Justin Carter

A Kansas City native, Justin has written for numerous sites including IGN, io9, Polygon, and SyFy Wire. Don't ask him about how much gum he's had, because the answer will be much more than he's willing to admit.

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Sonic the Hedgehog 2’s Super Bowl Spot Brings Back a Robotnik Classic

Sega's speedy mascot returns to theaters with new friends and an old enemy.

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Destiny Should Be Sony’s Next Big Animated Series

Bungie's acquisition may just be the latest shot in games' consolidation wars, but it's an opportunity for the studio to expand the world of its sci-fi shooter.

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Forget About What Star Wars Is, What Is The High Republic?

A year and change later, what does it bring to the franchise overall?

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Phil Lord and Chris Miller Speak On That Dead Jump Street/Men in Black Crossover

If only the Neuralyzer could make it so we could forget about what almost was.

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Shining Girls is a Violent, Trippy Mystery Through Time

Lauren Beukes' time traveling murder tale comes to the streaming screen.

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Spoilers of the Week: January 31-February 4

Forget or miss something that happened this week? We've got you covered.

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Tom Holland on Going from Hero to Treasure Hunter and Almost Burning Out

Doing two giant movies back to back would be exhausting for anyone, let alone Spider-Man.

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Well Shit, No Boondocks Revival for HBO Max

Not gonna lie: it sucks! I was really looking forward to it.

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Critical Role‘s Cast Talk Episode 4 and All That Bloody Violence

Nothing brings an adventuring party together like trying to survive a night of terror.

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Spider-Verse Director Peter Ramsey’s Next Film is All About Vampires and Noir

Vampires, in LA? Why, you could almost say that it's LA By Night.

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Halo’s Trailer Brings Master Chief’s Sci-Fi Odyssey to Live Action

But will the pistol in the show be as overpowered as it is in the games?

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Tell Us About Your Pop Culture Month: January 2022 Edition

Games, books, shows? You had have to done something for the month.

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Marissa Meyer’s The Lunar Chronicles is Jumping from YA Series to Animated Film

The popular sci-fi retelling of fairy tale characters is coming to film, eventually.

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Studio Ghibli’s Theme Park is Finally Opening Up in November

If you live in Japan or have the potential to later this year, it may be worth experiencing.

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The Batman’s Matt Reeves on the “James Bond-ian” Batfleck That Almost Was

Given that Batman influenced Craig's Bond, it would've been a neat full circle.

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M. Night Shyamalan Thanks Blade Runner 2049 for Helping Him Discover Dave Bautista

A small role has gone a long way in helping the wrestler's acting career take off.

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The Flash is Running Again for Season 9

And the Flash keeps runnin', runnin', and runnin', runnin, and--

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In The Legend of Vox Machina, Critical Role Faces the Challenge of Turning D&D into TV

It's not easy to fit 400 hours of gameplay into 24 episodes. But Vox Machina succeeds by embracing its characters.

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I Can’t Wait for a New Age of Character Motifs

Music in genre work has been stale as of late, but perhaps it's on an upswing.

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Final Fantasy VII’s Tifa Lockhart Should Have Her Own Solo Adventure

Final Fantasy 7's bartender-turned-freedom fighter should get some time to shine.

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