5 Anime You Might Have Missed in 2021

Anime season never ends. Many new shows come out every month and while platforms like Crunchyroll and Funimation make it easier than ever to stay up to date with anime, the number of shows coming out any given season means it can be hard to catch everything of interest. Many shows fail to make a big splash whether that be because of competing shows airing at the time or a simple lack of advertising....

June 11, 2025 · 8 min · 1579 words · Gary Pena

9 Food-Related Movies To Watch Before The Thanksgiving Tryptophan Kicks In

The Thanksgiving season is fast approaching, which means the turkeys are on the way, the mashed potatoes and corn are soon to be made, and the stuffing should be…stuffed! The wonderful Thanksgiving food also creates a bit of drowsiness when the tryptophan, a chemical found in turkey that makes those who had just eaten the turkey a bit tired, finally kicks in. RELATED:10 Best Thanksgiving Movies That Your Kids Will Love So,there are a few Thanksgiving moviesand other food-related movies including some delicious meals to check out....

June 11, 2025 · 4 min · 845 words · Heather Gray

All 4 'Jaws' Movies, Ranked From Worst to Best

No matter if you are a die-hard cinema fan or a casual moviegoer, everybody has heard ofJaws. It is one of the few movies that it feels like everyone has seen, and those that have not should swiftly add it to their watch list. Its simple tale of a man-eating great white shark tormenting the residents of a beach-side town has been terrorizing audiences for almost five decades, and it has not lost any of its charm in that time....

June 11, 2025 · 5 min · 877 words · Johnny Edwards

Aquaman Casts Black Manta and Queen Atlanna

After the fallout late last night thatBen Affleckwouldno longer be directing himselfinThe Batman, Warner Bros. has offered an olive branch of sorts, one concerning possible casting assignments forJames Wan’s upcomingAquamanadaptation. One casting story features a relative newcomer to the scene taking on the role of one of the Atlantean Prince’s most notorious villains. Another features an Oscar-winning actor in what may be a brief but important role. Sufficiently teased? THRreports thatThe Get DownstarYahya Abdul-Mateen IIis in early talks to star as Aquaman’s antagonist, Black Manta....

June 11, 2025 · 4 min · 708 words · Jane Lee

Arrow: Quentin Lance Deserves Better, So Does Paul Blackthorne

Updatedfollowing the Arrow Season 6 finale, so avoid if you aren’t caught up. Let’s get a couple of things straight right off the bat when it comes to The CW’sArrow: I am a big fan ofPaul Blackthorne, I think his character Quentin Lance is a necessary everyman on the series, and I think the amount of psychological trauma dealt to the Lance Family patriarch has finally reached a point where Quentin needs to retire and go into exile, or be killed off and get some existential peace....

June 11, 2025 · 3 min · 508 words · Katie Jackson

Biggest iPhone Screens: Comparing the Largest Display Options

With the rumor that the iPhone 16 series might be coming out with new (larger) screens we decided to look at some of the largest iPhone screens that are currently available. Screen size has become a significant factor in user preference – both on the plus and minus side. Some people prefer the biggest screen they can get to maximize viewability, give them a large phone that they can hold in their hands, and for various other reasons (like gaming, watching videos, visual assistance features, etc....

June 11, 2025 · 6 min · 1227 words · Gregory Hensley

Black Panther Video Celebrates the Production Design and Costumes

I’m a little surprised that Disney still hasn’t announced a nationwide theatrical re-release forBlack Panther, but the film’s For Your Consideration campaign is continuing as a new video has been released highlighting the work that went into the production design and costumes. It’s pretty clear that directorRyan Cooglerand his team didn’t take anything lightly when designing the look of Wakanda, and he made that place truly feel alive and steeped in a unique history that audiences could believe....

June 11, 2025 · 2 min · 297 words · Erika Valencia

Captain Marvel Set Photos Reveal Brie Larson in Costume

Now would be a good time for Marvel Studios to release an official image ofBrie Larsonin costume as Captain Marvel, because unofficial set photos have landed online that offer our first look at the Oscar-winning actress suited-up. Yes indeed, Captain Marvel set photos have surfaced, showing off a pretty nifty costume for Brie Larson’s superhero. What’s unclear here is exactly what movie these images are from.Avengers 4is either almost done shooting or just wrapped, andCaptain Marvelbegins principal photography in February but could be doing some pre-shooting at the moment....

June 11, 2025 · 2 min · 317 words · Jerry Rogers

Chris Evans' The Human Torch From 'Deadpool & Wolverine' Gets a Flaming New Hot Toys Figure

Chris Evanstook the world by storm (pun definitely intended) earlier this year with his performance as Johnny Storm/the Human Torch inDeadpool & Wolverine, the superhero tentpole that grossed over $1.3 billion at the worldwide box office. Evans’ appearance was one of many in a multiverse-shattering Phase 5 installment that brought back classic characters likeWesley Snipe’s Blade and introduced new legends likeChanning Tatum’s Gambit. Now, Hot Toys is celebrating Evans’ return to Marvel by releasing a new figure based on Evans’ appearance as Johnny Storm in the film....

June 11, 2025 · 2 min · 416 words · Keith Cooper

Connie Nielsen & Dougray Scott Discuss the TIFF Surprise Hit Sea Fever

Familiar titles likeJoker,Jojo RabbitandKnives Outwere major highlights of the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival, but one of my favorite parts of attending any festival is finding a hidden gem that I can’t stop talking about. This year, that honor goes toSeaFever. It’s the feature directorial debut of acclaimed TV directorNeasa Hardiman. It starsHermione Corfieldas a marine biology student required to spend time out in the field. She boards a trawler with a crew in desperate need of a big catch....

June 11, 2025 · 2 min · 415 words · Debra Riley

Dash and Lily Trailer Promises a Cute AF Netflix Holiday Romance Series

I love Christmas. I love New York. And I love love. IsDash & Lily, a Christmas rom-com series set in New York, the perfect show for me? Unclear at this time. But what Idoknow is that I watched the trailer and literally bobbed my head to the Christmas music as I watched these younguns get into shenanigans, so you can’t betoomuch of a Scrooge about the Netflix series. Based on the acclaimed YA bookDash & Lily’s Book of DaresbyRachel CohnandDavid Levithan,Dash & LilystarsAustin Abrams(Euphoria) andMidori Francis(Good Boys) as two star-crossed New Yorkers who start trading secret dares, clues, and Christmas-time admissions of attraction in the same notebook — never actually seeing each other along the way....

June 11, 2025 · 3 min · 549 words · Stephanie Jones

Fantasia Film Festival 2019 First Wave Lineup Revealed

North America’s largest genre festival is at it again!The Fantasia International Film Festivalreturns to Montreal, Quebec this summer for its 23rd anniversary. And as always, it’s boasting a wild, diverse lineup of genre cinema from around the world. The first wave of titles includes world premiere’s forMalik Bader’s crime thrillerKillerman, starringLiam HemsworthandEmory Cohen, and the firstCrittersfilm in nearly three decades with the debut ofCritters Attack! 2019’s FantasiaFest lineup also includesThe Gangster, The Cop and The Devil, fresh off its Cannes premiere, theLupita Nyong’ozombie comedyLittle Monsters,Chelsea Stardust’sSatanic Panic, which just premiered at the Overlook Film Festival, and the North American premiere ofAstronaut, starringRichard Dreyfuss....

June 11, 2025 · 21 min · 4461 words · Christine Haney

Fire Force Season 1 Blu-ray Review: The Anime Series of the Year

Fire Forceroared onto the scene as one of the year’s most unique and stylish anime series. It’s rare that something new and refreshing comes along in the anime series broadly meant for general audiences, but even this story’s source material is relatively recent. “En’en no Shōbōtai”, literally “Blazing Firefighting Corps”, hails from writer / illustrator Atsushi Ōkubo, began its life as a manga published by Kodansha since September 2015. The David Production anime adaptation is a stylish recreation of the manga, one that’s clearly sparked with audiences around the world as a second season is on tap for a July 2020 release....

June 11, 2025 · 4 min · 648 words · Amanda Berry