Posts

To say Eternals was hotly anticipated before it was released would be an understatement. This MCU epic had a cast packed full of superstars and an Oscar-winning director behind the camera. So when the film came out to middling reviews, it was confusing. Upon release, Eternals was quickly swept under the rug as a minor disappointment for the MCU. The history-spanning narrative did not hit quite like some thought it would, and the film’s villains turned out to be a little underwhelming....

While some movies and television programs based on DC Comics have absolutely delivered, there have been numerous instances where the final product left a lot to be desired. Much of this comes from the fact that there are multiple separate universes for DC, and they all exist simultaneously. The company’s biggest competitors at Marvel have mastered the art of the interconnected universe, with 23 box office hits in the Infinity Saga and over two dozen sequel projects set to premiere over the next three years....

Henry Cavill’s Superman has been a scorching hot topic of conversation amongst DCEU fans for the last few years, namely due to the Man of Steel’s absence from the story since 2017’s Justice League. Even with his semi-return in Zack Snyder’s Justice League, fans have waited for any big news on when he would return to play the iconic Kryptonian hero in a canon theatrical movie once more, especially after Superman was seen twice via faceless cameos in Shazam!...

While Spider-Man: No Way Home begins to premiere in select territories, Marvel’s Hawkeye is still chugging away over on Disney+. With the Clint Barton-focused series fast approaching its epic conclusion, many have been left wondering whether Vincent D’Onofrio will rear his head as Daredevil’s Kingpin, as rumors have suggested. Rumblings about D’Onofrio’s return in Hawkeye sparked fan excitement online, which was only further fueled by the actor cryptically teasing his possible involvement via social media....

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is poised to be the Avengers-lite crossover event of Phase 4. Just as Captain America: Civil War and Thor: Ragnarok united heroes from across the Marvel Cinematic Universe in a solo sequel, Multiverse of Madness will bring together Benedict Cumberbatch’s Stephen Strange and Elizabeth Olsen’s Wanda Maximoff, as well as limitless Variants of both current and legacy Marvel characters. Since Doctor Strange 2 began its marketing campaign in the post-credits scene of Spider-Man: No Way Home, most of the film’s secrets have been kept close to the vest....

Werewolf by Night has finally hit Disney+, and now fans across the world can experience Marvel Studios’ first Halloween special. In fact, it’s the first true horror project for the MCU—with an honorable mention going to Sam Raimi’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.The special features not only the introduction of the titular Werewolf but also Man-Thing and Elsa Bloodstone. Beyond that, Werewolf by Night has already been teased to just be the beginning of these supernatural monsters in the MCU....

What you’re looking at here isn’t an advance rendering from J.J. Abrams’ next monster movie – though it looks like it’d be right at home next to the thing from Cloverfield. Nope, this guy is 100% real – thankfully it’s so small that it’s pretty much invisible to the naked eye …Yes, this is a hydrothermal worm, as viewed under a powerful electron microscope – one that’s zoomed in 525 times....

Ever since the conclusion of Avengers: Endgame, fans have questioned whether we’ve seen the end of Robert Downey Jr. in the MCU. While that is yet to be seen, rumors in recent days now point towards Downey appearing in a whole different universe.There’s been a great disturbance in the Force ever since rumors began circulating about Robert Downey Jr. being in talks with Lucasfilm to play a character from that galaxy far, far away....

After seeing Robert Pattinson’s The Batman - Part II officially confirmed to go into development under the new DC Universe (DCU) Elseworlds banner, director Matt Reeves shared his thoughts on the exciting announcement.While DC Studios co-CEOs James Gunn and Peter Safran shared a massive new slate as part of the core DCU, which will go under the “Chapter 1: Gods and Monsters” banner, the pair allowed for other stories to be told in the Elseworlds category as well....

While much of the world is reveling in Marvel’s latest theatrical adventure, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, some are still celebrating what has come before. Spider-Man: No Way Home has hit VOD and completed its run in theaters worldwide, with the Spidey threequel quickly becoming a new high watermark for some Marvel fans. But the wall-crawling threequel comes with a bit of clerical baggage that not many other MCU films do....

Spider-Man: No Way Home may have been the final chapter in Tom Holland’s Spider-Man origin story, but it doesn’t mean MCU fans have seen the last of the web-slinger or his friends. While the Multiversal epic masterfully set up Spidey’s future in New York City, due to Doctor Strange’s spell, the future of Jacob Batalon’s Ned and Zendaya’s MJ is in question and a huge topic of Spider-Man 4 speculation.No Way Home’s emotional ending confirms that MJ and Ned are still headed to MIT; however, leading up to that tearful conclusion, the film teases Ned’s own superhero - and supervillain - potential....

The future of Star Wars is beginning to look clear.For the next few years, Disney+ series will be carrying the franchise on the visual media front. The Book of Boba Fett is set to debut on December 29, and following it shortly thereafter should be the highly anticipated Obi-Wan Kenobi series in May. Later in 2022, Star Wars: Andor and The Bad Batch Season 2 will also drop on the streaming platform, with The Mandalorian Season 3 reportedly rounding the year out....

Marvel Studios is in the final stages of preparation for director Taika Waititi’s work on Thor: Love and Thunder, the second of three MCU movies releasing this year. With both Chris Hemsworth and Natalie Portman’s heroes taking on the mantle of Thor, the MCU has a thrilling new story to tackle both on Earth and throughout the cosmos. The studio recently released the second full trailer for Thor 4, finally giving fans a taste of what Portman will be up to now that she’s become worthy of wielding Mjolnir after her nine-year absence....

With how many superheroes have graced the media throughout the last several years, many actors have made iconic performances that have been written into the DNA of those characters - from Robert Downey Jr.’s Tony Stark to Chris Evans’ Captain America, and Henry Cavil’s Superman. Another shining example would be Matt Ryan’s Constantine from his former NBC show and, more recently, the character’s time on CW’s Legends of Tomorrow. Many fans have praised his performance over the last few years as quintessential to the character....

Q: What do you do when your dog suddenly starts misbehaving — snapping at people or other dogs, peeing or ripping things up — after years of behaving nicely? Thanks to the exploits of my precocious pooch, Lulu, I have the phone number for quite a few pet trainers locked and loaded in my mobile phone. It gives me easy access to expert advice for those not-so-rare occasions when I need backup....

The marketing for Zack Snyder’s Justice League has been ramping up in recent weeks, which means that a full blast of reveals from the film has surfaced online. From a mind-blowing trailer to interesting tidbits from Snyder himself, there was no shortage of information that emerged recently. Despite that, it’s no secret that the promotion for the famous Snyder Cut has already started even before the official announcement of the film back in May 2020, with the visionary director being at the forefront of the information drive....

It takes a brave and hearty (and spartan) soul to give up coffee and tea in the name of food miles. Many do, but morning caffeine is the guilty pleasure that whispers in a voice too alluring for many to resist. One thing is for sure: it’s generally a long journey for beans and leaves to travel from exotic climes to the kitchen counter — so we may as well honor them with some extra chores before condemning them to the trash....

Deforestation, or the loss of forests, is progressing at a fast pace worldwide. This issue gets much attention in tropical regions where rainforests are converted to agriculture, but large swaths of boreal forests are cut each year in colder climates. Canada has long enjoyed an excellent standing in terms of environmental stewardship. That reputation is being seriously challenged as the federal government is promoting aggressive policies on fossil fuel exploitation, dropping climate change commitments, and muzzling federal scientists....

Trolling twitter on Boxing Day when I was supposed to be doing a digital detox, I sawthis crazy poster from Baltimore County, Maryland that claimed that “most crashes are the pedestrian’s fault. I thought this could not possibly be true, so I visited their website where yes, it claims that “80 percent of pedestrian crashes are the fault of the pedestrian.” It then lists all the rules that pedestrians must follow (a selection from 9 rules:)...

Elvis Presley’s Birthplace, a Shotgun/ Wikipedia/CC BY 2.0 Before air conditioning homogenized residential design and made houses indistinguishable from Portland, Maine to Portland, Oregon to Phoenix, Arizona, people built their homes to suit the climate. In the South, where there was not a lot of money, they also built to suit their wallets. An appropriate response to both conditions was the Shotgun House. Michael Janzen at Tiny House Design explains:...