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Movies, Patty Jenkins, Pedro Pascal, Wonder Woman 1984

Our First Look at Pedro Pascal in Wonder Woman 1984 Leaves Us With One Big Question

Gal Gadot and Pedro Pascal in Wonder Woman 1984
Wonder Woman 1984 director Patty Jenkins continues to absolutely dominate the buzz game as she gives us a peek at Pedro Pascal's mysterious character.
Movies, Sony, Tom Hardy, Venom

Venom Gets Extremely Extra in New Venom Trailer, Plus More of Tom Hardy’s Accent

We Are Venom
We are Venom.
Movies, Avengers 4, Avengers: Infinity War, The MCU

Why I Love The Tragedy of Avengers 4 Being a Definite Ending

Chris Evans mocks Trump on Twitter
Favorite characters are key to the enjoyment of any media, so how can the deaths or farewells be a joyful occasion? Especially when the characters are ones you've come to love for years, who are dear friends to you? That's the case with Marvel; these characters have been part of our lives for ten years. And soon, we'll have to say goodbye.
Movies, DCEU, The Dark Knight Rises, Zack Snyder

“Snyder Cut”: The Robin Storyline Zack Snyder Originally Planned

Ben Affleck in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
On Vero, the original architect of the DCEU, Zack Snyder, spoke on his plans for their universe's Robin.
AMP Featured, TV, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Netflix

5 Things We Want to See in the Sabrina the Teenage Witch Reboot, and 3 We Don’t

chilling adventures of sabrina comic cover
'90s kids and horror fans have been impatiently waiting for the Sabrina the Teenage Witch reboot since it was announced in September last year, and with the recent news that The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina will be ready to stream on October 26th—just in time for Halloween—excitement has officially peaked. Here's a few things we want to see in The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, and a few we really don’t.
AMP Featured, TV, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Nickelodeon, The Legend of Korra

Rewatching the Avatar: The Last Airbender Finale: Or, How I Learned to Love the Lion Turtle

Avatar- The Last Airbender, Sozin's Comet- Part 4 - Avatar Aang
We just recently celebrated the ten year anniversary of the finale of Avatar: The Last Airbender and so I decided to finally re-watch the series finale (I’m gonna wait till I get my Blu-ray to watch the whole series) and took that time to reflect on how different I feel now at the ripe age of twenty-six compared to sixteen-years-old.
Big on the Internet, Avengers: Infinity War, gag reel, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: This Avengers: Infinity War Gag Reel Tease Is Delightful

Vision and Steve Rogers in Avengers: Infinity War gag reel
It's almost time to watch Thanos kill everyone you love in the comfort of your own home! Let's celebrate with some laughs.
Big on the Internet, Bigfoot, racism, Republicans

Will Republican Voters Care More About a Candidate’s Bigfoot Fetish Than Actual Racism?

bigfoot tweet porn fetish denver riggleman leslie cockburn nazis racism
If it ends up being accusations of sexual Sasquatch fantasies that take this candidate down rather than his habit of consorting with actual Nazis, surely that's a(nother) sign that voters' priorities are totally skewed, right?
Movies, documentaries, Kesha, Rainbow

The Hope We Desperately Needed Today Arrives in Kesha’s Rainbow Trailer

In case you weren't already moved by Kesha's journey of healing and affirmation in last year's album, "Rainbow," the singer is now stepping behind the camera for a documentary of the same name. Featuring footage of the singer touring as well as in the studio paired with "psychedelic vignettes," Kesha will explore her journey through some of her darkest days.
Movies, Avengers: Infinity War, The MCU

The Best Ship in Avengers: Infinity War? Bucky and Rocket

bucky in Avengers: infinity war
To me, the greatest love story of all came from this genetically engineered raccoon wanting a metal arm.
Big on the Internet, News, Jeff Sessions, politics, Religious Liberties Task Force

Whose Religious Liberties Are Going to Be Protected by This Task Force, Beauregard?

Attorney Gen. Sessions And Deputy Attn. Gen. Rosenstein Speak On Religious Freedom At Justice Dept. Religious Liberty Summit
Jeff Sessions is starting a religious task force because no gay couples are getting wedding cakes on his watch.
Movies, Star Wars (franchise), Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Learning to Love Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Daisy Ridley as Rey in Star Wars The Last Jedi
I used to be one of those The Last Jedi haters.
Movies, Disney, Guardians of the Galaxy, James Gunn

Guardians of the Galaxy Cast Releases Letter Supporting James Gunn

attends the European launch event of Marvel Studios' "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2." at the Eventim Apollo on April 24, 2017 in London, England.
In the week or so following James Gunn's controversial tweets coming to light and Disney opting to remove him from the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise, there has been an outpouring of support from both fans and celebrities for the director. Today, an open letter signed by the entire cast of the Guardians franchise was released, detailing their support for Gunn and asking for his reinstatement.
TV, Facebook, John Oliver, Last Week Tonight

John Oliver Presents a Scathingly Honest Version of Facebook’s Apology Ads

john oliver facebook apology data
Oliver thinks Facebook needs a friend–a real friend, not a Facebook friend–to remind them who they really are: "a surveillance system disguised as a high school reunion." So they made an ad of their own, one that's a lot more honest than the one Facebook made.
AMP Featured, Movies, gender representation, Star Wars (franchise), Star Wars: Episode IX

Star Wars: Episode IX Is Leaving the Smurfette Principle Behind

Let the Smurfette Principle die; kill it if you have to. That's the only way for this franchise to fulfill its destiny.
TV, Emily Andras, representation, Wynonna Earp

This Heroic Death on Wynonna Earp Left Me Feeling Sad & Frustrated

Tim Rozon, Melanie Scrofano, and Shamier Anderson in Wynonna Earp (2016)
Loving a show does not mean we should just ignore when it handles things poorly.
Movies, nostalgia, tears in rain

Which Movie Scenes Still Absolutely Gut You When You Watch Them?

Jess_NewGirl
Grab your tissues everyone, it's time to open up our sadness box.
Big on the Internet, fanfiction

Please, Please, Please Give Me More Coffee Shop AUs

Batman and Commissioner Gordon clink coffee mugs
There is always, always more room for coffee shop AUs in fandom, and the world at large. If you have suggestions for where I can take my coffee-loving, hopeless romantic attentions to next, I’m all in.
Movies, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Star Wars: Episode IX

Monday Cute: We Weren’t Ready for Mark Hamill’s Tweet About Carrie Fisher in Star Wars Episode IX

at the Star Wars Celebration at ExCel on July 17, 2016 in London, England.
Mark Hamill's tweet about Carrie Fisher will tug at your heartstrings.
TV, Emma Stone, Jonah Hill, Maniac

Things We Saw Today: Netflix’s Trippy Trailer for Maniac is Giving Us Legion Feels

jonah hill emma stone
The first teaser for Jonah Hill and Emma Stone's new Netflix series Maniac has been released, and it's already garnering comparisons to FX's psychedelic superhero show Legion.
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