Before Baby Yoda made his way into our hearts, another fictional creature had the cutesy corner of pop culture covered: Gizmo the Mogwai. Fuzzy and sweet-natured, the aliens both communicate with coos and gurgles and have super long ears. In short, the littluns share some obvious similarities. So much so, …
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Avatar 2 is just months away – and considering how long it’s been in the works for, that’s not something to be taken lightly. It’s been over a decade since Avatar first arrived and wowed us all with its incredible visual effects: so here’s hoping the long-awaited sequel lives up …
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Ms. Marvel episode 6 has brought a blockbuster finale to the first season of the Disney Plus streaming show – and with it, a final twist in the way Kamala Khan and her superhero origins are brought to the MCU. Spoilers ahead for Ms. Marvel episode 6 – don’t say …
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The Predator is back – but not as you know the creature. Dan Trachtenberg directs the next movie in the sci-fi franchise, Prey, set 300 years before the original, and tells SFX magazine that the beast has a new look. “The design for me, though incredible, functionally it’s always been …
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A new Stranger Things fan theory posits that, while Vecna seems all-powerful and undefeatable, season 5 might just bring us something even worse. Warning: Spoilers for Stranger Things season 4, volume 2 ahead! Dungeons & Dragons is used as a self-referential plot device in Stranger Things. The fantasy tabletop roleplay …
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Having fought Demogorgons, the Mind Flayer and a bunch of villainous Russians in previous chapters, Eleven and the gang find themselves up against a new enemy in Stranger Things season 4: Vecna. Across the latest installment’s nine episodes, it is revealed that the powerful big bad has a complicated history …
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Arguably the darkest installment of Stranger Things yet, season 4 features its fair share of death scenes. One is so brutal, though, that star Joseph Quinn was shocked to see it make the final cut. Note: This article is about to get real spoiler-heavy, so if you’ve yet to watch …
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Wondering who dies in Thor: Love and Thunder? That’s a fair question. Taika Waititi managed to squeeze a lot into the movie’s relatively short runtime, including some major deaths that will be sure to pull at your heartstrings. More than that, though, there are some ambiguous endings for certain characters …
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Warning: this article contains major spoilers for Stranger Things season 4, Volume 2 Easter eggs. If you’ve not yet seen the latest foray into Upside Down, turn back now! Stranger Things has become known for its plethora of callbacks and references to classic movies and other pop culture moments. The …
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