“Hmmm… good resume, solid references, knows how to drive a Tardis… YOU’RE HIRED!” Courtesy BBC It’s official: You need a job. And you need a job that will appreciate your unusual attributes, pay well, and realize that you’re freaking sick of being unemployed in Portland, and would much rather live in Wales. Oh, and you […]
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A Mashup Using Scenes from The Avengers and Full House? Okay, Fine, I’m In!
Three cheers to YouTuber Zach for slapping together this mashup which depicts a world where The Avengers are in a Full House-style sitcom. Because… WHY DO YOU PEOPLE NEED REASONS FOR EVERYTHING? It’s great, so enjoy!
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Hurrah, the New Luke Cage Trailer is AWESOME!
If you’re like me, you looooooved the character of Luke Cage in the Netflix series Jessica Jones. And as promised, Luke returns with his own Netflix series on September 30—and if this trailer is any indication? It’s gonna be AWESOME. It’s got style, sass, a great villain in Mahershala Ali (Remy Danton from House of […]
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This is Why Talking Ghostbusters Is Such a Pain in the Ass: A History of How a Bunch of Dicks Tried Ruining the Reboot
August, 2014: Ghostbusters is reported by film industry gossip site Deadline as a full-on reboot of the series (such as it was), starring women, directed by Paul Feig. Its existence is immediately spun as an attack on men and their precious nostalgia by Deadline editor Mike Fleming Jr. in an article entitled “Film Chauvinist Asks: […]
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Kuato Demands You Attend OMSI’s Sci-Fi Film Fest
Science-fiction movies are often doomed to be forgotten—and given that most of them are cheap, half-assed cash grabs, that’s probably for the best. But when sci-fi is good, no other genre can match it—as evidenced by the lineup of enduring classics at OMSI’s Sci-Fi Film Festival. OMSI’s fest boasts plenty of fun sci-fi adventures—John Carpenter’s […]
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New Column!
Put Your Dicks Back in Your Tights!
Dear Superman and Batman: Put Your Dicks Back in Your Tights.
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Review: Marvel Universe Live! at the Moda Center
Courtesy Marvel Surely you’re familiar with those Disney on Ice spectacles that portray princesses and other Disney creations performing in a heavily produced show at large scale coliseums. (Parents feel contractually obligated to take their kids to at least one of these things, usually while gritting their teeth and suffering in quiet desperation.) Well a […]
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Star Wars Cast Sings “Stayin’ Alive” Because… Stop Asking So Many Questions
It’s no secret that Jimmy Fallon loves him some Bee Gees—that’s why it shouldn’t come as a total shock that his crackerjack editors at The Tonight Show would put together this verrrrry amusing remix of characters from all the Star Wars movies singing the Bee Gees’ greatest hit, “Stayin’ Alive.” It just works, and the […]
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Today in Star Wars: A Triumph the Insult Comic Dog Classic!
In honor of the opening of The Force Awakens (read our review here!), may I present one of the greatest Star Wars things ever: the classic Triumph the Insult Comic Dog sketch where he visits fans waiting for the 2002 premiere of Attack of the Clones. This remains as one of the fucking funniest things […]
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Jessica Jones Debuts Tomorrow—the Reviews Are In!
Courtesy Netflix Comic book geeks unite! The highly anticipated Netflix/Marvel jam Jessica Jones debuts tomorrow (Fri, Nov 20) on Netflix at 12:01 am, and as usual, you can binge watch the entire first season if you have absolutely nothing better to do with your time. (I hope you do… but at least watch a couple […]
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Warcraft Trailer: Finally, a Movie with an Orc Baby Moses!
via Wired The loooong international nightmare that was The Hobbit trilogy is finally be behind us, but fantasy—as I wrote in the august pages of the Mercury a few years ago—isn’t going anywhere: Warner Bros. just kicked off their year-long marketing campaign for the new Harry Potter movies; January will see the premiere of MTV’s […]
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TV Review Roundup: Supergirl Debuts Tonight!
Courtesy CBS At long last, the highly anticipated (I can’t believe I’m saying this about a CBS show) Supergirl debuts tonight at 8:30 pm, and from the looks of things, this show is one of the best reviewed of the season. Check it out: From Vox: By leaning into its earnestness, Supergirl delivers moments of […]