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Wheel of Time Trailer Celebrates the Women Who ‘Protect the World’

”The power inside you: all over the world there are different names for it. But it’s one thing, One Power, and women who can touch it — we protect the world.” So says Rosamund Pike’s character, Moiraine Damodred, in the first Wheel of Time trailer released by Amazon. Even for those who have never read the Robert Jordan novels upon which the series is based, it’s clear that the powerful women featured in this preview are the ones to be reckoned with. So why is someone called “the Dark One” pursuing a small group of friends who look much less…
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Link Tank: Funimation Celebrates Women in Anime

Funimation celebrated International Women’s Day yesterday with a look at women in anime. Watch the trailer below: For more, here’s Funimation’s archive for Women’s History Month. With WandaVision over, here’s what Kathryn Hahn has to say on Agatha Harkness’ time in Westview, her Marvel future, and more. “One thing is true about WandaVision, and it’s that Kathryn Hahn’s introduction to the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Agatha Harkness is one that fans absolutely loved. Many of us knew she was Agatha from the start, but still, the reveal that she was the famed witch was worth it and gave us one…
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Why Chronicles of Narnia’s Santa Claus Celebrates Christmas with Weapons of War

Anyone who adapts the works of C.S. Lewis for the screen will find they have a few odd things to contend with. We have never seen a screen version of Prince Caspian, for example, in which young children Susan and Lucy go around cavorting with Bacchus, the god of wine, and his wild Bacchants, for the very good reason that it comes across as seriously strange and more than a little disturbing. But the oddest moment in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Lewis’ first written The Chronicles of Narnia novel and the most often adapted, cannot be so…
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Marvel Legends Celebrates the X-Men Movie’s 20th Anniversary

I can’t believe it’s been 20 years since the first X-Men movie. What a ride it’s been, right? 20th Century Fox started us off with the first installment in a franchise that was ready to talk about the social issues of the comic while being half-embarrassed about being a comic book movie! Wolverine’s got funny hair, but that yellow outfit…? Not happening! Not only did X-Men help pioneer the public’s modern love for superhero movies, but it also led to one of the most fascinating movie series in history. There have been quality peaks and valleys as well as decisions…
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