Tag: sci-fi
Putting the Super Back in Superhero
One of the most appealing things about superheroes is the element of fantasy; they are, essentially, wish fulfillment, vehicles through which downtrodden, imperfect people like us can imagine having the ability to right all the wrongs in our lives, to save the day while making ourselves a little hap...
Read MoreREVIEW: Big Hero 6: The Series – Season 1, Episodes 7 and 8, “Muirahara Woods” and “Failure Mode”
*Spoilers* In “Muirahara Woods,” the heroes catch a crook and, to celebrate, Fred suggests they all go see the new Captain Fancy movie. Everyone agrees except for Gogo, who disappears, saying that she has plans. Wanting to know where she slips off to from time to time, Fred and Hiro decide to fo...
Read MoreREVIEW: Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)
Marvel Studios has had a tremendous 2018, with Black Panther and Avengers: Infinity War becoming its two biggest domestic hits yet (the latter its biggest worldwide). On the heels of those two blockbusters comes Ant-Man and the Wasp, a much lighter, lower-key superhero movie that serves as a respite...
Read MoreREVIEW: Meet the Robinsons (2007)
After 2005’s Chicken Little, some major changes were set to take place at Walt Disney Feature Animation. Disney’s initial agreement with Pixar had expired and they elected to purchase the animation powerhouse, with John Lasseter becoming chief creative officer for both studios. The production of...
Read MoreWestworld – Season 2, Episode 10 “The Passenger”
“We’re more alike than we seem.” “We’re nothing alike.” *Spoilers* “The Passenger” begins with Dolores running yet another test on Bernard, and theorizing that since Arnold didn’t make it, maybe Bernard should be changed. Dolores lies next to Teddy’s corpse, ult...
Read MoreFate of Star Wars Story Films in Doubt
The fate of the Star Wars Story films seems to have gotten a little murkier. In response to Collider’s exclusive that Lucasfilm was shelving the prequel spinoffs, ABC has heard from sources of its own that that information was “inaccurate” and that “multiple Star Wars films” that “have n...
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