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Owen on his bike in Jurassic World.

Beyond Marvel and Jurassic World: Chris Pratt’s 5 best roles

Chris Pratt has had an interesting Hollywood career, going from supporting comic relief to leading man in Jurassic World and the MCU in a matter of years.
Cassie works on an airplane in The Flight Attendant.

Life after a hit show: 10 TV actors who made it big after making it big

Many television actors like Bryan Cranston starred in hit shows and still managed to match and surpass their previous success with their follow-up projects.
Image of Maleficent, Ursula, and the Evil Queen.

The problem with Disney and its queer-coded villains

The Mouse House has used several queer-coded villains like The Lion King's Scar throughout its animated history, for both better and worse.
Image of Maleficent, Ursula, and the Evil Queen.

The problem with Disney and its queer-coded villains

The Mouse House has used several queer-coded villains like The Lion King's Scar throughout its animated history, for both better and worse.
Benedict Cumberbatch in Doctor Strange.

The sorcerer and its evolution in movies

The sorcerer has gone from wise supporting character to reckless leading man, with some of Hollywood's biggest franchises starring these men of magic.
Maverick doing a thumbs up in Top Gun.

Top Gun & the myth of Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise has a career full of iconic projects, but Top Gun holds a special place in his filmography as the movie that launched his legacy.
Nightwing with his hands behind his head in DC Comics.

Nightwing is DC’s greatest force for good & the DCEU needs him

Nightwing, DC's biggest force for good, has never received a solo project on the big screen, but his presence is more necessary than ever.
Blended image of Tobey Maguire, Sam Raimi, and Spider-Man against a red webbing background.

How Sam Raimi made the superhero film better

Sam Raimi pretty much reinvented and revitalized the comic book genre with 2002's Spider-Man, launching the modern superhero craze.
Poster for Avengers: Infinity War showcasing Wanda Maximoff.

In honor of the Scarlet Witch, the MCU’s best character

Wanda Maximoff's journey in the MCU has been full of ups and downs, but she has remained a compelling figure and arguably, the MCU's best character.
Blended image showing Benedict Cumberbatch and several og his most famous roles.

Benedict Cumberbatch: Cinema’s ultimate antihero

For almost a decade, Benedict Cumberbatch has played some of cinema's most memorable antiheroes, earning praise and respect from critics and audiences alike.
Agent Carter – ABC

Peggy Carter, first lady of the MCU

Peggy Carter is one of the MCU's first prominent female characters, and after years of playing second-fiddle, she's finally ready to claim the spotlight.
Neville, Hermione, Ron, and Harry inside a dark tunnel in HP and the Deathly Hallows Part 2.

It’s time to explore other corners of the Wizarding World

The failure of Fantastic Beasts 3 suggests that WB should move away from good-versus-evil wizard stories and focus on other corners of the Wizarding World.
Poster of a woman falling for season 1 of The Flight Attendant.

The Flight Attendant: Cassie Bowden, the millennial Carrie Bradshaw

Cassie Bowden, the protagonist of The Flight Attendant, is an antiheroine for the new age, echoing HBO's original divisive leading lady, Carrie Bradshaw.
David Bowie looking at the camera in The Man Who Fell to Earth.

Why the original The Man Who Fell to Earth still holds up

The Man Who Fell to Earth remains an influential cult classic, and the release of the Paramount+ miniseries gives the perfect opportunity to revisit it.
Blended image of two Grindelwalds and Newt Scamander from the Fantastic Beasts franchise.

Harry Potter: Fantastic mistakes and how to avoid them

The Fantastic Beasts saga has made a slew of glaring yet easily avoidable mistakes that prevented it from achieving the same heights as the Harry Potter series.
Nicole Kidman on the floor looking up in a scene from Apple TV+'s Roar.

Nicole Kidman: From To Die For to The Northman

With the release of the Apple TV+ series Roar and The Northman in movie theaters, it's time to take a look at the impressive career of actress Nicole Kidman.
Alexander SkarsgĂĄrd strikes a fearsome Viking pose.

Best Viking movies and TV shows like The Northman

Robert Eggers' The Northman is a brutal Viking story, but other films offer different interpretations of the historical seafaring Scandinavians.
Rocket, Miss Martian, Nightwing, Superboy, and Zatanna on a poster for Young Justice Phantoms.

Young Justice: The series we deserve (even if we can’t see it)

Young Justice might very well be the best comic book-based series on television, so why does it seem to be falling behind its lesser competitors?
Sophie singing in her balcony in Mamma Mia!

From Mean Girls to The Dropout: Amanda Seyfried’s chaotic career

Amanda Seyfried has had a fruitful career full of ups and downs, leading to her career-best performance in Hulu's The Dropout.
Blended image of Miranda, Carrie, and Charlotte against a pink NYC background.

And Just Like That… Sex And The City came back to life

And Just Like That received mixed reviews from critics and audiences, but it successfully revitalized an iconic HBO franchise that seemed all but dead.
Split image showing Bruce Willis in The Sixth Sense, Die Hard, and Moonrise Kingdom.

Bruce Willis’ 10 best movies, according to Rotten Tomatoes

Bruce Willis' acting career spanned nearly half a century and more than a hundred films, many of which rank highly on review aggregator RottenTomatoes.
Jared Leto as Morbius.

In a world of Spider-Men, is it wise to be a Morbius?

With Venom and now Morbius, Sony's villain-centric Spider-verse idea could be brilliant if only the studio learned to take its dangerous characters seriously.
Simone Ashley and Jonathan Bailey as Kate and Anthony dancing in Bridgerton.

How Bridgerton made the period piece better (and sexier)

Thanks to its unique and diverse take on the Regency drama, the Netflix series Bridgerton changed the way audiences experience the period piece.
An Oscars Week badge is featured on an image of Hanns Kraly, President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences William C. DeMille, Mary Rickford, and actor Warner Baxter (1889-1951) attending the Oscars in Hollywood, California, USA, 4 April 1930.

A brief history of Oscar campaigning

Campaigning has always been part of the Academy Awards, both to the Oscar ceremony's ultimate benefit and detriment.
10 Mistakes the Academy Will Never Live Down featured image.

10 mistakes the Oscars will never live down

The Academy has made some pretty controversial choices throughout its 94-year history, and audiences won't forget them any time soon.
An "Oscars Week" badge on an image of Renée Zellweger during her 2019 'Best Actress' acceptance speach.

Every Best Actress Oscar winner from the 2010s, ranked

Best Actress is always one of the most loved categories at the Oscars, and the 2010s gave us some of the most iconic winners the category's ever seen.
Blended image of Bruce Wayne in the comics and in The Dark Knight and The Batman, the movies, and the animated series against a bat signal background

Batman and the deterioration of Bruce Wayne

Bruce Wayne is a crucial part of Batman's characterization, but recent portrayals seem to forget this and heavily favor the Bat over the man.
Split image of Batman in Batman Returns, The Batman, and Batman Forever

Every theatrical Batman solo movie, ranked

The Dark Knight has had many iterations in live-action films, and while some are absolute triumphs, others can't help but feel like utter train wrecks.
Split image of Michael Keaton, Robert Pattinson, and Ben Affleck as Batman

Batman: Every live-action version, ranked

Numerous actors have played Batman throughout the years, and while each brought something to the role, some stand out more than others.
Split image of Michelle Pfeiffer, Zoe Kravitz, a comic illustration, Anne Hathaway, & Julie Newmar as Catwoman.

The nine lives of Catwoman

For over 80 years, the DC Comics character has endured as a popular villain and antihero in such films as Batman Returns, The Dark Knight Rises, and The Batman.