Before Groot was a household name, the Guardians of the Galaxy (opens in new tab) were alien to many movie fans. Yet, Star Lord’s gang of misfits are now fan favorites, and Marvel Studios are hoping to give another lesser-known group of cosmic heroes the same treatment in Marvel Phase …
Read More »The Simpsons will be available in a 4:3 format from next month on Disney Plus
In a S-M-R-T move, Disney has announced that ‘classic’ episodes of The Simpsons will be fixed on Disney Plus following complaints about the show’s switch to widescreen. Several hundred episodes from the animated series’ golden era will, therefore, be available to stream in the original 4:3 ratio from next month. …
Read More »Disney Villainous board game review: “Delightfully wicked”
Disney’s spent over 80 years reassuring us that good always wins (as will become obvious if you’ve picked up Disney Plus (opens in new tab)), but the Disney Villainous board game isn’t satisfied with happy endings. Not for our heroes, anyway. Instead, it poses a sly question. What if the …
Read More »Re-examining Uncharted 4: Naughty Dogs messy, misunderstood masterpiece
Whenever I, and I’m sure many others, regularly think back on the first three Uncharted games, it’s the set pieces that immediately spring to the forefront of my mind. Drake’s Fortune’s zombie escape, Among Thieves’ suspended train, the plane crash of Drake’s Deception; these memories are etched onto my brain …
Read More »Animal Crossing: New Horizons QR codes give you 500 new designs to wear or display
Spice up your Animal Crossing: New Horizons (opens in new tab) wardrobe and decor with this video that rolls through more than 500 designs and their QR codes in just over four minutes. The video from Nerd Attack is a compilation of community-created designs, many of which are drawn directly …
Read More »How to watch Brooklyn Nine-Nine online and stream each season around the world
Because everything sucks and we could all do with a pick-me-up, knowing how to watch Brooklyn Nine-Nine online could be the difference between being perpetually bummed out or… well, not. Fortunately, we’ve got the answer (noice). This guide tells you everything you need to know about how to watch Brooklyn …
Read More »Scarlett Johansson talks Black Widow: “Natasha Romanoff in a family drama is
One of the virtues of the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been its adaptability. The franchise’s superhero movies have frequently been moulded to surprising genre choices, like paranoid thriller (Captain America: The Winter Soldier (opens in new tab)), heist movie (Ant-Man (opens in new tab)), high-school comedy (Spider-Man: Homecoming) and psychedelic …
Read More »Theres never been a better time to seek solace in virtual worlds
There’s comfort to be found in exploring virtual worlds when we can’t explore our own. Here in the United Kingdom, we are just weeks into a lockdown that could last for months. We have been instructed to practise social distancing and have been asked to isolate ourselves from the outside …
Read More »10 Best Shazam stories of all time
Shazam’s best stories prove that he isn’t the Superman knock-off some non-comic book readers portray him to be. To those unfamiliar with DC’s Captain Marvel, aka Shazam (opens in new tab), he’s successful in his own right, even enjoying a time in the sun when sales of his comic book …
Read More »10 Best time-travelling superheroes of all time
Time travel is having something of a moment in current superhero media, and that’s not just because Avengers: Endgame (opens in new tab) used time travel as a key plot device. But none of that would be possible without the help of the best time-travelling superheroes of all time. So what …
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