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Following on the heels of the 2016 Academy Awards ceremony, awards season is winding to a close but there are still some awards shows lurking this year - not least, the MTV Movie Awards. Traditionally more free and laid-back than some of the more prestigious ceremonies, the MTV Movie Awards seek to recognize a wide genre of films and are usually more inclined to award popular mainstream movies; in particular, the comic-book and/or sci-fi genres....

The Cutting Room floor is home to many great moments audiences will never get to see. When a movie is being edited, it’s inevitable that some quality material is going to get trimmed with the fat. That is especially true when a huge blockbuster is getting put together. It might be something as simple as a cool special effect being lost or as big as leaving out the emotional core of someone’s performance....

Of all of the families in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, the Weasley family is arguably the most popular among fans. Whether its because of Ron Weasley’s nobility, the quirky antics of Fred and George, or the sweet love and protection shown by the family’s matriarch, Molly Weasley, there is no denying that the Weasley’s are among the best characters in the entire Harry Potter franchise. Thanks to the great connection between Ron and Harry, the Weasley’s had some involvement in every Harry Potter movie, especially after fans were introduced to (almost) the entire Weasley family in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets....

5G home internet competition in the US is heating up and providers like T-Mobile and Verizon are offering some big incentives to attract customers. Follow along for speed, pricing, and fine details for each provider in our 5G home internet comparison. Update 9/22: T-Mobile expanded the availability of its 5G Home Internet to 64 new cities across six states this month. The Uncarrier previously said it was available in for 45 million homes and this pushes that to 54 million....

This week on Happy Hour Benjamin and Zac discuss the latest leadership changes in the Apple Car teams, and get hyped for next week’s Apple event with last-minute rumor roundups for iPhone 13, Apple Watch Series 7 and more. California dreamin’. Sponsored by ExpressVPN: Take back your Internet privacy today and get 3 months free with a 1-year package at ExpressVPN.com/HappyHour. Sponsored by BetterHelp: As a listener, you’ll get 10% off your first month by visiting our sponsor at BetterHelp....

In the grand tradition of “everyone likes the bad boy,” Hollywood is littered when anti-heroes and vigilantes. Memorable anti-heroes aren’t very nice guys, but somewhere, deep down in their black hearts and dark souls, is someone with the capacity for good. Han Solo is a pretty decent example. But it’s also a little too obvious that’s he’s one of the good guys, no matter how much he tries to sound like a bad boy....

Well, Marvel seems to have figured out the formula to a successful movie. That continued success was not always the case though, and it was touch and go there through the years. Marvel and the studios that it worked with did not always make the best stories. However, when the stories worked well they were amazing. A lot of superhero films (and movies in general) rely on effective plot twist. A plot twist can make or break a film....

Netflix’s new YA series, The Society was an immediate break out when it debuted a couple of months ago. The series follows a group of teenagers who get on a bus to go on a field trip only to be dropped off in an exact replica of their town. But it’s not actually their hometown of West Ham. This new place has no adults, no other humans to speak of....

One of the things that has made The X-Men one of the most popular franchises in comic and movie history is the story’s inherent moral complexity. The diverse array of mutants that form the X-Men, the Brotherhood, the Horsemen, the Morlocks, and more are drawn from many places and many backgrounds, and all of them have reasons for their ideologies. In a world where mutants are sometimes moving toward the cusp of acceptance and at other times being placed in concentration camps by robotic Sentinels, it’s not surprising that many of them have changed their opinions on what direction the mutant race should take....

TV is a much less unified experience than it used to be. Years ago, there were fewer programs, and that meant that every show was watched by more people. When those shows happened to last a long time, they built up a certain level of devotion that made them must-watches, especially when it came time for key episodes to air. Of course, these episodes were often finales of one sort or another, but that wasn’t always the case....

“Let’s face it, baby—these days, you gotta have a sequel.” Those not-so-famous words were uttered by Matthew Lillard’s Stu Macher in 1996’s Scream. Twenty years later, they have never been more true. Sequels are all the rage nowadays, with major studios turning out twenty-eight of them in 2015 and another thirty this year. And that’s not even including non-sequels that are part of larger franchises like Suicide Squad, Doctor Strange, and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them....

The years have passed, the YA adaptations have collected dust, and people still can’t make sense of all the plot holes that riddled the Twilight saga. Once the hardcore fans grew out of their vampire loving adolescent phase and Robert Pattinson finally washed his hair, it became more evident than ever that Twilight was missing a lot more than a healthy representation of romantic relationships. While Stephenie Meyer’s novels captured the hearts of every teenage girl who dreamed of the perfect high school boyfriend, the movies really divided the fans into Team Edward and Team Jacob....

It’s a common enough trope in comic books - the good guys turn bad, the bad guys turn good; the good guys have been bad the whole time, but the bad guys, deep down, are really very nice. It should be no surprise that the actors who portray these heroes and villains should switch between roles through their career; it’s really just part of the process. There are only so many actors who can play along with a comic book movie, and whether they play a superhero or a supervillain is just details....

Two and a Half Men was a unique sitcom in the sense that it had two versions: one featuring Charlie Sheen and the other with Ashton Kutcher in the lead. Of course, as we all know, Sheen was unceremoniously dumped after his much-publicized bad behavior. Even so, the series lasted another four seasons and wrapped up on its own terms. “It is so unusual to have been able to build such great chemistry with two different performers....

The 20 must-see films of Fall 2017 includes several awards contenders and the next Star Wars movie, as well as the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe and DC Extended Universe installments. Following on the heels of a roller coaster ride of a summer movie season that spanned from the highs of critical/box office hits like Wonder Woman, Spider-Man: Homecoming and Dunkirk to the lows of commercially-underperforming critical bombs such as The Mummy and The Dark Tower, the hope is that this fall’s offerings will be more consistently strong in their quality....

The world of the X-Men, filled with mutants with extraordinary powers, has been the cornerstone of the Marvel Comics universe for decades. With its varied characters and deep plotlines, the franchise has remained a favorite since its launch by the creative mind of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby back in 1963. Over the years, Marvel ran into some financially tough times and had to find a means to save its struggling company from bankruptcy....

[This is a review of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 4, episode 12. There will be SPOILERS.] – Since Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. returned from its midseason hiatus, the show has shifted focus from the mystical threat posed by Robbie Reyes aka Ghost Rider and his uncle Eli Morrow to threats closer to home. Of course, those threats - Dr. Radcliffe, his Life Model Decoys, and Senator Nadeer (Parminder Nagra) - have turned into more of a united front in the episodes since Agents of S....

[Warning: This post contains spoilers for the season 4 premiere of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.] - The fourth season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is officially back now that the first episode has aired on the East coast. After months of waiting, viewers have finally been able to witness the impressive introduction of Gabriel Luna as Robbie Reyes aka Ghost Rider. With his Hell Charger and flaming skull at full force, he quickly proved to be a problem that Daisy (Chloe Bennet) will be dealing with in the coming weeks....

Six episodes into Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’s fourth season, it’s clear that new addition Ghost Rider (Gabriel Luna) has proven to be the breakout character that fans clearly hoped he would be. The show’s ratings are up, and he looks positioned to not only ride out the rest of season 4.0 (which wraps up next month), but potentially the entire 22-episode season, as well, giving him a great deal of momentum to work with....

Netflix’s GLOW is one of the freshest and funniest shows on the air right now. The story of a syndicated women’s wrestling series in the 1980s might’ve sounded like it would only appeal to a niche audience, but thanks to hilarious one-liners, lovable characters, and emotionally resonant moments that hit you in the feels, the show has universal appeal that has made it one of Netflix’s most popular original series. The streaming service has renewed the show for a third season, but these hiatuses can be such a drag....