| Movies, Constance Wu, Crazy Rich Asians, Henry Golding By Princess Weekes on Wed,2:54 Crazy Rich Asians is going to be the first big Asian American studio film in 25 years and with that comes extremely high stakes over what this movie could mean in Hollywood for future Asian American films. Which is a ridiculous amount of pressure to put on a fun romantic comedy, but that's what happens when marginalized groups make movies—every movie has to be excellent, even if it should be allowed to be fluff. Read More > AMP Featured, Movies, Avengers: Infinity War, The Hulk, the russo brothers By Chelsea Steiner on Wed,2:24 The DVD release of Avengers: Infinity War has given us all sorts of behind the scenes goodness, including the requisite director's commentary from Joe and Anthony Russo. The brothers delve into the Bruce Banner/Hulk dichotomy and discuss why the Hulk refused to come out and fight with the Avengers during Infinity War. Read More > Movies, female directors, gender representation, Hollywood By Kate Gardner on Wed,1:17 Let more stories be told, regardless of the box office performance or whether or not they're Oscar bait. Give directors more chances, and better work will surely come. Read More > Movies, Linda Hamilton, Terminator, Terminator (franchise) By Chelsea Steiner on Wed,12:47 The first look at the latest installment of the Terminator features three badass ladies ready to take on Skynet, including Linda Hamilton, reprising her role as the iconic Sarah Connor. Hamilton, armed to the teeth and rocking some aviators, is flanked by Mackenzie Davis (Halt and Catch Fire) and Natalia Reyes (Birds of Passage). Read More > Books, Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling, Luna Lovegood By Princess Weekes on Wed,12:36 According to HuffPo, the name Luna has now hit the #37 spot in most popular baby names, which isn't surprising considering she is one of Harry Potter's best female characters. Read More > TV, A Song of Ice & Fire, Game of Thrones, George R.R. Martin By Princess Weekes on Wed,11:43 Despite some of the flaws in the books, and the long wait it will take for the next one to come out, I do enjoy the A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R.R. Martin. While I do have a good amount of favorite male characters, what kept me engaged with the series for so long, were my feelings on the female characters that Martin had written. Read More > Books, Buffy the Vampire Slayer By Jamie Gerber on Wed,11:08 Although the recent announcement of a Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot has been met with mixed reactions, there are other ways to get your fix. The Buffyverse is finding new life in a series of young adult novels by acclaimed author Kiersten White, the first of which will be published by Simon & Schuster this January. White is the writer behind two very different YA trilogies: Paranormalcy and The Conqueror’s Saga. Read More > Movies, honest trailer, Ready Player One, Steven Spielberg By Kaila Hale-Stern on Wed,8:30 The Honest Trailer for Steven Spielberg's adaptation of the Ernest Cline book 'Ready Player One' has arrived, and it pulls no mocking punches. Read More > Movies, infinity war, Thanos, things we saw today By Princess Weekes on Tue,5:30 As promised, there are deleted scenes from Infinity War that give more insight into the relationship between Thanos and Gamora. Well, kinda? Read More > TV, interview, Star Wars (franchise), Star Wars Rebels By Kate Gardner on Tue,4:51 I had the privilege of speaking with Vanessa Marshall prior to the release of Star Wars Rebels season four. We chatted about Hera, piloting, romancing Kanan, and the messages kids can take away from the show. So jump in, get to know our favorite Twi'lek pilot a little better, and then go grab a copy of season four to experience the show one more time. Read More > Big on the Internet, LGBTQ discrimination, trans rights By Vivian Kane on Tue,4:37 Back in 2015, a woman named Yvette Cormier lost her membership to Planet Fitness after she reportedly spearheaded an anti-transgender campaign. Cormier complained to the front desk attendee at her gym that there was a transgender woman, whom she referred to as a "man," in the women's locker room. Planet Fitness took her feedback but also, as they pride themselves on being a "judgement-free zone," allows guests to use the facilities of "their sincere, self-reported gender identity." Read More > Sponsored, The Mary Sue Shop By Diana Vilbert on Tue,2:17 There’s a reason that a third of all websites run on WordPress—you can do a lot with it, as long as you have the right tools. And we happen to have the right tools for you at the Mary Sue Shop. Create a polished site, increase conversions, and boost engagement with 80 WordPress plugins for a huge discount. Valued at $4,000, you can now pay what you want for the plugins at the Mary Sue Shop. Read More > Big on the Internet, accessibility, Moviepass, movies By Vivian Kane on Tue,2:13 MoviePass' promise to let us see unlimited movies in theaters for only $9.95 a month has long seemed too good to be true. And as it turns out, it was. Read More > Movies, Patty Jenkins, Pedro Pascal, Wonder Woman 1984 By Kaila Hale-Stern on Tue,12:32 Wonder Woman 1984 director Patty Jenkins continues to absolutely dominate the buzz game as she gives us a peek at Pedro Pascal's mysterious character. Read More > Movies, Sony, Tom Hardy, Venom By Princess Weekes on Tue,12:21 We are Venom. Read More > Movies, Avengers 4, Avengers: Infinity War, The MCU By Kate Gardner on Tue,11:33 Favorite characters are key to the enjoyment of any media, so how can the deaths or farewells be a joyful occasion? Especially when the characters are ones you've come to love for years, who are dear friends to you? That's the case with Marvel; these characters have been part of our lives for ten years. And soon, we'll have to say goodbye. Read More > Movies, DCEU, The Dark Knight Rises, Zack Snyder By Princess Weekes on Tue,11:32 On Vero, the original architect of the DCEU, Zack Snyder, spoke on his plans for their universe's Robin. Read More > AMP Featured, TV, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Netflix By Sophie Lloyd on Tue,10:51 '90s kids and horror fans have been impatiently waiting for the Sabrina the Teenage Witch reboot since it was announced in September last year, and with the recent news that The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina will be ready to stream on October 26th—just in time for Halloween—excitement has officially peaked. Here's a few things we want to see in The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, and a few we really don’t. Read More > AMP Featured, TV, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Nickelodeon, The Legend of Korra By Princess Weekes on Tue,9:00 We just recently celebrated the ten year anniversary of the finale of Avatar: The Last Airbender and so I decided to finally re-watch the series finale (I’m gonna wait till I get my Blu-ray to watch the whole series) and took that time to reflect on how different I feel now at the ripe age of twenty-six compared to sixteen-years-old. Read More > Big on the Internet, Avengers: Infinity War, gag reel, things we saw today By Kaila Hale-Stern on Mon,5:47 It's almost time to watch Thanos kill everyone you love in the comfort of your own home! Let's celebrate with some laughs. Read More > |
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