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Pixar's Soul Was a Massive Streaming Hit Over the Holidays
23.1.2021
Well, we can’t do
box office numbers. So we’re doing this now. Read more
What Superhero Movies Need to Remember While Embracing Multiversal Madness
22.1.2021
Much as audiences might long for Hollywood to change its approach to superhero movies, studios are loathe to let go of the genre’s established hallmarks. So things like glowing MacGuffins and overstuffed’s crossovers are utilized for a variety of reasons—including the simple fact that a lot...
WandaVision's Kathryn Hahn Says Gossip and Secrets Are a Part of Agnes
21.1.2021
Whenever Kathryn Hahn’s Agnes bursts into the camera’s focus on Disney+’s WandaVision, the show’s laugh track usually kicks in as the archetypical sitcom neighbor interrupts whatever odd thing Wanda and Vision happen to be doing. But the more time WandaVision spends following Agnes around, the more...
Intel and Nvidia Are Probably Not Colluding to Keep AMD Out of Gaming Laptops
21.1.2021
If you’ve visited the AMD subreddit, the Linus Tech Tips forums, or elsewhere over the last several months, you might have come across a conspiracy theory that Intel and Nvidia struck a secret deal with one another to keep higher-end GPUs out of AMD Ryzen 4000-series laptops. If you looked at...
This Is Not Fiction
20.1.2021
In different ways, some of Marvel’s superheroes like Captain America and the Punisher, and Lucasfilm’s infamous Galactic Empire, have all been in the news as of late for reasons that have little to do with the stories we’re used to seeing them in. Instead, they’ve become part of the odd and often...
I Miss the Game Boy Camera, My First Digital Camera
20.1.2021
Unless you grew up in a time after cameraphones arrived, there’s a very good chance your first digital camera was a weird Game Boy accessory. The Game Boy Camera was definitely my first digital snapper, and while its technical capabilities were extremely limited, it still managed to excel at other...
Your Guide to 2021's Biggest TV, Part 1
19.1.2021
Finally, 2021 is here, and with it, so much television to look forward to. In fact, there’s so much, we’re breaking down our big new year preview of sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and superhero shows into three massive parts! Ready for part one?Read more
The Internet's Carbon Footprint Issue Isn't Tied to Individuals
19.1.2021
Video conferencing is putting a lot of stress on us, forcing us to show our colleagues the insides of our apartments, learn new social norms (is “mute yourself” a rude thing to say?), and remember that there is still a deadly global pandemic ravaging the world. It may be putting stress on...
Johnny Mnemonic's Cyber-Dolphin Is Still the Apex of Cyberpunk
18.1.2021
It’s hard to make the cyberpunk genre feel fresh nowadays. Its tried-and-true tenets of a dystopian future overrun by corporations and technology have, after all, been true for a while. Of course, cybernetic implants aren’t de rigeur in the real world so we can’t have secret chainsaws in our hands...
Ethan Hawke Is Going to Be Playing the Villain In Disney's Moon Knight Series
17.1.2021
Well, the list of
distinguished actors attached to this project has just gone up by one. Read more
HBO Has Tapped a Russian Indie Director for The Last of Us's Pilot
16.1.2021
Another director joins the crew. Considering the subject matter, it seems like he’ll fit right in. Read more
All the Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Films to Look Forward to in 2021...Hopefully
14.1.2021
You are not experiencing déjà vu. A huge percentage of films from our 2020 movie preview are once again here on our 2021 preview. But the good news is, there’s still a lot of great stuff to look forward to.Read more
Coronavirus Lockdowns Didn't Reduce Air Pollution as Much as We Thought
13.1.2021
I know it seems like forever ago, but think back to the early days of covid-19 when lockdowns first halted travel and industry in huge swaths of the world. It was devastating to the economy and was a symptom of a huge public health problem, but reports showed there was at least one good thing...
Nintendo Is Making Copyright Claims on Videos of Game & Watch Hacking
12.1.2021
Despite its retro charms, for $50 the Nintendo Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. handheld felt like it could benefit from a few more games: an upgrade some talented hackers made possible before the device was even released. But Nintendo doesn’t like consumers messing with its hardware, and today...
Hades Is Life
11.1.2021
While playing through Supergiant Games’ Hades I kept asking myself, why is this game so freaking good?Read more
Every Deleted Parler Post, Many With Users' Location Data, Has Been Archived
11.1.2021
In the wake of the violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol by scores of President Trump’s supporters, a lone researcher began an effort to catalogue the posts of social media users across Parler, a platform founded to provide conservative users a safe haven for uninhibited “free speech” —...
Parler Forced Offline After Amazon Pulls Hosting Services
11.1.2021
Parler has gone offline after Amazon made good on its promise to drop the controversial social media site from its AWS web hosting services. Amazon pulled the plug at 11:59 p.m. Pacific time, saying that Parler wasn’t properly moderating its content and the violence being called for on the site...
This Gorgeous Soul Art Tribute Was Made in Virtual Reality
10.1.2021
This tribute to Disney and Pixar’s Soul is impressive, and even moreso when you find out how it was made. Read more
Early WandaVision Impressions Suggest the Marvel Series Is as Good as It Is Weird
9.1.2021
Critics have seen the first three episodes of WandaVision, the upcoming Marvel Studios Disney+ series starring Scarlet Witch and the Vision as they take on their greatest challenge yet: the sitcom. Which means we’ve got impressions. Read more
Jack Offs Trump
9.1.2021
Rest in piss, @realDonaldTrump: Twitter has permanently suspended the president after he incited a riot at the Capitol this week.Read more