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Tuesday, May 7

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Wednesday Season 2 Undergoes Some Major Casting Changes

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It’s been a long wait for Wednesday season 2. The first season of the live-action Addams Family spinoff arrived the end of 2022. Since then, fans have been eager for updates on the popular series that looks to be the key to Netflix’s post…

Marvel Release Schedule Cuts Reveal a Hard Truth About the MCU’s Phase 5 and 6 Plan

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How much Marvel is too much? That question has hung over the MCU for more than five years, since Avengers: Endgame gave viewers an easy jumping off point. In that time, Marvel has released 25 movies, TV series, and specials, few of them…

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How Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes Inches Closer to the Events of the Original Film

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Director Wes Ball tells Den of Geek that he remembers seeing the original 1968 sci-fi classic Planet of the Apes on “HBO or something” as a child, watching with his dad. “I’m sure all the concepts probably went over my head,” he muses now.…

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The Movies We Never Switch Off When They’re on TV

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One of the downsides of streaming’s cord-cutting era has been how hard it is to stumble on a great movie midway through. You know the joy of which we speak. After a long day at work or school, a moment to unwind turns into discovering one…

The Real Reason Charlize Theron Isn’t in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

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Even after almost a decade, critics and audiences continue to heap praise on Mad Max: Fury Road. The 2015 sci-fi classic earns every accolade, from its subtle character work to its jaw-dropping visuals. But there’s one thing that cannot be…

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Take Our Bananas Planet of the Apes Quiz!

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Ever since Charlton Heston climbed out of a little rocket ship in the toxic waters of the Forbidden Zone, science fiction has never been the same. The film in which he starred was based on a Pierre Boulle novel, but by the time it reached…

The Most Underrated X-Men Stories of All Time

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Even if you’ve never read a single X-Men comic book in your life, you probably still know some of the big stories. The Dark Phoenix Saga, in which Jean Grey gets possessed by a world-destroying entity of unspeakable power. Days of Future…

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Doctor Who’s Ncuti Gatwa on Why the Doctor is “Scared of Ruby”

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This article is spoiler-free A new chapter in Doctor Who canon history began with the first full episode of the Fifteenth Doctor’s adventures “The Church on Ruby Road.” Series 14 opener “Space Babies” takes the Doctor and Ruby’s travels to…

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Power Rangers Toys That Have Somehow Never Existed

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Playmates Toys is about to morph into action. As revealed in a Hasbro press release, Playmates Toys, the long-running toy brand best known for their Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles toys, will be producing and distributing toys based on the…

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Hades 2’s Surprise Release Reminds Us That Early Access Can Be a Good Thing

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Developer Supergiant Games shocked just about everyone today by announcing that they have decided to release Hades 2 via Steam Early Access…well, earlier than anyone anticipated. “We designed the original Hades for Early Access from the…

Monday, May 6

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David Corenswet’s Superman Suit Has a Surprising DC New 52 Connection

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Look, up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s… well, we’re not entirely sure what it is, but it looks like something Brainiac would use to attack the Earth. Whatever the cross-space invader in the picture that director James Gunn…

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Star Wars: Ahmed Best Reacts to Jar Jar Binks’ Canon Ending Amid Darth Jar Jar Return

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“Bring the clown. We want to see the clown. We like it how he juggles glombo shells, or spits fish up in the air and catches them, or how he dances around and falls on his butt.” So demand the orphan children on the planet Naboo, according…

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Link Tank: RSVLTS Amazing New Star Wars Merchandise Revealed

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May 4th might be over, but the Star Wars festivities continue! RSVLTS offers a wide array of fantastic Star Wars merch, highlighted by an epic shirt commenterating the Duel of the Fates from Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. Check…

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My Hero Academia Just Introduced The Anti-Homelander American Hero

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This article contains spoilers for My Hero Academia season 7 episode 1. My Hero Academia is an entertaining shonen anime that cleverly riffs on the superhero genre. This means that epic superpowered showdowns are par for the course where…

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Kill Bill: Vol. 1 vs. Vol. 2: Which Is Better?

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Quentin Tarantino does not view Kill Bill as two separate films. That should be acknowledged upfront as fair. After all, it is this detail which allows Tarantino the ability to claim Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood as his ninth instead of…

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Psych Was a Darker Show Than You Realized

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This article contains spoilers for Psych. It’s easy to forget sometimes that Psych is a show that often involves murder. The procedural comedy-drama is well known for its running gags, irreverent humor, and the absurd scenarios that faux…

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How the Friends Finale Encapsulated Sitcom Perfection

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Not many shows avoided controversy and appeased mass audiences quite like Friends. Thirty years after its premiere, however, our perception of the series has evolved. Some say that the show used jokes that capitalized on the intolerant…

Sunday, May 5

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The Responder Series 2 Review: the Opposite of Cosy Crime

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‘If you didn’t laugh, you’d cry’ isn’t just the correct British response to any exasperating situation, it must also be Tony Schumacher’s screenwriting mantra. His crime drama The Responder would be unwatchably bleak if it wasn’t also so…

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The Responder Series 1 Recap: Chris, Casey & Marco, Rachel, Jodie and Deb Barnes

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At the start of The Responder’s first series, written by ex-police officer Tony Schumacher, the cracks were already showing in Martin Freeman’s police officer Chris Carson. He was depressed, angry, and having panic attacks. A former…

Saturday, May 4

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Star Wars: The Acolyte Trailer Breakdown: Who is the New Sith Villain?

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The dark side clouds everything, including the plot details of the newest Star Wars live-action series, The Acolyte. What we know for sure is that the eight-episode series helmed by Russian Doll creator Leslye Headland is billed as a…

25 Valuable LEGO Star Wars Sets You Need to Own Today

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This article is part of Collector’s Digest, an editorial series powered by: Twenty-five years ago, the galaxies of LEGO and Star Wars collided for the first time, resulting in one of the most valuable partnerships in merchandising history.…

Den of Geek Hosts a Star Wars Collectibles Charity Auction Exclusively on eBay Live on May the 4th

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Presented by: Ringing in May the 4th in style, Den of Geek is launching an online charity auction broadcast in our New York City studio through eBay Live, celebrating the iconic Star Wars franchise with plenty of cool items to bid on and…

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Star Wars Finally Reveals the Fate of a Lost Prequel Trilogy Jedi

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This Star Wars: Tales of the Empire article contains spoilers. The Clone Wars season five finale, “The Wrong Jedi,” was a turning point for Jedi Knight Barriss Offee. While in 2013 fans of the then-recently-made-non-canon Legends timeline…

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Only Those Strong in the Force Can Defeat This Star Wars Character Quiz

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Another May the 4th has arrived, and with it, the promise of so much Star Wars goodness on the horizon. Today, for example, sees the release of a new animated series called Tales of the Empire, which expands the stories of Lady Morgan…

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The Best Stunts the James Bond Movies Ever Dared

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Show-stopping stunts have long been as important to the James Bond movie formula as gadgets, villains, and the appropriate amount of workday martinis. While the early Connery movies didn’t emphasize such stunts quite as much as future…

Friday, May 3

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I Saw the TV Glow Ending Explained: A24’s Transcendent Trans Cautionary Tale

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This article contains I Saw the TV Glow spoilers. Jane Schoenbrun’s I Saw the TV Glow is a unique, neon-colored, melancholic analysis. It’s a complex work determined to show you might find yourself through art and the joys of escapism.…

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20 Best Video Game Adaptations Ever

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Five years ago, the idea of discussing the best video game adaptations ever felt like a largely joyless task. Inevitably, you would have to lower the bar to allow room for movies and shows that you would never otherwise discuss in a…

25 Years of LEGO Star Wars: Comparing the Classic 1999 Sets to Their Remakes

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This article is part of Collector’s Digest, an editorial series powered by: 25 years ago, the world of toys changed forever. LEGO, a privately-owned Danish company commonly known for its in-house, original IPs branched out into the realm…

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The Many Times Ryan Gosling Was Hilarious Beyond Barbie and The Fall Guy

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Ryan Gosling is living his best life these days. Or certainly his funniest. After earning an Academy Award nomination purely based on his ability to persuasively turn “Kenergy” into a noun in last summer’s Barbie, he brought that pure,…

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The Movies That Confronted the Scariest Challenges of Space Travel

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Space is great. It’s massive, it’s colorful, and you can have big fights with lasers there. It really does have everything you could want. But it also has problems—mainly, like we said, that it’s massive. In fact it’s so massive that if…