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Review – Prey

By guest columnist dyron_rises1988. After jungles, a drug war-torn LA, and small towns, 20th Century Studios takes its famed cinematic monster the Predator to a new territory in the prequel titled Prey, a period sci-fi action-horror film set in 1719 where a young Comanche woman named Naru (Amber Midthunder) strives to become a warrior like

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Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Prey

Directed by Dan Trachtenberg, Prey takes place in 1719 and follows a skilled Comanche warrior named Naru (Amber Midthunder), who is protecting her tribe from a highly evolved alien predator (Dane DiLiegro) that hunts humans for sport. Using all that she knows, she ends up having to fight against the wilderness, dangerous colonizers, and this

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Leland Pierce

Midsummer Scream 2022

After two and half years of waiting Midsummer Scream is back and scarier than ever. Held once again at the Long Beach convention center, the three-day event marked its Fifth Anniversary of Midsummer Scream with special panels, its famous Hall of Shadows, and much more! Brand-new for 2022 found a variety of vintage collectibles, costumes, and more, alongside

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Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Nope

Directed by Jordan Peele, Nope follows two siblings, OJ (Daniel Kaluuya) and Emerald (Keke Palmer), who run a California horse ranch. They discover something strange and sinister in the skies above and try to get video evidence, while the owner (Steven Yeun) of an adjacent theme park tries to profit from the mysterious, otherworldly phenomenon.

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llyzabeth

Review – The Magic Order Volume 3, #1

“…we buried him on a Tuesday and he returned that Friday…” The Magic Order is back with a brand new arc, keep reading for a review of The Magic Order 3, issue #1. Spoilers below. The first issue of the new arc has everything I wanted: ridiculously lavish lifestyles, horrible violence from unexpected places, horrible

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Kathryn Adams

Review: Elder Race

On its surface, Adrian Tchaikovsky’s Hugo-nominated novella Elder Race sounds like a standard coming-of-age fantasy-adventure. Lynesse Fourth Daughter is the only person in her mother’s court who still believes in the old stories, and the only one who doesn’t want to just wait out the strange demon infestation in the Ordwood and hope it goes

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Kathryn Adams

Review: She Who Became The Sun

“…nothing.” That is what the fortune teller says when the girl gets up the courage to ask “Will you tell me my fate?” Her favored older brother Zhu Chongba is destined for greatness; the only surviving daughter of the Zhu family is destined to starve to death along with most of her village. But then

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Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Ms. Marvel

Helmed by Bisha K. Ali, Ms. Marvel follows the story of Kamala Khan (Iman Vellani), a Muslim American teenager growing up in Jersey City. An avid gamer and a voracious fan-fiction scribe, Kamala is a Super Hero mega-fan with an oversized imagination – particularly when it comes to Captain Marvel (Brie Larson). Yet Kamala feels

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Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – The Boys Season 3

Helmed by Eric Kripke, The Boys Season 3 is the continuation of the brutal, absurd, and satirical world of corrupt superheroes. It’s been a year of calm. Homelander (Antony Starr) is subdued. Butcher (Karl Urban) works for the government, supervised by Hughie (Jack Quaid) of all people. But both men itch to turn this peace

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