabi, each having their character arcs shaped by their experiences in the family and their relationship with the fiery Quirk Endeavor is famous for. Knowing the Todorokis’ past helps to understand the goals each of them

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Catwoman #41, now on sale from DC Comics Gotham City is absolutely full of amazing and impressive heroes and villains, to the point where it’s easy for some of them to fade out of the spotlight over the years. Now, a fan favorite from the Post-Crisis DC Universe is reaffirming

Paul Wesley has been added to the cast of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2 on Paramount+. Known for his leading role on the popular CW series, The Vampire Diaries, Wesley will join the Season 2 cast of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds as Captain James T. Kirk, a role first portrayed in Star Trek: The Original

The animation industry is full of eclectic art styles, and anime is an area that continues to push boundaries in ambitious ways. Anime has a wealth of unique genres that allow for specialized storytelling that appeal to contrasting demographics. Some audiences flock to anime because of its mature and violent content, but the opposite extreme

The mastery of ending an anime brings the narrative a sense of closure and draws to an end its extensive emotional journey. Some stories build up their narratives over decades to culminate in a massively anticipated finale, while others prevail as standalone, self-contained series completed over one season. RELATED: Top 10 Single-Season Anime With Satisfying

Batman has been fighting some of DC’s most iconic villains since 1939. Often viewed as a darker hero than his peers, The Caped Crusader has no shortage of truly evil foes. RELATED:  10 Batman Villains Who Were Justified Most of Batman’s enemies are good old-fashioned mobsters and gangsters — just in wackier costumes. Despite not having superpowers, the

Kamala Khan is soaring into the Marvel Cinematic Universe with Ms. Marvel, but not without some fan-girl moments over a few of the MCU’s most iconic heroes. The Ms. Marvel trailer shows Kamala having Captain Marvel, Valkryie and the Wasp as her own inspirational role models, but why did she specifically choose them as her idols? The trailer

An upcoming Star Wars: Han Solo & Chewbacca issue will pit one Wookie against another, as Marvel has confirmed that Krrsantan, who recently made his live-action debut in The Book of Boba Fett, will soon appear in the comic series. Marvel confirmed that Krrsantan — also known as Black Krrsantan — will appear in the forthcoming Star Wars: Han Solo & Chewbacca #4,

Shazam! Fury of the Gods star Rachel Zegler hinted that Gal Gadot’s rumored Wonder Woman cameo could be more fact than fiction. With the actor set to star opposite Gadot in Disney’s upcoming live-action adaptation of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Zegler suggested during a recent interview that she actually first met Gadot on Fury of the Gods. “I’m

James Bond films have historically had highly stylized, deeply layered opening credits. As a rule, the sequences are famous for making art with many of Bond’s signature elements: guns, bullets, cars, sexy silhouettes. But as individual entries, each credit sequence is designed to tell the audience something about the movie to come: everything from the original song instrumentals and lyrics

Eureka Seven is considered to be one of the best mecha anime of the 2000s as well as simply a modern classic in general. The series Listeners was hoped by many to be a successor to it, and given all the talent involved, it certainly should have been. Unfortunately for those wanting a great musical mecha

One of the most popular anime of the early 2000s, Code Geass revolves around Lelouch vi Britannia’s journey to topple the tyrannical empire of his father, Charles. It is memorable for its numerous shocking twists and the genius strategies pulled off by its charismatic protagonist, but its true message revolves around the power of the

WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for Devil’s Reign: Superior Four #3, available now from Marvel. In what has easily been the least expected side effect of Wilson Fisk’s crusade against the heroes of New York City, Otto Octavius has teamed up with various versions of himself from across the Multiverse before stepping through to

Spider-Man is calling on some help from Monica Rambeau, a major MCU character, in the latest “Beyond” edition of The Amazing Spider-Man. In a preview for the upcoming The Amazing Spider-Man #92.BEY, Monica Rambeau can be seen entering into Spider-Man, Misty Knight and Colleen Wing’s fight against the Beyond Corporation. The plot synopsis for the issue reads, “As ‘Beyond’

Tanjiro Kamado is not a selfish person. He’s often considered an incredibly selfless hero amongst shonen protagonists of popular anime. He is kind, compassionate, and empathetic, even toward man-eating, murderous demons. However, Tanjiro also has his own goals. RELATED: The 10 Best Demon Slayer Taisho Era Secrets, Ranked He wants to kill Muzan Kibutsuji for slaughtering

A new report claims Obi-Wan Kenobi switched out the original child actor cast to play the young Luke Skywalker in the upcoming Star Wars series. The role was recast after Obi-Wan Kenobi‘s scripts were extensively reworked mid-production by director Deborah Chow and writer Joby Harold, according to unnamed sources cited by The Hollywood Reporter. These same insiders allege that no

Rare’s hit multiplayer pirate game Sea of Thieves got off to a rocky start in 2018, but it has handily recovered in recent years. Starting in 2021, Sea of Thieves has rolled out new content in a season format, with each season running about 14 weeks. RELATED: 10 Ways Sea Of Thieves Has Changed Since 2018 Season Six started in

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Superman & Lois Season 2, Episode 7, “Anti-Hero,” which aired Tuesday, March 8, on The CW. Superman & Lois’ Season 2 continues to subvert villains in the most intriguing way. Previously, Lex Luthor turned out to be Steel, while Morgan Edge was really Superman’s brother, Tal-Rho, making the Man of

AMC released the trailer for Season 7B of Fear the Walking Dead. The trailer concludes with the return of Kim Dickens’ fan-favorite survivor Madison Clark, but it seems things aren’t going well for her. RELATED: EXCLUSIVE: Fear the Walking Dead Clip Sets Up a New Quest for Vengeance [embedded content] Madison’s Fear the Walking Dead return was announced in

The long-awaited trailer for the next Star Wars series on Disney+, Obi-Wan Kenobi, has finally landed, giving fans their first look at Ewan McGregor’s return as the legendary Jedi Master. The series picks up ten years after Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith and the trailer teases an Obi-Wan who is still reeling from the defeat of the Jedi

Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima weighs in on Robert Pattinson’s performance in The Batman but, in true Kojima fashion, not in the way one would expect. In a Twitter breakdown, Kojima commended director Matt Reeves for filming Pattinson in a way that allowed the actor’s physique to tell its own story. “Robert’s own presence and acting ability are excellent, but the director has a good

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Killing Eve Season 4, Episode 2, “Don’t Get Eaten,” now available on BBC America and AMC+. Killing Eve Season 4 has Eve feeling more confident. She’s working with a surveillance firm and putting MI6 in her rearview mirror (as seen in the trailer), while shaking off emotional cobwebs after letting

Will Smith fueled rumors that his son, actor Jaden Smith, is in talks for a major role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. “My son is preparing himself physically and mentally to get a place as one of the characters who will make history for the first time in the saga of a movie that many

Since her fight against Eclipse and HADES ended after the finale of Horizon Zero Dawn, Aloy has spent the six months before Horizon Forbidden West traveling the lands in search of a GAIA copy. The player quickly begins to realize that Aloy has been alone this entire time and she’s continued to live her isolated life, failing to keep contact with any

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Superman vs. Lobo #3, on sale now from DC Comics. The Man of Steel has had many weird and interesting powers over the years, particularly in the wild days of the Silver Age, but none are perhaps quite so ridiculous as the one Lobo just discovered. The Main Man

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Attack on Titan Season 4, Episode 26, “Traitor,” now streaming on Funimation, Hulu and Crunchyroll. When Bertholdt Hoover and Reiner Braun outed themselves as the Titans who destroyed the Walls at the start of Attack on Titan, the pair became the outright villains of the series. However, Season 4 has

Sometimes certain anime series seem like they can do no wrong. They start with an enticing premise, a great cast, strong visuals, and memorable dialogue. As each episode airs, more people tune in and hype generates. But toward the end, things start to go off the rails. RELATED: 10 Great Anime With Terrible Endings Anime like this are rare. Many series

A new promo for Marvel Studios’ Moon Knight Disney+ series reveals a new fact about the hero’s crescent chest emblem. In the comics, Moon Knight’s primary weapon is crescent-shaped darts. However, a new promo released by Marvel Studios, titled “Secret Agent,” shows that the crescent-moon-shaped emblem on the chest of the hero’s suit can be removed