Posts

Whether or not you liked, loved, or hated the DC Extended Universe films up to this point – Man of Steel and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice – it cannot be denied that Zack Snyder and company have stockpiled quite the the list of talented actors and actresses. The recent addition of J.K. Simmons (reported to be playing the role of Commissioner Jim Gordon), is further proof of the ability of the DC Extended Universe (DCEU for short) to attract Academy Award winning talent....

Hawkeye is the mocked, the misunderstood and the misrepresented Avenger. He has been cut out of one movie, underused in another and given a farm just to make things worse. It’s high time Hawkeye received equal attention to his teammates. Can he wield the power of the gods? No. Does he have the ability to fly? Not quite. Can he expand into a much larger creature and crush his enemies? Absolutely (more on this later)....

It took a few years, but Captain America has finally become the same iconic leader of the Marvel Universe on film as he has been in the comics for decades. As Civil War stands poised to deliver the most world-changing story in the MCU yet, that doesn’t mean every great detail, secret, or twist takes place in front of the cameras. There’s no better time to run down some of the coolest facts about Marvel’s Captain America to let fans appreciate the chaos and wars behind the scenes....

Harry Potter entered the Wizarding World with all kinds of benefits, such as the fame that comes with being the one responsible for defeating Voldemort, a vault full of his parent’s gold, being descended from an ancient wizarding family, having all kinds of allies in the form of Dumbledore and the Order of the Phoenix, and being protected by his mother’s sacrificial spell. Hermione Granger had far fewer advantages when entering wizarding society than Harry did, as she was a muggle-born with no money, no famous family name, and who was entering a culture that had people who despised her for her lineage....

Everyone knew Luke and Lorelai would end up together. Dean, Jess, and Logan were the main love interests for Rory. However, Gilmore Girls also introduced several temporary, very forgettable love interests for both, in the earlier seasons for Lorelai and while Rory was single. Over its seven seasons and the revival, the series featured a number of relationships it would rather its fans forgot existed. In some cases, it was because the relationships were obviously not going to last....

Die Hard is one of those rare action movie franchises that actually had longevity. It started off with a classic – which might actually be the single greatest action movie ever made – and followed it up with three sequels that failed to live up to it, but still had their own merits and were worth the price of admission. And then we had A Good Day to Die Hard, a terrible movie with an incoherent plot that, worse yet, completely misunderstood its lead character, John McClane....

After an entire decade of planning and plotting, the Marvel Cinematic Universe will come to a crescendo in just a couple of weeks. All of the heroes from all corners of the universe will descend on Earth to defend mankind against the Mad Titan Thanos on his quest for the Infinity Stones. Now, while Avengers: Infinity War (and all of the movies in the MCU thus far, really) is about all the different heroes uniting to defeat Thanos and his army, there is a precedent for individual Avengers being able to take on the big bad Thanos by themselves....

We all like to imagine that the lives of actors are easy. You show up on set, say a few lines, pout a bit for the camera. Maybe they do some cool stunt or overly choreographed fight, kiss the romantic lead and then they’re out of there with plenty of time to catch an early happy hour. We never imagine the behind the scenes drama, the hard work, the preparation and the heartbreak of a poorly received piece role and the toll it takes....

Benjamin is still waiting for his new laptop, but it’s getting closer. Meanwhile, every tech company in Silicon Valley is giving them away. Zac tries out the AirPods 3. Tim Cook provides some surprising opinions on cryptocurrency. And, Apple is trying to use Keynote decks as holiday card templates. Sponsored by DEVONtechnologies: Get a 10% discount on DEVONthink 3 or upgrades to it with the coupon code “9to5mac-2021” on the DEVONtechnologies website....

Saturday Night Live is a beloved institution. Since 1975, the show has been airing on Saturdays at 11:30 on NBC. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest who is heavily featured in the skits. There is also a musical act, usually an artist with a new hit album who uses the platform to promote their record or single. The series started off strong cast, most of whom went on to become stars....

With the unprecedented success of The Walking Dead on AMC, the television industry has been on a tear lately. Any and every comic book that has an interesting new story to tell is being snatched up by big-name production companies. A few of them are being eyed toward the silver screen, but the producers who nab the rights to the majority of them know that they would work best on television....

Once you walk through the doors of Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital, as a patient or a doctor, odds are, you’re going to end up in some sort of relationship on Grey’s Anatomy. It’s inevitable. (You’re also likely to be very attractive, upping the chances of multiple relationships.) The ABC medical drama has had numerous romances among its staff and patients over its 14 seasons (so far). Usually, relationships involving a doctor and a patient are the ones that hurt the show....

As cinema has something of a resurgence thanks to the wave of superhero movies, it is important not to forget that TV is also increasingly on the up. As shows like Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead, and Westworld rule the ratings roost, other shows including Will & Grace, Roseanne, and Gilmore Girls have all been given the revival treatment. Everyone has their favorite network, but there is no denying that ABC is right up with the greats....

As a general rule, video games that are adapted from other source materials aren’t all that much fun. Video game adaptations of movies are notorious for often being little more than cash grabs, and it’s rare to see a game that does anything particularly groundbreaking with a tie-in title. Comic books, on the other hand, tend to break the trend – the comic book video game genre is incredibly prolific, and while there are plenty of duds that players should avoid (Superman games, for example, are often very poorly received), there are also many games that adapt comic book characters which work exceptionally well....

Fantasy has always been a go to for Hollywood, and with good reason. Creating interesting worlds and fantastical characters has a ton of appeal, thanks in no small part to the heightened level of escapism it provides audiences. With the release this week of Duncan Jones’ Warcraft, we thought we would take a look back at the best fantasy films that cinema has to offer. To make it onto this list, there has to be some sort of magical element added to the story, or an entirely new world created just for the film....

In this golden age of television, it’s no longer enough for a show to simply be good. There are a lot of good shows out there these days and not enough time to watch them. No, for a show to truly be characterized as a classic by the majority of modern viewers, it has to inspire you to binge-watch it. These days, any program that doesn’t make you want to lock the doors, order a pizza, and settle in for a good 8-9 hours of entertainment just may not be good enough to be watched at all....

Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas are one of Hollywood’s hottest young couples – both have been in the spotlight since their early teenage years. Turner became instantly famous playing Sansa Stark on the mega-hit show Game of Thrones, while the boy band the Jonas Brothers put Joe in the public eye. Neither star’s popularity has faded, though, making their relationship all the more exciting for fans. Sansa Stark remains one of the longest-surviving characters heading into the highly anticipated eighth and final season of Game of Thrones....

The all-time great plot twists in cinematic history have left audience members’ jaws firmly on the floor with unexpected revelations that changed the whole course of the film. Once the credits roll, audiences were left with a “Wow, I did not see that coming” moment that they could share (or spoil) with friends, online, or at the office. But as we’ll see, some spoilers are so well-known that a large section of the audience will know them even before seeing the film....

The 1990s were a particularly vital time for American cinema. Established filmmakers like Steven Spielberg, the Coen Brothers, and James Cameron made some of the most memorable films of their careers, and new auteurs like Wes Anderson, P.T. Anderson, and Quentin Tarantino exploded onto the scene and redefined the way we view film. Dramatic changes in technology allowed an entire new dimension in special effects, and the end of the cold war challenged us to reflect on the Twentieth Century with a less self-congratulatory tone in our movies....

What can possibly be said about the Joker that hasn’t already been said already? The Clown Prince of Crime has been around since the early days of the Dark Knight back in the 1930s. In the years since, there have been very few (if any) incarnations of Batman that don’t feature the evil clown. As Joker likes to point out all the time, the two characters are two sides of the same coin; all it would take for Bruce Wayne to descent into the madness of his arch-nemesis is “one bad day....