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Casting Nicolas Cage In Star Trek
Earlier this year, Nicolas Cage revealed he’d turned down a role in Disney+’s The Mandalorian because Star Trek, not Star …
The Best Anime Based On Video Games
Video games and anime have been closely entwined for decades, to the point that it feels like almost every game …
Why Very Short Treks Is The Worst Thing To Ever Happen To The Franchise
Paramount has been attempting to lure new audiences into the Star Trek fandom, and a big part of that has …
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Marvel Made Its Biggest Mistake In Avengers: Endgame
No, the big mistake in 2019’s Avengers: Endgame isn’t any of the superhero deaths or the oft-whined about all-female hero …
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Star Trek Episodes Based On Non-Trek Movies
Space may be a void, but Paramount‘s Star Trek isn’t made in one. Every piece of art is inspired by …
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Taika Waititi Needs To Make This Comedy-Horror He Promised Us Already
I don’t care if Taika Waititi’s Star Wars movie ever goes into production, it wouldn’t bother me if he never …
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The Lord Of The Rings Ignores Its Best Asset
They may be parts of different genres, but one thing The Lord of the Rings has in common with more …
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The Best Horror Anime To Binge For Halloween
Anime is amazing because it’s a catch-all term for animation out of Japan, which can be anything, from the classic …
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The Marvels Better Not Ignore Everything That Made One Of Its Characters Great
When The Marvels hits theaters in slightly over two weeks, it will be the culmination of three movies and two …
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Gen V Proves Why Sometimes Shock Value Is Lame
In the latest episode of Amazon‘s Gen V, “Jumanji,” the series kills off the minor character Dusty who was introduced …
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Amazon’s Fallout Series: 4 Things It Needs, 2 Things To Cut
Amazon finally let fans know when to expect the Fallout TV series to premiere: as reported by Deadline, the show …
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Loki’s Renslayer Identity Has Been Hiding In Plain Sight?
Three episodes deep, Loki is proving to be just as mysteriously convoluted as ever. In episode 3, titled “1893,” we …
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Thanos’ Most Powerful Marvel Enemy Was An Infinity Stone
Long before any of Marvel‘s Avengers were actively working against Thanos, the Mad Titan had one very powerful enemy: the …
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The Lord Of The Rings Biggest Mistake Was Cutting So Much Of One Character
Of all the nine members of the Fellowship of the Ring, the one who endured the worst changes and the …
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The Office Discrepancy Could Mean Meredith Needed More Help Than We Realized
Sometimes I can’t turn off the nerd, and a perfect example of this is the only discrepancy in the beloved …
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Starfleet Academy Being A Star Trek: Discovery Spinoff Is Great
Paramount has been trying to make live-action Starfleet Academy happen since the early 90s when fans came dangerously close to …
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The Best Sci-Fi Movie Of The ’80s Is Still A Knockout
RoboCop, currently streaming on MGM+, is certainly one of the greatest sci-fi movies of the ’80s and is worth a …
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Beckett Mariner Is Secretly The Most Realistic Starfleet Officer
If you’ve been watching Star Trek: Lower Decks (wait, you haven’t? Go stream it on Paramount Plus like right now), …
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Star Wars Has Ruined Grand Admiral Thrawn
Getting to see Grand Admiral Thrawn in live-action on Ahsoka was a real treat for Star Wars fans, especially those …
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The Worst Batman Of All Time Was Jim Gordon
There’s been a few different characters under the cowl of Batman over the decades, from Dick Grayson (Nightwing) and Jean-Paul …
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Star Trek Needs More Of This, And It Needs It Now
Star Trek needs more aliens. Specifically, it needs more alien heroes. In its current crop of live-action series, the only …
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Scavengers Reign Series Premiere Review: Terrifying, Beautiful, And Impossible To Turn Away From
SCAVENGERS REIGN SERIES PREMIERE REVIEW SCORE The animated sci-fi series Scavengers Reign released its first three episodes on Max this …
The Coen Brothers’ Gangster Drama Is Really A Love Story
Of all of the Coen brothers’ body of work, I have always been most fascinated by one of the earliest …
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David Tennant Is Overrated In Doctor Who
Doctor Who is about the celebrate its 60th anniversary, and the BBC is doing the franchise celebration right with a …
My Hero Academia Is Doomed To End With The Quirk Singularity And No Hero Can Stop It
In the world of My Hero Academia, most of the planet’s population are born with Quirks, special abilities that grant …
How Q Accidentally Saved the Federation From the Borg
Even though they are arguably a bit played out these days, the Borg still serve as the scariest Big Bads …
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Doctor Who Fans Need To Stop Doing One Thing
One of the few nerd corners of pop culture my tastes prove frustratingly resistant to is the one inhabiting BBC‘s …
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Angel Season 4 Is Not As Bad As You Remember
I’ve rewatched the Buffy spinoff, Angel, in its entirety more times than I can remember. Out of all the takes on …
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In Honor Of Lower Decks, Here’s The Best Star Trek Caves Episodes
This week’s Paramount+ episode of Star Trek: Lower Decks, “Caves,” pokes some well-earned fun at the trope of Trek episodes …
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5 Reasons Inception May Be The Greatest Sci-Fi Movie Ever Made
Inception is good, really good. Everyone knows that now. But, maybe we should take that a step further. It’s good …
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