TheAcademy Awardsare supposed to recognize the best of the best, but there are plenty of movies from the 2020s that were overlooked for Best Picture at the Oscars. Award shows are both an exciting celebration of film, and something of a divisive subject, and the Oscars are especially controversial. Though the awards have been given out for nearly 100 years, the Academy has yet to find a way to please everyone, and consider every film....

Artists like New Zealand’sLordehave a once-in-a-lifetime career. Between a breakout debut track, a flawless sophomore album,Melodrama,and an authentic musical vision, it’s no wonder fans can’t get enough. Although hermusicis largely appreciated for its raw lyricism and addictive instrumentals, one song stands above the rest 12 years later. If you’ve ever felt consumed by nostalgia that roots itself deep in your stomach after stumbling across old photographs or videos, odds are you’ve allowed “Ribs” by Lorde to hold your hand and guide you to the other side....

ManyTV showshave lived up to their potential and hype, others have surprised the audience despite different challenges, but others were supposed to succeed and ended up failing for different reasons. Most shows are hyped by their networks or streaming platforms in order to attract an audience before their release – the problem is when the shows don’t live up to that hype. There are many reasons a TV show can fail, but it’s worse when there were strong reasons for it to succeed before the show came out....

Big Brother 27has been off to a wild start as unexpected twists have turned the game on its head, butthe houseguests have made some rookie mistakes that could cost them their games with a legend like season 13 winner Rachel Reilly in the house.Big Brother 27turned the house into Hotel Mystère, where nothing is as it seems and secrets abound. DuringBig Brother 27week 1, Rachel was unleashed into the game,Amy Bingham was revealed to the viewers to be the Mastermind’s secret Accomplice, and Zach Cornell won a secret power, which allows him to use a $10,000 prize to buy his way off of the chopping block, up until Jury....

WARNING: Contains Potential Spoilers for WONDER WOMAN #20! Batman’s relationship with God and religion has shifted over the years, evolving alongside his character. Typically, modern canon portrays the Dark Knight as someone who once believed but ultimately lost his faith. Now, DC has flipped the script, revealing that Bruce Wayne not only still believes in God, but has for quite some time. And surprisingly, it’s all thanks to Wonder Woman....

A Minecraft Movie’s global box office lands the video game adaptation on the studio’s all-time highest-grossing charts in just three weeks. When the video game adaptation was first announced, its trailers received mixed-to-negative reception, something that continued for critics into the film’s release.A Minecraft Moviereviewscriticized the film for not being developed enough, although some did find the film prioritized its fun elements over everything else. These won over audiences, as the movie is maintaining a strong run at the box office....

Robert Downey Jr.’s unprecedented return to theMCUasAvengers: Doomsday’s arch-villain, Doctor Doom, has been addressed by his co-star, Anthony Mackie. Mackie was last seen in the MCU inCaptain America: Brave New World, where he embodied the titular role in earnest and ultimately decided to reform the Avengers, starting with his partner, Joaquin Torres' Falcon. Anthony Mackie’s Cap will now face off against Doctor Doom inAvengers: Doomsdaywitha new team of Avengers, although the other heroes comprising the latest iteration of the Avengers are still to be confirmed....

The twelfth and final episode ofFall 2022’s breakout music anime,Bocchi The Rock!had a very satisfying conclusion as the titular character and her bandmates performed for the first time in front of a huge crowd. Having worked incredibly hard leading up to the second day of Shuka High festival – performance day – Bocchi and her friends were nervous but excited about the premise of playing in front of a full venue, at seeing how much they’d grown, and, for Bocchi, the premise of playing in front of her family for the first time also looms over the event....

The Naked Gunhas only been out for a few weeks, but Liam Neeson’s eccentric comedy sequel has already become one of this year’s most beloved movies.The Naked Gun’s storytakes place several decades after the events of the first movie, following Frank Drebin’s son as he attempts to prevent a wealthy tech mogul from driving the human race to self-destruction. Both the originalNaked Gunand its recent sequel adhere to a very distinct, unique brand of comedy that’sdriven by visual gags, dry humor, and comedic misdirection....

Summary A talentedPokemonfan has reimagined Lickitung and Sizzlipede as candy in two creative pieces of fan art. Since Nintendo’s franchise came to life on the original Game Boy in 1996, many fans have showcased their love ofPokemonthrough creative outlets, either by reimagining monsters or creating entirely new Pokemon. With the developers slowly introducing regional variations of established pocket monsters, fans have been busy creating their regional forms of Pokemon,includingreimagining Bronzor as a Fighting-type....

There’s plenty more to experience inDestiny 2: The Final Shapeeven after the events of the main campaign. Once the Pale Heart opens to all Guardians, players can then explore all of its new areas in hopes of finding more secrets and uncovering more ways to help in the fight against the Witness. After the campaign, a Hunter named Micah-10 will ask players for help in finding missing ghosts, and she’ll reward you with new weapons....

With the start of Season 3, the world ofDiablo 4gets a large amount of new content and items, and the Mutilator Plate is one of them. ThisUnique Chest Armor for the Necromancer classnot only rewards lords of death with a decent stat bonus, but will also be a great addition to meta builds. Eventually, you can reverse the damage from Blood Lance, turning your weakness into an advantage. However, no matter how much you strive to get a Mutilator Plate in the early game stages, this process is much more difficult....

Julianne Moore and Sydney Sweeney are the big selling pointsfor those tuning in to watch Apple TV+’s new thriller,Echo Valley, but it’s clear that even the actors aren’t quite sure what story they’re telling. The actresses play Kate and Claire, a mother and daughter with a strained relationship marred by betrayal and lies. However,Echo Valleyleans far further into dangerous and violent territory than its idyllic setting lets on. As the grass sways gently in the breeze on Kate’s horse farm, she gets pulled into a plot that will test the limits of her love for Claire....