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Valkyrie and Mighty Thor sitting next ot each other in Thor: Love and Thunder.

Why wasn’t Mighty Thor bisexual in Marvel’s Love and Thunder?

Natalie Portman returns to the MCU as Mighty Thor in Thor: Love and Thunder, but her comeback feels like a missed chance at LGBTQ+ representation.
"Make a move, and the bunny gets it" scene from Con Air (1997).

‘Make a move, and the bunny gets it’: The lost art of campy action movies

Con Air, Air Force One, The Fifth Element, and Face/Off are timeless classics of the action genre, and they all have one thing in common: A distinct and welcome air of camp.
Natalie Portman's Jane Foster wields mjolnir in Thor: Love and Thunder.

With Thor: Love and Thunder, Natalie Portman is finally the superhero

Natalie Portman is one of cinema's most celebrated and recognizable actresses. With Thor: Love and Thunder, she makes her grand return to the MCU.
Amleth screams for battle In The Northmen.

Do original movie directors have a future in Hollywood?

Auteur-driven blockbusters like Dune have been all the rage for the last few years, but they're a double-edged sword when it comes to critics and audiences.
The cast of Jurassic World: Dominion stares up at an approaching dinosaur.

Yes, they’re bad, but the Jurassic World movies are fun too

Jurassic World Dominion brings the Jurassic World saga to a close with a suitably entertaining entry that might cement it as the best legacy trilogy.
Elvis looks at the camera in Elvis.

The best Baz Luhrmann movies, ranked by Rotten Tomatoes

From Moulin Rouge! to Elvis, these are the best Baz Luhrmann movies according to Rotten Tomatoes.
Jean Smart wears a cheetah print shirt while standing next to Hannah Einbinder in Hacks Season 2.

Hacks, Somebody Somewhere lead LGBTQ critics’ Dorian TV Awards nominations

The Society of LGBTQ Critics just announced the nominees for the 14th Dorian Awards, honoring the best of television in the past year.
Jo March from Little Women.

‘Is he … you know?’: Literature’s best queer-coded characters

Literature is full of queer-coded characters like Jo March in Little Women, reminding us that LGBTQ+ representation has come far but still has a long way to go.
Judy Garland and Rock Hudson on a stylized background that reads pride month.

Queer icons of Hollywood’s Golden Age

Hollywood's Golden Age gave us a legacy of legendary performers like James Dean and Judy Garland, who have become beloved icons of the LGBTQ+ community.
Rocket, Miss Martian, Nightwing, Superboy, and Zatanna on a poster for Young Justice Phantoms.

With Phantoms, Young Justice proves it’s still the best animated show

With its current season, Young Justice shows it's still the best animated series currently airing.
Zatanna, Nightwing, Aquaman, Tigress, and Rocket reunite in Young Justice: Phantoms.

Young Justice: What comes next for season 5

Young Justice: Phantoms ended its fourth season with a wedding and a tease for two potential storylines that may become the basis for a potential fifth season.
The cast of Rupaul's Drag Race.

5 great LGBTQ+ movies & TV shows on Paramount+

Celebrate Pride Month with these incredible movies and TV shows that feature compelling and unforgettable LGBTQ+ storylines, streaming on Paramount+.
Nick and Charlie embrace in Heartstopper.

5 great LGBTQ movies & TV shows for teens

Celebrate Pride Month with these wonderful shows and movies that perfectly capture the LGBTQ teenage experience.
Owen on his bike in Jurassic World.

Beyond Marvel and Jurassic World: Chris Pratt’s 5 best roles

Chris Pratt has had an interesting Hollywood career, going from supporting comic relief to leading man in Jurassic World and the MCU in a matter of years.
Cassie works on an airplane in The Flight Attendant.

Life after a hit show: 10 TV actors who made it big after making it big

Many television actors like Bryan Cranston starred in hit shows and still managed to match and surpass their previous success with their follow-up projects.
Image of Maleficent, Ursula, and the Evil Queen.

The problem with Disney and its queer-coded villains

The Mouse House has used several queer-coded villains like The Lion King's Scar throughout its animated history, for both better and worse.
Image of Maleficent, Ursula, and the Evil Queen.

The problem with Disney and its queer-coded villains

The Mouse House has used several queer-coded villains like The Lion King's Scar throughout its animated history, for both better and worse.
Benedict Cumberbatch in Doctor Strange.

The sorcerer and its evolution in movies

The sorcerer has gone from wise supporting character to reckless leading man, with some of Hollywood's biggest franchises starring these men of magic.
Maverick doing a thumbs up in Top Gun.

Top Gun & the myth of Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise has a career full of iconic projects, but Top Gun holds a special place in his filmography as the movie that launched his legacy.
Nightwing with his hands behind his head in DC Comics.

Nightwing is DC’s greatest force for good & the DCEU needs him

Nightwing, DC's biggest force for good, has never received a solo project on the big screen, but his presence is more necessary than ever.
Blended image of Tobey Maguire, Sam Raimi, and Spider-Man against a red webbing background.

How Sam Raimi made the superhero film better

Sam Raimi pretty much reinvented and revitalized the comic book genre with 2002's Spider-Man, launching the modern superhero craze.
Poster for Avengers: Infinity War showcasing Wanda Maximoff.

In honor of the Scarlet Witch, the MCU’s best character

Wanda Maximoff's journey in the MCU has been full of ups and downs, but she has remained a compelling figure and arguably, the MCU's best character.
Blended image showing Benedict Cumberbatch and several og his most famous roles.

Benedict Cumberbatch: Cinema’s ultimate antihero

For almost a decade, Benedict Cumberbatch has played some of cinema's most memorable antiheroes, earning praise and respect from critics and audiences alike.
Agent Carter – ABC

Peggy Carter, first lady of the MCU

Peggy Carter is one of the MCU's first prominent female characters, and after years of playing second-fiddle, she's finally ready to claim the spotlight.
Neville, Hermione, Ron, and Harry inside a dark tunnel in HP and the Deathly Hallows Part 2.

It’s time to explore other corners of the Wizarding World

The failure of Fantastic Beasts 3 suggests that WB should move away from good-versus-evil wizard stories and focus on other corners of the Wizarding World.
Poster of a woman falling for season 1 of The Flight Attendant.

The Flight Attendant: Cassie Bowden, the millennial Carrie Bradshaw

Cassie Bowden, the protagonist of The Flight Attendant, is an antiheroine for the new age, echoing HBO's original divisive leading lady, Carrie Bradshaw.
David Bowie looking at the camera in The Man Who Fell to Earth.

Why the original The Man Who Fell to Earth still holds up

The Man Who Fell to Earth remains an influential cult classic, and the release of the Paramount+ miniseries gives the perfect opportunity to revisit it.
Blended image of two Grindelwalds and Newt Scamander from the Fantastic Beasts franchise.

Harry Potter: Fantastic mistakes and how to avoid them

The Fantastic Beasts saga has made a slew of glaring yet easily avoidable mistakes that prevented it from achieving the same heights as the Harry Potter series.
Nicole Kidman on the floor looking up in a scene from Apple TV+'s Roar.

Nicole Kidman: From To Die For to The Northman

With the release of the Apple TV+ series Roar and The Northman in movie theaters, it's time to take a look at the impressive career of actress Nicole Kidman.
Alexander Skarsgård strikes a fearsome Viking pose.

Best Viking movies and TV shows like The Northman

Robert Eggers' The Northman is a brutal Viking story, but other films offer different interpretations of the historical seafaring Scandinavians.
Rocket, Miss Martian, Nightwing, Superboy, and Zatanna on a poster for Young Justice Phantoms.

Young Justice: The series we deserve (even if we can’t see it)

Young Justice might very well be the best comic book-based series on television, so why does it seem to be falling behind its lesser competitors?
Sophie singing in her balcony in Mamma Mia!

From Mean Girls to The Dropout: Amanda Seyfried’s chaotic career

Amanda Seyfried has had a fruitful career full of ups and downs, leading to her career-best performance in Hulu's The Dropout.
Blended image of Miranda, Carrie, and Charlotte against a pink NYC background.

And Just Like That… Sex And The City came back to life

And Just Like That received mixed reviews from critics and audiences, but it successfully revitalized an iconic HBO franchise that seemed all but dead.
Split image showing Bruce Willis in The Sixth Sense, Die Hard, and Moonrise Kingdom.

Bruce Willis’ 10 best movies, according to Rotten Tomatoes

Bruce Willis' acting career spanned nearly half a century and more than a hundred films, many of which rank highly on review aggregator RottenTomatoes.