The 1970s and 1980s built the modern American slasher genre from the ground up, establishing many of the horror icons we know today. Michael Myers (Nick Castle) began terrorizing suburban Illinois in 1978’s Halloween, and Leatherface (Gunnar Hansen) offered some rural terror in 1974’s The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. Later additions extended that era’s diversity, […]
It has been 40 years since David Cronenberg proved that remakes could surpass the original movies they were based on by directing a perfect body-horror movie. In 1986, Cronenberg directed one of his greatest body-horror movies, the remake of The Fly. While this wasn’t the first sci-fi remake of the 1980s, it remains the most […]
Marvel Studios helped to usher in the Disney+ era with the promise of an ever-expanding live-action universe, but that model is winding down as 2026 comes to a close. In fact, after the surprising cancellation of Wonder Man, there’s no new live-action season in development. Among the two, the only projects that will still be […]
The Green Lantern Corps have long stood as the protectors of the universe. With their willpower-empowered rings, these heroes have patrolled every known galaxy, fighting to preserve justice and peace wherever they go. They can create virtually anything they can imagine, and they never know when to give up, which is a combo that makes […]
The Lord of the Rings has expanded a lot over the years, but it’s been years since the franchise had its golden age of video games. While games like Shadow of Mordor and Gollum have shown just how vast the gulf of quality can be in these tie-ins in the last decade, the period surrounding […]
Marvel has spent years turning its enormous roster into recognizable stars in the video game industry, and it has paid off tremendously well. Popular characters like Spider-Man have long dominated as leads in video games, and we are seeing Wolverine take the spotlight now thanks to Insomniac. Outside of these big names, the modern Marvel […]
Dylan Brock hasn’t had it easy in his life. His mother is dead, his father is the former Venom, Eddie Brock, and Dylan himself ended up an unhoused child in New York City. Mary Jane Watson took him in with her boyfriend Paul, but then Dylan watched a serial killer working with Carnage kill Paul […]
Spider-Man has one of the most well-known origin stories in superhero media. Just about everyone with even a passing familiarity with the wall crawler knows about Uncle Ben’s easily preventable death, which taught Peter Parker a hard lesson about the great responsibility that comes with great power. That tragedy shaped Spider-Man into the hero fans […]
These days, I feel like I’m saying “it’s been a tough week for gaming” more often than not. But this week has seen two major companies pulling back on their gaming initiatives in big ways. This, along with the sweeping number of big layoffs and studio closures in recent years, makes it feel like the […]
After more than a decade, it feels like it’s finally time for the MCU to move on to its next big thing, which seems like it will be mutants. Marvel Studios can now use the X-Men, and the franchise is already setting the stage for their arrival. Jean Grey, played by Sadie Sink, made her […]