The Amazon Prime hit The Boys answered many fan questions in its Season 3 finale, including Soldier Boy’s shady past and a glimpse into the powers held by Homelander’s son Ryan Butcher. The Boys is an expertly crafted satirization of both the dominant superhero culture and their real-world connections to the American military-industrial complex. Season […]
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Continue reading(Editor’s note: Grosses for films from 2019 and earlier are adjusted to approximate 2022 ticket prices, using 2019 ticket prices plus an estimated 20 percent increase to date.)It all starts for real with previews that begin today at 2pm Ct in the U.S./Canada. In 14 countries, they’re already on day two; by the weekend, most […]
Continue readingLife is a contradiction, a series of meetings and partings (as Dickens once put it) that both find conclusions and simultaneously never ends. For that reason, one of the functions of storytelling is to serve as a salve for humanity’s endless struggle with time; unlike existence, stories can find resolution, allowing for understanding and acceptance […]
Continue readingEditor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.Black Panther: Wakanda Forever had the unique opportunity to fill in some gaps that fans had after seeing both Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame. Mainly in where did Daniel Kaluuya’s W’Kabi go after his turn into being a traitor after the events of Black […]
Continue readingBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever premieres in theaters on Thursday, and anticipation for the film has reached an all-time high. With early reviews praising the emotion and scope of the film to curiosity about how director Ryan Coogler plans to pay tribute to the late Chadwick Boseman, this is undoubtedly set to be a cultural event […]
Continue readingGoing into “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” carries with it a lot of emotions. There’s an air of finality. Grief and all of its complications is a predominant theme going into this latest chapter. Not since “Avengers: Endgame” has a Marvel Cinematic Universe film arrived with such a feeling of heaviness going in.The circumstances are different […]
Continue readingRobert Downey Jr. has had one of the most amazing careers of any actor working in Hollywood today. Once a heartthrob in teen movies, Downey Jr. completely revitalized his career when he was cast as Tony Stark in Jon Favreau’s 2008 comic book movie “Iron Man.” The role nearly wasn’t his, as it had previously […]
Continue readingDammit, Jim, you did it again! After regaining the top spot as the highest grossing movie of all time from “Avengers: Endgame” thanks to a rerelease in China last year, James Cameron’s “Avatar” is topping the box office yet again. Considering his incredibly impressive track record consists of banger film after banger film, it shouldn’t be […]
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