Mom, Dad, what did you do? WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT INC. AND VILLAGE ROADSHOW FILMS NORTH AMERICA INC. I spent the first ten minutes of The Matrix Resurrections grinning like a delighted madman, a feeling that barely waned for the entirety of this fantastically worthy successor to the original trilogy. The answers to your most immediate […]
Matt Baume
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Updated: Meet Comic Book Workers United, a Union for Comics Professionals
Meet your new superheroes. COMIC BOOK WORKERS UNITED Founded in 1992, Portland-based Image Comics has been home to Spawn, The Walking Dead, Witchblade, Tank Girl, Wynona Earp … and soon, possibly, a fully recognized union. Earlier this month, ten Image staffers announced that they had formed Comic Book Workers United, a union for comics industry […]
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Naked Oscar Isaac Is But One of the Many Pleasant Visuals in Dune
A family outing. Dune I did not go to see Dune for the laughs, which is why I was startled to find that the movie ends with one of the funniest cinematic jokes I’ve ever seen. After two and a half hours of slow, sweeping shots and poetic dialogue about power and prophecy, it becomes […]
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The Story Behind the Gayest Week in TV History
Consider your grits kissed. The gayest week in television history occurred exactly 45 years ago, in late September of 1976. Anyone who turned on a TV that week would have encountered a bizarrely queer couple of days. The season premiere of the show Family featured a teen finding out his friend is gay; the new […]
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This Week’s Comics: Mystery-Solving Dogs, A Sci-Fi Coverup, and Ms. Marvel’s Mental Health
If you weren’t around for the X-Files paranoia of the ’90s, it’s hard to describe just how pleasurable it was to indulge in the fantasy of a vast government conspiracy. These days, that sort of paranoia feels like a Trumpian red flag; but back then, it was less about actually believing in aliens and magic […]
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This Week’s Comics: Sickening Secrets of the Super Rich, Queers in Space, and a Dog Who Saves the Universe
One of my favorite moments in the Hitchcock movie Rope is when a rich, daffy old British lady arrives at the party, babbling semi-coherently about society nonsense as she pulls off her fancy-person gloves. When the kindly American housekeeper responds to the prattle with a bit of smalltalk, the rich lady reacts with a momentary […]
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This Week’s Comics: Bugs Are Your Friends, Cheerleading Will Save Your Life, and the Ghosts of Superheroes Await You
Every time I walk out onto my balcony, I wonder, how did all these centipedes get up here? I live in an apartment that’s several stories up off the ground, though not high enough that my view is anything other than the vinyl siding of my neighbor. I’ve planted a couple of plants in containers […]
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This Week’s Comics: Star Trek Is Evil, Encouraging Ghosts, and Kids Piloting Airships
I used to work at a camera store with a young woman who would occasionally tell stories about a ghost she was having sex with. As she described the encounters, it became clear to all of us who worked in the store that the “ghost” in the stories matched the exact physical description of her […]
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This Week’s Comics: Superhero Chef, Space Mysteries, and Hot Horny Angels
I hope you’re ready for a hot take about Austin Powers, a movie franchise that is nearly as old today as the time period that it references. I recently attempted a rewatch of the films, because they feature briefly in the new Space Jam movie and I was wondering how well they hold up. The […]
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A Gay History of The Muppets
Richard and Scooter Screengrab from the documentary Of Muppets and Men Oh sure, you’re familiar with Jim Henson, the man behind Kermit and Rowlf and Ernie. And you might be familiar with Frank Oz, who performed Miss Piggy, Sam the Eagle, Fozzie Bear, and Bert. But there’s another Muppet performer who you might not know […]
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New Games You Should Play This July: Viking Giants, Time-Travel Combat, and a Killer Beard
Beard Blade I’m sure, at some point, I’ll get tired of Monster Hunter Stories 2, which came out last week for the Switch and is, I’m happy to say, excellent. Not unlike a Pokémon that’s all boss fights, the game’s available to play in demo form if you’d like to get a taste of its […]
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Comic Book Interview: Captain America Is Gay Now
Hey, who’s the new guy? Marvel Captain America never meant anything to me, until now. The idea has always seemed absurd: He’s a military jock who represents a racist country ruled by the rich — and we’re supposed to root for him? The character turns eighty years old this year, and as far as I […]