The stakes of the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe installment, The Fantastic Four: First Steps, involve the familial superteam figuring out how to save the Earth by defeating the godlike adversary Galactus (now available in non-cloud form) — an expected development for a superhero movie. What audiences may not be expecting, however, is the Star Trek-like moral dilemma powering the movie’s second half, forcing its do-gooders to question whether it’s worth...

Ten years after Bloodborne‘s release, its fans are still exploring the game and finding new secrets, while stubbornly waiting waiting for a sequel. I also wish for more stories about old secrets and the dreams of hunters. The hopes for a possible sequel only make me more eager to get in touch with anything that could even slightly hit the same notes Bloodborne does. Instead of a new game, I...

If someone had told me that my most recent hyperfixation, the Netflix phenomenon known as KPop Demon Hunters, would cross with my oldest, most beloved wire mother known as Star Wars, I’d have been very skeptical. After all, what could Cal Kestis, Bode Akuna, and Merrin from the Jedi games possibly have in common with Rumi, Zoey, and Mira from HUNTR/X? As it turns out: the desire to slay their...

The 2025 edition of San Diego Comic-Con was relatively muted: Marvel skipped Hall H in favor of releasing The Fantastic Four: First Steps in all its standalone-thrills-but-pivotal-end-credits-scene glory while James Gunn only popped by to promote Peacemaker season 2, but nothing more from his larger Warner Bros./DCU initiative. But the absence of two major players in the superhero tentpole space meant there was more room than ever for the littler...

San Diego Comic-Con is in full swing, and the latest Hall H panel reveal goes to the upcoming Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba film, which will begin selling tickets for North American theaters on Friday, Aug. 15. Alongside the announcement, an exclusive visual for Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle also debuted and can be seen below. Infinity Castle is the first feature film in a three-part cinematic trilogy and is expected...

A dawn of a new future, a rousing speech from a Federation captain, a young squad of cadets mixing and mingling, multiple references to Deep Space Nine and Voyager… if the last few years of new Star Trek wasn’t for you, Starfleet Academy is working hard to win you back. At Saturday’s epically sized Star Trek Universe panel out of the 2025 San Diego Comic-Con, Starfleet Academy co-showrunners Alex Kurtzman...

After years in limbo, the live-action Looney Tunes movie Coyote vs. Acme is confirmed to be released in theaters in 2026. Film distributor Ketchup Entertainment, which picked up the movie after Warner Bros. shelved it, released new images of the film and announced a release date at San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday. The legal comedy centers on Looney Tunes icon Wile E. Coyote as he takes legal action against the...

It’s been more than 20 years since Brad Bird’s animated superhero movie The Incredibles hit theaters — plenty of time for wave after wave of fans to hit the internet and renew the claim that it’s an off-license Fantastic Four film with the roles swapped around. The comparisons (and fan-created competitions) between Bird’s super-team and the foursome created by Jack Kirby and Stan Lee in 1961 have been a hot topic...

I am a devout follower of Shudder, the streaming service for all things spooky. But as a science-fiction dork, I am often found crying out for an SF/F companion to the horror streaming service. In the streaming era, what’s replaced Sci-Fi Channel circa 1999?  The closest answer I have found is Tubi, the ad-supported watch-for-free streaming service that, in an effort to compete with the majors, has accumulated a vast...

Director James Gunn’s Superman has been a hit, hailed for swerving in a different direction than most comic book blockbusters. As our review puts it, “Gunn knows how to locate the human frailty in big-budget behemoths without weighing them down.” The movie spotlights everything from the tenderness of its hero to the complex Lois Lane. Being a comic book movie, it’s also dotted with easter eggs, cameos, and references for...