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Dave Chappelle Under Attack For Jokes About Reality

Another day, another controversy stirred up by a special interest group getting their feelings hurt by something a comedian said. Dave Chappelle, the seminal comedian who created Chappelle’s Show and wrote and starred in Half-Baked, has a new comedy special coming out for Netflix called The Closer...

Adaptation and Themes in In the Heights

Last week, I talked about the recent backlash against Lin Manuel-Miranda. His appearances and creations for Broadway, movies, and television prior to Hamilton spanning nearly two decades seemed to inspire a mixture of admiration and indifference. But after Hamilton hit Broadway, and again once it we...

REVIEW: Superman & Lois Season 1, Episode 11 “A Brief Reminiscence In-Between Cataclysmic Events”

“A Brief Reminiscence In-Between Cataclysmic Events” is a mostly splendid episode that features some of the best Superman & Lois moments yet and points to an exciting final run of episodes to close out the first season. It also has a few elements that hint at a possible infection of the woke...

Johnny Depp is Being Asked to Leave Fantastic Beasts

A major studio is casting out Johnny Depp. In an Instagram post, Depp revealed that Warner Bros. has asked him to leave the role of Grindelwald from the Fantastic Beasts movie series and that he has acquiesced. The request came after a judge in the United Kingdom ruled against Depp in a defamation c...

When and How Avatar: The Last Airbender Did What Other Modern Fantasy Stories Couldn’t

In my last article, I said a lot of things, but the main point I was trying to make was that we should focus on the positive at least as much as the negative in life. This applies to fandom as much as anything else, and, at least to me, internet fandom has felt pretty …

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REVIEW: Artemis Fowl (2020)

The adaptation of Eoin Colfer’s best-selling young adult fantasy Artemis Fowl is one Disney project that hasn’t inspired much fanfare. From the film’s announcement to its first trailer to its silent release on Disney+ yesterday, the lack of excitement around the movie from both fans and creat...