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Muggles, rejoice! Rita Skeeter’s latest article was leaked to the muggle world early this morning, detailing the latest sightings of our favorite heroes from the magical world. Rita Skeeter hasn’t lost her snark, or her propensity for wild, unfounded speculation, but the update on the most famous wizards of the magical world is more than welcome….
Harry Potter fanatics have never cared about standing in lines, but while once we used to queue outside bookstores, waiting to get our hands on the latest volume, now we stand for a different cause. An excited and crazed line of Harry Potter enthusiasts extended in Florida yesterday, July 8, 2014, when Universal Studios Orlando finally opened its…
It’s obvious that Emma Watson has been the most successful out of the Golden Trio in landing roles post-Harry Potter, and after trying out a variety of roles from the shockingly tongue hanging and pole dancing Nicki to the heavy drama role of Noah’s adopted daughter Ila, Emma will be returning to the Young Adult genre…
The age has come when the infamous shaky-cam-asaurus and his brother, the dim witted found-footage-rex, need to become extinct. Many readers might fondly remember the originals; The Blair Witch Project, Cloverfield, and Paranormal Activities and how they chilled and thrilled, but the films today are hardly making the cut. WARNING: Contains spoilers All These…
New Information on the Film Some new information has been released about Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, the upcoming Harry Potter universe film. The three films are going to be shot at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden, in Southeastern England, the same studio where all the Harry Potter movies were filmed. This is a good…
There was once a time when comedies were defined by the comedy actors that led them. Once you saw the trailer showcasing the lead in the film with his or her bumbling sidekick you knew that movie somewhere down the road was going to be fun and exciting. These days a great comedy is a…
So you want to rewatch an episode of your favorite show, but you don’t know which episode best fits your mood. Whether you’re happy, angry, sad, or wistful, here’s the episode guide for you. Buffy the Vampire Slayer, created by Joss Whedon, is one of the most beloved cult television shows of all time, and…
The summer of 2014 has been a barren monetary landscape until now. No film, despite critical and audience appraisal, has been able to cross the $100 million opening that truly defines a summer blockbuster. The closest contender was Marvel’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier back in mid-April and that wasn’t even a summer release. Then…
Arrow. True Blood. Penny Dreadful. Doctor Who. Game of Thrones. Agents of SHIELD. What do all these shows have in common? They’re all popular and are all “genre” shows—loosely defined as shows with a focus on the supernatural, fantasy, sci-fi, or super-heroes. Although there have been genre shows almost as long as television has existed,…
What is Penny Dreadful? Simply put, it’s a supernatural/horror show using well-known literary characters (Dr. Frankenstein, Frankenstein’s Monster, Dracula, Dorian Gray) from various horror novels, as well as some new ones, and having them meet in the narrative of the show. The show could also be described as Alan Moore’s League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (in…
Adventure Time is a show on Cartoon Network starring Finn and Jake, two brothers living in a post-apocalyptic wasteland inhabited by a wide variety of creatures. Finn and Jake spend most of their days doing heroic deeds, helping those around them, and having a blast together. The thing that initially made me love Adventure Time…
Plenty of people talk about the Bechdel test and what movies pass it, but not as many know what it is. Contrary to popular belief, it does not say whether a movie is feminist or not but has since been taken into to mean that. When it was first developed in 1985 it simply stated…
The countdown has officially begun for the return of Doctor Who. Initially, we were told “later this year,” then we narrowed it down to August, but now a brand-new teaser trailer has announced the air date and time for Peter Capaldi’s first episode as the Twelfth Doctor! If you’re a Whovian, your wait for the…
There’s always talk of adapting impossible movies but somehow studios go for it anyway. People raised eyebrows when books like As I Lay Dying or The Road were made into movies (the second was actually pretty good) but adapting a Stephen King book seems like a no brainer. His plots are interesting, his characters real and his language works…
June had its moments with different genres getting their moments in the spotlight. Now it’s time for July movies. This July seems to lack the showstopper we’ve grown accustomed to in the month. Last year Wolverine went to Japan. The year before Batman fought Bane and before that Harry Potter had his final showdown with…