Tag: identity politics
Benny Johnson Asks Superheroes Who They’re Voting For
Perception and reality are often at loggerheads, and that’s true of the geek community as much as anywhere else. It’s generally assumed that fans of sci-fi, video games, and comic books are largely left-leaning, not only because entertainment now speaks almost exclusively to that contingent (and...
Read MoreDisney Still Thinks the Audience is the Problem
Time and again, Hollywood sends the message that it refuses to learn from its mistakes. Sonny Bunch, the culture editor at The Bulwark, posted a screenshot of something Matt Belloni of Puck shared in his newsletter. It’s a direct message Belloni received from “a Disney executive” talking about...
Read MoreTomb Raider I-III Remastered Comes with Racism Disclaimer
If you liked the old Tomb Raider games, you should be ashamed of yourself. That’s what Crystal Dynamics thinks, anyway. The video game developer, which now produces the series, is about to release Tomb Raider I-III Remastered; those games were made before Crystal Dynamics was given the Tomb Raide...
Read MoreGina Carano Sues Disney and Lucasfilm
Disney and Lucasfilm are about to learn that a fight isn’t over till both sides say it is. In a Twitter – now X – post, Gina Carano announced that she is suing the studios for discrimination and wrongful termination. As she explains, this is a result of X CEO Elon Musk’s offer to arrange &he...
Read MoreBlade was Almost About a Group of Women
The many problems facing the new Blade movie include a draft that marginalized the lead character. According to a popular new article from Variety, the tumultuous Marvel film – which was originally supposed to come out this year but has been pushed back to 2025 – was going to be “led by women ...
Read MoreREVIEW: South Park: Joining the Panderverse (2023)
It was only a matter of time before South Park took aim at the woke infestation of modern cinema. But instead of its normal Comedy Central run, the long-running satirical series dedicated one of its hour-long specials on Paramount+ to the topic, with South Park: Joining the Panderverse premiering ...
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