What’s a telenovela without a lot of drama, a lot of suspense and a whole lotta love? Jane the Virgin blessed television with its American take on a Latin American telenovela. As the show run continued, and character arcs developed, romantic gestures were becoming more common to the screen. But in this instance, how is romantic defined? Romantic is considered any act that is characterized by love. Any type of love....
Star Trek has been shaping the world of television sci-fi since 1966. Fans have flocked to its optimistic worldview of a Utopian universe and its fascinating characters, aliens, and stories. Whether someone is Team Kirk or Team Picard or love a different captain, Star Trek’s influence is undeniable. Recently, Star Trek: Discovery and a new Star Trek movie franchise have re-vitalized the universe. Star Trek fans have new works to look forward to once again....
Soap operas are known for being outlandish and at times, unbelievable. It’s what makes them so fun to watch. Amnesia, long lost siblings and characters never really staying dead are all hallmarks of daytime drama. However, in the middle of all the craziness, we do need a few small things to still make sense. As TV’s longest-running soap opera, General Hospital has had its share of surprising super couples, characters returning with new faces and even a visit from an actual alien....
The gang of four on Seinfeld has done some pretty awful things to one another. Being bad roommates sure is one of them. If they gave awards for terrible roommates, Kramer would make the cut. George isn’t so pleasant himself, neither is Jerry. As for Elaine, the less said, the better. Get someone to pee on your couch, fight for your keys, have your neighbor suffer from the red lights, enter a fogged apartment....
[SPOILERS for 13 Reasons Why season 1 ahead.] - 13 Reasons Why will keep the same narrator format for its second season, but Hannah Baker won’t take on that role. The first season of Netflix’s controversial 13 Reasons Why, followed Hannah as she narrated the last few days of her life, documenting the events that lead to her decision to commit suicide. The show was made up of a mixture of scenes that took place in the present, after Hannah’s death, and in the past, with Hannah featuring in flashbacks....
Hollywood is in the superhero business. Sure, other genres are still in the blockbuster mix here and there, but for now, superheroes reign supreme. Comic-book movie juggernauts like the Marvel Cinematic Universe are casting as many stars as they can get for gargantuan superhero team-ups, while 20th Century Fox’s X-Men franchise is snatching up new talent for more experimental projects like Deadpool, Logan, and The New Mutants. This heavy demand for talent in the superhero genre has led to a steady stream of casting controversies, snafus, and mishaps....
The X-Men have been through countless iterations since their creation by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby over fifty years ago. Serving as an allegory about racism from their inception, the team pushed boundaries as Marvel’s most diverse group. Because mutant powers manifest around puberty, the book was able to explore adolescence in a way as yet unseen in comics. Cast out of society, these misfits formed an ersatz family. With epic storylines traversing generations, often taking us from past to future and back again, the X-Men have never lacked for good stories....
Monster movie fans got a surprise last week when Star Wars: Rogue One director Gareth Edwards dropped out of Warner Bros.’ Godzilla 2, the sequel to the big-budget reimagining of the classic Japanese kaiju feature he had helmed to great success only a few years earlier. The move was received curiously throughout the industry, which had pegged Edwards as a rising new talent largely based on his having turned the notoriously difficult to manage (particularly in the West) Godzilla franchise into a box office success in the U....
There are a number of pilots who have flown X-Wings in the Star Warsgalaxy. Some, like John D. Branon or Grizz Frix, were merely fodder for Imperial TIE fighters to destroy (RIP); others, like Wedge Antilles or Poe Dameron, became seasoned war heroes who saw action across the galaxy. The pilots that make up this list are all X-Wing pilots from the Star Wars canon. Their piloting abilities of other ships are mentioned and discussed, but are not integrated into their ranking....
Thor and Loki have one of the most complicated sibling relationships in all of comics, which the movies have expertly highlighted time and again. There’s genuine love there, but a lack of trust and disappointment on both sides. Each of them hopes for the best from the other, but they are so ideologically different on so many levels that it’s hard for them to relate to one another. Thor is direct, whereas Loki is manipulative and cunning, Thor earns trust, while Loki earns fear and skepticism....
If you haven’t noticed, the Power Rangers have made a big comeback in recent years. From the gritty fan film and upcoming cartoon by Adi Shankar to the comic book continuation of Mighty Morphin’ published by BOOM Studios, to the live-action reboot that’s coming to theaters in a few weeks, it seems like it’s 1995 all over again. You can’t turn on the TV without seeing a bunch of teens wearing primary colors beating up on some alien monstrosity....
Artist and writer Rumiko Takahashi has had a storied career with amazing hits including Ranma 1/2, Rin-Ne, Maison Ikkoku, Urusai Yatsura, and of course, Inuyasha. Her ability to weave an interesting story through the lives of more characters than the creators of The Simpsons could imagine have made her one of the most well-known and beloved creators of anime and manga throughout the planet. While she is amazingly talented at creating characters, not everything about the worlds she creates gets translated perfectly when it comes time to animate them....
The 2021 MacBook Pro was introduced only six months ago, and yet a number of users seem to be experiencing audio issues. More specifically, they complain about the speakers crackling and popping when there’s any sound output being played. Multiple complaints can be found on the Apple Community forum and also on Reddit. The issue, as described by the affected users, happens randomly when there’s a song, video, or any audio playing on the MacBook....
Mr. & Mrs. Smith became a stand-out among the typical espionage-focused action films. Though often compared to the popular couple spy movie True Lies, the film managed to hold its own by taking the concept into a more developed direction. From its conception, Mr. & Mrs. Smith was planned as a movie about a failing marriage that happened to be a spy flick. The mix of romance, comedy, and action created a story about one couple’s journey to fix their relationship and (unknowingly) try to take each other out....
Every year, hundreds of movies are released into theaters. Some are major releases that play on thousands of screens. Some are smaller independent productions that show mostly in a handful of big city arthouse cinemas. Then there are the “specialty” movies – like foreign films, documentaries, and things with very specific niche appeal – that might only play in five or fewer theaters in the whole country. The point is, you couldn’t remember each and every one of these movies if you tried....
So far, 2018 has been an amazing year for superhero movies. Black Panther started the year by proving once and for all that diversity is something that Hollywood needs to be striving for and is actually a welcome change in a previously rather stale superhero world. Marvel then released another record-breaking, game-changing movie with Avengers: Infinity War, which was a hilarious yet emotional movie. Not long after Thanos snapped his fingers, Josh Brolin was starring in another superhero property as Cable in the eagerly anticipated Deadpool 2....
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The original Jurassic Park was adapted from a novel that has a surprising amount of horror in it. Author Michael Crichton studied extensively to practice medicine, and it showed. The source material is full of disturbingly graphic detail. And its 1993 adaptation, though friendly towards younger audiences, was unafraid to display genuine frights. Even though The Lost World: Jurassic Park transformed the DNA of the series, those traces of horror sometimes remained....
Christmas came early yesterday for fans of Hellboy. Neil Marshall’s comic book monster flick dropped its first trailer, and the reactions have been mostly positive. Still, some fans couldn’t help but compare the new film to Guillermo Del Toro’s masterful take on the character. After all, Del Toro has one of the most interesting styles in Hollywood; one that earned him an Oscar last year. It’s easy to assume that the Hellboy reboot will be too close to his vision....
The second season of Marvel’s Daredevil may have shown traces of a sophomore slump, but it’s still a slick bit of television (Netflix-vision?) that perfectly encapsulates the MCU’s gritty side with some compelling drama to boot. The many, many ninja fight scenes don’t really hurt, either. But there’s always room to improve. Regardless of whether you loved season 2 or thought it was a pale imitation of what came before, here are 10 Ways to Make Daredevil Even Better in Season 3....
