Static Media “Hunter x Hunter” is one of the greatest anime of all time. Based on the manga of the same name by Yoshihiro Togashi, creator of “Yu Yu Hakusho,” the story starts out as simple as they come — we follow Gon Freecss, a young boy who…
The 1975 TV series “Wonder Woman” is deeply beloved by dutiful Gen-Xers who watched it as children. The show’s combination of silly action, funky music, and campy humor hit a sweet spot, presenting the title heroine as bold, strong, and capable, but also upbeat, happy, and capable of whimsy. Also, because lead actress Lynda Carter is…
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Paramount Things weren’t looking too good for “Yellowstone” fans following the news that Kevin Costner would not be returning to the massively popular show. Costner, who played series lead John Dutton, was so integral to the series that his exit seemingly caused the show to collapse altogether, culminating…
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Sony Pictures Releasing If you’re a horror fan, you’re familiar with Blumhouse Productions (cited as Blumhouse from here out). Even if you’re not a horror fan, you’ve probably watched a Blumhouse film without knowing it (“Whiplash?” “Jem and the Holograms?” “Tooth Fairy?”). Jason Blum’s nightmare factory is synonymous…
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Lionsgate Once upon a time, there was a filmmaker named Alexandre Aja. His career was fascinating in the way it wasn’t strictly auteurist, for while every director has their unique stylistic tics and proclivities, not everyone has a distinctive, strong signature. Aja has certainly always been a genre…
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Netflix Scott Westerfield’s 2005 dystopian novel “Uglies” appeals to fans of the YA dystopia genre for hyperspecific reasons. It fleshes out a post-scarcity future that dabbles in superficiality, establishes adolescent personhood that clashes with these problematic ideals, and verbalizes the visceral anxieties of growing up in a world…
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution Quentin Tarantino may be one of the finest filmmakers in the world, but he has built up quite the reputation over the years as a contentious man. He’s nursed grudges against actors, executives, and film critics; he even slapped producer Don Murphy during a…
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Ever since he appeared in the Netflix original movie “Purple Hearts” in 2022, British actor Nicholas Galitzine has become a major breakout star … but that doesn’t mean he aced all of his early auditions. In fact, he says one of those auditions was so awful that…
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Lucasfilm For Marvel and “Star Wars” fans, the fantastical superhero world and that famous galaxy far, far away are both getting much closer than ever before. More so than most major studios, Disney has been trying to remain on the cutting edge of the streaming era ever since…
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Static Media With most big TV shows, there’s usually at least one ironic example of an actor who auditioned for a totally different role than what they got. Jeremy Strong initially tried out for the role of Roman Roy on “Succession,” for instance, and Christina Hendricks from “Mad…
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