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10 Sep

Link Tank: You Should Give Speed Racer Another Chance

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In lieu of the Matrix Resurrections trailer, you should revisit the Wachowskis’s absolutely bonkers (but fun) Speed Racer movie. “Flesh-and-blood actors have many physical limitations, which means that adapting cartoons for the big screen in a live-action format runs the risk of diminishing their zaniness and elasticity. John Goodman’s career offers two different examples of how a cartoon adaptation can succeed or fail.” Read more at Inverse Drew Barrymore’s Ever After is the perfect modern adaptation of Cinderella. “Between a splashy new Andrew Lloyd Webber musical on the West End and a flashy new movie musical starring Camila Cabello, Cinderella…
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10 Sep

Sonny Boy: The Weird, Original Sci-Fi Anime You Should Be Watching

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The past few years have brought us some huge anime blockbusters. My Hero Academia has become this generation’s gateway anime in the same way that Naruto was for the previous one. Jujutsu Kaisen reminded us of what was possible in shonen battle scenes. And, of course, Demon Slayer broke records all over the world. But when we focus on only a few standout series, we sometimes forget other approaches to anime exist… Sonny Boy premiered this past July, as part of an otherwise quiet summer 2021 anime season. Details were scarce before the first episode aired: It was an original…
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29 Aug

You Should Check Out the Paralympics

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U.S. Paralympic swimmer Jamal Hill has big goals. “I set out upon this journey to become the LeBron James of swimming – to just become the greatest that I can be, but also the most recognized swimmer in the world,” Hill tells Den of Geek. Hill was just 10 years old when he first experienced total paralysis and was diagnosed with Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) – a hereditary neurological condition that can result in loss of muscle tissue and touch sensation. Over the years, however, Hill not only gradually regained his mobility but became an elite swimmer. The Los Angeles-native is now…
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03 Jun

Doctor Who: the Historical Places the Show Has Never Visited (But Should)

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All of time, all of space, at your fingertips. That’s the promise of the TARDIS.  And despite a strong predilection for London, Earth, in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, the Doctor has certainly gotten about a bit. But the thing about the universe is, there’s a lot of it, and there are still key historical events, massive epochs of history and places in the universe that the Doctor has never been to on screen. Some of these have made appearances in the books, comics, of Big Finish audios, but as ‘The Haunting of Villa Diodati‘ shows, Doctor Who…
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01 Jun

Link Tank: Why You Should Watch Money Heist on Netflix

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Netflix’s Spanish crime-drama series Money Heist is one of the best shows on the streaming platform. “Money Heist, also known as La Casa de Papel, is a Spanish crime-drama on Netflix. It tells the story of a mysterious stranger known as The Professor, who recruits a band of misfits to pull off one of the biggest heists in history. These top criminals, who derive their names from different capitals from all over the world, are an amalgamation of the most talented criminals out there. And despite the wild twists and turns this adventure takes, it’s so worth watching and investing…
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13 May

Bridesmaids Ten Years on: “It Should Not Have Been Subversive”

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“From the producer of Superbad, Knocked Up and The 40-Year-Old Virgin” headlines the 2011 poster for Bridesmaids. It might as well have continued “comes a comedy starring… women!” While the producer in question, Judd Apatow, had nearly created his own subgenre of modern coming-of-age comedies featuring male friendships (regardless of the age his characters were ‘coming of’), a credible, genuinely funny, ensemble laugher starring all women was virtually unheard of. Or at least so it seemed at the time. Quotes on other posters included proclamations like, “Chick flicks don’t have to suck!” (Movieline) and “Better Than The Hangover!” (Cosmopolitan). Ten…
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12 May

Link Tank: Why You Should Watch Oxygen on Netflix

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Netflix’s latest French indie film, Oxygen, is the first great sci-fi thriller to come out of the pandemic lockdown. “Netflix’s latest sci-fi movie was first announced in 2017 with Anne Hathaway in the starring role. In 2020, Noomi Rapace replaced Hathaway, but that version fell apart, too. Finally, French movie star Mélanie Laurent replaced Rapace, transforming Oxygen into the French indie now streaming on Netflix.” Read more at Inverse. As the world opens up this year, here are some tips on how to overcome COVID-19 anxiety and have fun outside again. “The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently updated…
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11 May

Mare of Easttown: Why Fans Should Watch Happy Valley

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Warning: contains plot descriptions for Mare of Easttown and Happy Valley Mare Sheehan and Catherine Cawood are both working class, fortysomething police officers in small towns where opioid addiction is rife. They’re divorced and live close to their exes. They have a cantankerous relationship with their live-in mother/sister (delete as appropriate). They each had a son and a daughter, one of whom took their own life, leaving behind a grandson to raise. The grandson’s surviving parent has a history of drugs and violent crime, and Mare and Catherine would do anything to keep them away.  Played respectively by Kate Winslet…
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30 Apr

Link Tank: Why You Should Watch The Mitchells vs. the Machines on Netflix

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The Mitchells vs. the Machines, now available to stream on Netflix, is a one-of-a-kind animated movie. “If Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse established Sony Pictures Animation as one of the most exciting studios making animated movies right now, The Mitchells vs. the Machines, now streaming exclusively on Netflix, solidifies that reputation. Like Spider-Verse, the movie is produced by The Lego Movie impresarios Phil Lord and Chris Miller…” Read more at Thrillist. Ewan McGregor talks the upcoming Obi-Wan Kenobi series on Disney+ and what sets it apart from the Star Wars prequels. “Ewan McGregor got a bit more candid about the prequels…
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28 Apr

Mortal Kombat Sequel: What Should Happen Next

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IT HAS BEGUN! Or it will. Mortal Kombat came out and did all right for itself. The reboot has its highs and its lows, but one thing I will say it does a better job at is setting up a sequel. The 1995 original had a decent enough cliffhanger with a kaiju-sized Shao Kahn popping in and everyone ready to just kick his ass, but at the time, there weren’t too many promising places to take the sequel. The first movie was just so front-loaded that the second didn’t have enough to rope us in. That’s why it’s probably for…
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23 Apr

Link Tank: Should You Watch Rutherford Falls on Peacock?

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Rutherford Falls on Peacock is a groundbreaking sitcom with a lot of room to grow about an almost unspoken part of America. “Peacock’s Rutherford Falls—which Schur developed alongside star Ed Helms and Sierra Teller Ornelas, now the first Native American to be the showrunner on a television comedy—takes place in, well, Rutherford Falls, a spot in the Northeast where settler Lawrence Rutherford ‘brokered a uniquely fair and honest deal’ with the fictional Minishonka tribe that was already there.” Read more at Thrillist. The Falcon and the Winter Soldier‘s deification of Steve Rogers is one of the most notable flaws of…
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19 Apr

Link Tank: Why You Should Watch Frank of Ireland

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Are you interested in a comedy series that’s a cross between Community and Peep Show? Then you need to check out Amazon’s Frank of Ireland. “Nearly every beloved comedy you regularly revisit on a Netflix binge has a less assured start, where it’s plainly apparent that the writers and performers are still trying to define the characters, and the jokes never quite land in the way they so regularly do later on in their runs. Amazon’s Frank of Ireland is the rare debut season where you can tell that future seasons will well and truly knock it out of the park…” Read more at…
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09 Apr

Link Tank: Should You Watch The Way of the Househusband on Netflix?

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Netflix’s new anime The Way of the Househusband is a hilarious slice-of-life comedy worth checking out. “There are few things in this world funnier than watching an otherwise extremely scary individual being forced to do something mundane. That is the exact form of comedy that Netflix’s new slice-of-life anime series The Way of the Househusband is predicated on, and it’s uproariously funny every single time.” Read more at Thrillist. Old Hollywood actress Mary Astor and her Purple Diary were at the center of the biggest sex scandal in the 1930s. “In 1936, Mary Astor, star of The Maltese Falcon (1941),…
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01 Apr

Godzilla vs. Kong: Where The MonsterVerse Should Go Next

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The following article contains Godzilla vs. Kong spoilers. The future of the MonsterVerse is uncertain. If you had any doubt, just look at the lack of a post-credits scene in the latest installment, Godzilla vs. Kong. While Kong: Skull Island teased the coming storm of King Ghidorah and other kaiju, and Godzilla: King of the Monsters ended its actual credits sequence with the big ape waiting in the wings, there is a sense of closing out a chapter (if not the book) in the MonsterVerse’s Godzilla vs. Kong. This is in large part because it is up in the air…
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30 Mar

Godzilla vs. Kong: Who Should Win?

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Ever since Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures announced they were building a “MonsterVerse,” this is the fight everyone’s been waiting for: Godzilla vs. Kong. Fire meets fur. As the undisputedly most popular monsters in movie history, King Kong and Godzilla are responsible for the entire idea of a “kaiju versus” film thanks to their first bout nearly 60 years ago. Since then they’ve each appeared in countless sequels, spin-offs, and reboots. But never again have they crossed paths. Until now. Some might say that’s because one movie isn’t big for the both of them. After all, there’s a reason why…
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30 Mar

Why PlayStation Store Closing on PS3 Should Matter to You

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After weeks of rumors, Sony has confirmed that they’re closing the PlayStation Store on PlayStation 3, PS Vita, and PSP starting on July 2.  While you will still be able to access your digital content on those platforms via certain methods after that day (and download previously purchased items of that date) you will no longer be able to download new digital content via the PlayStation Store on those devices past that point. I recommend that you check out Sony’s full list of rules and restrictions related to this decision for a clear understanding of what you will and will…
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18 Mar

Link Tank: Why You Should Watch Lockout on Netflix Right Now

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Lockout, starring Guy Pearce and Maggie Grace, is the best sci-fi prison break movie available on Netflix right now. “Prison break movies are a dime a dozen. Going back to The Great Escape, there seems to be no shortage of masterminded criminals who can muscle their way out of maximum security detention. Whether it’s Cool Hand Luke or even Chicken Run, it’s a tried and true genre.” Read more at Inverse. Few movies are worse than one that’s a disappointing adaptation of your favorite book. Check out the ten worst sinners in recent years. “Watching a film adaptation of your…
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05 Mar

Link Tank: Why You Should Watch Murder Among the Mormons on Netflix

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Netflix’s Murder Among the Mormons is the newest true crime documentary you should be watching. “Over the course of its twist-filled three episodes, Murder Among the Mormons, the latest Netflix true-crime docuseries about a series of deadly bombings in Utah in 1985, reveals itself to be a canny study of belief. The con artist, particularly one who traffics in forged documents, preys on the widespread instinct to trust that the spectacular item being offered up is authentic.” Read more at Thrillist. From Alfred Russel Wallace to Caroline Herschel, here are some under-appreciated scientists throughout history. “From under-appreciated geologists to the…
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03 Mar

WandaVision Finale: Should Marvel Fans Lower Their Expectations?

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This article contains spoilers for WandaVision You could say it all started with one Paul William Bettany. Last month, the star of Marvel’s WandaVision got fans’ attention when he started teasing a new character arriving in the MCU spinoff series that had miraculously survived online leaks, which in turn meant that Evan Peters’ “Pietro” Maximoff definitely wasn’t who he was referring to. “There is one character that has not been revealed,” Bettany told Esquire. “And it is very exciting. It is an actor I’ve longed to work with all of my life. We have some amazing scenes together and I…
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01 Mar

Link Tank: Best Cult TV Shows You Should Watch

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From NBC’s Hannibal to The Expanse, here are some of the best cult TV shows you should check out. “Not every show can achieve the broad appeal of The Office or Game of Thrones; some are destined to attract a small but loyal fanbase that doesn’t need the wisdom of the crowd to tell them what quality television looks like. These so-called cult shows nevertheless exert outsize influence on the medium, pushing the boundaries of what’s possible on TV.” Read more at Thrillist. The Sims is one of the most popular franchises in gaming history. Let’s take a look at…
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