The political fallout caused by Liddy, Hunt, their first arrested associates, the Nixon administration, etc., used to imbue paranoia, conspiracy, and distrust. Fifty years later, those concepts are old hat on a national scale. Now, Watergate is a joke about the infrastructure of America. “White House Plumbers” offers the lightest amusement in retracing these country-defining … Read more
vampire survivors was a surprise hit after its early access release in December 2021 and gradually blew up over the course of 2022, even coming in near the top of some Game of the Year lists. And while it isn’t the most story-focused game, it is getting its own animated series. There’s been no word … Read more
Diego Luna on the challenges of Andor season 2 now that the first season has become so critically acclaimed. I don’t think many of us were expecting Andor to be as fantastic as it was, but the acclaim for the first season of the Star Wars series was incredible. With production of Andor season 2 … Read more
In the first 30 years of his existence, Rocket Raccoon appeared in a total of ten Marvel comics. Not ten different storylines, not ten different Rocket Raccoon series; ten individual issues period, mostly guest spots in other characters’ books. His profile increased somewhat in the mid-2000s when he became a member of the relaunched Guardians … Read more
“Flight. 3” opens with Rocket Racoon (voiced by Bradley Cooper) listening to “Creep” by Radiohead. In another film filled with clever needle drops, it’s a tone-setter. Rocket sees himself as the weirdo, the creep, but the movie will teach him that he’s so f-ing special, of course. It all starts with an attack. The golden-hued … Read more
Some official Dune: Part Two photos from Warner Bros. and Legendary’s highly-anticipated continuation to 2021’s action sci-fi movie have been revealed through Vanity Fair, featuring a few of the new cast members who will be joining Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya in the next installment. It is currently scheduled to arrive in theaters on November 3. … Read more
Mark Hamill pops by to train Cameron Monaghan’s Cal Kestis in a funny promo for the release of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. It’s launch day for Star Wars Jedi: Survivorthe highly anticipated sequel to Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. The game once again chronicles the journey of Cal Kestis, a young Jedi who survived Order … Read more
Things have turned around very quickly for video games in other forms of popular culture. We’ve gone from them being viewed as box-office poison to reliable brand names in just the span of the last few years. After decades of junk — some of the worst movies ever made! — video games have now inspired … Read more
The story begins with Wendy Darling (Ever Anderson) leading her younger brother John (Joshua Pickering) and kid brother Michael (Jacobi June) in an enthusiastic play session that includes swashbuckling sword fights and running and jumping, followed by a couple of nice moments between the children and their parents (Molly Parker and Alan Tudyk). Soon enough, … Read more
Lego hinted that it had more Nintendo sets on the way, and now it has finally let the Kong out of the cage. Both companies announced that there are four Donkey Kong Lego sets releasing on August 1. All of the Donkey Kong Lego sets have different price points. The $10.99 Rambi the Rhino Expansion … Read more