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Greta Gerwig was living in her own Barbie World on her birthday on Friday, courtesy of a special surprise from Barbie star Ryan Gosling. On the official TikTok account for the Barbie movie, a video was shared revealing how a Barbie-themed flash mob surprised Gerwig on her special day. In the video, Gerwig can be

Pokémon is the biggest multimedia franchise in the world, and after nearly three decades, it’s still going strong. Pokémon continues to find new life through anime series, feature films, and genre-bending spinoffs. However, Pokémon‘s video game roots run deep, and video games are still the best place to discover new Pokémon. Each new mainline Pokémon

Death Note is a classic example of an anime with smart protagonists and antagonists fighting an incredible battle of wits. The story pits the genius Light Yagami against the world’s best detective, L, with both of them battling it out to catch the other and prove their own brand of justice superior. Anyone who loved

Marvel’s current Alien comic book series will be ending with its next issue, #5, which finishes the current “Thaw” story arc by writer Declan Shalvey, artist Andrea Broccardo, colorists Tríona Farrell and Ruth Redmond and letterer VC’s Clayon Cowles, but fear not, Alien fans, as that’s just the end of one chapter, and a new

Millie Bobby Brown’s Netflix movie Damsel is among six titles delayed due to the ongoing 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike putting a halt in film production and promotion. According to What’s on Netflix, Brown’s feature film joins A Family Affair starring Nicole Kidman, Lift featuring Kevin Hart, Players starring Gina Rodriguez, Shirley with Regina King, and another

The CW has released the official synopsis for the series finale of Riverdale. Per TVLine, the upcoming twentieth and final episode of Riverdale Season 7 is titled “Goodbye, Riverdale” and is set to air on The CW on Wednesday, Aug. 23 at 9/8c. The synopsis reads as follows: “Back in [the] present day and longing

Dead by Daylight announced an Alien chapter. As per Polygon, the Xenomorph from the Alien franchise is making its way into Dead by Daylight. The space creature, known for its relentless pursuit of prey, will be the next licensed character to join the roster. With its debut in the 1979 film Alien and subsequent appearances

Many filmgoers probably figured they’d seen the wildest movie of the year to feature a killer animal when Cocaine Bear was released, but there’s a new horror-comedy in town with a much more outlandish concept. Set to release later this month via Gravitas Ventures, Slotherhouse is a new film that’s just as it sounds. It’s

Final Fantasy has been at the forefront of gaming for more than 35 years and it’s a franchise that’s practically synonymous with the RPG genre. New Final Fantasy releases are still some of the biggest gaming events of their years and Final Fantasy XVI‘s success is proof that audiences are interested in more of these

Second Sight Publishing is teaming up with Dark Horse Comics for the release of the horror comics anthology, Shook!: A Black Horror Anthology, a collection of over 200 pages of horror comic book stories from acclaimed Black comic book creators, like David Walker, John Jennings, Rodney Barnes, Kevin Grevioux, Alverne Ball, Brandon Easton, Marcus H.

The Criterion Collection restores cinema that holds cultural and historical importance, past and present. Popular classics like Caesar and Cleopatra, The Breakfast Club, and Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel are obvious, fan-favorite choices that have earned their place in the collection. Yet the Criterion Collection goes beyond the basics, too, and restores more off-the-wall

The following contains spoilers for One Piece Chapter 1081, “Tenth Ship Captain of the Blackbeard Pirates, Kuzan” by Eiichiro Oda, Stephen Paul and Vanessa Satone, available in English from Viz Media. One Piece‘s world is in a constant state of turmoil, where almost everybody is doing whatever they want. Freedom to pursue one’s whim is

In every Look Back, we examine a comic book issue from 10/25/50/75 years ago (plus a wild card every month with a fifth week in it). This time around, we head back fifty years to July 1948 for a twisted Superman story where he became a danger to society by becoming radioactive, along with his

Hollywood has been drawing on superhero stories and comic books for inspiration since the earliest serials in the Golden Age. Since then, everything from one-off movies to expansive franchises have dominated cinema with their interesting depictions of superheroes. With the genre generating billions of dollars for Hollywood, there’s no sign of superhero films stopping any

Since its release in 2020, Media Molecule’s Dreams has maintained a small but passionate community of talented artists and game designers. The PlayStation exclusive game creation platform has slowly blossomed into one of the console’s best titles thanks to the efforts of both its developers and players. Before Dreams was even released, however, Microsoft published

The following article contains spoilers for the finale of Secret Invasion, now streaming on Disney+. The Secret Invasion finale has dropped on Disney+, and with it came an epic villain monologue from Gravik, the leader of the Skrull uprising. It’s a classic trope for both the spy and superhero genre and, therefore, particularly fitting for

DC Comics has placed a strong emphasis on its legacy heroes. Since the beginning of the Silver Age, the company has led the way in the idea of younger heroes taking over the mantles of their originals. The publisher has made a number of attempts to pass down its best titles to newer characters, but

The following contains spoilers for Secret Invasion Season 1, Episode 6 “Home,” which is now streaming on Disney+. Secret Invasion has completed its six-episode run, completing the first Disney+ series in Phase 5 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In its epic finale, Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson), G’iah (Emilia Clarke), and Sonya Falsworth (Olivia Colman)

Actor Emily Rudd, who will be portraying the Straw Hats Pirates crew member Nami in Netflix’s One Piece live-action adaptation of the manga of the same name, has shared her take on why her casting for the show is spot-on. As Netflix’s much-anticipated $18-million-per-episode series One Piece grows nearer to its August debut, Rudd talked

The newest Magic: The Gathering draft set, Commander Masters, is a spiritual successor to the 2022 product Commander Legends and should offer a roughly similar experience. While some players can just buy the Commander Masters precon decks and start playing, skilled players will find it more rewarding to play booster draft Limited with this set

It’s important to remember the ongoing controversial statements by the creator of the Harry Potter franchise. CBR supports the hard work of industry professionals on properties fans know and love and the wider world of Harry Potter that fans have adopted as their own. You can find CBR’s continuing coverage on Rowling here. There are

The following contains spoilers for X-Men: Hellfire Gala #1, on sale now from Marvel Comics. During their record-selling run on X-Men in the 1990s, Jim Lee and Whilce Portacio introduced the idea that there was a traitor on the X-Men who would betray his or her teammates in the near future and become a (very

The following contains spoilers for Barbie, now playing in theaters. Late in Barbie, when the titular heroine is going through her third-act breakdown, a hilarious ad plays for “Depression Barbie.” Among other hallmarks of the depressed and sad such as sweatpants and isolation, the film reveals she binge-watches BBC’s Pride and Prejudice miniseries over and

Summary “Back in Black” stands as one of the grimmest moments in Peter Parker’s history, showcasing a vengeful Spider-Man on a mission to find the man responsible for Aunt May’s shooting. Marvel Knights: Spider-Man put its titular hero at the center of one of his most volatile adventures, incorporating iconic characters and maintaining a balance

Filmmaker Gene Fallaize, who directed Kevin Spacey’s most recent project Control, continues to stand by his controversial casting decision. As reported by Variety, Fallaize doesn’t “regret casting Kevin” and “would do it all over again.” Fallaize cast Spacey in his micro-budget thriller Control while the actor was still awaiting trial on several sexual assault charges.

IMAX CEO Richard Gelfond doesn’t believe Warner Bros. will delay Dune: Part Two despite recent reports suggesting otherwise. During IMAX’s July earnings call (via The Direct), Gelfond stated that he thinks that Dune: Part Two is “highly unlikely to move” from its Nov. 3 release date, citing his statement as an “educated opinion” as he’s

The following contains spoilers for Secret Invasion Season 1, Episode 6 “Home,” which is now streaming on Disney+. After six episodes filled with endless twists and turns, Secret Invasion has come to an exciting and explosive end. The Marvel Cinematic Universe’s latest Disney+ series finally put Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury in a starring role,

A horrifying poster reveals a new sneak peek at Saw X, revealing a previously-unseen trap developed by the Jigsaw Killer. Set for a release this fall, Saw X has just gotten its first official poster from Lionsgate. The poster reveals a Jigsaw Killer victim strapped into goggles outfitted with plastic tubes over the eyes. It’s

Ant-Man: Quantumania delves into some of the deeper aspects of Ant-Man lore — namely, the Quantum Realm. Ant-Man set up the pieces establishing this place as immensely dangerous and a point of no return for size-changing heroes. Ant-Man and The Wasp revealed that Janet VanDyne survived her trip there and was still awaiting rescue. Unfortunately,

Shark movies have always been a draw to movie fans ever since Steven Spielberg’s Jaws showed the potential of a well-crafted aquatic creature feature. From memorable attacks to likable main characters, Jaws set a template that many great shark movies continued to follow where others fell short. An early example of a similar success came