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REVIEW: The Flash – Season 5, Episode 20 “Gone Rogue”

andrewrodriguez | May 6, 2019 | 0

*SPOILERS* When we last left our heroes, Nora had been channeling her… negative emotions involving her father dumping her back in the future and his seeming unwillingness to forgive her deception in working with Eobard Thawne. Now that Nora is running using Thawne’s Negative Speed Force, she’s...

May the Fourth Made Official by California Legislature

brettstevens | May 4, 2019 | 0

It looks as though the force is with Anaheim. The Associated Press reports that, via a resolution by Assemblyman Tom Daly, the California Legislature has declared May the fourth – Star Wars Day – an official holiday in the state ahead of the opening of the Disney theme park Star Wars: Galaxy’s...

Chewbacca Actor Peter Mayhew Becomes One With the Force

virginiakublawi | May 2, 2019 | 0

News broke today that Peter Mayhew, Star Wars’ original Chewbacca, died two nights ago, April 30th, 2019. He passed away in his Texas home surrounded by his family at the age of 74. He started the Peter Mayhew Foundation to aid victims of crises, which will now be operated by his surviving wife, A...

REVIEW: The Flash – Season 5, Episode 19 “Snow Pack”

andrewrodriguez | Apr 30, 2019 | 0

*SPOILERS* The Flash’ writers seem pretty intent on adding more elements from the comic book source material this season (whether they accurately follow it is another matter entirely). Last week they gave us an interesting look at speedster villain Godspeed. This week, in the episode titled �...

First Gemini Man Trailer Released

brettstevens | Apr 30, 2019 | 0

Will Smith takes aim at himself in the first trailer for Ang Lee’s Gemini Man. I’ve been really excited for this movie; with Smith in the lead (having not done a solo genre piece since Hancock) and Life of Pi’s helmer behind the camera, this has definitely been high on my list for mont...

REVIEW: The Orville – Season 2, Episode 14 “The Road Not Taken”

AlexGherzo | Apr 27, 2019 | 0

Sandwiched between the long-awaited Avengers: Endgame and Sunday’s big Game of Thrones throw-down is the season finale of The Orville. Picking up from the surprise ending of last week’s “Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow,” “The Road Not Taken” is an exciting dose of time-travel wonkin...