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Streaming services are currently helping redefine the modern era of storytelling with their new platform for shows and movies. Leading the pack in this department is Disney+, which Marvel Studios is utilizing to expand the Marvel Cinematic Universe with exclusives like WandaVision, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, and more. HBO Max will soon be jumping into the fray the same way, bringing projects like Peacemaker and Green Lantern Corps in to bring more to the DC Extended Universe’s lore....

Halo Infinite has already had a bumpy journey in its lead up to release, being pushed from the Xbox Series X 2020 launch lineup , and having a lead director on the game leave just a few weeks ago. Fans have been a little lukewarm on the game since gameplay was first revealed in July of this year. It has been rumored that the game was just being polished and would see release some time...

How Adele Got In Serious Shape After Her Divorce Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images By Hope Ngo/Oct. 29, 2019 8:04 pm EST Who doesn’t know and love Adele? Her songs (mostly about yearning and lost loves) have touched a chord in our hearts. We cheered when she married Simon Konecki, the father of her son Angelo and the man she thought was the love of her life, and mourned with her when she announced her divorce....

For decades, comic fans have clamored for a decent silver screen adaptation of Marvel’s first family. From 2005’s less-than-stellar first theatrical attempt to an even worse sequel, all the way to 2015’s hot mess of a reboot , the Fantastic Four have had some tough luck in Hollywood. ADVERTISEMENT Despite having the rights for well over a year now, Marvel has been expectantly patient with their new toy. President Kevin Feige has only once...

Spider-Man: No Way Home featured returns for previous Spider-Man villains from past Spider-Man movies under Sony’s slate. Willem Dafoe’s Green Goblin, Alfred Molina’s Doctor Octopus, and Thomas Hayden Church’s Sandman serve as representatives of Tobey Maguire’s Spider-Man trilogy. Meanwhile, Jamie Foxx’s Electro and Rhys Ifhans’ Lizard round out the villainous five from Andrew Garfield’s The Amazing Spider-Man franchise. No Way Home is Tom Holland’s third solo film as the MCU’s web-slinger....

Light your best angles Getty Images Television personality and celebrity stylist Ali Levine is known for taking amazing selfies. She even has a lighting kit set up in her living room to make sure all of her shots are perfectly lit. She told me, “When you are taking a selfie, always be aware of the lights around you. Position yourself away from the natural lighting of the room. Get a lighting kit and also a ring light because having just two lights can cause harsh shadowing and contrast....

Since The Rise of Skywalker’s release last December, Star Wars actor John Boyega has been open in sharing his feelings and experiences about being part of Disney’s sequel trilogy and about racial injustice and social unrest. Earlier this summer, Boyega attended a Black Lives Matter protest in London where his rallying words to the crowd made headlines worldwide, and was publicly supported by Lucasfilm and the Star Wars family. As Boyega looks ahead, and as we continue to navigate this critical time in our history, Boyega is continuing to use his platform to speak out and reveal issues he experienced while filming with Star Wars....

Disney has had its ups and downs with Star Wars since acquiring the franchise in 2012. When The Force Awakens hit theaters, Star Wars fans were eagerly filling up seats for the first time since 2005’s Revenge of the Sith. The film became an instant hit at the box office, amassing over $936 million in the United States and Canada alone, which is still the record for the highest domestic gross....

For fans of live-action Star Wars, this December marks a year since the credits rolled on Season 2 of The Mandalorian on Disney+. Fortunately, this December is also when Lucasfilm’s next live-action series - The Book of Boba Fett - is set to debut, and there’s already buzz about the start of filming for Mando’s third season. ADVERTISEMENT In the meantime, Star Wars is on the verge of releasing Star Wars: Visions on September 22, 2021, followed by LEGO Star Wars Terrifying Tales on October 1, 2021....

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker brought the Skywalker Saga to a close, but fan discussion about the franchise’s approach in capping off the Sequel Trilogy is far from over. It’s no secret that the 2019 blockbuster is a divisive entry, forcing every Star Wars fan to reevaluate their perception of the film’s true ending. This was mainly due to the threequel’s handling of key plot points that were not earned, such as Emperor Palpatine’s sudden return from the dead....

Health woes from picking your nose Also, picking your nose means you’re literally shoving your fingers inside your nostrils — fingers that are very likely not 100 percent clean and sterile. Dr. Vijay Ramakrishnan, an associate professor of otolaryngology at the University of Colorado, says that the undersides of fingernails are chock full of bacteria, so if you have open wounds inside your schnoz, they might become infected. Even if you don’t have abrasions inside your nose, you could be packing your snout full of viruses or bacteria (courtesy of the already-mentioned dirty fingernails)....

These Are The Stimulants In Tea That Aren’t Caffeine Shutterstock By Hope Ngo/April 17, 2020 12:23 pm EST Sitting down and enjoying a cup of tea is viewed, in many cultures at least, as a way to take a step back and unwind. But the next time you reach for a cup of (non-herbal) tea before bedtime, you may want to consider your options, because while tea doesn’t have the caffeine kick that coffee does, it does contain other stimulants that might keep you tossing and turning....

Elizabeth Olsen’s Wanda Maximoff has been a strong point of contention among fans since she made her live-action debut in Avengers: Age of Ultron. It’s taken almost six years in the MCU for the Avenger to realize her true potential in becoming the powerful Scarlet Witch and finally don the comic accurate suit fans have been craving. The actress herself has shared her distaste for her superhero costumes plenty of times over the years, often criticizing the revealing nature of her outfit compared to other female heroes....

The recent series finale of WandaVision proved to be a controversial one among the fan base as it delivered a solid 50 minutes of emotion, heartbreak, and action. Through the two-month run of the Disney+ epic, the many mysteries of the plot led fan theories to go wild as viewers devised ideas of insane twists and reveals that sadly never came. While there were many viral theories, there was possibly none bigger than the prediction that...

Especially given how last week’s episode ended , it’s no surprise that Falcon and the Winter Soldier is on everybody’s mind. Launching right after the tremendous success of WandaVision , audiences are now following Sam and Bucky as they deal with the fallout of Steve’s absence. The legacy left in his wake isn’t an easy one to fill. These characters have come very far from where audiences first met them...

Moon Knight is inching closer to its Disney+ premiere, meaning that marketing is slowly ramping up for the series. The upcoming MCU show will showcase Oscar Isaac’s Marvel debut as the titular antihero, a complex character with dissociative identity disorder who becomes the agent of the Egyptian God Khonshu. Plot details are still being kept under wraps, but it has been confirmed that Isaac’s character will go up against Ethan Hawke’s villainous Arthur Harrow....

To say the history of video games making the jump to the big screen has yielded less than stellar results would be the understatement of the year. When most think of video game adaptions, images of Jake Gyllenhaal’s Prince of Persia or any number of subpar Resident Evil sequels come to mind. That said, this trend has been making major improvements in the past couple of years. Movies like Sonic the Hedgehog and Detective Pikachu have proven that the gaming-to-movie transition can be made successfully....

Batgirl is one of the upcoming DCEU projects that will soon stream on HBO Max in 2022. The film is directed by Bad Boys for Life directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, and it will feature the DC debut of In The Heights star Leslie Grace as the titular Caped Crusader. Grace will be joined by a stellar cast that includes the likes of Jacob Scipio, Brendan Fraser as Firefly, J....

While both WandaVision and The Falcon and The Winter Soldier dominated conversations around the water cooler and online during their respective runs, Loki is the Disney+ series Marvel fans have been waiting for. For this series, Tom Hiddleston is reprising his role as the God of Mischief. But it’s important to note that isn’t the redeemed Loki from Avengers: Infinity War. ADVERTISEMENT This is the Loki who stole the Tesseract during the events of Avengers: Endgame and is being called upon by the mysterious Time Variance Authority to correct the chaos he unleashed during his time traveling escapades....

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is the 25th theatrical installment of the ever-expanding Marvel Cinematic Universe and the second film of the franchise’s Phase 4 slate. Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, the title is Marvel Studios’ first foray into the realm of martial arts and will star Simu Liu as the titular Master of Kung Fu. Liu will be joined by a stacked Asian cast which includes Awkwafina, Tony Leung, Ronny Chieng, Dallas Liu, and Meng’er Zhang....