Why Nimona Got Saved From Disney to Become an Oscar Contender
Nimona went from being a movie that was almost certainly lost to the ether to an Oscar nominee—a story as miraculous as the sumptuous, wildly inventive, and queer as hell…
Dune: Part Two Blows Away Your Sandworm-Sized Expectations
Dune: Part Two is more than a mere sequel. It’s a continuation, culmination, and ultimately a fantastic elevation of everything you already loved about director Denis Villeneuve’s 2021 film Dune:…
Barbie’s Oscar Snub Discourse Has Taken a Wild, Hillary Clinton-Shaped Turn
Yesterday the Academy announced the nominees for the 2024 Oscars, and Barbie did very well for itself. Best Adapted Screenplay! Two original song nods! Ryan Gosling for Best Supporting Actor…
Godzilla Minus One, Across the Spider-Verse Among Oscars Finalists
The Oscars are a few months away, and it won’t be long before we’re hearing about the nominees for the 2024 ceremony. Earlier in the week, a shortlist for 10…
Everything Everywhere All at Once Tops Kanopy’s List of Most-Watched Films of 2023
Kanopy is one of the best streaming deals around: it’s free and doesn’t have any ads breaking up its content, though you must have a library card or be part…
All the Genre Movies Coming to Theaters This Holiday Season
Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire | Official Trailer | Netflix The new Zack Snyder movie is coming out in a few short weeks and it’s the…
Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?, Asks One of the Most Daft Christmas Movies Ever
Everyone remembers 1962’s What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? as a camp classic, but that movie—which starred Bette Davis and Joan Crawford and kick-started the “psycho-biddy” horror subgenre—was also nominated…
10 Behind-the-Scenes Books for Pop-Culture Fans
We’ve gathered 10 books that spotlight some of pop culture’s most beloved and fascinating properties, including Disney, Star Trek, The X-Files, and Labyrinth. Scroll through for ideas on what to gift-wrap for…
Watch Adam Savage Geek Out Over Tippett Studio’s Poker Face Stop-Motion Marvel
In this latest video from Adam Savage’s Tested, the special-effects designer, former MythBusters host, and noted nerd-culture aficionado visits legendary animator Phil Tippett’s Tippett Studio in Berkeley, CA, where he…
Marvel Learned the Wrong Lessons From the Iron Man Trilogy
Fifteen years ago, on May 2, 2008, Iron Man released in theaters. The Jon Favreau-directed film set off an unprecedented run of sequels, sagas, and franchises that literally saved Marvel…