Kobi Libii’s debut feature The American Society of Magical Negroes starts on a promising note. Aren, a spindly and awkward artist (an endearing Justice Smith) loiters near a yarn sculpture in a gallery. He seems lost in the sea of roving patrons and bustling waiters. It takes a second for …
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Remember how the first Aquaman came out and was a colossal success? It really seemed like everything was finally on track for the character after years of jokes and abuse. Then tragedy…or well…insanity struck. The sequel was plagued with reshoots, scheduling conflicts, and an ever-changing landscape of the DCEU. Plus …
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Remember how the first Aquaman came out and was a colossal success? It really seemed like everything was finally on track for the character after years of jokes and abuse. Then tragedy…or well…insanity struck. The sequel was plagued with reshoots, scheduling conflicts, and an ever-changing landscape of the DCEU. Plus …
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The Fantom (FTM) Foundation has taken decisive steps to recover assets lost in the Multichain exploit that devastated various chains, including its own, resulting in a staggering $210 million loss. After failed attempts to engage with the Multichain Foundation, the Protocol has announced that it filed a lawsuit for “breach …
Read More »Just a few days ago, the Kansas City Chiefs went head to head with the San Francisco 49ers at the Super Bowl in Las Vegas. The Chiefs walked out of the stadium victorious while the 49ers were left to sit on the bench as the gold and red confetti rained …
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The British Library in Camden, London, recently got the go-ahead for a £500 million expansion, a project providing extra space for the site’s 170 million items. While exciting, this 12-story addition nevertheless highlights one of society’s biggest (yet quietest) problems – finding space for all our stuff. Storage has always …
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I was also pleasantly surprised by the quality of The Lost Crown’s combat. Even the best Metroidvania games can sometimes treat combat as a simple extension of the largely progression-based abilities you acquire along the way. The Lost Crown initially emphasizes a seemingly simple “parry and combo” 2D combat system …
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It’s never easy saying goodbye to those we’ve come to love. And while most of us don’t come into regular contact with celebrities, we invite them into our homes via television, movies and streaming services, making them a part of our everyday lives. This year, sadly, we said goodbye to …
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The DC Extended Universe is coming to a close. 2023 has seen four DCEU movies of varying quality and consistent box office underperformance, with Shazam! Fury of the Gods, The Flash, Blue Beetle, and now, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom. The sequel to the 2018 film stars Jason Momoa as …
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In December 2018, Aquaman arrived with the amount of fanfare appropriate for the moment. It was the height of comic book culture, and one of its reigning kings, Jason Momoa, arrived at the movie’s blue carpet premiere with a golden trident. Full to the brim with bluster, he performed a ceremonial dance with …
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DC’s Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom started off its Christmas box office run with a sluggish $4.5 million in Thursday previews from 3,040 theaters, well behind the $9 million earned in previews by the first film. The sequel, reteaming director James Wan and star Jason Momoa, caps a year in …
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Warner Bros. The end of an era is upon us. After 10 years, the DCEU as we knew it is coming to an end with the release of “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.” What started with Zack Snyder and “Man of Steel” is concluding with Jason Momoa’s second solo turn …
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