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Movies, Dash Mihok, interview, Samantha Hyde, Wildflower

INTERVIEW: ‘Wildflower’ Stars Dash Mihok and Samantha Hyde Talk New Movie

Kiernan Shipka in Wildflower

Wildflower Is available on digital now!

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Movies & TV, Hide From Homepage, horror movies, Jenna Ortega, Mia Goth

10 Scream Queens Who Are Slaying In Hollywood Today

Jenna Ortega screams in the movie 'X'

A whole new batch of actresses have added this title to their résumés due to their terrifying performances.

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TV, Horror, psychological drama, Yellowjackets (series)

‘Yellowjackets’ Is One of the Most Talked About Shows On TV, But What Exactly Is It About?

The Yellowjackets standing around in Yellowjackets season 2

Yellowjackets has garnered a lot of acclaim for its cast's stellar performances and how well the show is written

The post ‘Yellowjackets’ Is One of the Most Talked About Shows On TV, But What Exactly Is It About? appeared first on The Mary Sue.

TV, Alison Pill, Star Trek (franchise), Star Trek: Picard

‘Picard’s Agnes Jurati Is a Hero and I Will Chuck Anyone Who Says Otherwise Back in Time

Alison Pill as Agnes Jurati in 'Star Trek: Picard' on Paramount+. She is a white woman with shoulder-length blonde hair wearing a red dress with long sleeves and a low neckline and red lipstick. She's holding onto a bronze light fixture as she looks out at something with a serious expression.

Agnes Jurati sees a possibility in the Borg she doesn't see in synthetics OR organics — she sees strength in the blending of the two.

The post ‘Picard’s Agnes Jurati Is a Hero and I Will Chuck Anyone Who Says Otherwise Back in Time appeared first on The Mary Sue.

TV, LGBTQIA, polyamory, The Mandalorian

I’m Not Saying Din, Bo-Katan, and The Armorer Are A ‘Mandalorian’ Power Throuple, But I’m Not Saying They AREN’T

Cropped image of The Armorer (Emily Swallow), Bo-Katan (Katee Sackhoff), and Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) standing in a row suited up in their Mandalorian helmets in a poster for 'The Mandalorian' on Disney+.

Somehow, my Mandalorian power couple has become a power throuple.

The post I’m Not Saying Din, Bo-Katan, and The Armorer Are A ‘Mandalorian’ Power Throuple, But I’m Not Saying They AREN’T appeared first on The Mary Sue.

News, TV, Australia, Netflix, news

The Aunty Donna Boys’ New Series Is Out! But Watching It May Be Tricky Outside of Australia

Zach, Mark, and Broden sit on their couch smiling in 'Aunty Donna's Big Ol' House of Fun.' Mark holds a brown piece of paper.

After their acclaimed Netflix series didn't get renewed, the Aunty Donna boys are starring in a new sitcom in Australia.

The post The Aunty Donna Boys’ New Series Is Out! But Watching It May Be Tricky Outside of Australia appeared first on The Mary Sue.

Anime, berserk, Hide From Homepage, manga, watch order

There’s Really Only One ‘Berserk’ Adaptation Worth Watching

Guts, Griffith, and the cast of Berserk

It's a groundbreaking manga, so why are most of the adaptations so bad?

The post There’s Really Only One ‘Berserk’ Adaptation Worth Watching appeared first on The Mary Sue.

TV, Ted Lasso

‘Ted Lasso’ Did Wrong by Shandy

Shandy and Keeley sit next to each other. Keeley smiles at someone off camera while Shandy smiles at Keeley.

In a show all about kindness, portraying someone as irredeemably bad is an extraordinary step.

The post ‘Ted Lasso’ Did Wrong by Shandy appeared first on The Mary Sue.

Movies, Chukwudi Iwuji, Guardians of the Galaxy, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Hide From Homepage, marvel

Is ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ Dealing With One Villain or Two?

Mantis (Pom Klementieff), Grott (Vin Diesel), Star-Lord (Chris Pratt), Drax (Dave Bautista), and Nebula (Karen Gillan) exit their ship in 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3'

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is set to debut two new characters—Adam Warlock and High Evolutionary—but who is the film's main villain?

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News, Attorney General, LGBTQIA, missouri, The New York Times, trans rights

Missouri AG Directly Cites the New York Times’ Anti-Trans Coverage To Justify Horrific New Ban

TV, misogyny, The Power

This Moment in ‘The Power’ Episode 5 Dissects the Horror of Patriarchal Oppression

Tatiana sits in a lavishly decorated pink room, wearing a white lacy pantsuit.

President Moskalev deserves the worst of what the new world has to offer.

The post This Moment in ‘The Power’ Episode 5 Dissects the Horror of Patriarchal Oppression appeared first on The Mary Sue.

Movies, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Hide From Homepage, marvel, popcorn bucket

How To Get Your Groot-y Little Hands on a ‘Guardians of the Galaxy 3’ Popcorn Bucket

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Popcorn Buckets from Cinemark and AMC

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is fast approaching and fans are eager for the next collectible popcorn bucket.

The post How To Get Your Groot-y Little Hands on a ‘Guardians of the Galaxy 3’ Popcorn Bucket appeared first on The Mary Sue.

News, Austin, Black Hair, hair, Houston, Texas, The C.R.O.W.N. Act

Finally, Some Good News! The CROWN Act Is One Step Closer To Passing in Texas

Four of the many natural hairstyles and textures wore by Black people.

Laws like this give people, particularly Black women, a pathway to justice.

The post Finally, Some Good News! The CROWN Act Is One Step Closer To Passing in Texas appeared first on The Mary Sue.

Anime, Hide From Homepage, One Piece

Here’s How To Watch Every ‘One Piece’ Movie in Order

The characters of 'One Piece'

We really shouldn't be enabling you like this.

The post Here’s How To Watch Every ‘One Piece’ Movie in Order appeared first on The Mary Sue.

Big on the Internet, Aging, funny, reddit

Reddit Shares the Thing That Made Them Realize They’re Old

Jamie Lee Curtis screaming about being old as Lindsay Lohan watches, cringing, in Freaky Friday.

Help me, they're playing the music of my youth on the Oldies station.

The post Reddit Shares the Thing That Made Them Realize They’re Old appeared first on The Mary Sue.

TV, judaism, Star Wars (franchise), The Mandalorian

As We Reflect on Passover, Let’s Recognize That the Mandalorians are Space Jews

Emily Swallow as The Armorer and Wesley Kimmel as Ragnar during a helmet ceremony scene on Disney+'s 'The Mandalorian.' They are standing outside and facing each other. The Armorer is in her full Mandalorian armor. Ragnar is wearing regular clothes and a blue Mandalorian helmet. His long, wavy dark hair sticks out from the bottom.

I'm certainly not the only one who sees the Jewishness in Mandalorians.

The post As We Reflect on Passover, Let’s Recognize That the Mandalorians are Space Jews appeared first on The Mary Sue.

Movies, Ethan Hawke, Pedro Almodóvar, Pedro Pascal, Strange Way of Life

The Pedro Pascal/Ethan Hawke Cowboy Love Story Just Sounds Better and Better

Ethan Hawke and Pedro Pascal and a sunset from Ethan Hawke's Instagram

I'm just personally very excited to see how this film inspires fans to go and watch Almodóvar's other work.

The post The Pedro Pascal/Ethan Hawke Cowboy Love Story Just Sounds Better and Better appeared first on The Mary Sue.

News, Asian Representation

Scholastic Attempted To Sanitize Japanese History in the Name of ‘Amplifying Asian Voices’

apanese Americans pose with photos of themselves taken while they were in relocation camps in WWII, during a press conference on June 22, 2019 in Lawton, Oklahoma to protest the military base, Fort Sill, being used to house 1,400 migrant children.

It's truly shameful for a publisher to ask a Japanese author to censor her own history.

The post Scholastic Attempted To Sanitize Japanese History in the Name of ‘Amplifying Asian Voices’ appeared first on The Mary Sue.

Movies, Princess Peach, The Super Mario Bros. Movie

Peach’s Character in ‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ Is an All-Too-Common Sexist Trope

Princess Peach holds her hand under a fireball, with a field of fire flowers behind her.

Thanks to sexism, both storytellers and audiences are trained to see men as the only candidates for heroism.

The post Peach’s Character in ‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ Is an All-Too-Common Sexist Trope appeared first on The Mary Sue.

TV, Game of Thrones, Hide From Homepage, House of the Dragon

Ser Duncan and Egg Are Officially Coming to Our Screens in a New ‘Game of Thrones’ Prequel and I Very Much Dig it

The title card of the newly-announced Game of Thrones prequel show, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight

HBO just announced that it has ordered another Game of Thrones prequel, focusing on the adventures of Ser Duncan the Tall and his squire Egg.

The post Ser Duncan and Egg Are Officially Coming to Our Screens in a New ‘Game of Thrones’ Prequel and I Very Much Dig it appeared first on The Mary Sue.

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