Movies

The world needs more girl power stories. Why, then are so many of these stories so, well, bad? What makes a girl power story good? Let’s be honest: women are…

The west is sleeping on Tollywood movies. Indian cinema has its own rich history that can honestly rival Hollywood’s. Bollywood is known for its lengthy films that incorporate traditional song…

JK Rowling and transphobia have become hot-button topics online. Now, with the recent announcement that HBO Max (excuse us, MAX) will be adapting the novels for the small screen, the…

The Best Picture Award is the most coveted award of the Oscars. Near the beginning of every year, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (typically referred to as…

Tabletop games have had an immense impact on the world of pop culture, and their popularity just keeps on growing. Whether players got into them thanks to their parents introducing…

Inventions for the film industry started, of course, with the film itself. As we know, “film” is a pretty recent invention. It only dates back to the end of the…

Tony Stark and Steve Rogers, aka Iron Man and Captain America, were two of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s biggest names. This was for good reason, too! 2008’s Iron Man began…

James Gunn and Peter Safran are taking over the DC Universe. Named Co-CEOs by parent company Warner Bros. Discovery’s own CEO, David Zaslav, the two are intended to be DC’s…

“The Chosen One” is one of the world’s oldest tropes. Its roots stretch back to the epic heroes of millennia ago: a single soul is chosen by fate, magic, or…

Alchemy is fantasy’s best-kept secret. Name a modern fantasy series, and it’s probably based on alchemy: Lord of the Rings, A Song of Ice and Fire, The Witcher, Harry Potter,…