The Thursday Edition - Dec 24, 2020
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Movies, Interviews, We Can Be Heroes

We Spoke With Robert Rodriguez and the Cast of We Can Be Heroes!

A Narcos reunion in We Can Be Heroes

You can watch We Can Be Heroes on Christmas day on Netflix, and I highly suggest you do! It's family fun!

The post We Spoke With Robert Rodriguez and the Cast of We Can Be Heroes! first appeared on The Mary Sue.

Movies, Holiday Movies

If Die Hard Is a Christmas Movie (and It Is!), Then So Are These 7 Movies

Tom Cruise surrounded by Christmas lights in Eyes Wide Shut.

Looking for more alternatives to the usual Christmas movie list?

The post If Die Hard Is a Christmas Movie (and It Is!), Then So Are These 7 Movies first appeared on The Mary Sue.

Gaming, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Christmas, holiday

Deck the Halls With All This Animal Crossing: New Horizons Holiday Joy!

Screenshot of my character in Animal Crossing: New Horizon

I hope you all have a wonderfully festive Christmas out on your islands. I also wish the same for all the characters who we can't see taking a frickin' break, like, can I please deliver a gift to Isabelle? Can Flick and CJ come by in Santa hats? Can Blathers treat himself by taking my duplicate fossils for himself?

The post Deck the Halls With All This Animal Crossing: New Horizons Holiday Joy! first appeared on The Mary Sue.

Movies, Batman Returns, Edward Scissorhands, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Tim Burton

Tim Burton Got the Loneliness and Magic of the Holidays

winona ryder dances in the snow in edward scissorhands

Christmas is goth and maybe that's why it's such a huge part of the filmography of Tim Burton.

The post Tim Burton Got the Loneliness and Magic of the Holidays first appeared on The Mary Sue.

TV, Christmas, PBS, Queen Victoria

How Queen Victoria Helped Create Modern Christmas

Jenna Coleman in Victoria (2016)

In her personal life, Christmas was, during her marriage, a festive time for Victoria. Both she and Albert did not always have the best childhoods, and so the holidays became a time for both of them to actually enjoy and create moments for each other.

The post How Queen Victoria Helped Create Modern Christmas first appeared on The Mary Sue.

Movies, contributors, Star Wars (franchise)

I Went to Hoth to Go Behind the Scenes of The Empire Strikes Back at 40

Rebecca Harrison and other Star Wars fans on the glacier in Finse, Norway where Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back's Hoth scenes were filmed.

My foolhardy inexperience has brought me this far, but now I’m anxious, and after a ninety-minute trek across a frozen lake and up one of Norway’s tallest glaciers, I’m not sure that I’ll make it to the end. Fortunately, my very kind companions are there to encourage me onward. It’s astonishing, I think, as we near the peak, how far Star Wars fans will go to celebrate the films they love.

The post I Went to Hoth to Go Behind the Scenes of The Empire Strikes Back at 40 first appeared on The Mary Sue.

TV, Grogu, The Mandalorian

2020 Has Broken Me So Here’s Grogu Watching All Our Favorite Things on TV

Grogu with his hand on a security camera screen on Disney+'s The Mandalorian.

It's my lot in life to do nonsense like this, and I'm not exactly mad about it. 

The post 2020 Has Broken Me So Here's Grogu Watching All Our Favorite Things on TV first appeared on The Mary Sue.

TV, HBO Max, Lynda Carter, Wonder Woman

Things We Saw Today: You Can Watch Another Wonder Woman on HBO Max Right Now

Lynda Carter in Wonder Woman (1975)

The original Wonder Woman TV series starring living legend (and Mary Sue contributor) Lynda Carter is available in its entirety on HBO Max right now.

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Movies, Effigy, movie review

Review: Effigy: Poison and the City Is a Feminist Slow Burn Cat-and-Mouse With a Serial Killer

Suzan Anbeh as Gesche Gottfried in Effigy stares at the camera while dressed in an elaborate mourning hat.

Imagine a slow, brooding, German, period version of Killing Eve. That's Effigy.

The post Review: Effigy: Poison and the City Is a Feminist Slow Burn Cat-and-Mouse With a Serial Killer first appeared on The Mary Sue.

TV, anime, Beastars, Netflix

Beastars Season 2 Opening Makes Us Excited to Head Back to Cherryton Academy

beastars season 2 opening

The R-rated Zootopia continues. We may have to wait a while for Beastars to be released on North American Netflix (it will drop in Japan next month), but the opening gives us a little something to help get us excited.

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Movies, Cherry, Tom Holland

Tom Holland’s Cherk … Uh, Cherry Is Trending Because of a Terrible Poster Mistake

Cherry movie poster that looks like it says "Cherk."

I am oh so very excited about the Tom Holland movie Cherry, but even I can admit that the poster for the Russo brothers' film that Variety shared looks like it's called "Cherk."

The post Tom Holland's Cherk ... Uh, Cherry Is Trending Because of a Terrible Poster Mistake first appeared on The Mary Sue.

AMP Featured, Movies, Gal Gadot, Wonder Woman, Wonder Woman 1984

Review: Wonder Woman 1984 Is a Sadly Disappointing End to 2020

Wonder Woman 1984

The most unfortunate thing about WW84, beyond some truly baffling filmmaking decisions, is that it's not very much fun.

The post Review: Wonder Woman 1984 Is a Sadly Disappointing End to 2020 first appeared on The Mary Sue.

TV, Batwoman, Javicia Leslie, Ryan Wil

The CW Gives Us New Clues on How Ryan Wilder Will Become Batwoman

Batwoman -- Image Number: BWNS2_8x12_300dpi -- Pictured (L-R): Javicia Leslie as Batwoman -- Photo: Nino Muñoz/The CW -- © 2020 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

A new Batwoman is on her way to Gotham and thanks to a massive synopsis for season two, we know a bit more about how Javicia Leslie's Ryan Wilder.

The post The CW Gives Us New Clues on How Ryan Wilder Will Become Batwoman first appeared on The Mary Sue.

News, Coronavirus, donald trump, stimulus

Let’s Unpack the Good News & the Bad News of Donald Trump’s Demand for $2,000 Stimulus Checks

Donald Trump looks on during a White House ceremony.

It only took four years (plus his campaign, plus every year before that) but I actually agree with Donald Trump about something.

The post Let's Unpack the Good News & the Bad News of Donald Trump's Demand for ,000 Stimulus Checks first appeared on The Mary Sue.

TV, Boba Fett, Temuera Morrison, The Mandalorian

I Can’t Believe 2020 Made Me Care About Boba Fett

Well, in came Disney+'s The Mandalorian, and suddenly I went from "Ugh, Boba, really?" to "Oh ... I get it now," and honestly, I deserve whatever sh*t my brothers now want to give me.

The post I Can't Believe 2020 Made Me Care About Boba Fett first appeared on The Mary Sue.

Gaming, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Nintendo Switch, self-care

Nintendo Year in Review Reminds Me of My Saving Grace During a Truly Mentally Taxing Year

Trying to navigate a pandemic, police brutality, and what would become a summer full of misguided allyship was truly a lot to deal with. So I don't see it as 1000+ hours of wasting time, I see it as 1000+ hours of necessary self-care.

The post Nintendo Year in Review Reminds Me of My Saving Grace During a Truly Mentally Taxing Year first appeared on The Mary Sue.

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