The Hightowers on ‘House of the Dragon’ Season 3

June 30, 2026June 30, 2026 Mike Manalo

If you have been watching House of the Dragon, you’ll know that things have started off with a real bang! We recently brought you our coverage of the roundtable discussion with Team Black (those who support Rhaenyra). Now it’s time to hear from the other side! We got a chance to sit down with the Team Green supporters, including Olivia Cooke (Alicent Hightower), Fabien Frankel (Criston Cole), Tom Glynn-Carney (Aegon Targaryen II), and Matthew Needham (Larys Strong).

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The Targaryens Talk About ‘House of the Dragon’ Season 3

June 29, 2026June 15, 2026 Mike Manalo

The battle for the Iron Throne wages on, and the stakes have never been higher. With the Hightowers on one end, and the Targaryens on the other, House of the Dragon is inching ever closer to the end of its confirmed four-season run. This season kicked off with a bang, featuring the legendary Battle of Gullet. And in a universe where no one is safe, you can guarantee the bodies will begin to pile up. We were fortunate enough to get on a roundtable with the cast of the series to discuss what’s coming next!

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Lobo on Lobo: An Interview with Jason Momoa of ‘Supergirl’

June 25, 2026 Mike Manalo

It has been a lifelong dream for Jason Momoa to play Lobo: The Main Man! Originally first brought on by Zack Snyder to perplexingly play Aquaman, once the DC Universe was completely reset by James Gunn and Peter Safran, Momoa was finally given the chance to step up as the role he was born to play! Now, with Lobo finally making his big screen debut in this summer’s Supergirl, we couldn’t resist paying homage to help the charismatic badass celebrate the role of a lifetime!

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NOC Review: ‘Supergirl’ is the Best Blockbuster of the Summer

June 24, 2026June 24, 2026 Mike Manalo

It’s been a surprising summer for audiences, with surefire blockbusters like The Mandalorian and Grogu and Disclosure Day being met with vitriol and middling or underwhelming returns by mainstream audiences. While potential crowd-pleasers like Toy Story 5 and Spider-Man: Brand New Day are on the horizon, audiences still seem disappointed in big budget studio blockbusters. Thankfully, like the Kryptonian shield of the House of El symbolizes, I have hope that Supergirl will help save the summer.

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Sitting Down with ‘Supergirl’ Stars Milly Alcock and Eve Ridley

June 22, 2026 Mike Manalo

Kara Zor-El is finally flying into theaters! After over a year of anticipation, we’re going to see her story in all its glory in Supergirl, this Friday, June 26! Adapted from the Woman of Tomorrow run by Tom King and Bilquis Evely, the story follows Kara on her interstellar travels with a young woman named Ruthye Marye Knoll, who is hunting down a vicious killer who murdered her parents. Recently, to celebrate the release of the upcoming movie, we were lucky enough to speak with Kara and Ruthye themselves, the amazing Milly Alcock and Eve Ridley! And we couldn’t be prouder to bring that interview to you all today!

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‘My Adventures with Superman’ Showrunners on Where the SuperFamily Goes in Season 3

June 9, 2026June 12, 2026 Swara Salih

We discuss the upcoming third season of My Adventures with Superman with co-executive producers and showrunners Jake Wyatt and Brendan Clogher. Set-up spoilers for Season 3 of My Adventures with Superman follow:

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Seeking Out Secrets on the Set of ‘Supergirl’

June 3, 2026June 17, 2026 Mike Manalo

Back in 2023, when James Gunn and Peter Safran first announced their plans for the DCU, one of the projects they were most excited about was an adaptation of Tom King’s Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow. The acclaimed story showed a very different side to Kara Zor-El with terrific action and amazing imagery. Now the world will finally witness that adaptation come to life, when Supergirl finally hits theaters on June 26.

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‘Sinners’ is Coming to Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights

May 21, 2026 Nikita Francois

The Academy Award-winning blockbuster has been announced as one of the haunted houses that will be available during Halloween Horror Nights at both Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Orlando Resort later this year.

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‘Superman’ Experience Adds Thrills To WB Studio Tour Offerings

May 9, 2026May 9, 2026 Sabina Graves

Now open alongside the Warner Bros. Studio Tour is The Superman Experience, an immersive and action-packed side quest that’s heroic fun for the whole family.

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‘Mortal Kombat II’ Finally Gives Fans the Tournament They’ve Been Waiting For

May 6, 2026May 6, 2026 Michael Lee

For a Mortal Kombat movie to truly feel like Mortal Kombat, there needs to be a tournament. Simon McQuoid’s 2021 reboot of the popular video game franchise noticeably lacked one, but it also gave the series the springboard it needed to finally enter the arena. And Mortal Kombat II certainly delivers as it is an upgrade where fights hit harder, the fatalities are more fun, the tournament stakes finally feel tangible, and the character dynamics give the carnage more momentum than its predecessor ever had.

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The Middle Geeks Episode 79: ‘Lee Cronin’s The Mummy’ Review with Ali Nasser

April 24, 2026April 24, 2026 Swara Salih

We review Lee Cronin’s latest film set in Egypt with our dear friend, actor Ali Nasser.

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At CinemaCon 2026, Warner Bros. Brings Us ‘The Big Picture’

April 20, 2026April 21, 2026 Mike Manalo

Phew! CinemaCon last week had us exhausted! It was a brilliant time checking out all the latest advancements coming to the theatrical industry, from the newest formats to the newest snacks, and even popcorn buckets coming to your theaters soon. The goal: to keep the theatrical experience alive!

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Lee Cronin’s ‘The Mummy’ is a Viscerally Unsettling Reinvention of a Horror Icon

April 16, 2026April 16, 2026 Michael Lee

The Mummy remains one of the most iconic figures of the classic movie monster era. For nearly 95 years, the character has been reimagined through horror, romance, and action-adventure, evolving with each generation without ever fully losing its mythic power. Lee Cronin’s The Mummy recognizes that any new take must do more than reinvent the monster. It also has to leave room to engage with the story’s cultural roots in a way that feels thoughtful, grounded, and free of the outdated stereotypes that have often shaped past depictions.

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Lee Cronin and James Wan Talk Bringing Authenticity to ‘The Mummy’

April 13, 2026 Michael Lee

Lee Cronin’s The Mummy re-imagines the iconic monster through a more intimate kind of horror, trading spectacle for a story rooted in grief, guilt, and family trauma. In our interview with Cronin, along with producers James Wan and Jason Blum, we talk about reshaping the legend into something more domestic, unsettling, and emotionally grounded.

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How Supergirl Inspired this Brown Immigrant Child

March 31, 2026June 17, 2026 Swara Salih

Growing up in the US as an Iraqi Kurdish/West Asian Muslim kid in the ‘90s here in the US, pre-heroes like Kamala Khan (Ms. Marvel), Zari Tarazi of DC’s Legend of Tomorrow, Khalid Nassour (Dr. Fate), and Green Lantern Simon Baz coming up in the 2000s and 2010s, you rarely, if ever, saw heroes on screen you could identify with.

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The Middle Geeks Episode 77: LIVE at Awesome Con 2026 in Washington D.C.!

March 20, 2026 Swara Salih

We’re live once again at Awesome Con in Washington D.C. discussing SWANA representation in Fantasy & Sci-Fi!

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‘Dune: Part Three’ Will Be a Love Story that Explores the Consequences of Power

March 17, 2026March 17, 2026 Michael Lee

Warner Bros. has released the first trailer for Dune: Part Three, the highly anticipated next chapter in Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi epic. Packed with striking new footage and a closer look at what lies ahead for Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet), the trailer sets the stage for another visually stunning and emotionally charged return to Arrakis. To celebrate the release, the studio invited select journalists and influencers to a special event for an early look at the trailer, followed by a Q&A with Villeneuve and stars Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Anya Taylor-Joy, and Javier Bardem.

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‘The Bride!’ Proves That Women Should Be Running Hollywood

March 4, 2026March 4, 2026 Nikita Francois

The Bride! is an electrifying tale that leaves you clawing for more. Jessie Buckley delivers a phenomenal performance as the troubled Bride brought to life, with Christian Bale delivering a moving portrayal as Frankenstein‘s monster. Maggie Gyllenhaal’s script and direction are an absolute masterclass in storytelling and proves that women should be in charge of Hollywood with this retelling. “People love a monster,” and Gyllenhaal certainly serves up all of the good and bad monstrosities one could hope for in this film.

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‘Wuthering Heights’ is a Visually Stunning Retelling of a Cautionary Affair

February 9, 2026February 8, 2026 Nikita Francois

Wuthering Heights immediately whisks you away into a dark reimagined telling of Emily Brontë‘s novel. Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi give us a searing portrayal of the tortured lovebirds Catherine and Heathcliff in a story filled with passion, depicted by two deeply troubled individuals. The film is cinematically stunning, and the costumes lean beautifully into a whimsically modern twist on period pieces.

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NOC Review: Toxic Love Entices and Torments in ‘Wuthering Heights’

February 9, 2026February 9, 2026 Mike Manalo

Why are so many drawn to toxic love? Like an addiction, many cling to the idea that only a single person can complete their soul and possess their very being, holding on to the feeling of euphoria that exists when that person is by your side. However for any and all purity that might seemingly be derived from love, sometimes it can be utterly poisonous if the obsession consumes you.

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Introducing the Woman of Tomorrow at the ‘Supergirl’ Trailer Press Conference

December 11, 2025June 17, 2026 Mike Manalo

James Gunn’s vision for the DCU is on fire, with Superman debuting to incredible acclaim and terrific box office grosses,and Peacemaker receiving universal acclaim for its second season this year. Now he and director Craig Gillespie (I, Tonya) are coming together to adapt Tom King’s acclaimed Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow run into next year’s highly anticipated Supergirl!

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‘IT: Welcome to Derry’ Showrunner Jason Fuchs on the Twists of Episode Six

December 1, 2025December 1, 2025 Mike Manalo

If you’re a horror fan, odds are you’re watching IT: Welcome to Derry every Sunday on HBO. Ever since the show debuted October 26, and has become a ratings juggernaut for the network. Furthermore it has enhanced the mythology established in IT and IT: Chapter Two, frankly surpassing the latter by adding more depth to it (as evidenced by this past week’s episode). This is due to the masterful work from showrunners Jason Fuchs and Brad Caleb Kane. And we had an exclusive chance to sit down with Fuchs to discuss the series and the shocking twists from this Sunday’s episode!