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07 Sep

Sweet Thing

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Billie is a 15-year-old girl who fantasizes Billie Holiday as a sort of fairy godmother. Billie has to navigate the evolving challenges of her life while she plays mother to her 11-year-old brother, Nico. They meet up with another adolescent, run away from home, and together roam the area free from their parents’ watchful eye. They discover freedom and enchantment among New Bedford’s boats and railway tracks. They fantasize about a life of luxury when they break into a posh home, and are able to carry the taste of affluence into their adventures.Rated: Not RatedRelease Date: Jun 18, 2021
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07 Sep

Only Murders in the Building: Selena Gomez Is Kind of Killing This

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This article contains spoilers for Only Murders in the Building episodes 1 through 3. Oftentimes in entertainment the oddest teams make the most compelling stories. When Hulu released the first three episodes of their new original series Only Murders in the Building last week, most people tuned in because they were intrigued by the prospect of seeing Martin Short, Steve Martin, and Selena Gomez combine their talents to take on the well-worn comedy/mystery genre. It wasn’t a surprise to see the first two men working together, as both Short and Martin are legends of the category, but throwing Gomez into…
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07 Sep

Endeavour Series 8 Promises 1971 Football Glitz, an IRA Threat and Morse Battling Inner Demons

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Morse’s plan to transfer to another force has either been scrapped or put on the back burner in series eight, which finds the detective in Oxford and the Castle Gate team tackling “the most challenging of cases so far,” according to the official press release. The three-part new series picks up at the start of 1971, just after series seven’s dramatic conclusion which saw Morse’s latest doomed lover take a bullet for him and die in his arms. He certainly can pick ‘em. The loss of the scheming Violetta Talenti, and the bad blood between Morse and Thursday have taken…
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07 Sep

Link Tank: Shang-Chi Star Simu Liu Used to Pose for Stock Photos, and It’s Meme Gold

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Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings star Simu Liu did a stock photoshoot before getting noticed as an actor, and it’s absolute gold. “Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings was released for the holiday weekend and took home $90 million at the box office, according to Variety. The film ‘had an even bigger debut than expected, collecting $90 million in its first four days of release and setting a new high watermark for the holiday weekend.’ Shang-Chi himself (Simu Liu) took to Twitter to celebrate. With a stock photo. Of… himself?” Read more at The Mary Sue Venom:…
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07 Sep

Alan Wake Remastered Gives New Hope to Long Overdue Sequel

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Developer Remedy Entertainment has confirmed that they’re finally remastering their largely underrated horror masterpiece, Alan Wake. We don’t know much about the simply titled Alan Wake Remastered at this time, but it is currently scheduled to be released in fall 2021 for Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PC via the Epic Games Store, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5. Believe it or not, this will actually be the first time that Alan Wake will be officially available for PlayStation platforms since the original game’s 2010 release date. While it’s easy enough to look forward to any chance to play Alan Wake…
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07 Sep

Streaming on Plex: Best Movies and TV Shows You Can Watch for FREE in September

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This article is sponsored by Plex. You can download the Free Plex App now by clicking here! There’s an overwhelming amount of new movies and TV shows hitting streaming services this fall. If you’re starving for new content, it’s set to be a fantastic time, but if your wallet is starving for funds, it can be pretty stressful. With studios and content providers spreading their libraries out across so many different streaming services, keeping up with all of your favorites can get expensive. Thankfully, Plex TV is here to keep you entertained without breaking the bank. Plex is a globally…
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07 Sep

MCU Origin Movies Ranked (Including Shang-Chi)

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Superhero movies have been around long enough that audiences are understandably starting to grow bored of a frequently recurring trope within them: the origin story. There are only so many times one can watch Uncle Ben die, or Thomas and Martha Wayne die, or Punisher’s whole family die (wow a lot of these have to do with death) before it gets old. Thankfully, the Marvel Cinematic Universe understands audiences’ superhero origin fatigue. Of Marvel’s 25 feature films, well over half are sequel or team-up efforts. Still, when introducing a new character to the world, sometimes an origin story is unavoidable. …
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07 Sep

Labyrinth: How Did Jareth Become the Goblin King? His Comic Book Origin Story Explains

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Warning: contains spoilers for the Labyrinth: Coronation Comics. Maybe yours is the kind of mind that’s never worried about why in the 1986 film Labyrinth, Goblin King Jareth – ostensibly a human man, albeit one who can turn into an owl – rules a species with which he shares zero physical characteristics. If so, then go in peace, friend, and enjoy life. You likely already are. If, however, yours is the sort of mind that regularly lets you leave home in slippers because it’s busy wondering how they get the horses to the Olympics, then step this way. The Labyrinth mystery has been…
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07 Sep

Top Horror Books in September 2021

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From the gory to the eerie, horror brings us cathartic chills and gritty adventure. Here are our most-anticipated horror books coming out in September 2021 … Summer Sons by Lee Mondelo Type: NovelPublisher: Tordotcom PublishingRelease date: Sept. 28 Den of Geek says: Romance-tinged horror with a strong sense of place brings a unique hook to this fantastical story.Publisher’s summary: Andrew and Eddie did everything together, best friends bonded more deeply than brothers, until Eddie left Andrew behind to start his graduate program at Vanderbilt. Six months later, only days before Andrew was to join him in Nashville, Eddie dies of…
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06 Sep

The Rick and Morty Season 5 Finale Explains…Well, Just About Everything

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This article contains spoilers for Rick and Morty season 5 episode 10. Rick and Morty is fighting a losing battle with its own canon.  The show has demonstrated time and time again that it prefers crafting episodic, self-contained stories to fully realize the potential of playing in a massive sci-fi sandbox. Like Rick Sanchez himself, the writers of the show understand that infinite universes (and a hefty 70-episode order from Adult Swim) means that a concept as earthbound as “story” will soon become pointless. Viewers, however, have never felt that way. Despite being presented with the promise of infinite creation,…
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06 Sep

Black Widow Lawsuit Fallout Could Cost Marvel More Than Money

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Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow lawsuit was predicted to have major ramifications for Disney, Marvel and Hollywood itself when details of it first emerged at the end of July, and the legal action already appears to have had a domino effect on Marvel’s future movies. The extent of Johansson’s unhappiness with the treatment of her solo Marvel blockbuster was crystal clear when she decided to sue Disney over breach of contract after Black Widow debuted in theatres and on the Disney+ streaming service at the same time. The actress said she had been given a “guarantee” from Disney that the film…
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06 Sep

Raiders of the Lost Ark and the Many Influences of Indiana Jones

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When Raiders of the Lost Ark was released in 1981, it was like a jolt of lightning from out of the past. As with George Lucas’ Star Wars before it, here was a throwback to many of the cinematic touchstones high and low that Baby Boomers grew up with: Saturday morning serials, prestige Oscar winners from yesteryear, and even boys’ pulp magazines were sifted through, borrowed from, and recontextualized into one of the most thrilling action-adventure movies anyone had ever seen. Somehow Lucas, who was a producer on the project, director Steven Spielberg, and the whole Indiana Jones team were…
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06 Sep

How the Legends of Tomorrow Season 6 Finale Pulled off a Huge Avalance Moment

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The following contains Legends of Tomorrow spoilers Legends of Tomorrow Season 6 Episode 15 Legends of Tomorrow season 6 has certainly been a mixed bag. The overarching framework of displaced aliens spread through time never really clicked in the same way that many of the series’ other ridiculous setups did. (I mean, c’mon, they made magical creatures work last year, what the heck happened?)  The problems were multiple: Sara was separated from the group for half of the season, the show struggled to really integrate new character Spooner into the team until the season’s final pair of episodes, and entirely…
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06 Sep

Kate

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After she’s irreversibly poisoned, a ruthless criminal operative has less than 24 hours to exact revenge on her enemies and in the process forms an unexpected bond with the daughter of one of her past victims.Rated: RRelease Date: Sep 10, 2021
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06 Sep

Top New Fantasy Books in September 2021

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Magic and adventure await in the hottest fantasy book releases in September 2021 … The Wisdom of Crowds by Joe Abercrombie Type: NovelPublisher: OrbitRelease date: Sept. 18 Den of Geek says: It’s a month for sequels as much-lauded Abercrombie’s The Age of Madness series is coming to an end. High fantasy with a focus on politics and monarch might scratch that Game of Thrones itch. Publisher’s summary: Some say that to change the world you must first burn it down. Now that belief will be tested in the crucible of revolution: the Breakers and Burners have seized the levers of…
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06 Sep

Little Women Remixed: So Many Beginnings & the Potential of Adaptation

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Little Women, Louisa May Alcott’s semi-autobiographical 19th century novel about four sisters growing up in Civil War-era New England has become one of the most-adapted American classics. But few retellings have done as much with the potential of adaptation as Bethany C. Morrow’s. In novel So Many Beginnings, out on September 7th, Morrow answers a question many readers have had over the years: What if Little Women was written from the African American perspective? The answer is a rich narrative of growing up in challenging times with the promise of a better future ahead that still speaks to what generations…
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06 Sep

Power Rangers: The Version of In Space We Never Got

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Power Rangers in Space was a revolutionary entry in the Power Rangers franchise. The show had certainly evolved over the previous five seasons but In Space was a quantum leap forward. Airing in 1998 on Fox Kids, the series featured serialized plots, character arcs with depth, and gifts for longtime fans in the form of returning Rangers and villains. Nearly 25 years later, the series remains highly regarded, many elements of it even making their way into the current Power Rangers comics. But it all could have been so very different. Imagine a version of In Space where Astronema wasn’t…
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06 Sep

Why the PS2’s Sales Record Will Never Be Beaten

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As the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S set incredible sales paces in the midst of strange times, and the Nintendo Switch continues to exceed all sales expectations, many fans find themselves wondering whether or not any of those consoles can eventually dethrone the best-selling video game console of all-time: the PlayStation 2.  Well, as you probably guessed based on this article’s headline, my answer to that question is “No.” The PlayStation 2’s position atop the best-selling console chart isn’t an accident and it’s not a record meant to be taken lightly. It’s arguably the one video game sales record…
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06 Sep

Rick and Morty Season 5 Finale Review

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This RICK AND MORTY review contains spoilers. Rick and Morty Season 5 Finale It’s been a while, so let’s first recap the consistent problems with season five of Rick and Morty. Problem one is that characterization feels like it’s either pushed aside in favor of crazy, silly sci-fi nonsense or lost in a muddle of convoluted sci-fi nonsense. Problem two is that episodes are so overloaded with plot and dialogue delivered at such breakneck speed that there’s either no time for jokes or, packed in with everything else going on in these overstuffed episodes, they just don’t land. The missing…
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06 Sep

Vigil Episode 3 Questions & Theories: Who Killed Burke? The Florida Cover-Up & True Story

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Warning: contains Vigil episode three spoilers. A great deal happened in the latest Vigil episode. DC Longacre declared a joint investigation into the muhduhs of Craig Burke and Jade Antoniak, and discovered a major Royal Navy cover-up. DCI Silva discovered that CPO Glover and Lt. Doherty have been secretly having it off. Poor engineer Gary Walsh almost shot himself. MI5 showed up. As did the US Navy. And everybody sang a hymn. If you’re still unsure how it all fits together, join us in getting the story straight and putting our speculation hats on below. What happened in Port Havers,…
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