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Tom Savini is one of the greatest special effects make-up artists ever—a master of masks, creatures, prosthetics,…
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Why Isn't Close Encounters Considered Steven Spielberg's Ultimate Masterpiece? Because It Kind of Is
Many people would agree that Close Encounters of the Third Kind is a straight-up masterpiece. That’s not some wild…
Sep 11
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Inevitably a cool lady appears on screen with a sweet outfit, a wry smile, and this sense that she is not to be…
Sep 1
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Often times, a classic movie can help us time travel. It brings us right back to the instant we first saw it. Maybe…
Aug 29
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As great as the Karate Kid sequel show Cobra Kai is—let’s face it, it got buried on YouTube. Sure, everyone watches…
Aug 24
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The wait for season three of Cobra Kai has been killer. Season two debuted in early 2019, one year after the first,…
Aug 17
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Jam shorts! Arcades! The fall of the Berlin Wall! The Challenger explosion! Famine! Disease! Chernobyl! Only 1980s…
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What makes a movie so bad it’s good? What elevates a film that’s kinda terrible into the rarefied ranks of cult fame?…
Aug 11
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Turning only one part of The Princess Bride into a board game is an exercise in futility—the framing device is what…
Aug 7
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A year ago, Hasbro revealed a massive 27-inch tall Unicron figure that, despite an equally gigantic $575 price tag,…
Aug 5
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In a move reflective of the network’s doubling down on the animation space, Comedy Central’s set its sights on one…
Aug 4
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This week, Star Trek returns to the world of animation with Lower Decks, a new series dedicated to the motley…
Aug 3
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Poltergeist is fantastic because it somehow both includes, and subverts, seemingly every convention the horror genre…
Jul 31
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In 2013, Peter Davison, Colin Baker, and a handful of other Doctor Who stars teamed up to produce one of the…
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Cruising Down the Block With the Baby YoCar, and More of San Diego Comic-Con's Best Toys of the Week
Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's weekly round-up of toys and collectibles. San Diego Comic-Con 2020 didn’t quite…
Jul 29
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Though the 35th anniversary of Back to the Future was earlier this month, the celebration continues into the fall.…
Jul 28
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The myriad Transformers continuities are united by many things—mostly robots that transform into vehicles (and or…
Jul 25
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Though you’ll probably learn more about the movie itself from the very recent trailer, San Diego Comic-Con’s Bill &…
Jul 22
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Does anyone have a milk bone for Hasbro’s latest Ghostbusters toy? It’s called “Tully’s Terrible Night” and io9 is…
Jul 21
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Oh, Peter Parker. How did we get from there to here?