Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Review – Glossy But Middling Kaiju Busy Work

Hey, some would say thats a feature, not a bug! Eisner Award-winning comic book writer Matt Fraction is listed as co-creator, whileWandaVisionsMatt Shakmandirects. Monarchalso has a ton of impressive talent in front of the camera. And regrettably, all of their performances are forced under cover of an invasive and grating Leopold Ross score. It has something to do with Monarch and the kaiju-related business Monarch oversees, so they slowly investigate....

November 17, 2023 · 1 min · 78 words · Renee Patterson

MonsterVerse Recap: What is Monarch?

Get to know the shadowy organization behind Apple TV+’s latest MonsterVerse series and where it’s appeared before. This articlecontains spoilers for Legendarys MonsterVersefilms. At the center of it all has always been the imposing consortium known as Monarch. What is Monarch? The trio almost literally stumble on to each other to form a great working bond. Shaw is the dreamer, with a knowledge of ancient myth and the stories being told about legendary creatures....

November 17, 2023 · 1 min · 173 words · John Smith

Scott Pilgrim Takes Off: What the Netflix Anime Changes from the Movie

Scott Pilgrim Takes Off remixes the familiar story into something completely new. This article containsmajor spoilersforScott Pilgrim Takes Off. Ad content continues below Scott Pilgrim Straight Up Dies … Or Does He? Scott Pilgrim Takes Offis available to stream on Netflix now.

November 17, 2023 · 1 min · 42 words · Charles Mendoza

Shadow and Bone Fans Won’t Get to See the Best Part Now

This article contains spoilers from the Grishaverse books. The cancellation of NetflixsShadow and Boneis upsetting for many reasons. The series second season ends with several major cliffhangers. The fates of multiple characters are now eternally left up in the air. It deserved a chance to go out on its own terms and finish the story it started to tell. The six members of the group (get it,Six of Crows?) They need to rescue the scientist before Fjerdaa kingdom that notoriously hates Grishacan replicate the formula....

November 17, 2023 · 1 min · 150 words · Carolyn Hess

What The Marvels Got Right

This article contains spoilers forThe Marvels. Theres been a lot of discourse surroundingThe Marvelsand its less-than-ideal performance in theaters. Id spend hours with these characters if I could. However, its still the highest grossing opening weekend for a theatrical film directed by a Black woman. The women see themselves as equals from the beginning. They have to learn how to use their powers once again, and trust each other in the process....

November 17, 2023 · 1 min · 91 words · Patricia Harris

Wish Review: A Celebration of 100 Years of Disney

Wish features easter eggs and nostalgia aplenty for the last hundred years of Disney movies. That and some gorgeous animation is enough to overcome a weak songbook and story. However, its never been quite the same. This may be why nostalgia for dreams of old permeatesWish. There are easter eggs aplenty toCinderellaandPeter Pan,Snow WhiteandBambi. At first, it seems to be a paradise. That is what King Magnifico (Chris Pine) founded it to be....

November 17, 2023 · 1 min · 154 words · Shirley Jones

How Super Mario RPG Ended the SNES RPG Golden Age

Super Mario RPG did more than catapult Mario and friends into RPG games. It was a rare kind of dream project between two companies at the top of the world. However, its origin story is much more humble than all of that. Those shared interests would later becomeSuper Mario RPG. It needed to be something special and different. And yet, the basic core of the game was Mario. That approach led to a variety of experiments....

November 16, 2023 · 2 min · 222 words · Stephen Tucker

Madame Web May Have Stealth Revealed a New Take on a Classic Spider-Man Character

Uncle Ben has been absent from the live-action Spider-Verse thus far, but Madame Web could change that. Whether this is in fact the Uncle Ben that MCU Spider-Man lost has yet to be determined. IMDb also lists Emma Roberts as Mary Parker, Bens sister-in-law and Peters mother.

November 16, 2023 · 1 min · 47 words · Mr. Richard Lynn DDS

Pedro Pascal Would Be a Perfect Reed Richards for Marvel’s Fantastic Four

Everything dies, he states. Everyone on this planet… This is simply how things are. And I accept that. It shows Richards approaching a catastrophic, multiversal problem with cool reason and intellect. However,Deadlinerecently reported thatPedro Pascalis close to signing on for the role. And hes the perfect choice to play all aspects of Reed. Those scenes alone prove Pascals ability to embody Richards sober approach to problem solving. However, thats not all that Reed Richards needs to be on screen....

November 16, 2023 · 2 min · 244 words · April Smith

The Crown Series 6 Cast: Meet the New Characters in the Final Season

After all, theres alreadytalk of a prequel. Impressively, its Kampas on-screen debut, and you might recognise Edwards fromShadow and Boneand1899. This is Fords first TV role. This role is McVeys acting debut. This will be Bellamys first on-screen role. InThe Crown,however, shes still just Kates teenage confidante as she begins her high-profile romance. This is Broadbridges first major TV role. Sebastian Blunt (Jack Ryan) will play Prince Edward.

November 16, 2023 · 1 min · 68 words · Adam Smith

Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes Review – Rachel Zegler Makes Prequel Sing

Im a sucker for all that jazz, even when its at its silliest. That would be your Soylent Green is people! Its grandiose, kooky, and sometimes cruel. Perhaps the tragedy of Snow, then, is his privilege damned him to fall from the start. This is how Snow meets Lucy Gray Baird (Rachel Zegler). Lucy is a clever inversion of Jennifer Lawrences beloved Katniss Everdeen. This makes her odds of survival in the Hunger Games all the more bleak....

November 15, 2023 · 1 min · 151 words · Kevin Hicks

Madame Web Brings a Divisive Spider-Man Villain to the Movies

Any longtimeSpider-Manfans would be forgiven for sighing after watching the first trailer forMadame Web. Not because of itsPG-13 horrortones or soap opera vibes (both familiar parts of superhero comics). No, they cringe because of the movies big bad, Ezekiel Sims. For most viewers, the trailer serves as their introduction to Sims. But fans of the Spider-Man comics might recall him from the days long beforeguys like Pauldrove readers nuts. Ezekiel Sims debuted inThe Amazing Spider-Man#30 (2001), written byJ....

November 15, 2023 · 1 min · 208 words · Scott Smith

Marvel Studios Moving Away From The Kang Dynasty Would Be a Good Thing

Because as of Wednesday afternoon, the film titledAvengers: The Kang Dynastyjust lost its director. And all that was beforeThe Marvelsspectacularly misfired and flamed out. Consequently, Marvel and Disney executives likely thought they found a new storytelling apparatus to continue pleasing fans. It low-key stole the superhero franchises thunder. So wrapping the next four years of MCU films around it is a little troubling. But considering that own movies box office misfortunes, there are clearly going to be some adjustments....

November 15, 2023 · 1 min · 166 words · Crystal Mitchell