HBO Max has reportedly solidified both a release date and a price point for its new ad-supported version of the product, with the company planning to charge $9.99 a month and launch in June. CNBC reported the news, based on information from sources at the streaming company. HBO Max, which has over 44 million subscribers
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May the 4th is Star Wars Day, and that means new content and announcements for the galaxy far, far away. This year, the most anticipated debut during Star Wars Day is the premiere of the new animated series Star Wars: The Bad Batch, which will stream on Disney+. The Bad Batch is a group of four
WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Shadows House Episode 3, “The Soot Sickness,” now streaming on Funimation. Episode 3 of Shadows House is divided into two halves. The first follows Emilico’s squad as they confront a soot Phantom that’s roaming the halls of Noble House. The second half focuses on a seemingly unrelated topic: Kate’s and Emilico’s
WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Teen Titans Academy #2, by Tim Sheridan, Rafa Sandoval, Jordi Tarragona, Alejandro Sanchez and Rob Leigh, on sale now. Out of the many speedsters in the DC Universe, all of them have had a pretty similar link to the Speed Force. Though at times some speedsters have been cut off
Batman Beyond walked a fine line between establishing the new Batman, Terry McGinnis, and providing closure for the old one, Bruce Wayne. This meant that for every new villain or supporting character the series introduced, there was just as likely to be episodes featuring classic Batman characters. RELATED: Batman Beyond: 10 Ways Terry Is Different In The Comics
Star Wars is known for its epic villains and the greatest of them all is Emperor Palpatine. Palpatine is the main villain of all nine movies, manipulating events behind the scenes to allow the Sith the ultimate victory. While he was always thwarted eventually, his actions did more to spread darkness throughout the galaxy than
Showtime has released a new teaser for the upcoming Dexter revival that shines a spotlight on Michael C. Hall’s eponymous, “misunderstood” serial killer. Set to Nina Simone’s “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood,” the teaser sees Dexter looking out the window to admire a roaring fire amid a picturesque snowy lakeside backdrop. In the reflection of the
The Pacific Rim franchise is built on pilots using neural uplinks to drift (aka mentally connect) with each other once they’re compatible. As long as they sync up, they can control giant robots called Jaegers to fight alien kaiju that have invaded through a breach. However, while that property focuses on the human essence going
Naruto is a franchise that continues to hit the home base with many fans, despite the original characters growing up and meeting their childhood goals. With Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, fans will get some inside views into their cherished characters’ lives as they deal with new challenges and enemies who wish for chaos. RELATED: Naruto:
Netflix has unleashed a new set of character posters for Zack Snyder’s Army of the Dead. The posters highlight the various human characters from Snyder’s action/horror movie, in addition to one of the film’s zombies. They’re also full of incredibly bright shades and deeply saturated colors, unlike much of the director’s previous output (especially his
RetroCrush offers anime fans a chance to watch tons of classic movies and shows from the last several decades for free. However, while old-school fans might be intimately familiar with some of the classic titles on the catalog, others might be overwhelmed by the sprawling collection. Where do you begin when everything is a ‘classic?’ This is
Red Hood has long been the black sheep of the Batman family. His anger made him not as good of a detective as others but his fighting skills more than made up for it— until the Joker struck. His death at the hands of the Joker in the seminal Death In The Family changed Batman
Following two engaging seasons in 2015 and 2017, Master of None is back for a third season on Netflix. Titled Master of None: Moments in Love, the series will shift from Dev (Aziz Ansari) to one of his closest friends, Denise (Lena Waithe), as she deals with commitment. The character perspective change is not surprising in lieu
WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Paradise City, now streaming on Amazon Prime Video. Amazon Prime Video‘s newest series Paradise City features frontman Johnny Faust as his rock band, The Relentless, makes a dramatic return to the limelight after a controversial time away from music. The series is a spin-off of the 2017 movie American
WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Robin #1 by Joshua Williamson, Gleb Melnikov, & ALW’s Troy Peteri, on sale now. Damian Wayne’s quest to find the League of Lazarus and participate in their tournament has taken him to some interesting places so far. But prior to his induction into the tournament, Damian fights his way
The Sims is no stranger to parody. These games have changed the words of a Katy Perry song to fit its own language and turned the sitcom How I Met Your Mother into How I Dumped Your Father. Not even pieces of literary history are safe, as The Sims 4 even has a parody of The Lord of the
WARNING: The following contains spoilers for My Hero Academia Season 5, Episode 5, “Operation New Improv Moves,” now streaming on Crunchyroll, Funimation and Hulu. The second round of the competition between Class 1-A and 1-B in Season 5 of My Hero Academia begins with Yaoyorozu, Tokoyami, Aoyama and Hagakure taking on Kendo, Kuroiro, Komori and Fukidashi. Along with Tokoyami and
On the animated movie front, May 2021 is looking like a rather quiet month, with no major American premieres beyond a few Blu-ray releases previously released digitally. Fortunately, the month should be more excited as far as TV animation goes, with a handful of promising new shows and some returning favorites. Here’s what every animation
WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Beta Ray Bill #2, by Daniel Warren Johnson, Mike Spicer and VC’s Joe Sabino, on sale now. Ever since Thor was crowned the King and All-Father of Asgard, Beta Ray Bill has had an especially rough go of things. A skirmish between Thor and Bill over his decision to
The world of Harry Potter is filled with a lot of interesting components. Naturally, there are wizards and witches, not to mention more than a few fantastic beasts. But for a mystical, magical world, there’s a surprising amount of bureaucracy and rules which were upheld by the Aurors. RELATED: 5 Ways Wealth Helped Bruce Wayne (& 5
Awards shows have struggled to draw viewers this year, so it’s no surprise that the ratings for ABC’s broadcast of the 93rd Academy Awards tumbled to a record low. The show only attracted 9.85 million viewers, a 58 percent drop from last year’s ceremony, which previously set a record as the lowest-rated Oscars. Given these
In an interview with THR, Spellman talked about Isaiah, an aging Korean War veteran and test subject of the super soldier serum back in the 1950s. “Isaiah is the living embodiment of Sam’s doubt,” Spellman explained. “Isaiah tells the truth. And at no point do we absolve this country for the sins that it committed against Isaiah
There are few anime properties that have been around for as long as Mobile Suit Gundam and the long-running franchise has had an undeniable influence on giant robot series. There are several varieties of programming that have practically become synonymous with anime, and mecha series are among them. RELATED: Mobile Suit Gundam: 5 Reasons Why
WARNING: The following contains spoilers for New Mutants #17 by Vita Ayala, Rod Reis & VC’s Travis Lanham, on sale now. The X-Men and other mutants of Krakoa have a great deal of power and ability, making many of them particularly useful in times of crisis. This might be why some notable behind-the-scenes players are
Most of the cinematic battles in the Attack On Titan universe include giants, whether as allies or (most often) as enemies. The nine titan users are frequently involved, employing their various powers to the best of their ability. RELATED: Attack On Titan: The 9 Best Candidates To Inherit Every Titan However, it can sometimes be difficult
Two Looney Tunes characters, Petunia Pig and The Gremlin, are starring in their own shorts for the very first time, courtesy of HBO Max’s Looney Tunes Cartoons. In “Pigture Perfect,” Petunia climbs a telephone pole to get a close-up picture of a mischievous squirrel, leading her into scrape after scrape — which she handles with
WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Mortal Kombat, now in theaters and streaming on HBO Max. Taking its cue from superhero films that dominate the movie market today, Mortal Kombat (2021) featured the fighters’ superpowers as a central part of the plot. Known as a fighter’s “arcana,” each character has a unique ability that allows them to integrate
WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Iron Fist: Heart of the Dragon #4, by Larry Hama, David Wachter, Neeraj Menon and VC’s Travis Lanham, on sale now. Danny Rand has been thrown into yet another mystical kung-fu battle in the Marvel Universe, except this time the stakes are much higher. It’s not the Hand or dissidents
It’s absolutely incredible to consider how much the Pokémon franchise has grown since its humble start in the 1990s and now, decades later, it’s a multi-pronged franchise that seems to dominate whatever field it’s in. There are a fair number of changes to Pokémon since its debut, but the core titles are more or less
Outside of Goku himself, Piccolo is one of the purest martial artists one can find. A fighter who dedicates himself to constant training, Piccolo is the strongest non-Saiyan of the Dragon Team (i.e. the Z-Fighters) and one of the most eclectic fighters in Dragon Ball, thanks to his unique techniques and his Namekian abilities, such