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The Power of the Dog received 12 Oscar nominations, more than any other movie this year, putting it as a front runner for the upcoming award ceremony. Yet, before the nominations were announced, it may have been hard to believe that the film could prove to be such a critical darling. After all, the Western genre it inhabits

The world of manga offers a wealth of incredible stories that not even anime can match. While many series do get anime adaptations, the source manga remains the best way to experience these stories. The works of famed mangaka Junji Ito make for some of the greatest horror reading in the world. Junji Ito has been drawing manga

The Big Bang Theory is a long-running sitcom TV series starring four genius friends and their circle of friends. The four main guys all have their strengths and weaknesses. It’s clear that overall, the four guys have had a tough life. That includes Howard Wolowitz, portrayed by actor Simon Helberg. RELATED: 10 Harsh Realities Of

While Mario Kart fans were hoping for an official confirmation of a rumored Mario Kart 9 to be announced at the latest Nintendo Direct, no such announcement was made. Instead, Nintendo revealed that it was releasing a whopping 48 DLC tracks for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Featuring the return of classic tracks from across Mario Kart‘s extensive

Tabletop games are a fantastic way for families and friends to get together, have fun, and have friendly competition around the table. Most games tend to take about 30-90 minutes, although some games can take much longer. However, there are very quick games that exist to provide a quick, punchy, burst of energy. RELATED: 10

Comics are the perfect synthesis of story and art. As important as a good script is, the art can make or break a comic. Bad writing with great art can still produce an amazing comic because of the visual nature of the medium. Over the years, DC has depended as much on its artists as

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Moon Knight (2021) The upcoming Moon Knight series promises to be an intense examination of the titular hero’s psyche as Marc Spector deals with the actions of his other personalities. With appearances from Khonshu promised in promotional material, fans are expecting a trippy adventure into the psyche of one

Super Bowl LVI ended the long wait by fans of J.R.R. Tolkien for the first real look at Prime Video’s hotly anticipated The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, a planned five-season epic set during the fabled Second Age of Middle-earth. Although the teaser trailer is short on information, the 60 seconds of

Isekai is a popular anime genre where the characters travel to another world. Reverse-Isekai is often clumped together with the Isekai genre, and has recently started to gain more traction. Intricate world-building, overpowered protagonists, and dedicated villains further add to the beauty of this genre. RELATED: 10 Isekai That Are Slice Of Life Instead Of Action Based Most

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett “Chapter 7: In the Name of Honor,” streaming now on Disney+. Daddy issues have been the most heartbreaking problem in the Star Wars universe. It’s a malady the old trilogy regurgitated with Anakin Skywalker losing faith in his seniors, only to rely on

With the third season of Cobra Kai, fans were pulled even deeper into the universe, as it ended on a great moment of having Johnny Lawrence and Daniel LaRusso finally agree to team up. Season 4 opens with the pair getting ready to take on Cobra Kai as John Kreese decides to call on an

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Kimi, now available on HBO Max. In HBO Max’s Kimi, many despicable villains were making the world a much more twisted place amid COVID-19. Angela (Zoë Kravitz) discovered a slew of them as she stumbled onto a murder conspiracy, monitoring the quality of audio from an Alexa-like device called a

The newest game in the Pokémon franchise, Pokémon Legends: Arceus, came out on the 28th of January 2022. Many fans of the series have been enjoying it as they are able to do a lot of things that they were never able to do in older installments, changing the formula up in a great way. RELATED: Pokémon Legends Arceus:

Most players’ Dungeons & Dragons experiences center on campaign settings that are limited to a single world or even continent, dealing with the magical (but still grounded) conflicts of heroes and villains. There’s nothing wrong with running a game that way, but players who grow bored of something so linear and traditional have another option available to them:

The filmmaking process is infamously more complex than it appears to be to outsiders, and this is the case even before any sets are built or the cameras start rolling. Case in point, a director, their team, and even producers could be replaced midway through development, changing everything. RELATED: 5 Films That Were Hurt By Changing Directors (&

Pokémon Legends: Arceus, the newest installment in the franchise, was released on January 28th and many fans have been having a great time exploring the region of Hisui while catching and battling Pokémon. There are many different types of Pokémon, with one of the most popular and common being Grass types. RELATED: 10 Game Genres We’d

Ryan Reynolds celebrates the anniversary of the first Deadpool by sharing some behind-the-scenes photos. The actor posted the pictures to his Instagram with the caption “Six years today. Iron anniversary.” Among the images are Reynolds getting a costume fitting and showing off his extensive facial prosthetics to play the disfigured Wade Wilson unmasked. In the photos, alongside Reynolds

Friends actor Matthew Perry revealed his new book will cover his struggles with addiction. Announcing his book, Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing, on Twitter, Perry said, “I thought it was time people heard from me. The highs were high, the lows were low. But I have lived to tell the tale, even though at

DC Comics crossover events are some of the most bombastic storylines in all comics. Every five years or so, a large-scale event occurs like an evil god attempting to destroy or resurrect the infinite universes. Thankfully, DC’s heroes are always present to stop them. RELATED: 10 Best DC Legacy Heroes, Ranked However, when these threats

When The Big Bang Theory first hit the airwaves, its focus was on four old friends and their new friend Penny. But the series quickly added two new characters who became key players themselves. One of them was Dr. Amy Farrah Fowler, an unlikely paramour for the quirky and difficult Dr. Sheldon Cooper. But the

Yū Yū Hakusho‘s “Three Kings Saga” catches a lot of flack from fans of the series. Most of this has to do with the way everything played out; it’s rushed, the stakes don’t feel all that high and neither the action nor the emotional moments are done much better than anything before it. For the

Jurassic Park is a milestone in film history. The 1993 blockbuster is Steven Spielberg’s best-known film and marked a new era of filmmaking, particularly because it showed for the first time the true capacity of computer-generated images. But that wasn’t all; the film’s script, overall look and talent are proof that big-budget filmmaking can go hand in

Sasha looks ready for battle in a new Attack on Titan cosplay. SPOILERS FOR ATTACK ON TITAN FOLLOW: The new look at the character comes from Chilean cosplayer and professional hair and makeup artist Fran Martínez. The cosplayer recreated Sasha with her post-timeskip appearance, when she trades in the standard Survey Corps uniform for the stealthy black

FromSoftware’s upcoming fantasy action RPG Elden Ring will honor the Soulsborne tradition of secret areas and bosses. In an interview with GamerBraves, producer Yasuhiro Kitao revealed that the game’s fantasy world, The Lands Between, will hold more than meets the eye for players seeking to challenge themselves. “First we should say that yes, there are some

Among the new titles announced in the latest Nintendo Direct presentation is a third Xenoblade Chronicles, slated to launch this September on Nintendo Switch. Continuing Nintendo’s acclaimed RPG franchise, the upcoming game is described by developer Monolith Soft’s executive director Tetsuya Takahashi as an installment that bridges the worlds introduced in 2010’s Xenoblade Chronicles and its 2017

Warning: The following contains spoilers from Darth Vader #20, on sale now from Marvel Comics. There weren’t many people in the Star Wars galaxy that survived standing up to Darth Vader. Grand Moff Tarkin, with his legendary hunting skills was one of the few, as was the unmatched bounty hunter Boba Fett. Regardless, Darth Vader

WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for Before the Batman: An Original Movie Novel, on sale now. One of the most intriguing things about 2019’s Joker was how sympathetic director Todd Phillips made the villain. It helped that Joaquin Phoenix delivered a tour-de-force performance, culminating in a Best Actor Oscar, after it felt like society

The seventh generation of gaming consoles saw PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 fans in an endless debate over which system was superior. There was a level of fandom surrounding game consoles that there hadn’t really been since Nintendo and Sega battled it out in the ’90s. Sony and Microsoft were quick to get into the battle, with

Director Roland Emmerich, whose new disaster epic Moonfall has proven to be a box office dud, doubled down on recent comments he made about superhero movies ruining the film industry. In an interview with Discussing Film, Emmerich was asked his feelings on releasing a big-budget non IP-driven movie in theaters during a time when such projects

Warning: The following contains spoilers from Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett “Chapter 5: Return of the Mandalorian,” streaming now on Disney+. Star Wars has always presented fans with some tragic stories. The tale of Darth Plagueis was literally called a tragedy, and it’s hard to get more heartbreaking than Anakin Skywalker’s becoming Darth