The Saturday Edition - Mar 20, 2021
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Movies, Darkseid, Steppenwolf, Zack Snyder's Justice League

Steppenwolf and Darkseid Struggle To Be Compelling Villains in Zack Snyder’s Justice League

steppenwolf darkseid

In a film that's four hours long, I wish that Snyder had devoted more time to fleshing out either of his villains.

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Big on the Internet, Avengers, Labor Exploitation, unions

The Avengers Need a Union

wanda bucky sam

Get these heroes on a payroll already! Good will doesn't pay the gas bill.

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Big on the Internet, Ask the Mary Sues, Falcon and the Winter Soldier, tropes

Ask the Mary Sues: Let’s Talk Reluctant Partners and the ‘Enemies to Friends’ Trope

Sam Wilson and Bucky Barnes in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier on Disney+.

Who are your favorite reluctant partners? Let us know in the comments!

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Movies, Batman (character), Ben Affleck, The Snyder Cut

So I Like Ben Affleck’s Batman Now? What?

Ben Affleck as Bruce Wayne

Being a Bruce Wayne fan means I'm constantly disappointed one way or another. 

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Big on the Internet, Ms. Frizzle, reboots, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: The Internet Is Remembering How Much We All Hate Ms. Frizzle’s New Look

The new Ms Frizzle from Netflix's reboot of the Magic Schoolbus high fives her pet chameleon.

The school bus' reboot lost some of its magic—especially when it came to Ms. Frizzle, the eccentric queer (according to our collective headcanon!) icon.

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Books, comic books, IDW Publishing, Sonic the Hedgehog

IDW Publishing Joins the Celebration of Sonic the Hedgehog’s 30th Anniversary With a Special Comic Book Collaboration

Several images of the anniversary books

IDW has announced an 80-page comic to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Sonic the Hedgehog! We've got details on each story being created for the collection!

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TV, Game of Thrones, House of the Dragon, Westeros

HBO Developing 3 More Game of Thrones Spin-Offs and We Must Ask … Why?

emilia clarke, kit harrington, peter dinklage

HBO is developing still more potential spin-offs of Game of Thrones: 9 Voyages aka Sea Snake, Flea Bottom, and 10,000 Ships.

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Movies, Sharon Stone

Sharon Stone Explains How That Explicit Interrogation Scene From Basic Instinct Really Came to Be

Sharon Stone in Basic Instinct (1992)

In an excerpt of her upcoming memoir shared by Vanity Fair, Sharon Stone explained the predatory way that infamous scene from Basic Instinct came to be.

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Movies, Diana Prince, Justice League, Wonder Woman

The Justice League Snyder Cut Gave Me the Wonder Woman I Hoped For

Diana Prince in Justice League

What I love about the Patty Jenkins' Wonder Woman movies and the Snyder Cut is that Diana Prince doesn't have to prove anything.

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Space, International Space Station, sxsw 2021, this week in space

This Week In Space: NASA Came To SXSW!

CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - NOVEMBER 15: NASA astronaut Victor Glover waves to family members after walking out of the Operations and Checkout Building on his way to the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon spacecraft on launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center on November 15, 2020 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. This will mark the second astronaut launch from U.S. soil by NASA and SpaceX and the first operational mission named Crew-1 to the International Space Station. (Photo by Red Huber/Getty Images)

NASA astronauts Victor Glover and Kate Rubins spoke from the International Space Station about their work on the station at SXSW.

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Movies, Latinx, movie review, sxsw 2021

SXSW Review: Ayar Is a Pandemic Fever Dream Come to Life

Ayar at SXSW.

Ayar, which premiered at SXSW, is a pandemic fever dream disguised as the story of a mother trying to visit her daughter after years of not seeing her.

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TV, Netflix, Scandal

Netflix’s Operation Varsity Blues Is a Reminder That College Is Kind of a Scam in Itself

operation college sucks

Satan works fast, but docuseries about current events works faster. Earlier this week the Netflix documentary/reenactment Operation Varsity Blues came out and it didn't offer much new information in terms of the scandal, but it highlighted something important. College is a scam.

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News, Coronavirus, Dr. Fauci, Rand Paul

Why Does Rand Paul Keep Trying To Come for Dr. Fauci? It Never Goes Well for Him.

Rand Paul sulks during a senate hearing.

Rand Paul doesn't understand why the official recommendation is for people to wear masks, even after they've been fully vaccinated, calling it "theater."

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Movies & TV, TV, anime, CrunchyRoll, Funimation

The Weekday Anime Round-up Presents: I Don’t Want It to Be Over

Momoe fighting in Wonder Egg ep 10

As we near the end of the winter anime season many of these series had epic moments this week. Check out what we're watching on Funimation and Crunchyroll!

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Movies, movie review, sxsw 2021, transgender

SXSW Review: See You Then Is a Slow Burn Look Down Memory Lane

See You Then starring Pooya Mohseni and Lynn Chen.

See You Then, premiering at SXSW, tells the story of two people reuniting for one night a decade after breaking up and the consequences that follow.

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TV, Bucky Barnes, Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Sebastian Stan

Oh No, Bucky Barnes, What Are You Doing on Falcon and the Winter Soldier?

Bucky Barnes in Falcon and the Winter Soldier

Bucky Barnes is working through his pain and his past in Falcon and the Winter Soldier and it's honestly refreshing to see.

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Movies, Zack Snyder's Justice League

Review: The Snyder Cut of Justice League Is Superior, but Not Perfect

Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Jason Momoa, Gal Gadot, Ezra Miller, and Ray Fisher in Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)

I enjoyed the Snyder Cut of Justice League. Despite the slow-mo, the soundtrack (too much singing!), and just some of my general comic book nerd issues with some of the choices it was leaps and bounds a better version of the story than the theatrical release. So let's talk about the good and the bad of this film on its own merit.

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News, Armie Hammer, Rape, sexual abuse

24-Year-Old Woman Accuses Armie Hammer of Rape: “I Thought He Was Going to Kill Me”

armie hammer in a turtleneck

A woman known as Effie has accused actor Armie Hammer of rape, following months of rumors about alleged abuse and sexual violence perpetrated by Hammer.

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Movies, short film, SXSW, sxsw 2021

My 10 Favorite SXSW Short Films

SXSW film Sisters starring Sarah Burns and Mary Holland.

From Don't Peek to Sisters and Are You Still There? Here are my favorite short films from South by Southwest (SXSW).

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TV, Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Falcon Watch, Sam Wilson

Falcon Watch: Let’s Talk About Sam Wilson’s Backstory in the First Episode of Falcon and the Winter Soldier

Sam Wilson holding Captain America's shield

We've known Sam Wilson since Captain America: The Winter Soldier, but the pilot of Falcon and the Winter Soldier is one of the first times we've gotten an in depth look into what made him into the man he is today.

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