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The Old Guard 2 | Official Trailer | Netflix

Andy (Charlize Theron) and her team of immortal warriors are back, with a renewed sense of purpose in their mission to protect the world. With Booker (Matthias Schoenaerts) still in exile after his betrayal, and Quynh (Veronica Ngô) out for revenge after escaping her underwater prison, Andy grapples with her newfound mortality as a mysterious threat emerges that could jeopardize everything she’s…

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Review | Going Postal: The Legacy Foretold

Back in 1997, a game known simply as POSTAL was released by a small company called Running With Scissors, and it soon became a lightning rod for controversy due to the mature gameplay involving an unstable person on a killing spree in a small town. In the new Documentary Going Postal: The Legacy Foretold, directors Tad Sallee and Jason Sikorsky have crafted a comprehensive look at the franchise,…

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Editorial | When Nostalgia Turns to Rot

When Ben Dunn, comic creator and founder of Warrior Nun Areala, took to Facebook to offer his thoughts on Doctor Who: Season 2, Episode 2 “LUX”, he didn’t write a review. He wrote a confession. Not the kind you whisper in a church pew, but the kind that spills out when the world changes and you realize, with panic, that it no longer centers you.In his rant, Ben Dunn wrote: “Yesterday I actually…

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Video of the Day | Salacious Crumb - Parry Gripp, Nathan Mazur

Parry Gripp is one of the more reliably creative voices in filkdom, particularly in the Star Wars fandom space. Today’s bit of silly fun is a fully animated music video of Salacious Crumb. His friend Nathan Mazur created the animation, and we think it’s Nathan’s best work to date. Salacious Crumb is a minor but memorable character in the Star Wars saga. We meet him in Jabba’s palace in Star…

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Seattle 2025 Worldcon Admins Resign Over ChatGPT Controversy

Three senior officials from the 2025 World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) in Seattle have stepped down following backlash over the use of artificial intelligence during the convention’s programming process. Though the Hugo Awards themselves were not implicated, the controversy has nonetheless sparked heated debate within the science fiction and fantasy community. In a joint statement…

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Happy 80th Birthday, Yosemite Sam!

Feliz Cinco de Mayo! Happy Fifth of May. It’s not Mexican Independence Day: that’s September 16. Cinco de Mayo is the anniversary of the Battle of Puebla. It’s also the birthday of Warner Brothers’ beloved outlaw, the cantankerous, temperamental Yosemite Sam.Yosemite Sam made his first ever appearance on the silver screen in Hare Trigger on May 5, 1945, making today Sam’s 80th birthday. Sam was…

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Thunderbolts* Delivers A Great Marvel Adventure For The Summer

Marvel Studios bring us Thunderbolts*, in which Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh) tries to find her place in the world while still reeling from the loss of Natasha. She works various jobs for Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), and wants to get away from the darker side of her work for a more public facing position where she hopes to find some happiness. Unfortunately, Allegra is…

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Video of the Day: "Singin' in the Rain", "Star Wars" Style

What do you get if you mash up that famous song Good Morning from Singin’ in the Rain with Star Wars? You get an all singing, all dancing double zing to your geeky heartstrings! This delightful video is a tribute to both Debbie Reynolds, not only an Oscar-nominated actor but also singer, dancer, actress and all around performer, and Carrie Fisher, . She rose to fame in part due to her breakout…

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Legendary Actress and Comedienne Ruth Buzzi, Dead at 88

SciFi.Radio deeply regrets to confirm the sad news that comedienne Ruth Buzzi has died at the age of 88, passing away in Stephenville, Texas. In addition to her many comedy appearances on Laugh-In and The Carol Burnett Show, Ruth Buzzi starred in the live-action Saturday morning sci-fi show The Lost Saucer. She also performed many cartoon voices. Ruth Buzzi was famous for Ernestine the…

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Saturday May 3 is Free Comic Book Day

Saturday, May 3, 2024 is Free Comic Book Day all over the world. Many specialty stores in the USA will be giving away free comic books. If you live near one of them, you’re in for a treat! Most comic book and hobby stores will be sent special comic books for this day by the major publishers. The average store will have piles of comics laid out on a card table for visitors to examine. All stores…

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Jeremy Renner, Author : "My Next Breath"

Actor/singer Jeremy Renner already has a long resume. Not only has he earned two Academy Award nominations and starred or co-starred in some of Hollywood’s biggest movies… he’s a real life hero who risked his life to save his nephew. Not only does he have three albums for sale, but now he can add author to his list of job titles. Renner’s memoirs, My Next Breath, has just been released. My Next…

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Video of the Day | Star Wars: Heir to the Empire - The Beginning

My jaw is on the floor. This is a fan-made Star Wars anime fan film, unlike any I have ever seen. Based on the novel Star Wars: Heir to the Empire by Timoth Zahn, it’s the first of a planned six part series, and the result of about five months work by creator JarJarJargon on Youtube. All your favorite characters are there. Mon Mothma, Luke Skywalker and his sister Leia, C3PO, Han Solo,…

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Video of the Day | Dryante's Cover of Zoltraak from Frieren: Beyond Journey's End

The wonderful thing about art is that it often inspires more art. Today’s Video of the Day is a music video, a cover of a track called Zoltraak, by an artist named Dryante, from the anime series Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End. As is often the case with fannish things, sometimes what fascinates us is buried a couple of layers deep. Frieren is the name of an elf adventurer, an elf mage who, with…

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Love Death + Robots Volume 4 | Official Trailer | Netflix

Marionettes of the Red Hot Chili Peppers reimagine the group’s 2003 concert at Ireland’s Slane Castle. A miniaturized alien invasion turns catestrophic destruction into an adorable spectacle of chaos and human folly. A scheming housecast and a household robot try to take over the world. These stories, and many more, come forth in this official trailer for the new season of Love Death +…

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Patrick Starship Enterprise | SpongeBob Joins the Star Trek Crew | Paramount+

This is not the weirdest thing I have seen all year. But it’s close. Christopher Pike (Anson Mount), Spock (Ethan Peck), and Nyota Uhura (Celia Rose-Gooding) are joined on the Patrick Starship Enterprise by SpongeBob SquarePants, Sandy Cheeks, and Mr. Krabs. They play it completely deadpan. At first I thought it was another one of those cheesy A.I. video joke posts, but apparently no, this is a…

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Wednesday: Season 2 | Official Teaser Trailer | Netflix

Jenna Ortega is back as Wednesday Addams for Season 2 of her hit Netflix series Wednesday. In the new season, she’s actually looking forward to a second year at the same school. Follows Wednesday Addams’ years as a student, when she attempts to master her emerging psychic ability, thwart a killing spree, and solve the mystery that embroiled her parents. Wednesday Season 2 was delayed in part due…

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Video of the Day: Dragons are a Girl's Best Friend

Today’s musical convention is Dragons Are a Girl’s Best Friend, featuring the musical talents of Whitney Avalon, Ginny Di, and Anjali Bhimani. The visuals are appealing, the lyrics are too clever by half, but the vocals unexpectedly soar. You know, like dragons. The song is based on the Marilyn Monroe classic Diamons are a Girls Best Friend, from the 1959 film Some Like it Hot. It’s all part of…