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How Spider-Man: Far From Home Brings Peter Parker Back Down to Earth

On the UK set of Spider-Man: Far From Home last summer, one question was on the minds of press: How does Peter Parker’s next solo adventure deal with the cataclysmic events of Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame? We didn’t get to find out, obviously. But we did learn how a different scale for Jon Watts’ Homecoming…

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Spider-Man: Far From Home Wants to Dive Into the Minutiae of What Happened After Thanos’ Snap

Ever since Avengers: Infinity War saw half the world’s population vanish in a single snap, there’s been the joke that a great Disney+ Marvel series could delve into the little details of just how the world logistically deals with such a monumental population shift. Turns out, it might not need a TV show, because Spider-Man: Far…

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How Walt Disney Helped Promote the Space Race to America

In the 1950s, the world started to wonder in earnest about what it would take to see humanity reach beyond its home and into the stars. The rise of speculative work on space colonization—and the science fiction to match—helped propel the United States into the earliest days of the space race. And part of the…

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Avengers: Endgame‘s Editor Came Up With One of the Best Lines of the Film

Avengers: Endgame is a movie almost entirely about providing a sense of payoff—to varying degrees of success—to 11 years of Marvel moviemaking. But one of its most powerful payoffs to the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe wasn’t actually in the film from the start. In fact, it didn’t even come from the Russo brothers or the screenwriters.…

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Updates From It: Chapter 2, Jessica Jones, and More

Disney+’s Lady and the Tramp will make some tweaks to one of the film’s most controversial songs. Jessica Jones’ final season gets an ominous tease. Get a new look at DC Universe’s Stargirl. Plus, what’s to come on The Twilight Zone and Krypton, and even more Swamp Thing teases. Spoilers, away! Lady and the Tramp…

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Netflix Stealth Dropped Chinese Sci-Fi Blockbuster The Wandering Earth This Weekend, and No One Noticed

The Wandering Earth became one of the biggest hits in Chinese cinema history earlier this year, propelling itself to become the second highest-grossing film of all time in the country and racking up one of the biggest international grosses on the planet for 2019 so far (it’s still third, even with Endgame). And now, outta…

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Breaking Down the Game-Changing Shocks of Spider-Man: Far From Home‘s New Trailer

This morning’s new look at Spider-Man: Far From Home didn’t just bring with it some major Avengers: Endgame spoilers, it flipped the lid on what we know about the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe at large. And that’s even before we really start digging into what we learned about Peter Parker’s wild vacation. There…

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Baymax and Mochi Meet Some New Friends in This Gorgeous Big Hero 6 Short

Already need a moment to destress this week? Well, we’ve got you covered with this beautiful, cute short starring everyone’s favorite (and fluffiest) Big Hero 6 stars: Baymax and Mochi the cat. To celebrate the impending arrival of the second season of Disney’s Big Hero 6 animated series—itself a continuation of the 2015 film—Disney has…

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Updates From X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Evil Dead, and More

Is Bruce Campbell already teasing Evil Dead’s return? Fede Alvarez is allegedly joining the troubled Chaos Walking adaptation. Meet the new toys of Toy Story 4. Rodan is unleashed in a tiny new King of the Monsters snippet. Plus, what’s to come on the season finales of Supergirl and Legends of Tomorrow. To me, my…

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In the New Spider-Man: Far From Home Trailer, Peter Parker Reckons With the Endgame

Seriously. If you have not seen Avengers: Endgame yet, you’re not going to want to watch this new trailer for Spider-Man: Far From Home. But if you have? You’re in for a treat. Because, at long last, with the death and rebirth of Peter Parker—and, uh, a whole bunch of other people—after the five-years-later events…

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Some of the Coolest Comics to Check Out on Free Comic Book Day

May the Fourth might be Star Wars Day, but for fans of things a little closer to home than the galaxy far, far away, it’s also Free Comic Book Day—the annual celebration of all things comic book-y through, well, free comics! Want to head down to your local comic shop tomorrow with a plan? Here’s…

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Star Trek’s Ira Steven Behr Looks Back on the Complex Legacy of Deep Space Nine

Twenty-six years after it first debuted, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine is now seen as one of the franchise’s finest entries. The series was a dark examination of the moral push and pull on Starfleet’s finest ideals in a time of war, that examined the, at times, bitter cost of maintaining Star Trek’s grand utopia.…

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Barbara Gordon Crosses Paths With the Turtles in the Opening Clip From Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Everyone’s favorite pizza-eating mutant reptiles and a redhead, you say? Stop me if you’ve heard this one before… Warner Bros. has dropped the opening minutes of its upcoming Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated movie, itself loosely adapted from the equally absurd (and delightful) comic book crossover series of the same name. It gives…

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A Surprising Familiar Face Returns for Arrow‘s Next Episode

Lupita Nyong’o signs up for a new movie that’s basically sci-fi Miss Congeniality. Candyman director Nia DaCosta says the new candyman does not replace Tony Todd. Warm Bodies is getting reworked as a new TV series. Plus, new pictures from Pennyworth and The Flash, and what’s to come on iZombie. To me, my spoilers! Miss…

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Detective Pikachu Is Almost Too Cute for Its Own Good

Video game movies have a tumultuous history of never quite managing to marry what fans love about the games they’re inspired by with a compelling narrative that won’t alienate the unfamiliar. Detective Pikachu manages to succeed at this long-sought combo by pairing a pretty standard family film with some incredibly cute stars. Mostly. Despite being…

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That New Jon Snow Theory Sucks, and Here’s Why

The latest episode of Game of Thrones bought the war to end all wars crashing down on Winterfell, with a surprisingly dramatic conclusion to one of the show’s biggest threats. It’d be exciting, if only had it not brought with it a tide of completely ridiculous fandom nonsense. You probably know by this point that…

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Clark Gregg’s Back and Up to No Good in the Trailer for Agents of SHIELD Season 6

It’s Clark Gregg, Jim—but not as we know him. One of the biggest surprises of Agents of SHIELD’s equally surprising renewal was the revelation that, while Clark Gregg’s beloved leader Phil Coulson said goodbye to the series at the climax of season five, the actor wasn’t actually all that done with Agents of SHIELD. We’ve…

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It’s Audacious That Avengers: Endgame Even Exists

About 20 minutes into my screening of Avengers: Endgame, I started losing my mind. It was a befuddlement not necessarily caused by what was happening on screen and what it meant for the plot of the film, but because what I was seeing unfold felt like it shouldn’t exist. Or that it arguably can ever…

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Updates on Indiana Jones 5 and Quentin Tarantino’s Star Trek Film Plans

Laura Dern talks about the possibility of her returning to the Dinosaur Kingdom for Jurassic World 3. The villainous plans of Toy Story 4’s new big bad (little bad, given she’s a doll?) have been revealed. Don Mancini says the Child’s Play TV show is still on the way. Plus, more footage from Detective Pikachu…

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Lex Luthor’s Wildest Plan Ever Is Finally Starting to Unfold

Lex Luthor is a planner. A schemer. He plots and he strategizes—that’s just what he does. But recently in DC’s comics, he’s been slowly building toward one of the most bonkers plans he’s ever had. And in the world of this week’s new comics, it finally kicked off. If you’ve not been keeping up with…

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How Spider-Man: Far From Home Brings Peter Parker Back Down to Earth

Spider-Man: Far From Home Wants to Dive Into the Minutiae of What Happened After Thanos’ Snap

How Walt Disney Helped Promote the Space Race to America

Avengers: Endgame‘s Editor Came Up With One of the Best Lines of the Film

Updates From It: Chapter 2, Jessica Jones, and More

Netflix Stealth Dropped Chinese Sci-Fi Blockbuster The Wandering Earth This Weekend, and No One Noticed

Breaking Down the Game-Changing Shocks of Spider-Man: Far From Home‘s New Trailer

Baymax and Mochi Meet Some New Friends in This Gorgeous Big Hero 6 Short

Updates From X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Evil Dead, and More

In the New Spider-Man: Far From Home Trailer, Peter Parker Reckons With the Endgame

Some of the Coolest Comics to Check Out on Free Comic Book Day

Star Trek’s Ira Steven Behr Looks Back on the Complex Legacy of Deep Space Nine

Barbara Gordon Crosses Paths With the Turtles in the Opening Clip From Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

A Surprising Familiar Face Returns for Arrow‘s Next Episode

Detective Pikachu Is Almost Too Cute for Its Own Good

That New Jon Snow Theory Sucks, and Here’s Why

Clark Gregg’s Back and Up to No Good in the Trailer for Agents of SHIELD Season 6

It’s Audacious That Avengers: Endgame Even Exists

Updates on Indiana Jones 5 and Quentin Tarantino’s Star Trek Film Plans

Lex Luthor’s Wildest Plan Ever Is Finally Starting to Unfold

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Lego Is Leaning Into Your Marvel Memories With a New Helicarrier Set

Toshiba’s 65-inch Smart Fire TV Now Matches 43-Inch Pricing After 44% Drop on Amazon

Kash Patel’s Email Account Hacked, Iran-Linked Group Takes Credit

Repair Workers Accidentally Stumble Upon Lost Remains of Legendary ‘Fourth Musketeer’

Dreame Aero Pro Wet Dry Vacuum Mop Drops 20% Shortly After Launch in the Spring Cleaning Sale

Darth Maul’s Legs, Ranked

April Set to Unleash Some Wild Weather Across Parts of the US, Meteorologists Warn

Scientists Create ‘Living Pharmacy’ Implant That Doses 3 Drugs at Once

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets

Apple Studio Display XDR Review: It Looks So Good, I Wish It Were an iMac

RayNeo Air 4 Pro Review: My Eyes Love These Video Glasses, but My Nose Disagrees