The Thursday Edition - Jan 2, 2020
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TV, vision, Wanda Maximoff, WandaVision

2020 Just Got Better With WandaVision!

WandaVision poster
Maybe someone at Disney looked at their programming schedule and realized that there was a bit of a lapse between their shows, or maybe there is just some higher power who loves me specifically, but it seems as if we're getting WandaVision an entire year early. I give my thanks to the gods.
Movies, gretel and hansel, witches

The Full Trailer for Gretel and Hansel Shows Hollywood Is Still Scared of Witches

gretel in gretel and hansel looks hungry
Gretel and Hansel looks like more of the same misogyny.
News, 2020 Presidential election, Julian Castro

Julián Castro Has Left the 2020 Race

Julian Castro waves in profile in front of a black background.
Julián Castro's 2020 presidential campaign is the latest casualty in a primary race that began as historically diverse but has progressively become much more white (and male) with passing time and increasingly strict qualifying standards.
TV, Doctor Who

Doctor Who Is Back and Everything You Think You Know Is a Lie

13th Doctor and companions in doctor who new year special resolution
The Doctor is back with an all-new episode of Doctor Who, and we're thrust into a spy thriller that keeps us on the edge of our seat throughout the entire thing.
AMP Featured, Movies, Frozen, Frozen 2

Kristoff in Frozen 2 Is a Paragon of Non-Toxic Masculinity

kristoff rides a reindeer in frozen 2
Kristoff show how a man can be sensitive and supportive of the women around him and how that makes him a hero, too.
Movies, Kevin Feige, LGBTQ Representation, Marvel Cinematic Universe

Kevin Feige Promises Transgender Marvel Superhero Soon, but Marvel Needs to Hurry the Heck Up

Nicole Maines as Dreamer
I'll believe it when I see it.
AMP Featured, TV, John Mulaney, John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Bunch, Netflix

John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Bunch Is Cozy, Absurd Perfection

John Mulaney and a young girl dance on a stage.
This must be ironic, you might be thinking. It's not.
Big on the Internet, cleanses, fruit juice, health, healthy eating, Weight Loss

One Thing You Gets 100% Right: Juice Cleanses are Bad

gabe gives Joe some advice in "You"
Are Juice Cleanses a good way to lose weight? NO!
Books, romance, romance novels

10 Romance Novels We Are Super Excited About in 2020

If I Never Met You, How to Catch a Queen, Something to Talk About
New year, new opportunities to fall in love with fictional characters and their loves. Much safer than actually deciding to go out and date people because, ugh, gross, no thank you.
TV, Schitt's Creek

Schitt’s Creek Is the Perfect Winter Binge

catherine o'hara, dan levy, eugene levy, annie murphy in Schitt's Creek promo image.
Need the perfect series to watch with the whole family? Schitt's Creek is it.
Movies, dystopia, sci-fi

Shout out to All the Dystopian Futures We Avoided (or Didn’t) in 2019

Johnny Yong Bosch, Cam Clarke, and Mitsuo Iwata in Akira (1988); Sean Young in Blade Runner (1982)
The year 2019 is over, which means we made it, kids! Woot! Let's look at what 2019 was supposed to look like in the dystopian world of five films. Close?
Big on the Internet, Game of Thrones, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

What Ended Worse: Game of Thrones or the Skywalker Saga?

darnerys and rey
Which sprawling saga had the most satisfying end, and which dropped the ball?
TV, The Mandalorian, the witcher, things we saw today

Things We Saw Today: The Witcher and The Mandalorian Sure Do Have This in Common

Henry Cavill as the Witcher and Pedro Pascal as The Mandalorian
The wildly popular 'The Mandalorian' on Disney+ and 'The Witcher' on Netflix are very different productions that share an essential core.
Movies, Emperor Palpatine, jj abrams, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Why the Emperor Palpatine Reveal Is Particularly Bad For Star Wars

Emperor Palpatine
Guys. We need to talk about The Rise of Skywalker and a disturbing trend I’m starting to notice amongst some of our beloved franchises. But first, SPOILER WARNING: turn back now if you haven’t seen it yet and have somehow managed to dodge every other spoiler about the final installment of J.J. Abram’s Star Wars trilogy.
News, 2019, politics, women in politics

21 Bright Spots From the Political Hellfire of 2019

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rep. Ayanna Pressley and Rep. Rashida Tlaib are an intimidating force at a congressional hearing.
I think we can all agree that 2019 was, by and large, a political hellfire. But it wasn't all terrible. A few moments were good, some were great, and some were straight-up hilarious.
TV, Twitter, YOU

We Can Now Laugh at You Season 2 Tweets

gabe gives Joe some advice in "You"
Spend your New Year's Eve watching You season 2. Do it for the tweets.
TV, anime

The Great Anime Debate: Dub or Sub?

Revolutionary Girl Utena, Nanami's Egg
Which style of watching do you prefer in the great anime debate?
AMP Featured, Big on the Internet, Don Bluth, rankings, trauma

Don Bluth’s Terrifying Animated Films Ranked by How Much They Traumatized Me as a Child

The Great Owl
No one made a terrifying children's flick like Don Bluth.
TV, Big Little Lies, HBO, Laura Dern

Laura Dern’s Performance in Big Little Lies Is 2019 in a Nutshell

laura dern as renata klein
Laura Dern singing "It's My House" in season 2 of Big Little Lies is the defining TV moment of 2019.
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