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Full disclosure: I generally find Godzilla and other monster-related stuff fun, but not engrossing. It's mostly enjoyable for the big monster attacks, and the human story is what we all need to drudge through to get to the good stuff. Apple TV+'s canonical Monster-verse show Monarch: Legacy of Monsters flips the script, and is better for it....
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Scavengers Reign is a unique sci-fi tale about a group of astronauts scattered across Vesta, a dangerous planet crawling in strange creatures and plants. This adult animated series follows each character's unique storyline and dives deep into their broken past, revealing characters that leap right off the screen. Scavengers Reign will leave you...
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Loki is back on Disney+ with a brand new season — but are you ready for it? Reminder: Loki was the most time-twistiest, mind-bendiest Marvel series when it debuted back in 2021. Like, you don't introduce an alligator Loki if you want to play it safe. This is the show that introduced the concept of a Marvel Cinematic Multiverse — and then...
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Spinoffs aren't easy. Coming up with a show that feels part of the world of the original, lives up to its reputation, but forges its own path is a balancing act dozens of series have failed before. Happily, Gen V, the college set spinoff of Prime Video's raunchy superhero hit The Boys, nails it. Set at the fictional Godolkin University, Gen V...
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If you don't have a subscription to AMC+, but you do have a subscription to Max: you're in luck, because you can stream the first season of one of 2022's best shows. Thanks to a "programming pop up," over 200 AMC episodes are streaming on Max through the end of October, Interview with the Vampire among them — just in time for the Halloween...
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2023 has been the year of franchise fatigue as new releases from Marvel, Star Wars, DC, and pretty much every movie series has seen diminished quality and/or dwindling reactions. That's why Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem is such a rad blast of fun. The TMNT franchise may be on it's dozenth reinvention after nearly 40 years, but this...
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The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power might have Amazon's big buck behind it, but Prime Video's The Wheel of Time Season 2 has hardcore fantasy fans on its side. The second season of the Robert Jordan adaptation pulls inspiration from the second and third books in the humungous series: The Great Hunt and The Dragon Reborn. Rand al'Thor (Josha...
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