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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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James Gunn: From The Marvel Cinematic Universe To Leading The Future Of The DCEU
by Kate Danahyby Kate DanahyJames 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…
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“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…
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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,…