This week sees the release of the “final” film (or so they say) in the Conjuring Universe, The Conjuring: Last Rites. In all four of the mainline Conjuring movies, there are life and death stakes for the fictional versions of paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren, played by Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson onscreen. Given … Read more
This Star Trek: Strange New Worlds review contains spoilers for season 3 episode 9. If it feels like you’ve seen the penultimate episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3 before, it’s probably because you have. Sort of. Stories featuring enemies who must suddenly work together to survive or some sort of reluctant enforced proximity … Read more
This post contains spoilers for Peacemaker season 2 episode 3. By this point, we shouldn’t be surprised when James Gunn pulls an obscure DC Comics character for one of his projects, but he may have outdone himself in the latest episode of Peacemaker. While visiting the alternate reality where he’s a beloved hero, Chris Smith … Read more
Language trivia can stump even the most trivia-savvy friend you know. They might know… Introducing yourself can be the start of making new amici (“friends” in Italian). So you must get it right! In Italy, getting acquainted with others often goes hand in hand with Italian greetings and other polite phrases that can get your … Read more
To say “you are beautiful” in Spanish, one of your options is eres hermoso… Introducing yourself can be the start of making new amici (“friends” in Italian). So you must get it right! In Italy, getting acquainted with others often goes hand in hand with Italian greetings and other polite phrases that can get your … Read more
When you’re trying to communicate with Spanish speakers, someone may tell you no hablo… Introducing yourself can be the start of making new amici (“friends” in Italian). So you must get it right! In Italy, getting acquainted with others often goes hand in hand with Italian greetings and other polite phrases that can get your … Read more
There are sights and wonders to behold throughout the new offices and laboratories of Colossal Biosciences. As the Texas-based biotech firm that broke the internet twice this spring, first with the revelation that they created “woolly mice” and then a resurrected version of the dire wolf, Colossal proudly displays the footprints of both creatures in … Read more
This article contains spoilers for 28 Years Later. Some folks were honestly befuddled when 28 Years Later ended this past summer. After watching a wistful and we would argue beatific meditation on death and the bitter pleasures in mortality, the last 90 or so seconds of the Danny Boyle and Alex Garland sequel to their … Read more
Although the temperatures were hovering around 90 degrees Fahrenheit, the season of scares has kicked off in Central Florida with last week’s grand opening of Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Florida. I joined the media night event and experienced all 10 haunted houses—half of which are based on popular franchises such as Terrifier, Fallout, … Read more
This article contains Wednesday Season 2 spoilers. There is something incredibly sneaky about that first dance sequence in Wednesday’s second season. After showrunners Alfred Gough and Miles Millar swore for months that they would not try to replicate the viral sensation from the show’s freshman year—back when Jenna Ortega’s titular character vamped across a ballroom … Read more