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SPOILERS for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 5 episode ‘Inside Voices’ ahead In the latest episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., ‘Inside Voices’, Coulson dies - and comes back to life - but what exactly does it mean for season 5? Ever since the season 5 premiere revealed the Earth is cracked apart at some point in the near future, the team has been trying to save it. Meanwhile, viewers have been trying to piece together how exactly the world is destroyed....

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 6 just resolved its FitzSimmons paradox - even more effectively than season 5. The last season of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. embraced the concept of time travel, with the S.H.I.E.L.D. team attempting to break a time loop that involves the Earth’s destruction. Leopold Fitz was at the heart of this time loop; unlike the rest of the S.H.I.E.L.D. team, he got to the future the long way round, by being frozen in cryogenic suspension until the year 2091....

The promo for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’s season 5 finale promises someone will die. After five years on the air, the future is unclear for ABC’s now lone Marvel series. It may have had a rocky start, but S.H.I.E.L.D. continues to reinvent itself on a seasonal basis. For their somewhat surprising fifth season return, showrunners Jed Whedon and Maurissa Tancharoen sent the team to space, and the future. The time-traveling adventure has since brought them back to Earth, but with a ticking clock on the destruction of their planet....

Most often, it is the little things in life that have the most significant meaning. Little things consisting of simple gestures like complimenting your partner or always being supportive and showing affection. Or it could be surprising your mate or spending time with your partner’s family. And in the 1990’s one of primetime’s biggest weekly dramas, Beverly Hills 90210 became the absurdity of romantic gestures. For ten years, we watched the kids of West Beverly graduate high school navigating their way through the cesspool of romantic situations....

Hereditary was the must-see horror movie of the summer in 2018. It launched director Ari Aster into the limelight. Next up, we’ll see his horror legacy continue with the already-critically-acclaimed follow-up film, Midsommar. The appeal of Hereditary is in its slow-burn and creeping storyline. When the shocks come, they’re brutal and completely unexpected. It’s unlike any horror film you’ve seen before and the entire story is anchored by Toni Collette in one of her best roles....

Women have certainly been significant contributors to the cinematic corpus of genre films (and to any kind of film of course). Great films by women feature in the action, horror, thriller, and science fiction genres and have gathered many accolades. Nevertheless, they seem to not be getting as much love and attention as those of their male counterparts. Obviously, no one is stating that women should claim all the spotlight, just that they should have equal space under it....

Already on its third season, Riverdale started off as “that show” based off the Archie comics, but it’s so much more than that. With an entire roster of fresh faces, the cast of Riverdale has taken over the pop culture scene. Who exactly is Archie Andrews’ KJ Apa? Is Cole Sprouse really as bad-to-the-bone as Jughead Jones? And what about Casey Cott? Does he fancy male attention like Kevin Keller? The fact that fans of the Archie comics get to relive the pages through the TV screen is outstanding, especially with a fresh-faced cast that leaves fans wanting to know more....

When it comes to television shows or movies, the soundtrack can make or break how a person views the production. The acting, camerawork, and editing are all equally important, but without good music playing over the background, even the best scenes can fall flat. This is not just for the music scores, but also the soundtracks with the best pop, rock, country, or classical songs playing against the scenes. Whether used to contrast the scene or enhance it, the shows with great soundtracks remain memorable years after the final episode of a series airs....

Avengers: Infinity War and its unnamed sequel promise to put a bow on Phase 3 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Naturally, fans are already looking past the highly-anticipated film and guessing at what Marvel has planned in the future. Ever since the Disney-Fox deal hit newspapers, fans have been wildly speculating about how those previously unseen Marvel heroes will enter the MCU. Will we see the X-Men and the Fantastic Four make an appearance?...

Luke Cage (2016) is the third Marvel television show to debut on Netflix, following Daredevil (2015) and Jessica Jones (2015). While a second season of Luke Cage has not yet been announced, the show’s creative approach to the superhero genre has generated a lot of attention. The character is already slated to appear in The Defenders (2017) alongside Matthew Murdock, Jessica Jones, and Iron Fist (who will premiere in Iron Fist earlier in 2017)....

Although siblings Joaquin, River, and Liberty Phoenix were acting as early as 1982 and appeared in several movies and TV shows over the next few years, the world was first properly introduced to the talented family when River starred in the iconic 1986 coming-of-age film Stand By Me. He quickly established himself as one of the hottest “next big thing” actors around, earning an Oscar nomination for 1988’s Running on Empty and playing young Indy in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade....

We all know that searching high and low for that perfect Christmas present is tough. Randall Peltzer thinks he found a great gift for his son Billy. It’s a cute and furry Mogwai. The old peddler selling it gives Randall explicit instructions on how to care for the pet. Don’t expose it to sunlight or bright lights. Don’t get it wet, and never, ever feed it after midnight. Gremlins wouldn’t have been much of a movie had Billy followed all of the rules instead of he and his friends inadvertently breaking each and every one of them....

Each year during the holidays, a hot, new toy becomes the sought-after item kids want under the tree. Be it an action figure, doll, video game system, or other trending toy, parents clamor to buy the item by any means necessary. Most people would have had to experience visiting or calling multiple stores to find that one toy or might have worked retail during the holiday season, which means most people will also understand what Jingle All the Way is about....

The 25th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards celebrated some of the most acclaimed films of 2018. From films like Black Panther and Green Book to shows and miniseries like This Is Us and Sharp Objects, the SAG Awards crossed genre lines with the evening’s winners. Starting in 1995, the Screen Actors Guild Awards - affiliated with the Screen Actors Guild‐American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (aka SAG-AFTRA) - is an awards ceremony celebrating film and television actors....

You may know Blake Lively as the actress from the critically acclaimed film The Shallows, or due to her marriage to Ryan Reynolds, but she really got noticed due to her in Gossip Girl. The show ran for six seasons from 2007 to 2012, where it focused on the young people born into the rich and elite. An unseen character known as Gossip Girl would write a blog about these people, dishing out all the dirt they had and instigating the show’s events....

First airing in the fall of 2012 on The CW, Arrow quickly became a phenomena and made the character of Green Arrow more popular in the mainstream than he had ever been before. The tale of Oliver Queen and his efforts to save his city from corruption after he spent five years in exile proved exceptionally suited to the standard CW drama format, mixing Hollywood caliber action sequences with a level of romance that has inspired one of the most fanatical fanbases in existence....

Apple has made quite of bit of progress in its efforts to improve the anti-stalking and privacy features of its AirTag item trackers. This is despite the fact that AirTag launched with a set of anti-tracking features more sophisticated that similar products on the market. A new report from the Wall Street Journal dives into a phenomenon it refers to as “phantom AirTag alerts” that “send iPhone users on wild goose chases....

As superheroes continue to dominate the worldwide box office, the demand for more unique takes on those with superpowers grows. Luckily for viewers, comic publishers outside of the friendly competition between DC and Marvel are stepping up to fulfill this newfound interest in superhero stories. Some major developments for the genre include comics mainstay Todd McFarlane rebooting Spawn with the help of Blumhouse Productions and Valiant Comics partnering with Sony Pictures to bring the Harbinger Wars and more to cinemas....

Hollywood is a small town and fame is a bubble. While Tinseltown is an enticing dream factory that regularly churns out most of our favorite flicks and television shows, it’s also a heartless machine, regularly sowing discontent amongst its inhabitants and/or semi-permanent visitors alike. Roger Sterling once had something cutting and characteristically witty to say about the advertising industry: “Half the time this business comes down to, ‘I don’t like that guy....

Dave Franco was once simply known as the younger brother of actor James Franco. But over the last few decades, he’s amassed a pretty serious resume of film and television roles that have given him a name in Hollywood unto himself. He’s had a few starring roles in movies, as well as minor appearances, and been part of some A-list ensemble casts. He’s also done voice work, appeared on television series like Scrubs and 7th Heaven, and in TV shorts....