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January 25th 2022

Peter Dinklage Criticized Disney’s New Snow White, and the Mouse Answered

When the Game of Thrones star challenged the dated concept of the original, Disney was uncharacteristically quick to clarify.

Movies Germain Lussier Jan 25

November 5th 2021

Zack Snyder Has Some Wild Ideas for His Army of the Dead Sequel

Plus, there's still somehow hope for a Gremlins 3 to happen.

io9 James Whitbrook & Gordon Jackson Nov 5

November 3rd 2021

Gal Gadot Will Shift From DC Hero to Disney Villain in the Live-Action Snow White

The Wonder Woman star is in negotiations to play the Evil Queen in a new fairy-tale adaptation.

Movies Cheryl Eddy Nov 3

September 30th 2021

In Destiny 2, Lies Are Stronger Than Any Gun

Don't trust that giant bat lady, no matter what she says.

Games Justin Carter Sep 30

Never Fear, Here Are 63 New Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Books to Ease You Into Spooky Season

Behold: io9's massive monthly list of new sci-fi, fantasy, and horror books for October.

Books & Comics Cheryl Eddy Sep 30

September 2nd 2021

Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched Is the Only Folk Horror Documentary You Ever Need to See

io9 debuts the trailer for Kier-La Janisse's festival hit, a 3-hour deep dive into the witchy, creepy subgenre.

Trailers Cheryl Eddy Sep 2

August 30th 2021

Marlon James on His Follow-Up to Black Leopard, Red Wolf and the Importance of Fantasy

The National Book Award finalist talks about Moon Witch, Spider King (and what he's reading) in an exclusive interview with io9.

Books & Comics Cheryl Eddy Aug 30

August 19th 2021

The First Nightbooks Trailer Looks Like Goosebumps… From Hell

Should we have expected anything from a children's movie produced by Evil Dead 's Sam Raimi?

Trailers Rob Bricken Aug 19

August 16th 2021

Disney’s New Halloween Pet Costumes, Ranked

From Mickey Mouse to Grogu, Disney has your good boy or girl covered (literally).

Toys & Collectibles Rob Bricken Aug 16

May 28th 2021

10 Disney Villains Who Need Cruella-Style Spin-Off Movies

Cruella arrives today, Maleficent is two movies deep, and considering how much Disney loves to plunder its own works—is that Gaston show still happening?—this surely won’t be the end of the studio’s stable of villains getting their own moments in the spotlight. With that in mind, we have some suggestions of which notorious animated antagonists…

Movies Cheryl Eddy May 28

May 26th 2021

Cruella Is Gaslight, Gatekeep, Girlboss in Movie Form

In Cruella, you can plainly see that while some fans might not be too keen on the idea, Disney’s confident that new films meant to drastically reframe the origins of classic villains who stalk princesses and kill dogs are a key part of the future. Much like its central character, Cruella knows exactly what it…

Movies Charles Pulliam-Moore May 26

May 4th 2021

Zoom Claims Another Victim as NYC Schools Cancel Snow Days

Chalk up one more precious thing the pandemic has ruined. On Tuesday, the New York City Department of Education announced that it would no longer allow kids to stay home from school on especially snowy or bad weather days; instead, schools will switch to remote learning. With the pandemic waning in the U.S., schools in…

Earth Science Ed Cara May 4

March 1st 2021

Image: G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers

March Is Here, and It’s Bringing Tons of New Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

Running low on reading material? Lucky for you, March is about to unleash a ton of new sci-fi and fantasy books onto shelves. Read on for what’s to come in dystopian tales, deep-space murders, palace intrigue, multiple portals, love in the afterlife, and so much (seriously, so much) more. The Conductors by Nicole Glover After…

Books & Comics Cheryl Eddy Mar 1

January 28th 2021

Netflix Conjures Up LGBTQ Graphic Novel The Witch Boy as an Animated Movie Musical

Is it “announce all the new animation” week at Netflix? Because we just learned that Kong Skull Island and the Tomb Raider games are getting anime series, and now Molly Ostertag’s best-selling YA graphic novel The Witch Boy joins these ever-growing ranks with an animated movie musical. You know…Disney style. If you haven’t read the…

Movies Rob Bricken Jan 28

January 26th 2021

The Queen of Black Magic Pays Gruesomely Loving Homage to Its Namesake Classic

It’d be hard to top any movie in which a freshly decapitated head flies through the air hellbent on biting its nearest enemy, but the right filmmaking energy can certainly do something like that justice. Indonesian horror The Queen of Black Magic, a homage to the 1981 cult classic of the same name, does its…

Movies Cheryl Eddy Jan 26

April 5th 2018

Everything That Could Go Wrong in the Season Finale of The Magicians, Did

A whole lot of things transpired in the season three finale, “Will You Play With Me.”

Television Jill Pantozzi Apr 5

May 12th 2013

Stomp all over princesses in these Disney villain shoes

Shoe designer Kobi Levi designs all manner of quirky footwear—flamingo shoes with one stiletto tucked under, shark shoes that open into toothy maws in the back. His latest series, titled “Witch-Craft,” pays tribute to three classic Disney villains through the art of the high heel. Levi paints each villain’s face on the insole, but gives…

io9 Lauren Davis May 12

Peter Dinklage Criticized Disney’s New Snow White, and the Mouse Answered

Zack Snyder Has Some Wild Ideas for His Army of the Dead Sequel

Gal Gadot Will Shift From DC Hero to Disney Villain in the Live-Action Snow White

In Destiny 2, Lies Are Stronger Than Any Gun

Never Fear, Here Are 63 New Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Books to Ease You Into Spooky Season

Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched Is the Only Folk Horror Documentary You Ever Need to See

Marlon James on His Follow-Up to Black Leopard, Red Wolf and the Importance of Fantasy

The First Nightbooks Trailer Looks Like Goosebumps… From Hell

Disney’s New Halloween Pet Costumes, Ranked

10 Disney Villains Who Need Cruella-Style Spin-Off Movies

Cruella Is Gaslight, Gatekeep, Girlboss in Movie Form

Zoom Claims Another Victim as NYC Schools Cancel Snow Days

March Is Here, and It’s Bringing Tons of New Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

Netflix Conjures Up LGBTQ Graphic Novel The Witch Boy as an Animated Movie Musical

The Queen of Black Magic Pays Gruesomely Loving Homage to Its Namesake Classic

Everything That Could Go Wrong in the Season Finale of The Magicians, Did

Stomp all over princesses in these Disney villain shoes

Amazon Is Sticking With ‘Rings of Power’ to the End

Trump Is Reportedly Going Full Steam Ahead with the Golden Dome

‘Kamen Rider’ Is Ready to Take on the World

Twitter Just Can’t Stop Leaking Movies

The ‘Mass Effect’ Show is Getting Rewritten to Get Greenlit

See the Early Stages of How ‘Project Hail Mary’ Brought Rocky to Life

‘Cognitive Surrender’ Is a New and Useful Term for How AI Melts Brains

HP Omen Max 45L Review: 4K60 Gaming Has Never Been So Easy

Ecovacs Winbot W3 Omni Review: Window Cleaning Robots Have a Long Way to Go

AirPods Max 2 vs. Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen): Which ANC Headphones Win?

The Best Gadgets of March 2026

AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

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