Movies, Aquaman, DCEU, James Wan By Kate Gardner on Mon,3:45 Aquaman has pretty much everything I could want: elaborate royal backstories, Amber Heard and Nicole Kidman being badass, weird sea monsters, and James Wan's fabulous direction and color scheme. TV, Cheryl Dunye, Jewelle Gomez, The Gilda Stories By Princess Weekes on Mon,3:38 The prolific vampire novel The Gilda Stories by Jewelle Gomez is being adapted for television, under the creative helm of Cheryl Dunye. Gaming, Pokémon (franchise), Pokémon Let's Go!, review By Dan Van Winkle on Mon,3:17 Not every change made for Let's Go is perfect or even necessarily a step in the right direction, but for a series that has changed as little over time as Pokémon, I'm happy to see it shake things up at all. On top of that, a remake of a game that was already purposefully drawing inspiration from a kid-friendly show is a great place to try some new things in a fun, low-difficulty package. Movies, Cynthia Erivo, Widows By Rachel Leishman on Mon,2:13 Don't know who Cynthia Erivo is yet? Well, that's your fault, but we're here to help. News, free press, politics, White House Correspondents' Dinner By Vivian Kane on Mon,2:07 Hopefully, Samantha Bee will be back this year with her Not the White House Correspondents' Dinner, because that's the kind of event we need—one that actually values a free press, not just the idea of one. Movies, fantastic beasts: the crimes of grindelwald, Star Wars (franchise), The Hobbit By Princess Weekes on Mon,12:55 Franchises are hard to sustain. Once something iconic is over, how do you move forward continuing to milk the money cow that has become a staple of your business? Prequels! TV, Doctor Who By Rachel Leishman on Mon,12:34 The Doctor and her friends find themselves on quite the journey on this week's Doctor Who. AMP Featured, Movies, fantastic beasts: the crimes of grindelwald, J.K. Rowling By Kate Gardner on Mon,11:58 I'm back to talk politics in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, now that more of you have seen it and therefore will try to Rowling-splain to me how genius the film truly is. Movies, Disney princesses, Ralph Breaks the Internet By Princess Weekes on Mon,11:37 A new clip has been released by Disney giving us a longer look at the Ralph Breaks the Intenet scene where Van meets the other Disney Princesses. Movies, anime, Fireworks, Nobuyuki Takeuchi By Charline Jao on Mon,7:59 "But do people see the film in this way? I’m kind of happy to know that. I’m like, 'Really?!'" News, donald trump, John Oliver, Last Week Tonight By Charline Jao on Mon,7:59 In the season finale, John Oliver talks about the alarming trend towards authoritarian leaders using examples from Russia, Brazil, the Philippines, and more. Big on the Internet, Movies, TV, Blumhouse Productions, female directors, things we saw today By Kate Gardner on Sun,5:38 Jason Blum is one of the biggest names in horror. A day before the release of their Halloween reboot, he drew negative attention for claiming that women directors weren’t interested in making scary movies. The Internet naturally took him to task for that, and he did apologize for his remarks, saying: Thank you everyone for […] Big on the Internet, Disney parks, John Williams, Star Wars (franchise), Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge By Kate Gardner on Sun,5:00 Yesterday, Lucasfilm gave us a Thanksgiving treat in the form of new John Williams music and two ride previews from the upcoming Galaxy's Edge, a.k.a. Star Wars Land. Big on the Internet, TV, Big Mouth, Netflix By Kate Gardner on Sun,2:29 Get those bubble baths ready, the Hormone Monsters are coming back. |
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