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Next year, the Marvel Cinematic Universe will be wrapping up one of its biggest storylines. Not only will we finally get to meet Brie Larson’s Carol Danvers in Captain Marvel as she saves the world from getting caught up in an alien battle in the ‘90s – we’ll also get to see the chaotic aftermath of the Decimation, Thanos’ finger-snap that wiped out half the life in the universe. According to producer Kevin Feige, Avengers: Endgame will mark a watershed moment in the MCU that brings a natural close to the story we’ve been watching for ten years....

Fear is a complicated emotion. It can simultaneously motivate us, paralyze us, overwhelm us, and invigorate us. The medium doesn’t matter. Glossy images printed on Bristol board can haunt our dreams just as efficiently as scenes from the most grisly horror film. And why shouldn’t they? Some of the most creative and twisted minds contribute to the comic book universe – look at what Kirkman has done for zombies, what Ennis has done for…well, everything....

They say ’90s nostalgia is in full-swing, and with the continued success of many of the era’s most prominent stars, along with loads of highly anticipated reboots, they may be right. Many of the ‘90’s most popular stars, from teen heartthrob actors to sensational pop singers, have continued to knock it out of the park with their incredibly long-lasting careers in the entertainment business. Many former teen stars have been given the titles of one-hit-wonders or has-beens....

Many actors strive to have a strong and long lasting acting career. Naturally, actors try to achieve this success by appearing in projects that they think will be critically acclaimed. However, the key to mainstream acting success is never that simple. In fact, a lot of actors have become famous by consistently starring in bad movies. Though, in general, those who star in consistently great movies still generally manage to do well for themselves....

SpongeBob SquarePants has been able to snag a lot of famous guest stars over its nine season run, with the long-lasting Nickelodeon show attracting fans of all ages and professions who are willing to take a quick stop in Bikini Bottom for an appearance on the show. While actors who appear as regulars on the show have gone on to voice tons of other famous cartoon characters and appear in classic TV shows and movies, the show has also attracted lots of stars who were already famous in their own right and wanted to take a turn playing one of the underwater town’s colorful residents....

Instagram marketing can deliver great results. The figures don’t lie: 90% of users follow at least one brand or business. 80% of IG users use the platform to help them decide if they want to purchase something. 83% of Instagram users find new products on the platform. 54% of millennials made purchases after seeing them on Instagram. This means that whether you’re a business owner, marketer, or influencer, you need to be on Instagram....

With the annual Academy Awards, there is prestige, these are predictions, and there is an immense amount of controversy. Usually relating to the many snubs the Academy has unleashed on any given year, the Oscars never seems to be able to escape its mistakes. From the snubs of that year to entire genres, genders, and races, the Oscars always have talking points. The Oscars can get it right, and even if a brilliant filmmaker gets snubbed for years, they usually get their Oscar, look at Roger Deakins, for example....

Annapurna Pictures is one of the pioneers of prestige cinema, having paved way for award-winning films and highly acclaimed independent films. They had been favorites for the Oscars, with films like Zero Dark Thirty, American Hustle, Her and Vice being nominated for Best Picture. And with their recent move for distributing films on their own (that lead to a fallout), Megan Ellison and company take a bold risk to bring quality films to the mainstream....

Sitcoms are some of our most loved shows on TV. There’s nothing like tuning in after a long day and getting stuck into the comedic staged lives of characters you love. The best sitcoms have a premise built to offer as many funny situations and character dynamics as possible. And the best characters can run the gambit from jerks that nonetheless entertain us, to the more sympathetic underdogs who win our hearts more and more with every bumbling misstep....

With the last two Spider-Man movies that Sony made not setting the world on fire, it looked like the movie studio was on its last legs with their Marvel properties. They agreed to let Marvel Studios use Spider-Man again and then decided to take one more shot at success with a movie most people expected to fail. That movie was based on a Marvel villain in Venom. What happened was shocking....

The nature of film dictates that events are shown, not told (we have books for that!). Nevertheless, narration is sometimes necessary in cinema to provide context around the circumstances on the screen, describe situations happening off-screen, or provide backstory or a historical record that would otherwise make run-time far too long if it was actually filmed. The dulcet tones of narration have enveloped many prominent contributions to cinematic history, like Citizen Kane, and Shawshank Redemption....

It’s almost impossible to make a decent movie, let alone a good one. It requires dramatic conflict, compelling characters, and above all, an engaging story. No matter what the genre is or what kind of talent is involved, it won’t work if the movie doesn’t have these things. When a filmmaker decides to throw a dramatic plot twist into the mix, that makes it even more difficult to pull a film off....

Let’s face it, the zany and raunchy cartoon known as South Park is itself basically just off-the-wall premises laced with a wacky, often bizarre sense of humor. But relatively speaking, this long-running animated series has had some truly strange, head-scratching episodes, even for the goofy standards of show creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker. From insane sci-fi settings to trippy, philosophical plots, South Park is no stranger to some wonky concepts, which help to enhance its blend of social commentary, cultural spoofs, and toilet humor....

With Deadpool currently standing as the most commercially successful movie from the longrunning X-Men franchise, it’s natural that a sequel has already been greenlit. While it’s still very early days in terms of pre-production for the next movie starring Ryan Reynolds as Wade Wilson, this hasn’t stopped fans from speculating about what might make an appearance in the film. One aspect of the movie that will be crucial to getting the next film right is the villain (or villains) that Deadpool will face....

As Hollywood’s fascination with refitting nostalgic shows and movies continues, it was just a matter of time before Dora the Explorer found her way to the big screen. Thanks to The Muppets director James Bobin, the excitable explorer gets her biggest adventure yet through her first live-action movie. Now a teenager, Dora (Isabela Moner) and friends must explore the jungles to rescue her parents while also saving the ancient Incan city of Parapata from a group of devious mercenaries....

Supernatural has been around for fifteen years and created a unique community as a result. We’ve seen Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) go through just about everything, and still we have a few episodes left before its ultimate conclusion. From painful moments to laughable ones, Supernatural isn’t short on making its audiences feel all the emotions in the book. Naturally, memes have been developed to point out these moments in SPN history, or to use SPN moments to create other funny memes....

October 31st is a holiday that is filled with awesome traditions. Trick or treating, dressing up in costume, and carving out pumpkins only represent half of the things that make Halloween so great. What also makes this time of year so spooktacular is one particular film involving a squad of baller sister witches. What film, you ask? Hocus Pocus of course! Watching this movie masterpiece during Halloween has become as much of an annual tradition as scarfing down candy....

Harley Quinn is one of the most famous characters in the DC Universe. While she might be a villain, she has proven to be a rather likable character throughout the years. One of the most interesting fun facts about this character is that characters that are similar to her have actually been around for approximately 500 years. Though she used to be nothing more than the Joker’s sidekick, the character has really started doing some interesting things on her own, and that is what viewers get to see in the animated series Harley Quinn....

Dead To Me is a recently-released Netflix series consisting of ten 30-minute episodes that are nearly impossible not to binge. Once an episode ends, you end up with the “potato chip syndrome” where you can’t just have one—you have to have more! Now that season 1 is over, we are practically starving for more episodes of the series, which is uniquely considered to be a “traumedy” as opposed to the “dramedy” genre we are all quite familiar with....

Unfortunately, it looks like the Marvel TV productions are all eventually coming to a close. One of those that ended prematurely despite there being clear plans in the works for a subsequent, in this case, fourth season was one of the Netflix Marvel TV series, Daredevil. Last fall was one where many fans were left with broken hearts when the news dropped that Netflix would not be renewing Marvel’s Daredevil for a fourth season....