The Super Mario Bros movie managed to break every record for a big-screen video game adaptation over the weekend. Nintendo’s triumphant return to the silver screen overtook Sega’s Sonic the Hedgehog to the tune of $377 million in worldwide box office returns. That puts it over Frozen 2 for the …
Read MoreThe DC Extended Universe has struggled to stay relevant when compared to its rival, the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Warner Brothers has put considerable effort into building the DCEU, with big-budget films like Justice League and Batman v. Superman drawing some crowds into theaters but failing to leave a lasting impression …
Read MoreThe latest Marvel movie, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, had one of the steepest week-over-week dropoffs at the box office in recent memory. The much-maligned film has been blasted by critics. It has become only the second Marvel film to receive a “rotten” score from Rotten Tomatoes. This indicates that …
Read MoreIn recent years, video game adaptations have really stepped things up. There was a point in time when the term “video game adaptation” was met with open scorn from gamers and moviegoers alike. Now, with films like Detective Pikachu and Sonic the Hedgehog showing mass markets that movies based on …
Read MoreFew directors have the track record that James Cameron has. His films routinely smash box office records and become de facto cultural icons in their own right. Terminator 2 is one of the best action films of all time. Titanic is so iconic that you can hear lines from it …
Read MorePokemon fans are notorious for their strong opinions regarding new entries in the long-running video game series. The latest entries, Scarlet and Violet, have been met with some divisive reviews and numerous superlatives. Some are calling them the best entries in the series yet, while others say the games show …
Read MoreBack when George Lucas was making the Star Wars sequel Return of the Jedi, he was adamant that the series was primarily for children. That was the justification for the presence of the cute teddy bear creatures, the Ewoks. Sixteen years later, it was the justification for Jar-Jar Binks, the …
Read MoreMarvel has been dipping its toes into more horror-tinged content during its Phase 4 project. The latest MCU phase kicked off with Wandavision, a TV series that occasionally dipped into bizarre existential horror as a result of Wanda’s sitcom-inspired Hex reality. In Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, the …
Read MoreSplatoon 3 is the follow-up to the smash-hit Switch-exclusive Splatoon 2, and it improves upon its predecessor in some subtle but meaningful ways. The sequel isn’t revolutionary – players are still able to ink the terrain and become cartoony squids to swim through the paint-like substance. The goal is still …
Read MoreMarvel’s newest show, She-Hulk, offers fans a first look at how a humorous, half-hour format will fit a Marvel series. Jennifer Walters, Bruce Banner’s cousin, is a brilliant lawyer who wants to advance her career and win cases. However, an accident leads to her becoming infected by the same gamma …
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