It was August 1990, and there was no more popular franchise than the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The comic book that two creators–Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird–created as a joke and printed in their garage had spawned a hit animated series and, now, a blockbuster movie. Following a March 30 …
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After bringing Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and Godzilla to the big screen, director Gareth Edwards will next present an original idea rather than another entry in a massive franchise. The Creator, set in the future, essentially boils down to a war between humanity and AI, with John David …
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When you sit down in the theaters to watch Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning – Part 1, you know what you’re getting, more or less. There will be some kind of impossible mission that requires Tom Cruise to jump off of something, crash something, or otherwise put his own life–and the …
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When you take on the role of a villain in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, chances are you already realize that your profile is about to be on the rise. After all, anytime a new Marvel show or movie arrives, the villain is front and center, ready to be hated. With …
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Marvel’s Secret Invasion has finally arrived on Disney+, seeing Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury make his return to the MCU after spending quite a bit of time hanging out in space since the events of Avengers: Endgame. And he’s come home to a good, old-fashioned alien invasion. Warning: The following …
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If you’ve seen the Super Mario Bros. Movie during its theatrical run, you know there’s far more to Mario’s power-ups than the iconic red mushroom that turns him from a little guy into a tall (sort of) plumber man. Now, the cast of the movie has gone ahead and broken …
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