Star Wars 9: 5 Things We Hope To See (& 5 We Don’t)

Posted on May 12, 2019 by heisenberg29

As hard as it may be to believe, we’re now almost only half a year away from the release of the final main Star Wars film. The stakes are high for Star Wars: Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker – in terms of the story it tells, the resolution it provides, the financial success it provides Disney and Lucasfilm with, and so very much more. The film will most likely be the last time we see the original trilogy characters, including Leia Organa, Luke Skywalker, and Lando Calrissian. It also may be the last time we see characters like Rey, Finn, and Kylo Ren, too – though that one is definitely less certain. We’ve trimmed the list down to a top five things we hope to see, and a top five things we definitely don’t. Here they are.

10 HOPE: A MORE UNIFIED RESISTANCE

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Oscars: ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ Wins Best Animated Feature

Posted on May 10, 2019 by heisenberg29

In a major validation for Sony and Marvel, “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” has won the Academy Award for animated feature for Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller.While accepting the award, Lord celebrated what the representation in the movie meant for many. “When we hear that somebody’s kid was watching the movie and turned to them and said, ‘He looks like me,’ or ‘They speak Spanish like us,’ we feel like we already won.”Sunday’s win capped a strong awards season run for the film, which won the top animated film honor at the Annies, Golden Globes, BAFTA and Producers Guild Awards. It’s one of the biggest awards to date for a title based on Marvel characters, along with “Big Hero 6,” which also won the animated feature trophy in 2015.“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” centers on 13-year-old Brooklynite Miles Morales, who becomes one of many Spider-Men, is rated PG and marketed toward families. Shameik Moore voiced Morales as an admirer of Spider-Man. The movie was specifically created to have a unique look that combined computer animation with traditional hand-drawn techniques.

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Game Of Thrones’ Dracarys: What It Means And Why Missandei Says It In Episode 4, Season 8

Posted on May 9, 2019 by heisenberg29

Game of Thrones Season 8 has been a noteworthy one, and not always for the better. The final season of HBO’s hit show is almost over, and if you’re caught up, you can read our review of Episode 4, a rundown of the episode’s Easter eggs and references that you might have missed, and a look at whether there could be more dragons in Westeros. We’ve also got a fresh pile of new theories for the last two episodes of the series.

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Everything We Know About ‘Stranger Things’ Season 3

Posted on May 8, 2019 by heisenberg29

When is Season 3 coming out?

Just before the clock struck midnight on the last night of 2018, Netflix sent fans into the new year with the exciting news that Stranger Things 3 will (finally!) return on July 4, 2019.

Along with the release date, they shared the official poster of the forthcoming season, featuring the foreboding phrase, “One summer can change everything,” and a graphic of the young cast watching fireworks explode over what looks like a local fair. This is Stranger Things, though, and of course Millie Bobby Brown’s Eleven looks terrified, even as she holds her sweetheart Mike’s hand, as some sort of darkness continues to encroach on their quaint Indiana town.

The season comes nearly two years after Stranger Things 2, but the long wait will likely be worth it, as Netflix’s VP of original content Cindy Holland told Deadline that “more special effects” and a higher production value contributed to the lengthy gap between seasons.

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Green Book was simply wonderful in its portrayal of humanity

Posted on May 7, 2019 by heisenberg29

Green Book is a wonderful story of overcoming self-condemnation, and the resulting freedom it provides. As the film begins, Tony is locked in a prison of judgment and rejection, not from any conscious effort on his own but rather his circumstances and environment. As the self-assured and self-aware character of Dr. Shirley is introduced into Tony’s life, Tony embarks on a journey of self-discovery in which he is forced to confront his own preconceived notions which ultimately stem from his skewed view of himself. As Dr. Shirley helps Tony to see himself as a man beyond his own limiting thoughts, Tony is finally able to step into his true nature as friend to Dr. Shirley. Everywhere in this film we are reminded that people are complicated, but beyond these complications we are also reminded that everyone is the same, just looking for love and acceptance.