When actor Chris Pratt proclaims his self-imposed codename, Star-Lord, in the original Guardians of the Galaxy (opens in new tab) film, it causes Korath to pause when he asks, “Who?” For many people, both the general public and comics fans, they had the very same question of just who the …
Read More »Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One throws angst, seances, and dress-up into your Mind Palace
Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One features a younger, almost criminally good-looking version of the famous detective, but all his legendary skills are still well established. In a hands-on with the new game from Frogwares, we got to try them out on a seance turned murder, and take a trip to a …
Read More »Is it just me, or are there no good horror boogeymen anymore?
By most metrics, the horror genre looks to be in rude health. The past decade has not only seen the release of a string of blockbusters like IT: Chapters 1 (opens in new tab) and 2 (opens in new tab), A Quiet Place (opens in new tab)and The Conjuring (opens …
Read More »Storytelling is crucial to getting through crisis – as the pandemic has shown us
The last year has been more than a bit strange. The vast majority of us have been trapped in our homes while a horrible, terrifying virus spreads. However, one of our refuges – something we have all relied upon during the pandemic – has been the television. Whether watching movies, …
Read More »The Falcon and the Winter Soldier: Who is Sharon Carter/Agent 13?
Emily Van Camp’s Sharon Carter has returned to the Marvel Cinematic Universe in Disney Plus’s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. And the series finale, episode six, has set Sharon up as another mysterious, long term player in the game of espionage surrounding the Flag-Smashers, the black market Super Soldier …
Read More »Who is Joaquin Torres in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier? The weird-but-true comic book origins of the newest MCU hero
Disney Plus’s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier is now a wrap. Marvel Studios’ second completed streaming series has managed to introduce several new concepts from the Marvel comic books and as well as raise a lot of new questions with tons of storytelling potential. From the fate of the …
Read More »Falcon and The Winter Soldier theory: A look at who the Power Broker could be
Who is the Power Broker? It’s a question, surprisingly, that Falcon and The Winter Soldier has yet to properly approach. Instead, it’s been left hanging, delicately poised for either a cliffhanger in the penultimate episode or a finale twist that will turn the MCU on its head. Unlike the engineer …
Read More »How WandaVision avoids a major, harmful, and all-too-common trope
Wanda Maximoff has the potential to become Marvel’s strongest villain. We’ve seen how terrifying her powers can be in WandaVision, with Scarlet Witch trapping an entire town in her new, creepy reality. However, the Marvel show has successfully avoided a major, harmful trope about powerful women in fiction. WandaVision …
Read More »Marvels Thor, Assassins Creed, and Netflixs Vikings: why are we so obsessed with Norse mythology?
Vikings seem crazy hot right now, but the truth is they’ve been conquering popular culture for years. Valheim, God of War: Ragnarok, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, and Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 all leaned into the Norse narratives, Thor is the Marvel Avenger you can’t help but love, and on television, the …
Read More »Why The Mandalorian letting Grogu go was the right decision
It was a moment we had all been dreading. After two seasons of watching the Mandalorian and Baby Yoda cement their father/son bond, the unthinkable happened: the pair were separated. Luke Skywalker arrived to take Grogu away for Jedi training as Din Djarin, fighting back tears, watched his adopted son …
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