Longtime collaborators and horror connoisseurs Scott Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill are not big on doing sequels. Granted, a lot of folks in Hollywood say that before making one, but few have such a rich history of walking away from the alleged sure-thing. Whether it was turning down the chance to helm Sinister 2 or … Read more

One year ago today, scientists and researchers at Colossal Biosciences saw a breakthrough so startling that, a decade earlier, the scene would be written off as the ravings of a Michael Crichton novel. After less than five years of research and planning, a pair of pups born from a gray wolf mother, but which featured … Read more

Although decoding MCU mysteries and teases is often a fool’s errand (remember when Mephisto absolutely did not show up in WandaVision?), this one is a bit more tangible. A new black and white image shared by Avengers: Secret Wars and Avengers: Doomsday directors The Russo Brothers offers a glimpse of a stark (no pun intended), … Read more

Before Tilly Norwood, there was Simone. In the latest attempt to legitimatize the technology, a startup called Particle6 has debuted Tilly Norwood, an AI-created actress. In videos posted to Instagram, Tilly boasts about her range as a performer and, according to Deadline, the gambit worked. Talent agencies have already made offers to represent Tilly in … Read more

If there’s one thing we know about Spider-Man fans (I’m Spider-Man fans), it’s that they will never get enough Spider-Man. In 2023’s animated adventure movie Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, we got so many Spider-Men that we even had to write a whole thing pointing them all out. Still, “keep them coming!” we yell, and if … Read more

This article contains full spoilers for Absolute Evil #1. How would Absolute Green Arrow be different from his mainline counterpart? That was the question many readers had going into Absolute Evil #1, which hit comic book stores today. Turns out, that was the wrong question. Like its sister over at Marvel, the Ultimate Universe, the … Read more

Superhero stories are about people who use their powers to stand up for the weak, to stop exploitation, and seek justice. Yet, superhero movies have too often been made by exploiting creators, with powerful executives using their influence to avoid paying residuals to the talent that actually came up with the ideas that make the … Read more

Gotham takes center stage on eBay Live with “Gotham Gothic,” a special live auction spotlighting rare DC Comics and collectibles, with a heavy focus on the Dark Knight himself. Hosted by veteran comic dealer Mike “Carbo” Carbonaro and Michael Raphael (co-hosts of the Mike’d Up Podcast) alongside Matthew Schuchman, the event promises to be a … Read more

This post contains spoilers for One Battle After Another. Paul Thomas Anderson‘s One Battle After Another is chock-full of amazing performances. There’s Leonardo DiCaprio in the lead as bumbling former revolutionary Bob Ferguson. Teyana Taylor gives a searing turn as current revolutionary and Bob’s former lover Perfidia Beverly Hills. And Sean Penn steals every scene … Read more

**This post contains a giveaway. Scroll to the bottom to learn more! Burnout has been on my mind a lot lately, and that’s saying a lot since my burnout brain has trouble focusing these days. Between working from home while raising two young kids and traveling back and forth across the country to spend time … Read more