Luke Cage is one of Marvel’s hottest properties right now. The hugely popular Netflix series helped to crash the online service due to a sudden surge in users looking to catch a glimpse of the streaming service’s latest Defender. He’s also seen a massive boost in popularity in the comic books since Brian Michael Bendis added him to the roster of The Avengers when he launched the New Avengers title back in 2005....
Everybody’s favorite genius billionaire playboy philanthropist has saved the world many times over, both by himself and alongside his fellow Avengers. Yet at his core, Tony Stark, aka Iron Man, remains a deeply flawed human being. For every heroic trait he possesses, like loyalty to his friends, there’s an equally unsavory one that exists within him, such as his complete lack of humility. Marvel Studios’ blockbuster movies starring Robert Downey Jr....
It almost doesn’t even matter if our favorite possible couples don’t ever get together in 2018. Between fanfiction, fan art, and all of the online support communities available for each imagined pairing, there is always the possibility of a world where Clark Kent and Lex Luthor can be a happily married couple - even if that’s never going to happen on the CW. It has come to the point where fans often confuse themselves over whether or not a couple is canon because they’ve read so many fanfics or created and enjoyed so much fanart that it’s all become a blur....
One of the most recent examples of a medical drama that has found a devoted following, The Good Doctor seems to have the potential to follow in the footsteps of shows like ER or Grey’s Anatomy. Able to stand out due to the focus on a young autistic surgical resident, Freddie Highmore’s performance as Dr. Shaun Murphy is so impressive that we can’t get enough of it. With all of that in mind, it seems entirely possible that The Good Doctor could remain on the air for many years to come....
Everyone loves a good villain– it’s a fact that has become undeniable in the golden age of superhero movie. Audiences have long loved the stories of superheroes’ amazing feats, but those stories are only as good as their antagonists. We may come for Batman, but we stay for the Joker. Fortunately, Marvel and DC have decades worth of incredible supervillains that have slowly found new life in recent film adaptations....
At least so far, season 2 of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. was the best-received run of the series. In contrast to the slow-starting debut season and the often-cited lack of focus in the current episodes, season 2 was praised by fans and reviewers for a series of genuinely surprising twists and a strong, clear narrative-arc that answered two huge mysteries (“Why is Coulson alive?” and “What is Skye’s real identity?”) while simultaneously introducing The Inhumans to the Marvel Cinematic Universe – even though their movie isn’t due out until 2019....
Disney’s 2019 live-action Aladdin remake updates the original animated movie and expands the character of Jasmine, making her the best Disney princess. Disney has fully embraced the practice of revisiting its animated classics and adapting them to live-action for new moviegoing experiences. Many of these - like Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, The Jungle Book and Aladdin - are direct adaptations of the animated Disney movies, rather than drawing inspiration from the stories and legends on which the originals were based....
Mad Men is a classic television series created by Matthew Weiner which will most certainly go down in history as one of the most well-written shows of all time. The series highlights the daily struggles brought on by “the decade of discontent.” “Discontent” is the perfect word to describe how these characters feel. Almost no one in the series is satisfied with the current position in life they hold. Despite how powerful the people of Sterling Cooper Ad Agency are, each employee strives for more....
When people think of horror movies there are a few faces that come to mind. Some people may think of a hockey mask, others may think of an expressionless Halloween mask, but some people think of a horribly burned man with knives for fingers. Freddy Krueger was first introduced in 1984 for Wes Craven’s original A Nightmare on Elm Street. Robert Englund played the character behind the makeup for a total of eight movies, before the character was rebooted in 2010 with Jackie Earle Haley....
2015’s Inside Out is now considered by many to be one of the best Pixar films ever. Although it was a kids’ film, there was quite an emotional depth to Inside Out that took it leaps and bounds beyond most animated movies. Any parent that decided to take their kids to the theatres was likely surprised by the complex storytelling they found in this Pixar film. The story of Inside Out dove deep into the complex emotional state of a young girl named Riley who had recently moved to a new town....
The movie industry is more competitive than ever. Summer used to be the designated season for the Hollywood’s biggest releases, but now big-budget films drop year-round and partake in vicious competition at the box office. The world’s largest studios all place their bets on a handful of big projects, whether it be a classic franchise, an iconic superhero, or a new property that has the potential to be the next big thing....
To say that the Marvel Cinematic Universe has become a behemoth is an understatement, amazingly enough. It’s the highest grossing film franchise of all time. At the time of this writing, 20 movies have been released so far and another three are on the way in 2019: Captain Marvel, Avengers: Endgame, and Spider-Man: Far From Home. One of the keys to the series’ box office dominance is that the MCU has managed to introduce a deep roster of characters who mean the world to its massive fan base....
Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire were the first two core Pokémon games released as part of Generation III. They premiered first in Japan in Novermber 2002, and then in North America, Australia, and Europe throughout the first half of 2003. Ruby and Sapphire introduced players to the whole new region of Hoenn, which was filled with new Pokémon to capture and train. Hoenn had its own cities towns and landmarks, and its own Pokémon League....
Marvel is responsible for producing some of the greatest superheroes of all time. From golden age comic books to the Marvel Cinematic Universe on the big screen, we’ve witnessed some amazing characters come to life and enjoyed their transformations over time. As many amazing characters as there are, though, Marvel — and the superhero genre in general — wouldn’t be where it is today without Captain America. Cap debuted way back in the 1941, before the US joined World War II....
The landslide of successful superhero movies arriving in theaters show no signs of slowing down. While several huge superhero movies are premiering within the next couple of years, those are only the tip of the iceberg on what Marvel and DC have in store. There’s been a lot of buzz about some of Marvel and DC’s recently announced projects in the development. Captain Marvel, Marvel’s first female-led movie, will hit the big screen next year, as well as Shazam!...
It’s obvious that many reality TV shows are completely over-the-top on purpose, exuding chaos and drama in order to draw in viewers who can’t look away from the train wrecks of other people’s lives that may or may not be true. Between couples with intense baggage, extreme age gaps, cliche ambitions, and much worse, the TLC program 90 Day Fiancé is the perfect example of everything that draws people into reality TV and it refuses to let go....
It’s been said that pain is temporary, but film is forever. Perhaps that’s why some of cinema’s best scenes come from making actors suffer. Whether it’s being put in a barrel with raw fish or having to eat it, saying something nasty about another character or sharing a sex scene with them, there are plenty of things that can make an actor uncomfortable on set. If they’re lucky the scene can be done in just a few takes, but some of these scenes can take literally months....
Stories discussed in this episode: Apple hits roadblocks in plans to redesign 2022 iPad Pro Apple VR/AR headset reportedly overheating, June announcement could be nixed for 2023 debut Apple ramps up COVID-19 testing for unvaccinated employees, now requires booster shots Follow Chance: Twitter: @ChanceHMiller Listen & Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Overcast RSS Stitcher TuneIn Google Play Share your thoughts! Drop us a line at happyhour@9to5mac.com. You can also rate us in Apple Podcasts or recommend us in Overcast to help more people discover the show!...
A Star Is Born has emerged as 2019’s big Oscar favorite, with the bookies currently having it on odds for Best Picture rivaled only by Roma. Bradley Cooper’s directorial debut, the fourth official version of the story after films in 1937, 1954 and 1976, was the toast of the festival circuit in Fall 2018, and quickly emerged as a favorite to win big at the Oscars. This was emboldened when supposed competition from previous Oscar winners, such as Damien Chazelle’s First Man, Barry Jenkins’ If Beale Street Could Talk and Steve McQueen’s Widows, fell by the wayside care of poor box office and unclear critical praise....
It was November 10, 2020, when Apple announced its first ARM-based chip designed for Macs. Months after it was confirmed that Macs would get Apple-made SoCs, the M1 chip was introduced with the promise of not only reinventing the Mac but changing the entire computer industry. A year later, it’s safe to say that Apple has successfully accomplished this. The Apple Silicon platform was demonstrated at WWDC 2020 in June, when Apple announced that it was bringing the same technologies found in the iPhone and iPad to the Mac....
