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The One Good Scene in: The Last Airbender

Beth Elderkin

The Umbrella Academy Card Game Is Punishing

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1 year ago

The Umbrella Academy Card Game Is Punishing

Beth Elderkin

Finally Some Good News: September Is Overflowing With New Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

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1 year ago

Finally Some Good News: September Is Overflowing With New Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

Cheryl Eddy

Lego’s Mos Eisley Cantina Set Is Filled With Scum and Villainy (and Bricks)

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1 year ago

Lego’s Mos Eisley Cantina Set Is Filled With Scum and Villainy (and Bricks)

Germain Lussier

The Adventure Zone Comic Publishers Come Under Fire for Predatory Artist Contracts

Entertainment

1 year ago

The Adventure Zone Comic Publishers Come Under Fire for Predatory Artist Contracts

James Whitbrook

The Stand’s First Teaser Gives Us Creepy Times in the Post Apocalypse

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1 year ago

The Stand’s First Teaser Gives Us Creepy Times in the Post Apocalypse

James Whitbrook

Chadwick Boseman Remembered by Marvel and Ryan Coogler in Powerful New Tributes

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1 year ago

Chadwick Boseman Remembered by Marvel and Ryan Coogler in Powerful New Tributes

Germain Lussier

Updates From American Horror Story, Dune and More

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1 year ago

Updates From American Horror Story, Dune and More

James Whitbrook and Gordon Jackson

Bill & Ted Face the Music Caps the Franchise Most Excellently

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1 year ago

Bill & Ted Face the Music Caps the Franchise Most Excellently

Germain Lussier

An Inside Look at the Making of Star Trek: The Motion Picture

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1 year ago

An Inside Look at the Making of Star Trek: The Motion Picture

James Whitbrook

The Haunting of Bly Manor’s Trailer Reminds You Not to Leave Creepy Dolls Lying Around

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1 year ago

The Haunting of Bly Manor’s Trailer Reminds You Not to Leave Creepy Dolls Lying Around

Jill Pantozzi

Dungeons & Dragons & Novels: Revisiting Darkwalker on Moonshae

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1 year ago

Dungeons & Dragons & Novels: Revisiting Darkwalker on Moonshae

Rob Bricken

Spiky Batmen and Crystal Babies Are the Most Angular Toys of the Week

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1 year ago

Spiky Batmen and Crystal Babies Are the Most Angular Toys of the Week

Andrew Liszewski and James Whitbrook

Updates From The New Mutants, Star Trek: Lower Decks, and More

Entertainment

1 year ago

Updates From The New Mutants, Star Trek: Lower Decks, and More

James Whitbrook and Gordon Jackson

This Video Shows You How to Make Brilliant Fluorescent Lightsabers for Your Star Wars Action Figures

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1 year ago

This Video Shows You How to Make Brilliant Fluorescent Lightsabers for Your Star Wars Action Figures

Julie Muncy

New Mutants Made $10 Million at the U.S. Box Office, Which Is a Lot, Considering

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1 year ago

New Mutants Made $10 Million at the U.S. Box Office, Which Is a Lot, Considering

Julie Muncy

A New Haunted Mansion Movie Is Rising From the Grave at Disney

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1 year ago

A New Haunted Mansion Movie Is Rising From the Grave at Disney

Germain Lussier

Marvel Made Fortnite Canon and I Have Lost My Entire Mind

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1 year ago

Marvel Made Fortnite Canon and I Have Lost My Entire Mind

James Whitbrook

Nicolas Cage Will Play an Alcoholic Dragon in Hiding in Amazon’s Highfire Adaptation

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1 year ago

Nicolas Cage Will Play an Alcoholic Dragon in Hiding in Amazon’s Highfire Adaptation

Julie Muncy

Lev Grossman Talks the Joy of Writing for Children in His Newest Novel, The Silver Arrow

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1 year ago

Lev Grossman Talks the Joy of Writing for Children in His Newest Novel, The Silver Arrow

Julie Muncy

The Table Read of The Good Place’s Finale Will Break Your Heart All Over Again

Entertainment

1 year ago

The Table Read of The Good Place’s Finale Will Break Your Heart All Over Again

Julie Muncy

Paramount Sets New Release Dates for Scream, Snake Eyes, and Others

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1 year ago

Paramount Sets New Release Dates for Scream, Snake Eyes, and Others

Julie Muncy

Let’s Celebrate That Cobra Kai Is Now on Netflix

Entertainment

1 year ago

Let’s Celebrate That Cobra Kai Is Now on Netflix

Germain Lussier

Ayo Edebiri Will Replace Jenny Slate as Missy on Big Mouth

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1 year ago

Ayo Edebiri Will Replace Jenny Slate as Missy on Big Mouth

Julie Muncy

Chadwick Boseman Explains Why The Black Panther Is Not The Magical Negro Of The Marvel Cinematic Universe

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1 year ago

Chadwick Boseman Explains Why The Black Panther Is Not The Magical Negro Of The Marvel Cinematic Universe

Evan Narcisse

All the Good Star Wars Game News in the Galaxy Can’t Compete With 2 Porgs in a Jedi Robe

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1 year ago

All the Good Star Wars Game News in the Galaxy Can’t Compete With 2 Porgs in a Jedi Robe

James Whitbrook

Bill & Ted Face the Music’s Prequel Comic Finds the Dudes Deep in Their Songwriting Struggles

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1 year ago

Bill & Ted Face the Music’s Prequel Comic Finds the Dudes Deep in Their Songwriting Struggles

Cheryl Eddy

10 Totally Excellent Fictional Movie Bands

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1 year ago

10 Totally Excellent Fictional Movie Bands

Cheryl Eddy

In the Newest Trailer for His Dark Materials Season 2, Will’s Higher Purpose Is Unveiled

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1 year ago

In the Newest Trailer for His Dark Materials Season 2, Will’s Higher Purpose Is Unveiled

Beth Elderkin

Supernatural’s Final Season Trailer Goes for Take 2 on an Actual Ending, for Realsies

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1 year ago

Supernatural’s Final Season Trailer Goes for Take 2 on an Actual Ending, for Realsies

Beth Elderkin

This Trio of Star Wars Animated Shorts Takes You to Galaxy’s Edge In the Cutest Way

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1 year ago

This Trio of Star Wars Animated Shorts Takes You to Galaxy’s Edge In the Cutest Way

James Whitbrook

The New Mutants Apparently Had Some Serious Behind the Scenes Drama

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1 year ago

The New Mutants Apparently Had Some Serious Behind the Scenes Drama

Germain Lussier

Michael Crichton’s Sphere May Become a TV Show From the Team Behind Westworld

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1 year ago

Michael Crichton’s Sphere May Become a TV Show From the Team Behind Westworld

Germain Lussier

The Obi-Wan Kenobi Series Might Feature Another Familiar Star Wars: The Clone Wars Face

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1 year ago

The Obi-Wan Kenobi Series Might Feature Another Familiar Star Wars: The Clone Wars Face

James Whitbrook and Gordon Jackson

Star Wars’ Kelly Marie Tran Will Be the Star of Disney’s Next Animated Epic, Raya and the Last Dragon

Entertainment

1 year ago

Star Wars’ Kelly Marie Tran Will Be the Star of Disney’s Next Animated Epic, Raya and the Last Dragon

James Whitbrook

Star Wars Celebration Might Be Cancelled, But You Can Still Buy the Merch and Pretend You Were There

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1 year ago

Star Wars Celebration Might Be Cancelled, But You Can Still Buy the Merch and Pretend You Were There

James Whitbrook

Netflix’s Live-Action Resident Evil Show Heads to a New Raccoon City

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1 year ago

Netflix’s Live-Action Resident Evil Show Heads to a New Raccoon City

Beth Elderkin

Bill & Ted’s Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter on Playing Their Iconic Characters as Middle-Aged Dudes

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1 year ago

Bill & Ted’s Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter on Playing Their Iconic Characters as Middle-Aged Dudes

Cheryl Eddy

The Babysitter’s Cult Is Back in the Trailer for Babysitter: Killer Queen

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1 year ago

The Babysitter’s Cult Is Back in the Trailer for Babysitter: Killer Queen

Germain Lussier

Lower Decks Finally Dives Into What Made Its Star Trek Namesake So Great

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1 year ago

Lower Decks Finally Dives Into What Made Its Star Trek Namesake So Great

James Whitbrook

Syfy’s New Series The Surrealtor Will Dig Into the World of Haunted Real Estate

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1 year ago

Syfy’s New Series The Surrealtor Will Dig Into the World of Haunted Real Estate

Cheryl Eddy

This Marvel Poster Highlights the Gorgeous Fury of the Phoenix Force

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1 year ago

This Marvel Poster Highlights the Gorgeous Fury of the Phoenix Force

James Whitbrook

Netflix Punked Me Good With the Julie and the Phantoms Trailer

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1 year ago

Netflix Punked Me Good With the Julie and the Phantoms Trailer

Beth Elderkin

Revisiting Batman: Ego, the Darwyn Cooke Classic That Inspired Matt Reeves

Entertainment

1 year ago

Revisiting Batman: Ego, the Darwyn Cooke Classic That Inspired Matt Reeves

James Whitbrook

Bill & Ted Co-Writer Chris Matheson on the Evolution of Those Excellent Dudes

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1 year ago

Bill & Ted Co-Writer Chris Matheson on the Evolution of Those Excellent Dudes

Cheryl Eddy

Infinity Train’s Creator Says the Show’s Future Is in Jeopardy

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1 year ago

Infinity Train’s Creator Says the Show’s Future Is in Jeopardy

Beth Elderkin

The Witcher Takes a Peek Under Geralt’s Wig in a New Behind-the-Scenes Special

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1 year ago

The Witcher Takes a Peek Under Geralt’s Wig in a New Behind-the-Scenes Special

Beth Elderkin

Updates From Halloween Kills, Carnival Row, and More

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1 year ago

Updates From Halloween Kills, Carnival Row, and More

James Whitbrook and Gordon Jackson

Altered Carbon Is Cancelled at Netflix After 2 Seasons

Entertainment

1 year ago

Altered Carbon Is Cancelled at Netflix After 2 Seasons

Beth Elderkin

Entertainment

1 year ago

Brand New Star Wars Art Breathes Fresh, Collectible Life Into the Mos Eisley Cantina

Germain Lussier

The Story Behind One Of Star Wars’ Most Recognisable Posters

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1 year ago

The Story Behind One Of Star Wars’ Most Recognisable Posters

Germain Lussier

Get Limber Enough to Punch Giant Monsters With This Super Sentai Aerobics Video

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1 year ago

Get Limber Enough to Punch Giant Monsters With This Super Sentai Aerobics Video

James Whitbrook

Netflix’s Dragon’s Dogma Anime Trailer Is Missing Some Heart

Entertainment

1 year ago

Netflix’s Dragon’s Dogma Anime Trailer Is Missing Some Heart

James Whitbrook

What It’s Like Helping Shape the Artistic Worlds of Magic: The Gathering

Entertainment

1 year ago

What It’s Like Helping Shape the Artistic Worlds of Magic: The Gathering

James Whitbrook

The Stand Is Coming This Holiday Season, as if Deadly Viruses Weren’t Already on Your Mind

Entertainment

1 year ago

The Stand Is Coming This Holiday Season, as if Deadly Viruses Weren’t Already on Your Mind

Germain Lussier

The New Mutants Director Josh Boone Is Confident It’s a Comic Book Film Like No Other

Entertainment

1 year ago

The New Mutants Director Josh Boone Is Confident It’s a Comic Book Film Like No Other

Charles Pulliam-Moore

Entertainment

1 year ago

More Risky Business

John Biggs

BoJack Horseman Creator Says No to Spinoffs But Would Dig an Opera

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1 year ago

BoJack Horseman Creator Says No to Spinoffs But Would Dig an Opera

Beth Elderkin

Everything (We Think) You Should Know Before Bill & Ted Face the Music

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1 year ago

Everything (We Think) You Should Know Before Bill & Ted Face the Music

Germain Lussier

The Rock Explains Why Black Adam Won’t Include Hawkgirl in the JSA

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1 year ago

The Rock Explains Why Black Adam Won’t Include Hawkgirl in the JSA

James Whitbrook and Gordon Jackson

These 7 Seconds of Cobra Kai Season 3 Are the Best Around

Entertainment

1 year ago

These 7 Seconds of Cobra Kai Season 3 Are the Best Around

Germain Lussier

The CW Wants to Make a Live-Action Powerpuff Girls With…Powerpuff Women?

Entertainment

1 year ago

The CW Wants to Make a Live-Action Powerpuff Girls With…Powerpuff Women?

Germain Lussier

Could The Thing Be Blumhouse’s Next Big Horror Reboot?

Entertainment

1 year ago

Could The Thing Be Blumhouse’s Next Big Horror Reboot?

James Whitbrook and Gordon Jackson

Breaking Down The Batman’s First Trailer: Haunting Secrets and Enigmatic Clues

Entertainment

1 year ago

Breaking Down The Batman’s First Trailer: Haunting Secrets and Enigmatic Clues

James Whitbrook

The Flash Will Recast the Elongated Man, But He Won’t Be Around Long

Entertainment

1 year ago

The Flash Will Recast the Elongated Man, But He Won’t Be Around Long

Beth Elderkin

Peek Into The X-Files: The Official Archives for More Details on the Show’s Creepiest Cases

Entertainment

1 year ago

Peek Into The X-Files: The Official Archives for More Details on the Show’s Creepiest Cases

Cheryl Eddy

With D&D’s Next Rulebook, Character Creation Will Never Be the Same

Entertainment

1 year ago

With D&D’s Next Rulebook, Character Creation Will Never Be the Same

James Whitbrook

The Boys Season 2 Is a Scathing Sendup of Our Superhero-Obsessed World

Entertainment

1 year ago

The Boys Season 2 Is a Scathing Sendup of Our Superhero-Obsessed World

Charles Pulliam-Moore

The NOS4A2 Season Finale Managed to Find Some Hope in Its Very Weird Darkness

Entertainment

1 year ago

The NOS4A2 Season Finale Managed to Find Some Hope in Its Very Weird Darkness

Cheryl Eddy

The Haunting of Bly Manor Is Actually Going to Explain All Those Hidden Ghosts

Entertainment

1 year ago

The Haunting of Bly Manor Is Actually Going to Explain All Those Hidden Ghosts

Beth Elderkin

Ridley Scott’s New Raised by Wolves Trailer Pits Gods Against Androids

Entertainment

1 year ago

Ridley Scott’s New Raised by Wolves Trailer Pits Gods Against Androids

Beth Elderkin

Tite Kubo’s Bleach Spinoff Burn the Witch Is Now a Magical Animated Movie

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1 year ago

Tite Kubo’s Bleach Spinoff Burn the Witch Is Now a Magical Animated Movie

James Whitbrook

Lovecraft Country Would Like to Point Out that You Can’t Eat at Just Anybody’s House

Entertainment

1 year ago

Lovecraft Country Would Like to Point Out that You Can’t Eat at Just Anybody’s House

Charles Pulliam-Moore

Peninsula’s Yeon Sang-ho on How Zombie Movies Can Bring Us Hope Amid Real-Life Horrors

Entertainment

1 year ago

Peninsula’s Yeon Sang-ho on How Zombie Movies Can Bring Us Hope Amid Real-Life Horrors

Cheryl Eddy

Keanu Reeves on The Matrix’s Trans Allegory: ‘Cool!’

Entertainment

1 year ago

Keanu Reeves on The Matrix’s Trans Allegory: ‘Cool!’

James Whitbrook

Sony’s Kraven the Hunter Movie Has Found a Director

Entertainment

1 year ago

Sony’s Kraven the Hunter Movie Has Found a Director

James Whitbrook and Gordon Jackson

Captain Marvel Nearly Committed the Cardinal Sin of Bumping Off Ben Mendelsohn

Entertainment

1 year ago

Captain Marvel Nearly Committed the Cardinal Sin of Bumping Off Ben Mendelsohn

Charles Pulliam-Moore

Milestone Comics, DC’s Legendary Imprint Centered Around Black Characters, Finally Returns in 2021

Entertainment

1 year ago

Milestone Comics, DC’s Legendary Imprint Centered Around Black Characters, Finally Returns in 2021

Julie Muncy

The ThunderCats Are Loose in This Impressive CGI Recreation of the Show’s Classic Theme

Entertainment

1 year ago

The ThunderCats Are Loose in This Impressive CGI Recreation of the Show’s Classic Theme

Julie Muncy

Matt Reeves Says The Batman Will Find the Caped Crusader at a Pivotal Moment in His Heroic Evolution

Entertainment

1 year ago

Matt Reeves Says The Batman Will Find the Caped Crusader at a Pivotal Moment in His Heroic Evolution

Julie Muncy

The X-Files Theme Has Lyrics Now, and You Can Hear the Cast and Crew Sing Them

Entertainment

1 year ago

The X-Files Theme Has Lyrics Now, and You Can Hear the Cast and Crew Sing Them

Julie Muncy

The Batman Has Landed With a Brutal, Excellent First Trailer

Entertainment

1 year ago

The Batman Has Landed With a Brutal, Excellent First Trailer

Jill Pantozzi

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League’s First Trailer Gives You a Dangerous Mission

Entertainment

1 year ago

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League’s First Trailer Gives You a Dangerous Mission

James Whitbrook

Shazam 2 Reveals Its Full Title and a Surprising Cast Member

Entertainment

1 year ago

Shazam 2 Reveals Its Full Title and a Surprising Cast Member

Cheryl Eddy

Black Adam’s Justice Society Is Revealed at DC Fandome

Entertainment

1 year ago

Black Adam’s Justice Society Is Revealed at DC Fandome

Charles Pulliam-Moore

Zack Snyder’s Justice League Is Four Hours Long and Here’s the Epic Trailer

Entertainment

1 year ago

Zack Snyder’s Justice League Is Four Hours Long and Here’s the Epic Trailer

James Whitbrook

Your Explosive First Look at James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad Is Here

Entertainment

1 year ago

Your Explosive First Look at James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad Is Here

Beth Elderkin

The Suicide Squad’s ‘Heroes’ Are Ready for Action

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1 year ago

The Suicide Squad’s ‘Heroes’ Are Ready for Action

Beth Elderkin

The Flash Movie Will Kick-Off the DC Cinematic Multiverse

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1 year ago

The Flash Movie Will Kick-Off the DC Cinematic Multiverse

Germain Lussier

Penny Dreadful: City of Angels Is Cancelled After One Season

Entertainment

1 year ago

Penny Dreadful: City of Angels Is Cancelled After One Season

Julie Muncy

Gotham Knights Video Game Unites the Batfamily Against the Court of Owls

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1 year ago

Gotham Knights Video Game Unites the Batfamily Against the Court of Owls

James Whitbrook

Wonder Woman 1984’s New Trailer Reveals Friends and Furry Foes

Entertainment

1 year ago

Wonder Woman 1984’s New Trailer Reveals Friends and Furry Foes

James Whitbrook

Some Incredible Jurassic Park Movie-Making Memorabilia Is Going Up for Auction Next Week

Entertainment

1 year ago

Some Incredible Jurassic Park Movie-Making Memorabilia Is Going Up for Auction Next Week

Andrew Liszewski

Patty Jenkins Loves That Wonder Woman 1984’s Golden Armour Was Kept Secret While Filming

Entertainment

1 year ago

Patty Jenkins Loves That Wonder Woman 1984’s Golden Armour Was Kept Secret While Filming

James Whitbrook

Somehow, a Star Wars Corridor Really Is One of the Coolest Toys of the Week

Entertainment

1 year ago

Somehow, a Star Wars Corridor Really Is One of the Coolest Toys of the Week

Andrew Liszewski and James Whitbrook

Director Renny Harlin’s Essential Genre Films, Ranked

Entertainment

1 year ago

Director Renny Harlin’s Essential Genre Films, Ranked

Cheryl Eddy

Here’s What Critics Think of Tenet, a Movie the Rest of Us Should Absolutely Be Careful About Seeing

Entertainment

1 year ago

Here’s What Critics Think of Tenet, a Movie the Rest of Us Should Absolutely Be Careful About Seeing

James Whitbrook

These Are The Best Movie Trailers of All Time

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1 year ago

These Are The Best Movie Trailers of All Time

Gizmodo Staff

Ray Fisher Says WB Is Officially Investigating Abuse Allegations on Joss Whedon’s Justice League Set

Entertainment

1 year ago

Ray Fisher Says WB Is Officially Investigating Abuse Allegations on Joss Whedon’s Justice League Set

James Whitbrook

The Miles Morales Game Might Just Have the Weirdest, Coolest Take on Spider-Sense Yet

Entertainment

1 year ago

The Miles Morales Game Might Just Have the Weirdest, Coolest Take on Spider-Sense Yet

James Whitbrook

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