Author: Vince Hoover

While the world is dealing with the Coronavirus pandemic, putting the Earth’s population in harm’s way, we have to report some unfortunate news unrelated to COVID-19. Dog lovers and fans of the massive hit HBO series, Games of Thrones, lost a star earlier this week. Odin, a Northern Inuit who played Bran Stark’s pet direwolf Summer in the first season, passed away after a long battle with mouth cancer. The beloved dog spent his final days with his family, walking along the beach and eating all of his favorite things. He was 10 years old. The family who adopted Odin…

Anyone who grew up in the 80’s remembers going to the arcade with a pocket full of quarters and wide eyed visions of escaping to faraway worlds into the new realm of video games. Games like Pac-Man, Donkey Kong, Centipede and many more dominated the 8 bit pixel game. But, there was one game that was way ahead of its time, foregoing the traditional boxy look of its fellow arcade consoles for a whole different, animated style by former Disney Animation great, Don Bluth. I’m talking about Dragon’s Lair. The game was a monster hit with revolutionary art in an…

The worldwide pandemic that is the Coronavirus has been no joke. Just about everything has shut down completely, and people are quarantined in their homes and cities are enforcing social distancing. With this quarantine, people have had much more time on their hands to hit up all the streaming services and watch things they hadn’t gotten to yet, as well as revisit some of their favorite movies and shows. But, they’re also revisiting films that din’t necessarily appeal to the masses. Case in point, Marvel Cinematic Universe fans are currently debating what film was the worst in the MCU; Iron…

With all of the social distancing and quarantines going on in the world today, thanks to the COVID-19 virus pandemic, people are finding themselves with a lot more time on their hands whilst stuck at home. So, naturally, streaming services are being inundated with overwhelming numbers of views. People are not only watching shows and movies they previously didn’t have time to check out, but are also revisiting entertainment and diving deep into every detail possible. One of these combing sessions has produced something interesting from the upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe animated series, What If… – and it involves Iron…

COVID-19 has been incredibly difficult on the planet. Businesses are closing down, concerts, shows and movies are cancelled, cities are starting to enact mandatory quarantines, and people are practicing social distancing. Reactions have been all over the board, from fear to anger to denial to downright complacency and idiocy on the matter. People of every walk of life are being affected and the death toll is unfortunately rising. And celebrities are not exempt, as many have been affected, like Tom Hanks and Idris Alba. But, celebrities are in a unique position to spread light on this pandemic, reaching mass amounts…

When you create an extensive and collaborative film universe the likes of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, you are treading on new ground. There has never been such a rich and deep connected film realm in Hollywood history as what Marvel Studios has done over the last decade plus. But, with tow dozen films and multiple directors and writers, not every bit of continuity can be accounted for, thus plot holes are bound to happen. And now, thanks to the all encompassing ease of the Disney+ streaming service, fans can scour hours and hours of just about every MCU film all…

The Immortal Hulk series for Marvel Comics is showcasing sides of the Big Green Goliath fans have never seen before. While it really explores the broken psyche of Bruce Banner, and the multiple Hulk personas inside him, it is also highlighting many of his supporting characters, some old, some new. One of these supporting characters has just been revealed as transgender, and that makes the current predicament even harder on her. SPOILERS AHEAD FOR IMMORTAL HULK #32! Dr. Charlene McGowan is a relatively new character to the comics, but comes with a checkered past. After being fired from a high…

There has been so much to unpack when it comes to the latest rumors about the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s 4th solo film for one of the last remaining Avengers, Thor: Love And Thunder. These rumors have laid out Christian Bale’s villainous role for the film, a slew of new characters like Beta Ray Bill, Kid Loki, and Angela, and a fellowship with the Guardians of the Galaxy to aid in this adventure. But, how exactly will this adventure unfold? Well, the rumors lay out some plot points, too, which, if true, could lead to one great movie. The rumors from…

It looks like Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness won’t be the only jaunt down ‘stranger things’ for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The upcoming sequel, Thor: Love and Thunder, the first film in the MCU to give a solo character a fourth installment, is set to bring several allies to the God of Thunder in his next adventure. And, one of those allies will be played by one of the stars of the massively popular Netflix series, Stranger Things! According to a series of rumors on 4Chan (so take these with a large grain of salt), Finn Wolfhard (IT,…

As the Marvel Cinematic Universe has grown into the box office powerhouse that it stands at now, more and more big Hollywood stars have wanted to join the fray. While Robert Downey Jr. was a fairly big name to start with, actors like Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Chris Pratt, Chris Hemsworth, have seen their characters skyrocket thanks to their involvement in the MCU. However, more recently, we’re starting to see many A-Listers join the future of the MCU. We saw Paul Rudd don the Ant-Man suit. Academy Award winning actress, Kate Blanchett, play Hela. Angelina Jolie and Selma Hayek have…