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Last year,Anorawent all the way from the Croisette, where it won the Palme d’Or at the77thCannes Film Festival, to Hollywood’s biggest night. At this year’s Oscars ceremony,Anorawon five of the six awards it was nominated for, with directorSean Baker breaking the record for most Oscars wonby a person in a single night for the same film. He took home Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Editing, and a Best Picture trophy for his role as producer....

The Traitorsseason 3 may have just ended, butthere’s already buzz for the next season of the deceptive seriesthat viewers have come to love through frustrating gameplay and intense drama. ThroughoutThe Traitorsseason 3, viewers got to see a new side to the US version of the international series. With cast members from a bevy of shows likeBig Brother, Survivor,andThe Real Housewivesfranchise, the season debuted new challenges, new powers, and new twists that made the game even more interesting....

Warning: spoilers for The Umbrella Academy season 4. Summary The Umbrella Academyseason 4 arrived with a lot of reveals and answers to the biggest questions left by previous seasons, and among them was what happened to Reginald’s (Colm Feore) home planet way before the events of season 1.The Umbrella Academyseason 3 endedwith Reginald’s timeline becoming a reality and the Hargreeves and Lila (Ritu Arya) reuniting in it. The Hargreeves found out they no longer had powers, and so season 4 caught up with them six years later as they all tried to live normal lives for the first time....

Lt. Worf (Michael Dorn) struggled to reconcile his Klingon heritage with his Starfleet duties throughout his time onStar Trek: The Next GenerationandStar Trek: Deep Space Nine, and this conflict was set up inTNG’svery first episode. Worf was not originally meant to be one ofTNG’smain characters and he spent much of the first season in the background. Before long, however, more and more stories started focusing on Worf and he eventually became one of the show’s most popular characters....

Love Actuallyhas been a Christmas movie classic for over 20 years, but a lot about the movie hasn’t aged well, especially when considering the ages of some of the movie’s stars. Released in 2003, the film follows 10 different stories about love and the holiday spirit around Christmastime in London. With this many storylines,Love Actuallyfeatures an all-star ensemble castnot only of top-tier British acting royalty like Alan Rickman and Emma Thompson, but also young up-and-coming talent....

Tim Burton’sCorpse Brideset a Warner Bros. record 19 years ago that I desperately hope ends afterBeetlejuice Beetlejuice.Corpse Bridewas a stop-motion musical released in 2005 by Warner Bros. Picturesand follows the story of a Victorian groom called Victor and his unwanted relationship with acorpse bride called Emily. With an 84% Fresh Tomatometer rating on Rotten Tomatoes,Corpse Bride’sstar-studded voice castwas highly praised for their performances.Corpse Bridemarks Johnny Depp’s fifth movie collaboration with Tim Burton, and the director’s second stop-motion animated fantasy musical following 1993’sThe Nightmare Before Christmas....

Star Trek: Voyagerboasted a very cool vessel other than the show’s titular ship, and the Delta Flyer has a fascinating backstory. While mostStar TrekTV showsrely solely on standard shuttlecraft, theStar Trek: Voyagercasthad access to a thrilling alternative that transformed how they explored such a hostile part of the galaxy.The vessel holds a unique place inStar Treklore, as nothing similar had ever been attempted before, nor has it happened since. However, there is a very good reason behind its rarity....

WARNING! SPOILERS ahead forLaw & Order: SVUseason 26, episode 16, “Let Me Bring Pardon.” This article contains references rape. Mariska Hargitay’s Olivia Benson visits the grave of an important member of her family inLaw & Order: SVUseason 26, episode 16, titled “Let Me Bring Pardon.“Law & Order: SVUdoesn’t often share what happened to victims after a case is over. However, “Let Me Bring Pardon” offers an update on one ofLaw & Order: SVU’s creepiest caseswhen Benson visits Laura Hughes (Jama Williamson) and learns that while Ellie (Jen Parker Davis) is still in a coma, she is now pregnant....

Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega’s quirky new A24 monster movieDeath of a Unicornhas earned a “rotten” score on Rotten Tomatoes, but it’s not as bad as it sounds.Rudd and Ortegaplay a father and daughter who accidentally hit and kill a unicorn on the way to a crisis management summit held by the dad’s boss, played by Richard E. Grant. When his boss tries to exploit the creature’s magical abilities, its grieving parents show up to exact revenge....

Warning! This article contains SPOILERS for Daredevil: Born Again season 1, episode 8.Despite Frank Castle’s influence on Matt Murdock’sMCUstory, the Punisher has been completely absent fromDaredevil: Born Again. In the period betweenThe Punisherseason 2’s endingandDaredevil: Born Again, many members of the New York Police Department have co-opted the Punisher’s iconography to represent their overly violent crime-fighting methods. Frank Castle himself seems to have taken a long break from his vigilante life, and some unidentified individuals have impersonated him to commit crimes such as murderingHector Ayala a....

Warning: Spoilers for X-Manhunt Omega #1Charles Xavier has been the bedrock of theX-Menfor decades, which is why his departure at the end ofX-Manhunt Omega#1has fractured the team’s foundation. This decision forces the X-Men to confront a new reality without their longtime leader. One of the issue’s writers validated the historical significance of this moment for the mutant fighting force. Murewa Ayodele, one of the co-writers ofX-Manhunt Omega#1,reflected on Xavier’s exit in a conversation with AIPT,noting that it unintentionally concluded the “From the Ashes” era of X-Men storytelling....

DystopianSci-Fitelevision series are quite different from your normal sci-fi fare, with the best of the best taking these exciting fictional societies and corrupting them to the point of dysfunction. Dystopian fiction does this in a variety of ways, often using the premise of its story to make a point about modern society. However, sometimes these dystopias simply feature memorable characters, using them to make their point as opposed to the state of its fictional society....

Fantasymovies of the 1960s are a time capsule of an age of imagination that has gone on to inspire some of thebest fantasy movies and performancesof all time. While these films blend a variety of genres and story types,many of the most prominent fantasy movies of the decade were produced by Walt Disney Studios.Both animated and live-action films garnered great success for Disney during the ’60s, but this family-friendly fare isn’t all the decade has to offer....