Why Has Spider-Man Become Such a Movie Mess?
All told, Spider-Man is one of the weirdest high-profile superheroes. Peter Parker will always be famous, and that means anything he ends up headlining will …
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At 25, South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut Still Warps Our Fragile Little Minds
I’ll never forget where I was June 30, 1999. That was the night I made the unfortunate decision to see Will Smith’s Wild Wild West …
Elden Ring's Creator Is Open to a Movie Adaptation, With the Right Partner
It prequel Welcome to Derry rounds out its cast. Get a look at the second season of Hit Monkey in action. Joseph Quinn teases that …
These Transformers Sequels Are… Man, They're a Lot
The live-action Transformers movies aren’t really what you’d call “beloved.” Despite making a lot of money, most of them aren’t especially well-regarded critically, and fans …
Tim Burton's Batman Is a Cultural Game Changer
Warner Bros. and DC Comics have been riding the high of Batman for decades, both in the comics and expanded media like TV, games, and …
This $300 Neck Speaker by Sony Is Choked by Its Own Limitations
Let’s say you want to listen to high-quality surround sound without a sound bar or headphones. Or maybe you want to annoy someone trying to …
These Are the Best AI Music Generators You Can Use Right Now
Artificial intelligence is pretty much everywhere you look at the moment, churning out reams and reams of text and piles and piles and images, and …
Star Wars Is at Its Most Interesting When It Trusts Us to Not Trust It
The third episode of The Acolyte is pretty incredible for a lot of reasons. It’s an episode that, in content, invites us to consider new …
Edge of Tomorrow Is Tom Cruise Dying to Reinvent Himself
If there’s one thing Tom Cruise knows how to do, it’s be a movie star. Over the years, he’s achieved a mythic stature as the …
How 'The Dirt Man' Went Viral on TikTok and Inspired Some Wild Lore
If your TikTok feed has been flooded lately with hilarious references to a mysterious figure known as “The Dirt Man,” you’re not alone. Carter Vail’s …