The Friday Edition - Jan 6, 2023
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Movies, Avatar, Avatar: The Way of Water, James Cameron

James Cameron Says the Next ‘Avatar’ Film Is the Main Course, But I Filled Up on Appetizers

Kate Winslet's character in Avatar The Way of Water
Significant events have happened in both of James Cameron's Avatar movies, but nothing in the franchise feels significant.
Anime, anime, boku no hero academia, My Hero Academia

‘My Hero Academia’ Is Taking a Hellish Turn in Season 6, Cour 2

Ochaco Uraraka grappling with being one of the few uninjured heroes at the onset of My Hero Academia season 6 cour 2
The first half of My Hero Academia season 6 ended in a dark place. How soon will cour 2 show us the fallout of the Paranormal Liberation War?
Books, Amazon, Audible, brandon sanderson

Brandon Sanderson Withholds Five Books From Amazon Over Gouging Indie Authors

"Surprise! Four Secret Novels by Brandon Sanderson." Image: DragonSteel Books.
It's a big deal for him to take a stand against Amazon's treatment of authors.
TV, Addams Family, Hide From Homepage, Netflix, Wednesday (Netflix)

Will There Be Another Season of ‘Wednesday’?

Catherine Zeta-Jones, Luis Guzmán, Jenna Ortega, and Isaac Ordonez in Wednesday
Wednesday is a huge hit, and we have high hopes for another season of Netflix's Addams Family reboot.
Movies, Avengers: Secret Wars, Marvel Entertainment, Twitter memes

Twitter Is Fan Casting ‘Avengers: Secret Wars’ With Hilarious Results

Dark Helmet (Rick Moranis) scowls with his mask off in Space Balls.
Check out all these cast members who are "confirmed" to reprise their classic roles in Secret Wars!
Movies, Glass Onion: a Knives Out Mystery, Netflix, Rian Johnson

Netflix’s Long-Running #1 Movie Is Fueled by Our Collective Hatred of Rich Frauds

The main cast of Netflix's 'Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery' pose in a promotional image
Sometimes, if you spend your time complaining about something long enough, it gets what it rightfully deserves: The number one spot on Netflix.
Big on the Internet, Celine Dion, rolling stone

Their Hearts Will Go On: Protestors Are Stationed Outside of ‘Rolling Stone’ in Defense of Their Favorite Singer

Celine Dion. That's it.
Sometimes, you just love someone. A whole helluva lot.
Big on the Internet, Citizens United, Ginni Thomas, january 6th, Kevin McCarthy, U.S. House of Representatives

Oh Look, It’s Just What the House Speaker Fight Doesn’t Need: Ginni Thomas

NATIONAL HARBOR, MD - FEBRUARY 23: Virginia Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, moderates a pannel discussion titled "When did World War III Begin? Part A: Threats at Home" during the Conservative Political Action Conference at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center February 23, 2017 in National Harbor, Maryland. Hosted by the American Conservative Union, CPAC is an annual gathering of right wing politicians, commentators and their supporters. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Her now signaling support to 20-something members preventing McCarthey's ascension is a choice.
TV, Jenna Ortega, Netflix, Wednesday (Netflix), Wednesday Addams

‘Wednesday’ Is Getting a Season 2! Here’s Everything We Want to See in It

Wednesday holds an umbrella over her head.
Maybe Wednesday will dance again in season 2—or maybe she'll pull out some other super weird hidden side of her that no one saw coming.
Big on the Internet, Daddy, daddy issues, dads, David Harbour, Pedro Pascal

An Essential Guide to Dads and Daddies

Pedro Pascal as The Mandalorian and Grogu sit in the cockpit of the Razor Crest
Need help figuring out the difference between a dad and a daddy? We have you covered.
TV, History of the World: Part I, Hulu, Mel Brooks

42 Years Later, This Mel Brooks Hit Is Getting a Sequel on Hulu

Mel Brooks as King Louis XVI in 'History of the World, Part I'
The end of History of the World, Part I promised that a sequel that was "coming soon." The time has finally come.
Big on the Internet, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Alien, Aliens, Child's Play, Horror, m3gan, sci-fi, Terminator, The Matrix

The Best AI Horror Movies To Watch After ‘M3GAN’

An artificially intelligent machine from 'The Terminator'
"Artificial Intelligence gone wrong" is a mainstay of sci-fi at this point. But the trope also has a lot of horror potential, as seen most recently in M3GAN.
Big on the Internet, social media, tiktok, Vine

Another Year of Pining for Vine’s Artistic Community

Dean in the famous "It's art!" scene in 'The Iron Giant'
While TikTok has a lot of creative potential, Vine will always have it beat.
Big on the Internet, fatphobia, plus size, Winston Duke

There Are So Many Problems With Winston Duke Being Told He’s ‘Plus-Sized’

LAGOS, NIGERIA - NOVEMBER 6: In this handout image provided by Winston Duke, Winston Duke attends the Black Panther tour at Lagos Continental Hotel on November 6, in Lagos, Nigeria, (Photo by Sama Kai/Winston Duke via Getty Images)
It may be well-intentioned, but labeling another person plus-size in this way still perpetuates anti-fatness.
Big on the Internet, Movies, Allison Williams, Horror, m3gan, movie reviews

‘M3GAN’ Is a Campy, Crowd-Pleasing B-Movie

A queen named M3GAN watching out the window
There's no question about it: As the title implies, M3GAN is absolutely the star of the show, and the film seems very aware of the kind of endlessly meme-able killer it has on its hands.
Anime, anime, Trigun, Trigun Stampede

How ‘Trigun Stampede’ Is (and Isn’t) a Reboot

Vash the Stampede realizes he's out of bullets in Trigun Stampede
Based on its first episode, Trigun Stampede sends a clear message: We're in for a very different ride than the one Madhouse took us on 25 years ago.
TV, Anna Torv, TESS, The Last of Us

I Hope We Get More of Tess in HBO’s ‘The Last of Us’

Anna Torv is Tess in the Last of Us
I hope that the show explores a bit more about it because what we did see in the game was so fascinating and it is characters like Tess that make The Last of Us such a cool world to explore.
Big on the Internet, Dave Bautista, tattoos

Dave Bautista Revealed His Noble Reason for Covering a Controversial Tattoo

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022). (L-R) Dave Bautista as Duke and Madelyn Cline as Whiskey. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2022.
Dave Bautista's GQ interview about his tattoos tells the story of his life. Including the falling out with a friend and hero.
Comics, queer characters, webcomics

I Can’t Believe This Beloved Webcomic Is Almost Over

Milo and Liam have a moment.
After 10 delightful years, our heroes Milo and Liam are finally setting off without us.
TV, jaskier, Netflix, The Witcher (TV series), the witcher: blood origin

‘The Witcher: Blood Origin’ Confirmed What Fans Already Knew About Jaskier

Jaskier and Geralt the Witcher Netflix
'Blood Origins' is supposed to take place 1,200 years before the main Witcher show, so imagine my surprise when Jaskier popped up in the first scene.
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