Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowlis a tour-de-force from Aardman Studios, but it highlights a vital narrative aspect that previous renditions have practically ignored. Claymation master Nick Park, whose credits include the previousWallace & Gromitfilmsand classics likeChicken Run, returns to bring his iconic characters to life once again, along with the return of the infamous antagonist, Feathers McGraw. While Feathers McGraw is a criminal mastermind and a danger to public society,the new film also highlights the potential danger of one of its protagonists....

Ellie’s childhood was far from normal inThe Last of Us, and although Joel stepped up as a father figure when she got older, she never got the chance to meet her real parents.DespiteThe Last of Us’horrifying post-apocalyptic setting, season 1’s story was all about the emotional bond between Joel and Ellie, as the duo formed an unbreakable connection that closely resembled a father-daughter relationship. They may have taken a while to properly get along, but Joel heavily influenced his adopted daughter, withEllie looking destined to inherit his dark traits in season 2....

Warning: Spoilers ahead for The Night Agent season 2! Peter Sutherland had distinguishable tattoos inThe Night Agentseason 1, but all his ink is gone in the show’s second season. When viewers first meetGabriel Basso’s character inThe Night Agent,he was a Special Agent with the FBI before getting caught up in an international conspiracy linked to the Night Action program. As a stunt-heavy action-thriller, many were drawn to Peter’s heroics, but the character’s unique tattoos also garnered attention....

Summary From the start, Eli Roth’sBorderlandsmovie leads viewers to wonder what, exactly, is in the Vault on Pandora. Based on Gearbox’s bestselling video game series of the same name, the action-comedy flick borrows fromBorderlands' eccentric cast of charactersand unique lore, but it doesn’t merely graft one of the source material’s stories onto the silver-screen experience. GivenBorderlands' dismal (and rare) Rotten Tomatoes score, the movie might have fared better had it stuck closer to the games' narrative and undeniable charm....

Warning: Spoilers for The Wheel of Time season 3, episode 6 In a surprising moment,The Wheel of Timecompletely rewrote Faile’s origin story, creating some interesting implications for future seasons. In adding Faile Bashere to the fold,The Wheel of Time’sthird season has opened up several new storylines for the books to explore. Most of these include Perrin Aybara, as she’s his primary love interest. However, Faile and the corner ofThe Wheel of Timemapshe hails from is relevant to the overarching narrative in other ways as well....

Warning: This article contains SPOILERS for Trap (2024) Summary While 2024’sTrapis full of twists and turns, one story detail is left unexplained in the serial killer thriller. 2024’sTrapsees M. Night Shyamalan directing Josh Hartnett in a tense psychological horror story. Hartnett plays Cooper, a seemingly normal suburban father who is secretly a serial killer. When Cooper takes his teenage daughter to a pop star’s concert, he has no idea that the entire concert is an elaborate trap designed to capture him....

Warning: Contains SPOILERS for Ultimate X-Men #15!Ultimate X-Menhas charted an entirely new course forX-Mencanon as a whole, not just because it takes place in the alternate universe of Earth-6160 (akathe new Ultimate Universe), but because the book itself is so incredibly different from anythingX-Menfans have ever seen. Written and illustrated by Peach Momoko,Ultimate X-Menhas a manga feel, and the characters are almost entirely original. Indeed,Ultimate X-Mentruly is a “new era” for mutants, especially in regard to one mutant, who is going to warp reality itself....

LegendaryX-Menwriter Chris Claremont once revealed thatGambitis the “brother” of team leader Cyclops – as a result of some genetic trickery by the malevolent Mr. Sinister– and though the story is now considered non-canon, it offers a fascinating glimpse into a potential alternate path thatX-lore could have taken in the 1990s. X-Men: The End– written by Chris Claremont, with art by Sean Chen – revealed that Gambit was created in a laboratory by Sinister, a product of the villain’s own DNA mixed with that of Scott Summers, the original X-Men member....

The role of player backgrounds and species has changed dramatically in the 2024 version ofDungeons & Dragons, with backgrounds now being more influential on a character’s abilities. But the choice of character species is still important in determining certain features and access to spells, and many previously underwhelming choices have been made better. The dwarf is one example of this, as it has received anear-complete overhaul in the 2024Player’s Handbookthat makes its features strongerand more useful....

The found family trope is easily one of the most beloved tropes in media, and for good reason.K-dramasfeaturing found families whose bond transcends blood relations are guaranteed to be filled with heartwarming moments and beautiful platonic relationships.Found family K-dramas create compelling and engaging narrativesthat explore what makes a family. Witnessing a group of strangers come together to form a friendship strong enough to turn into a familial bond is always an emotional and heartening experience....

In thePokémonanime, Pokémon battles tend to play out very differently from their video game counterparts. Trainers issue multiple commands at a time, order their Pokémon to dodge, and even deflect attacks with other attacks, all things that are impossible in the rules of the games. But what would happen if anime trainers had to play by the rules of competitive Pokémon battling? To succeed in the competitive arena, trainers need a strategic mind and a thorough understanding of team dynamics, coverage moves, and type match-ups....

Across the history of theDC Universe, there have been many incredibly dark movie moments. Long before the beginning of theDCEU’s movie timeline, DC characters were being adapted to the big screen. The iconic heroes and villains of the comics featuring in high-stakes battles has led to many memorable moments throughout the history of DC movies, with some standing out above others for being decidedly less uplifting than one might expect from the superhero genre....

The following contains spoilers for Transformers One, now playing in theatersTransformers Onedoes a lot of different things with the lore of theTransformersseries than the live-action Michael Bay films.Transformershas had a consistent presence in pop-culture since their introduction forty years ago. The live-action series that begain in 2007 helped elevate them further than ever before, leading to several major blockbusters telling an interconnected story of the Autobots and Decepticons. Normally, the animatedTransformers Onefits into that timelineand serves as a prequel to those films....