5 Years Later, the Next Avengers Movie Could Bring Back Marvel’s Secret Weapon

— David Livingston/WireImage/Getty Images After . Marvel now seems to be retreating to what worked best in the past. Among rumors of an Avengers reunion and a full-on reboot of the MCU, the studio seems to be retracing its steps in earnest. The Russos represent a creative and commercial peak for Marvel. Marvel hasn’t even […]

12 Years Later, Star Wars Just Made a Freaky Force Power Canon Again

The witches of Brendok are a veritable smorgasbord of new Force powers. With the help of a Force vergence within an abandoned mine, they can create life and even turn into smoke. But in The Acolyte Episode 7, we see an eerie new Force ability: the power to not only read someone’s thoughts but to […]

Marvel Is Taking a Massive Risk With Its Best Show in Years

— Marvel Studios Shortly before X-Men ‘97 debuted its first season, the series lost its head writer and executive producer, Beau DeMayo. Marvel never revealed why it decided to part ways with the filmmaker, but once X-Men ‘97 officially premiered — and became the best series Marvel had put out in years — fans wondered […]

7 Years Later, Star Wars is Finally Evolving in Exhilarating New Ways

— Lucasfilm The Acolyte is not a Star Wars show for everyone, but it managed to find its audience all the same. Though its inaugural episodes were polarizing, everything seemed to click with its fifth episode, which reintroduced Manny Jacinto’s Qimir as a sexy (but still very evil) Sith warrior, aka The Stranger. The Acolyte […]

The Most Thrilling Show of the Year Just Revolutionized a Tired TV Trope

— FX There are few things more hit or miss than flashback episodes. At their best, they feel like dramatically enriching detours into the past. At their worst, they come across as nothing but filler meant to pad out their respective seasons. Whether it’s written well or not, though, a flashback episode almost always manages […]