Mario, the squat mustachioed hero of too many video games to count, must always be protected by his fans. Despite his corporate masters at Nintendo having no problem with the lil’ dude starring in everything from golf games to early-’90s typing tutorial software, Mario’s admirers are a bit more discerning about how he appears in … Read more
Image: New Line Cinema There is, somehow, a sequel to The Animal happening. The Simpsons takes on It in new Treehouse of Horror images. Plus, director Lee Cronin teases Evil Dead Rise, and new footage from She-Hulk and Rick and Morty. Spoilers now! The Animal 2 Deadline reports Rob Schneider will reprise his role as … Read more
Dahmer—Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer StoryPhoto: Netflix Controversy be damned… or maybe celebrated, at least over at Netflix HQ, because the streaming service is still talking about how popular Dahmer— Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story is. Yes, despite the awful name, the bizarre move to flag it as an example of LGBTQ representation, and the fact … Read more
Lea MichelePhoto: Dia Dipasupil (Getty Images) Few names strike fear into the heart of mere mortals quite like Lea Michele. Since her time on Glee, Michele’s striving for modern-day Streisand status has made her a fixture of tabloids, Tumblr, and gossip, from her co-workers accusing her of microaggressions to all those illiteracy rumors. People love … Read more
This is not a still from the episode, but two stills, and it amuses me very much.Photo: Jace Downs/AMC The third act of The Walking Dead’s 11th and final season has begun, but it doesn’t seem like anyone notified the show. Other than a quick montage of familiar faces at the start, with a bit … Read more
Olivia CookePhoto: Ollie Upton/HBO The pacing of House Of The Dragon is a curious thing, oscillating between a breakneck speed that hardly lets us learn the names of its players before it dispatches them and lethargic, plodding slowness. Maybe that’s what happens when you adapt one section of a fake history book rather than a … Read more
Left: Smile (Photo: Paramount Pictures), Right: Bros (Photo: Nicole Rivelli/Universal Pictures) Maybe chalk it up to the onset of that particular time of year known—obsessively—to the online set as “Spooky Season,” but new horror thriller Smile is apparently on track to win this weekend’s theatrical box office. Per Variety, Parker Finn’s film is set to … Read more
Image: Orbit The Stars Undying, the upcoming sci-fi debut from Emery Robin, introduces an interstellar princess forced into circumstances that’ll require every bit of royal strength she can muster to overcome. It’ll be released in November, but io9 is thrilled to share a generous excerpt from the book today. Here’s a description of the book, … Read more
Olivia Cooke and Fabien FrankelPhoto: Ollie Upton/HBO House Of The Dragon pulls a 10-year time jump with “The Princess And The Queen,” taking a page from The Crown. And like that other royal drama Matt Smith was also in, this involves a massive recasting to age up its characters, plus the introduction of a new … Read more
Diego Luna scrolling Twitter waiting for Andor reactions.Image: Lucasfilm How did Cassian Andor become the brash, rogueish leader who helped steal the Death Star plans and ultimately destroy the Empire? Next week, we begin to find out and it sounds like it’ll be worth the wait. Andor is the latest Star Wars show coming to … Read more
Milly AlcockPhoto: Ollie Upton (HBO) Let it be known: The allure of known intellectual property remains strong in these United States. Audiences can’t resist the opportunity to go back and poke around in the past of a recently concluded blockbuster fantasy franchise. So put any worries that a decline in quality or even the slow-motion … Read more