Ryan Gosling and America Ferrera Are Just as Baffled by Those Barbie Oscar Snubs

The way audiences embraced the finished film as an instant classic has proven her right. The film received a total of eight nominations, including in categories like Best Production Design and Best Costumes. Greta has done just about everything that a director could do to deserve it. It feels disappointing to not see her on that list. Ad content continues below She added about Robbie, What Margot achieved as an actress is truly unbelievable....

January 24, 2024 · 2 min · 237 words · Stephen Tate

The Best Sci-Fi TV Shows and Movies Inspired by Star Trek

He is also quite fond of a raised eyebrow. The scientist position on the team was already taken by Carter, so Tealc fulfills the warrior role. Fry finds work with his distant nephew (an elderly man) at a delivery company called Planet Express. Futuramaalso incorporatedStar Trekinto its stories more directly on occasion. And later there was a whole episode dedicated toStar Trekitself, Where No Fan Has Gone Before. This is the Rule....

January 24, 2024 · 2 min · 243 words · Eric Jones

The Last Jedi Understood George Lucas’ Star Wars Better Than What Came After

While recently scrolling Twitter,an interesting anecdotecame to my attention. This detail is not new. In fact, Pablo Hidalgo first confirmed the information inStar Wars: Fascinating Facts(2020). Rey was on a mission to seek out Luke Skywalker, who had disappeared. Originally, Lucas imagined a broken and solitary Skywalker being found in hiding inEpisode VIIby a female protege. All of which is to say Lucas limited influence on what became Disneys Sequel Trilogy is not news....

January 24, 2024 · 1 min · 193 words · Anthony Pierce

Avatar: The Last Airbender Trailer Remembers Most Important Part of the Show

Netflixs Avatar series hasnt forgotten what made the best moments of the series work. The show looks to be incredibly faithful to the originalNickelodeonanimated series. The outfits are bright and colorful. The bending has deliberate movements that echo the martial arts of the show. Fan-favorite side characters like Bumi, Jet, June, and more all make appearances. This trailer understands how seriousAvatarcan be. But it also hints that it understands something even more critical for any adaptation of the series....

January 23, 2024 · 2 min · 223 words · Michelle Perkins

Doctor Who Set Photos Offer First Look at Varada Sethu as New Companion

We have our first look at Varada Sethu on the set of Doctor Who! This Doctor Who article contains spoilers. (The Doctors even brought the bowtie back. Perhaps he thinks theyre cool again?) Something timey wimey may be afoot! Either way, it seems like the episode wants to evoke the Golden Age of Hollywood with this set. Varada Sethu and Ncuti Gatwa filming next year’s Doctor Who, courtesy of The Mirror....

January 23, 2024 · 2 min · 229 words · Christopher Kirby

Netflix’s Unbelievable Is a Perfect Companion to American Nightmare

Before American Nightmare, Netflix interrogated our inability to take survivors at their word with 2019’s Unbelievable. This article addresses the real life events behindAmerican NightmareandUnbelievable. A young woman is assaulted by a brazen home invader. The police dont believe the crime occurred and accuse the woman of lying for attention. Later on, the home invader strikes again, confirming that the story was true all along. In 2015, Huskins and her boyfriend Aaron Quinn were attacked and drugged in their home by an intruder....

January 23, 2024 · 1 min · 191 words · Lawrence Cortez

Oscar Snubs 2024: Greta Gerwig, Margot Robbie, and All the Big Surprises

The ballots are in, and the nominations for the 96th annual Academy Awards are final. And with their announcement early Tuesday morning comes a new years worth of snubs and surprises. In fact, one of the biggest surprises of the morning was the unexpected nomination of Annette Bening forNyad. Nonetheless, it is Gerwigs omission from the Best Director race that is the most shocking. Admittedly, however, 2019 was a spectacularly competitive year dominated by landmark films....

January 23, 2024 · 1 min · 139 words · Rachel Hebert

Oscars 2024 Predictions: Who Will Win Best Picture and Other Categories?

Its been a good year for movies. As a film critic, its easy to fall into the reflexive trap of stating that every December/January. Each section will feature who wethink should win in italics, and who we suspectwill win in bold. More than a few times, they might evenbe one and the same. Actors are the Academys largest voting bloc, and it seems plausibleThe Holdoverswill become that wings favorite film....

January 23, 2024 · 2 min · 262 words · John Miller

Palworld Controversy Explained: Why Pokémon Fans Are Calling For a Nintendo Lawsuit

For context, that is the second-highest recorded concurrent player count for any game in Steam history. Instead,Palworldhas become one of the most debated titles in recent memory. A growing contingent of gamers popularly led by longtimePokemonare arguing thatPalworldis nothing but a shameless rip-off. Ad content continues below Palworld vs. Pokemon: How Similar Are the Two Games? What sent some over the edge in this instance was the reveal ofPalworlds Pal designs....

January 23, 2024 · 2 min · 296 words · Wesley Byrd

Reacher Season 3 Will Return to the Show’s Roots

I think weve been very creative about how weve sequenced the throw in of story. We felt we needed a book that was more Reacher alone for the third season. Ritchson assures fans, however, that this is par for the course in Lee Childs novels.

January 23, 2024 · 1 min · 45 words · Molly Peterson

Star Wars Just Brought a Beloved Clone Wars Character Back From the Dead for Disney+

Asajj Ventress is back in the Star Wars: The Bad Batch season 3 trailer! Didn’t she die in Dark Disciple?! What the heck is happening in the galaxy far, far away? So how is Asajj back from the dead? Ad content continues below We love Asajj Ventress. Shes a character that weve been wanting to tell more stories about, exec producer Brad Rau toldStarWars.com. Either way, itll be great to have the character back, and once again voiced by Nika Futterman....

January 23, 2024 · 1 min · 116 words · Joyce Tucker

The Newest James Bond Story Finally Gets This One Thing Right About Ian Fleming’s 007

The comic book James Bond: 007 by Garth Ennis and Rapha Lobosco makes Bond brutal again. This article contains light spoilers for James Bond: 007 #1. But just when the mafioso hits the climax of his speech, an interuption forces him to turn around. After killing the mafioso, the gunman turns to the elderly mother and says, Better safe than sorry. The sequence ends with a splash page showing the gunman firing at the camera....

January 23, 2024 · 2 min · 301 words · Ryan Perez

Where to Watch the Oscars 2024 Best Picture Nominees

The Oscar nominations are in, as are the streaming services with most of the Best Picture hopefuls. Each January brings high hopes and bitter disappointments, surprises and snubs. Below is the list. No matter, the French film is now in the Best Picture race instead. And that bit of toy copy is written in ink! The film is way cleverer and more subversive than any simple plot synopsis can suggest....

January 23, 2024 · 1 min · 207 words · Michael Warner