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Watching a movie of a particular genre comes with certain expectations. When it comes to horror, we expect a superhuman villain, some gratuitous sex scenes, and a character tripping at the most inopportune moment. Romantic comedies simply must include an adorable meet-cute, an easily avoidable miscommunication that leads to all sorts of shenanigans, and, of course, a happy ending. Action films are no different. Fans go in expecting to see dazzling fight choreography, pulse-pounding chase sequences, and, above all, the film’s star using everything in their arsenal to dispatch evil henchmen by the boat load....

When it debuted in September 2009, it was instantly clear that Community would be a sitcom like no other. The basic premise involved disgraced lawyer Jeff Winger (played by Joel McHale), who is disbarred after it’s revealed that his law degree is phony. In order to earn a real one, he enrolls at Greendale Community College, where he forms a study group comprised of fellow misfits in order to woo his crush, Britta Perry (Gillian Jacobs)....

Awards season is well underway, with the Golden Globes, the Screen Actors Guild Awards, and the Critics Choice Awards having already completed their respective ceremonies. Now, all eyes have turned to the highly-esteemed Academy Awards, otherwise known as the Oscars. Dating back to May of 1929, this year marks the Academy’s 89th awards ceremony, but despite rapidly nearing its hundredth anniversary, the Oscars are as influential and revered as ever....

When the leaves start to drop, so do the year’s best movies. Indeed, the 2017 awards season is shaping up to be an absolute knockout. From musicals and science fiction, historical dramas and biopics, animated movies and war epics, the next few months will feature a slew of films designed to restore your faith in the cinematic experience. The best directors are back in the game. To name a few, Ang Lee, Martin Scorsese, Mel Gibson and Denis Villeneuve are all premiering some of their most exciting work to date....

November 15, 1996 saw the release of Space Jam, a feature-length film that brought together the beloved Looney Tunes characters and the biggest athlete on that planet, basketball superstar Michael Jordan. The animated comedy finds Bugs Bunny and co. in serious trouble when the owner of an intergalactic amusement park sends his minions to kidnap them so that they can serve as his business’ newest attraction. In an effort to preserve their freedom, the Tunes challenge the diminutive alien Nerdlucks to a game of hoops....

Nintendo’s perceived standing in the video game world waxes and wanes more dramatically than any other company, and it seems like they always follow every crushing defeat with an unprecedented victory. After the Wii U became the worst-selling home console of the 21st century so far, the Nintendo Switch has been a blockbuster success, becoming the fastest-selling console of all-time in both Japan and the United States. The reason for the Switch’s popularity is due to a number of important factors: from the quality of its first-party game library to the very nature of the system itself, it’s a unique hybrid of a home system and portable gaming tablet that makes it both a console and a handheld all at once....

Boruto is one of the most popular anime series as of late, and one of its most beloved characters is Sarada Uchiha. She’s the thoughtful, pragmatic, brilliant daughter of Sasuke Uchiha and Sakura Hurano, Naruto favorites. She’s a perfect blend of her parents. Serious and brilliant like her father, but kind and hot-tempered like her mother. Sarada may quite the ninja, but she also passionately cares about people. She has the empathy to counteract any Curse of Hatred, at least for now....

Almost fittingly debuting not long after 9/11 - considering the often terrorism-based subject matter - 24 was one of FOX’s biggest hits of the 2000s, sitting near the top of the ratings charts for the majority of its eight season run. Unfortunately, the 2014 revival season 24: Live Another Day proved to not be the smash success FOX was hoping for, and the franchise was seemingly once again retired. That was until this year’s announcement of spinoff 24: Legacy, a 12-episode series set in the 24 universe and retaining its signature “real time” concept....

During childhood, we are surrounded by dozens of iconic cartoon characters. Whether that be Dora the Explorer, the Simpsons, Scooby-Doo, or Arthur, these characters all stay with us throughout our lives. However, while we grow up, they all stay young. Maggie Simpson, for example, has remained a baby for over 40 years. Part of the attraction of these characters never ageing is that they remain a constant in our lives. Whereas cartoons can keep characters ageless for decades, other shows can only do this for so long....

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As Disney’s D23 expo wraps up for another year, and San Diego Comic Con already imminent, the studio’s rich slate of upcoming features was revealed to a hungry audience. The usual suspects were there - no fewer than six entries in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the latest Pixar animations (including Coco and a sequel to The Incredibles), more Star Wars movies, and the next batch of live-action remakes of beloved classics, with The Lion King standing out as a fan favorite....

After Steve revisits much of the last decade at Apple, mostly spanning 2011 to 2019, from the period when co-founder Steve Jobs resigned as CEO to the moment design chief Jony Ive formally left the company. The narrative also tracks Tim Cook’s tenure as CEO during which the company exploded in value despite a stubborn worry at the start that Apple could be doomed without the leadership of Steve Jobs....

The famous image of a comic book superhero may look like a circus strongman in tights and a cape, but muscles aren’t the only way to be powerful. Sometimes, the answer lies in magic, science-fiction, or an alien world. The question being: how does a comic book character become the most powerful in the world? Here are Screen Rant’s 10 Most Powerful Superheroes From Marvel and DC. Sentry Modern comic fans may know Captain America like the back of their hand, but it’s another Marvel super-soldier who takes the cake....

Joel and Ethan Coen have become some of the most acclaimed and popular American filmmakers working today. Their versatile career has produced some of the most beloved modern films and won them huge awards as well as praise from critics. But their amazing career all started with their stunning debut film, Blood Simple. The movie tells the story of a seedy bar owner (Dan Hedaya) who hires an eccentric private detective (M....

One Tree Hill and Gossip Girl are both teen dramas that feature characters going through a lot while growing up. They both lasted for several seasons (OTH got nine and GG got six) and they both had cast members made up of up-and-coming actors who are now household names. There are a few obvious differences, like the setting (one show is set in New York City and the other is a small town), but other than that, how do these two popular shows stack up against one another?...

Just two days after I bet that Apple is seriously considering larger iPads to take full advantage of Stage Manager, we got reports of a new 14-inch iPad Pro in the works. I was thinking more like 15 inch, but if a 14.1-inch model is first to launch, I’m pretty sure I’m not going to be able to resist … It’s a common thing with Apple products and features that people dismiss ideas as crazy – right up to the moment that the Cupertino company makes them....

Power is important in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Uncle Ben’s mantra that “With great power comes great responsibility” has been the driving force behind the Avengers and the MCU’s superhero roster. In the MCU, heroes are defined by their powers and how they use them. However, this is a period of change for the MCU’s power dynamics. The introduction of Captain Marvel will likely unseat the characters that top this list, and the rumored introductions of the X-Men and the Fantastic Four will also change the hierarchy of the MCU....

Let’s get this out of the way up front: this list won’t be discussing the 2017 Tom Cruise-led reboot of The Mummy franchise that made decent money but overall wasn’t particularly well-received. Instead, we’re going to focus on the more beloved sub-series of the long-running “Mummy franchise” that began with the 1999 Brendan Fraser-starring film and continued on through 2008’s Tomb of the Dragon Emperor. We’ll also touch on the spin-off Scorpion King series that was jump-started by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson....

When a franchise has been running as long as Naruto, there are bound to be a few plot holes or questions left unanswered over the years. Being left with unanswered questions tends to make fans develop their own answers - except we call those answers fan theories. The Naruto universe is unique when it comes to plot holes and unanswered questions because of how strange the timeline is. The movies developed with the characters don’t fit into the timeline of the anime series....

Just like the first movie, Deadpool 2 relies heavily on a wide variety of pieces of pop culture. Here’s the most important moves you need to see to fully get everything it’s targeting. Throughout Deadpool 2, both the titular merc and his co-stars namedrop a selection of films, some as part of character development, others as self-aware jabs at the movie industry. In Deadpool, these one-liners and offhand comments were predominantly about Fox’s X-Men franchise, but this time around there’s a wider spread of titles referenced and discussed....