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Star Trek Attacked Religion With Its Most Lovable Character
Historically, Star Trek has kept a polite distance from religion, which is largely due to the influence of franchise creator …
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Alien Prequels Being Erased Is The Best Move For The Franchise
Recently, Fargo showrunner Noah Hawley stated outright that his new Alien series will ignore Ridley Scott’s Alien prequels. No hate …
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The R-Rated Sci-Fi Movie That Goes Looking For God And Finds The Final Frontier On Disney+
It’s Star Trek V, only better.
Godzilla Minus One Deserves To Win Its Oscar
Godzilla Minus One made a huge splash when it premiered in December, with audiences and critics praising the film for …
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Star Trek: Picard Proves Paramount Doesn’t Know Its Fans
Part of what made the third season of Star Trek: Picard such a success was that it brought back so …
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X-Men ’97 Fans Angry About Series Doing What X-Men Has Always Done
It was recently announced that the upcoming Disney+ series X-Men ’97 will make Morph non-binary, and the usual suspects are …
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The Sci-Fi Classic Still Misunderstood Today
Here’s a hot take: Paul Verhoeven’s Starship Troopers might be a better satire than RoboCop. Don’t get us wrong, RoboCop, …
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The X-Men ‘97 Change Dividing Fans
The upcoming X-Men ‘97 series is looking to leverage fan nostalgia for everybody’s merry band of mutants by effectively bringing …
The Sci-Fi Action Sequel On Disney+ That’s More Fun Than Anyone Remembers
Far better than we had any right to expect.
The DCU Is Dead On Arrival
Warner Bros. is all set to soft launch the DCU later this year with the animated series Creature Commandos before …
Batman’s Best Sidekick Isn’t Robin
Batman has had a lot of sidekicks over the years. There have been at least five canon Robins alone, to …
Star Trek Fan-Favorite Hero Should Never Have Been Promoted
Star Trek: Nemesis is definitely one of the worst films in the franchise, but it had at least one moment …
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Netflix Avatar: The Last Airbender In Danger Of Ruining Beloved Franchise
The beloved animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender is getting a live-action series over at Netflix. While fans are hopeful …
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The Star Wars Story That Turns Ewoks Into Monsters
One of the reasons Star Wars fans criticize Return of the Jedi so harshly is that it is difficult to …
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Ahsoka’s Hated Character Change Is The Absolute Right Move
On paper, Ahsoka was a show designed for fans of Star Wars Rebels: after all, it brought back fan-favorite characters …
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Marvel Is Going To Ruin Their R-Rated Era
Recently, the Marvel show Echo had the dubious honor of being the first new Disney+ franchise entry to be rated …
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Star Wars Changed Forever Because Of A Low Budget Indie Film
When fans discuss films that greatly impacted Star Wars, they typically bring up the obvious inspirations such as Akira Kurosawa’s …
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New Star Trek Defeats Classic Trek In One Important Way
Among Star Trek fans, there is a constant debate about whether things like the Kelvinverse movies or NuTrek TV shows …
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Batman Kills People All The Time
If there’s one thing that defines Batman as a character, it’s his strict “No killing” rule—except it’s less of a …
Star Wars: The Clone Wars Watch Order Is Not What You Think
If you’re a new Star Wars fan, chances are you’re considering getting into The Clone Wars. While the decision to …
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The Dumb-But-Fun Alien Invasion Flop Starring A Pop Icon, That You Don’t Need Netflix To Watch
Edit a lot of idiotic and stolen together into two hours of film, and you end up with a big, silly summer blockbuster in which legless men can be heroes, and the elderly can be useful.
Ryan Reynolds Ruins Deadpool By Being Ryan Reynolds
It’s fair to say that whether you’re a diehard Marvel fan or just a casual moviegoer, it’s impossible to think …
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Deadpool And Wolverine Won’t Save Marvel, Even If It Makes Billions
The upcoming Deadpool and Wolverine will bring two popular characters from outside of the MCU into the mega-franchise later this …
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Star Wars Best Villain Inspired By America’s Worst President
Star Wars is full of some very memorable villains, and characters like Darth Vader and Boba Fett seem to have …
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Marvel Can’t Rely On Great Casting Anymore
The internet is abuzz following the casting of next year’s Fantastic Four which has been nearly universally praised as perfect …
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Star Wars Fan Favorite Needs To Stay Dead, No Matter How Much Actor Complains
When it comes to a fictional character’s demise, the unwritten rule in Hollywood is: if you don’t see a body, …
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Star Wars Most Anticipated Project Will Never Happen And That’s Great
The original Knights of the Old Republic felt nothing short of magical when it first came out. In addition to …
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Ahsoka Killed The Best Star Wars Romance
The heart of every fandom is ‘shippers: those who put plenty of emotional energy (and internet posts) into desires to …
Marvel Got Fantastic Four Casting Exactly Right, Here’s Why
Marvel has finally announced the long-awaited casting for the MCU’s upcoming Fantastic Four. The casting of Marvel’s first family is …
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The Netflix Violent War Epic Leaves Viewers An Emotional Wreck
War is Hell. Yet films often fail to convey that hard but important truth. Instead, however unintentionally, they sanitize the …
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