Marvel Comics is celebrating its 80th anniversary in a number of ways in 2019, but the release of Marvel Comics #1000 easily ranks among the most ambitious. Each page of this 80-page special issue features a different creative team telling a story inspired by a particular year in Marvel's history.The …
Read More »Fire Emblem: Three Houses Review
Before its resurgence in popularity on the 3DS handhelds, there was a time where the Fire Emblem series once lived on home consoles. Twelve years after Radiant Dawn on Wii, Fire Emblem: Three Houses has finally returned to the living room on the Switch, and it’s better than ever. With …
Read More »Netflix's Stranger Things: Season 3 Review (Full Spoilers)
The following contains SPOILERS for all of Stranger Things Season 3 on Netflix. Below, you can also find links to all the individual episode reviews for Season 3, for those who'd like a more focused take on a specific chapter, followed by our full (mostly spoiler-free) Season 3 review.Additionally, be …
Read More »Cobra Reigns Supreme in IDW Publishing's Rebooted G.I. Joe Series
IDW Publishing is relaunching its flagship G.I. Joe comic in September. Their newest G.I. Joe comic will introduce a dark new status quo where Cobra is apparently in charge of the government and heroes like Duke and Scarlett are fugitives from the law.This new volume of G.I. Joe will be …
Read More »Black Mirror: Season 5 Review
Back in December of 2018, Black Mirror creator Charlie Brooker blew our collective minds with his choose-your-own-adventure interactive movie, Bandersnatch. Brooker's ambitious story featured dead-end choices, multiple endings, and enough narrative twists and turns to make your head spin. So, how do you follow up something as innovative as Bandersnatch? …
Read More »Keanu Reeves in Always Be My Maybe and 12 Other Unforgettable Times Celebs Played Themselves
There's plenty of brilliant things about the arrival of Ali Wong and Randall Park's lovely Netflix rom-com Always Be My Maybe. The predominantly Asian American cast, the subtle balance of humor and heart, and, of course, Keanu Reeves playing a very hyper-ridiculous version of himself. This example of a meta-celebrity …
Read More »John Wick Chapter 4 Announced, 2021 Release Date Confirmed
John Wick: Chapter 4 has been announced in a very interesting way, as Lionsgate sent out a text to fans of the series stating that the next chapter in the John Wick saga will be released in theaters on May 21, 2021.As reported by Polygon, the text message simply said: …
Read More »John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum Reveals His Real Name
John Wick’s backstory has been delivered in piecemeal fashion over the course of the first two films. We know that he was a US Marine, that he worked for the Tarasov mob for years before retiring, that he’s widowed, and that he infamously returned to his killing ways to exact …
Read More »Why We Love the John Wick Movies
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, the third chapter in the Keanu Reeves saga, hits screens this week. The story, which kicked off with the legendary assassin coming out of retirement to avenge the death of his dog, and then travelling to Rome to take out a target, now finds …
Read More »Avengers: Endgame Review
The less you know going into Avengers: Endgame, the more you’re likely to enjoy it. Obviously, you wouldn’t have clicked on a review of this movie if you didn’t want to know something about the culmination of a decade’s worth of Marvel’s superhero storytelling, but trust me: more than Avengers: …
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