This Week’s Mandalorian Used Its Nostlagia for Good, at Least
At this point it is impossible to separate the story of Din Djarin and Grogu from the wider universe of Star Wars’ galaxy far, far away. In a similar manner…
12 Sci-Fi Stories Written Before Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
Portrait of Louis-Sébastien Mercier by Benoît-Louis Henriquez.Image: Wikimedia Commons Subtitled A Dream If There Ever Was One (well, that’s the English translation, at least), French author Louis-Sébastien Mercier’s look at…
Fantasy Cult Classic Dragonslayer Is Now on 4K Ultra HD, and We’ve Got a Sneak Peek
Journey back to sixth-century England—by way of 1981 fantasy-movie aesthetics—with Dragonslayer, the tale of a sorcerer’s apprentice (Peter MacNicol) who must tangle with the local fire-breathing menace, delightfully named Vermithrax…
Disney’s Unsolved Mystery: Who Is Max Goof’s Mom?
Photo: Sabina Graves/Gizmodo The identity of who mothered Goofy’s son Max remains an unsolved mystery. While attending a preview of Disneyland’s revamped Toontown, io9 investigated Goofy’s home and small-batch candy factory,…
Lego’s Huge Rivendell Set Is as Epic a Feat as the Lord of the Rings Movies
Before this month, it had been years since Lego had made any sets based off the Lord of the Rings movies. But the iconic brick maker came to us at…
The Daniels’ Post-Oscars Project Could Be in the Star Wars Galaxy
A wildly cool rumor running rampant around the Star Wars community might actually be true. It says that Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, the Oscar-winning directors of the Best Picture-winning…
M3GAN Star Amie Donald on Dancing Her Way Into Our Nightmares
She was 11 when she filmed it, and is 13 now, but Amie Donald has indeed seen PG-13 horror smash M3GAN—in which she plays the title character. “I thought it…
Doctor Who’s Next Anniversary Project Turns Sooz Kempner Into Doom
Image: BBC Doctor Who’s 60th anniversary in November 2023 is giving the series a chance to go seemingly as bonkers as it wants. Shove David Tennant in as a new…
Jordan Peele’s Next Movie, Whatever It Is, Is a Christmas Gift Next Year
With his Oscar-winning first film Get Out, Jordan Peele quickly established himself as a filmmaker to constantly be excited about. Then, with his next two films, Us and Nope, he delivered on…
Denzel Washington Is Poised to Sign On for Gladiator Sequel
Image: Christopher Polk (iStock by Getty Images) Denzel Washington is in “final negotiations” to co-star in the Gladiator sequel, per a new news report at Deadline. Paul Mescal is already…