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WONDER WOMAN 1984 Review
In the sequel to the 2017 blockbuster Wonder Woman, Gal Gadot returns as Diana Prince and takes us on an all-new adventure in Wonder Woman 1984. It’s a film that tries to be more than just your standard action flick but ends up falling into all of the same tropes as films that came before it. The film has this strange campiness to it, and at times it works, but mostly it doesn’t. We’re obviously in the 1980s, but the winks and nods can be too on the nose at times, and the script is ripped straight from that time period. The plot can be a bit clunky and downright…
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We Played Marvel’s Avengers and Had Fun
For so long, we wondered: “What type of game is Square Enix making?” Marvel’s Avengers is nothing like Insomniac’s Spider-Man or Rocksteady’s Batman: Arkham trilogy, or even NetherRealm’s Injustice series. It’s a strange situation. Thankfully, this past weekend we got to beta test the Avengers game and discovered that it’s an entirely new experience. Avengers is not the single-player adventure like the upcoming Spider-Man: Miles Morales. The game is a co-op looter beat ’em up. You drop in with friends and smash the hell out of A.I.M. robots. It’s very much in the same vein as Destiny and Anthem. In the beta, we played the opening A-Day tutorial (seen at E3 2019). The controls for most of the…
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BATMAN: DEATH IN THE FAMILY Allows Let’s You Choose Your Own Adventure
WBHE has announced a new collection of DC shorts and a new interactive adventure! DC Showcase – Batman: Death in the Family will be available later this year. Check out the full details down below. Batman: A Death in the Family is one of the most iconic stories in comic book history. DC Comics proposed a question. Will Robin live or die? This critical decision was left up to the fans to decide. They cast their vote and killed the Boy Wonder. Now, over 30 years later, fans once again have to choose. Will Robin live or die? In a press release for DC Showcase – Batman: Death in the…
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How HAMILTON’S Lost Song Changed Everything
If you listened to the cast album of Hamilton, you pretty much had the entire play pumped into your ears long before the musical landed on Disney+. There are minor differences you’ll notice when watching it up close for the first time, like King George’s damp performance in You’ll Be Back or how My Shot is referenced (visually) in The World Was Wide Enough. The album is fantastic and alone is one of the greatest works in Broadway’s history. However, it missed one song and that one song recontextualizes everything. Miranda intentionally cut Lauren’s Interlude (Tomorrow There’ll Be More of Us) from the album. Saying he wanted: “at least one…
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The 10 Best Songs from HAMILTON
Hamilton hits Disney+ this weekend, and millions will be watching the show for the first time. The Broadway production has been around for five years and produced some fantastic songs. Today, we’re going to rank the Top 10 Songs of Hamilton. 10. Yorktown (The World Turned Upsidedown) The Seige of Yorktown is a massive moment in our nation’s history. In this showstopping number, we see just how that battle went down. The music is incredible and creates a feeling of action and excitement. Hercules Mulligan’s rap is easily the best part, but the whole number feels like a grand finale. The immigrants got the job done. 9. Alexander Hamilton A…
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Review – Hamilton: An American Musical
Hamilton is a hip-hop musical based on the life of the United State’s first Treasury Alexander Hamilton (Lin-Manuel Miranda). The film shows us the life of Alexander. A young, scrappy, and hungry teenager is willing to give his life for his country’s freedom. We see his early years to his death. Without going into spoilers [can you spoil history?], Hamilton is a film about legacies, ambition, sacrifice, and loss. The rivalry between Alexander and Aaron Burr (Leslie Odom Jr.) is the plot’s driving force. Two different world views from very flawed individuals. The entire cast is phenomenal. Leslie Odom shines as Burr and delivers the film’s best performance. Then we…
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Review Avatar: The Last Airbender – Imbalance
It’s been about three years since Avatar Aang and his friends defeated Fire Lord Ozai. The world has changed, mostly for the better. Team Avatar won the war against the fire nation, but they are still striving to bring real balance to the world. Can Aang truly bring balance? Or will the world suffer from another power struggle a power struggle for the next decade? Imbalance takes place after the events of The Rift and continues the legend of Aang. The group stops by Cranefish Town to check on the Beifong’s factory, Earthen Fire Industries. Lao Beifong needs Aang and Toph’s help as there’s a civil war brewing between benders and non-benders.…
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Review: Batman: The Adventures Continue – Mentors
In the first story arc, we returned to the world of Batman: The Animated Series. Batman had to take on Lex Luthor and free Superman from a Robot prison. You can check out our review here. For the next story, Batman and the family have to take on Clayface, Firefly and encounter Deathstroke. We follow along as the Bat-Family fight Clayface. Batman, Batgirl, and Robin try and stop the monster from destroying the Gotham theatre. Our mystery man watches and praises the boy wonder’s abilities from a distance. Jason Todd vanishes before being spotted, and a new fighter has joined the fray. Slade Wilson, aka Deathstroke, is here to help…
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The Essential Episodes of Avatar: The Last Airbender
Look, I get it. Watching things is hard. No one has the time to watch TV anymore. With all the things that are going on in the world, we need to cut corners. I’m here for you. Avatar: The Last Airbender is one of the greatest shows ever made and just dropped on Netflix. Don’t have time for all three seasons? Well, let’s cut it down to the essentials, shall we? Book One: Water We’ll make this pretty easy for you. You need to get introduced to the main characters and the world of Avatar. You need to learn of Aang’s mission and why he needs to defeat the Fire…
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Crunchyroll and HBO Max Announce Anime Launch Titles
Crunchyroll, the world’s largest anime distributor, is teaming up with HBO Max and will be a ton of shows to the platform. The two streaming giants announced their collaboration and the series coming to HBO Max at launch. Kevin Reilly, Chief Content Officer, for HBO Max went on to say: “Anime is a celebrated, diverse art form with a rich culture rooted in imaginative worlds and vibrant characters. Crunchyroll has centralized these fantastic adventures for everyone to enjoy. This WarnerMedia family collaboration is bringing together an incredible collection of content with a passionate fandom, and HBO Max is tottemo ureshiii [very happy] to expand the reach of this inventive artistry.”…