James Gunn on Why He Wanted to Take Risks With ‘The Suicide Squad’
The Suicide Squad is nearly here and I attended an early screening of the film this week, followed by a virtual Q&A with writer/director James Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy). While full reviews are still embargoed, as my tweet afterward noted, I can say I was very happy with the film and how Gunn reinterprets these characters and scenarios, following 2016’s Suicide Squad.
Read full storyHera Syndulla Bridges the Gap Between ‘The Bad Batch’ and ‘Star Wars Rebels’
Vanessa Marshall first voiced Hera Syndulla on Star Wars Rebels and in the years since, has continued to play the character in projects like Forces of Destiny and Star Wars Squadrons. However, Hera’s current role on Star Wars: The Bad Batch — in a storyline that began in the show’s eleventh episode last week — is allowing Marshall to depict Hera in a very different way, as we meet her in her youth, still living on Ryloth.
Read full storyDespite Devin Booker's efforts, Bucks come back to win Game 4
Devin Booker has worked and planned his entire life to get to an NBA Finals so you just knew there would be a response after the Suns’ leading scorer was held to just 10 in Game 3.
Read full storyThe God of Mischief Who Would Be King: The Psychology of Loki
You can’t keep a good God of Mischief down! Loki is about to return in the new Disney+ series, Loki, debuting June 9 – well, sort of, given Loki really and truly died in Avengers: Infinity War. But as seen in Avengers: Endgame, there is now a divergent timeline of Loki running amok, who escaped with the Tesseract. We’ve seen Loki at some huge extremes, as both hero and villain, but what motivates him? Clinical psychologist Dr. Drea Letamendi provides us with all the info below...
Read full storyNBA Finals: What should Suns make of Devin Booker’s brilliance and Chris Paul’s sloppiness in the Game 4 loss?
MILWAUKEE — After he glanced at the box score and replayed the sloppy plays in his mind, Phoenix Suns guard Chris Paul stared straight into the camera. He then took the blame both for the Suns’ 109-103 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 4 of the NBA Finals and for the team’s 17 turnovers, including one in the final 30 seconds.
Read full storyMaria Marten and the Red Barn
Foxy Corder was a born philanderer and a petty criminal; always running after the ladies in the village and selling pigs that weren’t even his. This is his story, a true crime, set in the village of Polstead, England. The year of misadventure; 1827.
Read full storyOutsider’s View on the USA
Growing up in South Africa, I completed my schooling and was accepted into university. While at university, a whole new world opened up to me because of my friend Wayne. “Hey what would you say to travel to the USA for two months during our university holidays?”
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