Spider-Man Funko Pop Recreates Mary Jane Watson's First Comic Book Appearance

Spider-ManFunkoPop! collectors will soon be able to add Mary Jane Watson to their collection. Funko has unveiled a new Pop! figure of Mary Jane, which recreates her first comic book appearance fromThe Amazing Spider-Man#42 by writerStan Leeand artistJohn Romita Sr.The figure is approximately 3 and 3/4-inches tall, and features Mary Jane wearing a black shirt and purple pants. It also has speech bubble that says “Face it, Tiger… you just hit the jackpot!...

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 411 words · Lisa Carter

Steven Spielberg’s Sci-Fi Drama Is Waiting To Devastate You on Paramount+

WhenA.I. Artificial Intelligencewas released in 2001, directorSteven Spielbergwas criticized for the way the film ended.Spielberg was at it again, they said, injecting schmaltz into a story that didn’t call for it. But the ending ofA.I.is not schmaltzy or even that uplifting.It’s emotionally devastating and tremendously bleak.A.I.had been in the works for decades under the stewardship of filmmakerStanley Kubrick, who kept delaying the project until technology could make the prospect of telling a story about a young human-like A....

August 4, 2025 · 9 min · 1734 words · Barbara Hunt

Stranger Things Season 2 Finale Explained: What Happened?

You’ve had roughly 24 hours to consume all of Netflix’sStranger ThingsSeason 2 and the newly minted aftershowBeyond Stranger Things, so now we can get to talking about what the hell just happened. you may take that as yourspoiler warningto turn back now if you wandered into our Upside Down explainer by accident and haven’t finished watching just yet. Last chance, because some major spoilers are about to be discussed. Still here?...

August 4, 2025 · 8 min · 1629 words · Jamie Johnson

Stranger Things: Is Brenner Alive?

Major spoilers forStranger Things 2follow below. Turn back now if you’re not caught up. WhileStranger Things 2introduced some major new antagonists for our characters, it appears the Big Bad of Season 1 may not be completely out of the picture just yet.Matthew Modine’s Dr. Martin Brenner ran the Hawkins National Laboratory and raised resident badass Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) under terrifying conditions, but Brenner met a messy fate at the end of Season 1....

August 4, 2025 · 3 min · 616 words · Kellie Shaw

Supergirl Pilot Review from Comic-Con

This review originally ran during our coverage of San Diego Comic-Con 2015. Supergirlhas a tough task ahead of her. It’s not just that she has to defeat a string of villains every bit as powerful as she is, or that she has to deal with her exceptional nature in a world already aware of the existence of her exemplary cousin, Superman. It’s that she has to do all that while holding her own in a television landscape dominated by male superhero characters and providing a role model for young women....

August 4, 2025 · 6 min · 1101 words · Heather Bradley

The In Between’s Joey King on Going from Child Star to Producing Powerhouse

Joey Kingis proving to be quite the force in this industry. Her incredible range and screen presence have been on display since day one, but now she’s also using her years of experience to further influence her projects for the better behind the scenes, projects like her latest feature film,The In Between. King leads the Paramount+ release as Tessa, a teenager who bounced around foster homes for quite some time growing up and now believes finding “the one” just isn’t in the cards for her....

August 4, 2025 · 5 min · 956 words · Benjamin Hampton

The Lowest-Grossing Transformers Movie Has the Most Important Scene in the Franchise

The animatedTransformers Oneput the Autobots and the Decepticons at the forefront of the franchise after years of sharing the screen with A-list actors. The return to form was truly the culmination of course correction for the franchise on the big screen. The source of recapturing the magic of the classic syndicated cartoon from the ‘80s can be traced back to the spin-off prequel,Bumblebee. Directed byTravis Knightwith a screenplay byChristina Hodson(The Flash),Bumblebeewent back to the basics ofMichael Bay’s first Transformers installment: A simple story about a teenager and their first car....

August 4, 2025 · 4 min · 739 words · Justin Kane

The Worst 'Simpsons' Christmas Episodes Have the Same Problem

In movies and TV, every hero needs a villain. InThe Simpsons, young Bart (Nancy Cartwright) might be the bad guy himself sometimes, but he’s a good kid at heart.Many times duringThe Simpsons, he’s had to go toe to giant clown shoe with the evil Sideshow Bob(Kelsey Grammer), the former sidekick of Krusty the Clown who now wishes death to Homer and Marge’s oldest child, and who many times has tried to make that happen....

August 4, 2025 · 6 min · 1153 words · Kathleen Christian

The ‘Perfect Match’ Season 2 Spoilers That Have Fans Talking

Thedating competition show,Perfect Match,has reality stars couple up and thentest their compatibility in challenges. Winners of those challenges can then bring in someone new and match them with someone in the house. People who don’t have a match must leave. The finale brings back all the cast to vote on which couple is the perfect match. The winners get an all-expenses paid vacation for one week anywhere in the world....

August 4, 2025 · 4 min · 668 words · Bryan Lewis

This 'Heathers' Sequel Would've Featured Meryl Streep as the President

Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, no genre was more precious to the canon of film thanangsty high school pictures. FromFerris Bueller’s Day OfftoThe Outsiders, every teen had a movie to which they could relate. But, perhapsthe most relatable of all was the heartfelt, yet homicidalHeathers. While not a box office darling initially, the film became one of the most popular in the teen genre and has gone on to inspire something of a franchise....

August 4, 2025 · 4 min · 826 words · Kayla Poole

Viola Davis, Rob Morgan, Aisling Franciosi Join Sandra Bullock Netflix Film

Oscar winnerViola Davis,MudboundstarRob MorganandThe NightingalebreakoutAisling Franciosihave joined the cast ofSandra Bullock’s new Netflix movie based on the British miniseriesUnforgiven, Collider has learned. Nora Fingscheidt, who made her directorial debut with Germany’s current Oscar entrantSystem Crasher, will direct the untitled feature, which was written by Oscar winnerChristopher McQuarrie.Graham Kingis producing under his GK Films banner, while Bullock will produce via Fortis Films, andVeronica Ferreswill produce via Construction Film. Executive producers includeNan Morales,Nicola Shindler,Sally WainwrightandColin Vaines....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 364 words · Connie Stanley DVM

Weekend Box Office: Hotel Transylvania 3 Demolishes Skyscraper

While it was looking likeSkyscrapercould be an action movie winner forDwayne Johnson, his latest outing was no match for the third entry in theHotel Transylvaniaseries. The animated family film took home $44 million on its opening weekend, the second-best opening in the series, which isn’t too shabby when you consider that this is the firstHotel Transylvaniamovie to open during the summer rather than September. The animated feature also took $46.4 million from overseas for a global start of over $100 million....

August 4, 2025 · 2 min · 350 words · Erin Bautista

Why Hulu's Newest Mystery Series Should Be Your Next Watch

Editor’s note: The below contains spoilers for the first three episodes of Black Cake. What if a family’s past secret asks you to redefine who you are in the present? Produced byOprah Winfrey,Hulu’s new seriesBlack Cakeis a family drama/mysterybased onCharmaine Wilkerson’s New York Times bestselling novel. Making its streaming debut this month, the thriller brings audiences on a distinct, multi-generational journey of discovery from the Caribbean to London and Southern California....

August 4, 2025 · 6 min · 1261 words · Kimberly Hill