eleanor
-
Here Come Tonnes of New Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Books for May
May’s new book releases bring favourite genre staples like dragons, rebellious magic users, space heroes, and time travellers — but also fierce mermaids, reinvented gods and legends, queer cyberpunk detectives, moody personal AIs, and so much more. Add five or 10 or 54 to your reading list!
-
Marvel’s Messy Motherhood Messaging, From Best to Worst
As we head into Phase 5 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, we’re looking back on Marvel Studios’ choices for how it has represented motherhood throughout its run of heroes and villains. And if you thought Disney had a bad track record with dead mums — well, Marvel may be even worse. Are they justified, or…
-
The Hawkeye Finale Really Tied It All Together
Watching the finale of Hawkeye, I couldn’t help but think “Now this is a Hawkeye show.” Lots of action, lots of arrows, Clint and Kate teaming up properly for the first time, and all the payoffs the show has been teasing. Most of those payoffs were fairly predictable, so it wasn’t a Marvel finale big…
-
Hawkeye’s First 2 Episodes Hit the Bullseye of Character Development
When I found tears in my eyes five minutes into the first episode of Hawkeye, I took that as a good sign. Marvel Studios’ latest show is finally on Disney+, with the first two episodes now streaming. It explores how Clint Barton (Jeremy Renner) is processing life in a post Avengers: Endgame world while also…