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Last week’s poll shows that Newton’s third law applies to hype as well – for every hype there is equal and opposite hate. And few phone launches this year were as hyped up as the Nothing phone (1). That’s not to say that things are looking bad, necessarily. 1 in 10 people in the poll have already pre-ordered a unit, which means that they had jumped through all the hoops of the invite system. 1 in 3 people are waiting on reviews to make a decision. That’s reasonable considering that this is the company’s first…

via Marvel Studios Twitter users are asking what’s the best MCU sequel and why is it Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Although there’s some dissent, many users are picking Winter Soldier as the best sequel and are extremely passionate about that choice. “If Winter Soldier isnt everybody’s pick there’s something wrong with the fandom,” wrote @CalebHerndon19 in response to @MarvelMultive’s “best MCU sequel?” question and collage featuring Iron Man 2, Thor: The Dark World, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Guardians of…

Leon Bennett/Getty Images. Moon Knight star Ethan Hawke is the latest to weigh in on the age-old debate about whether Marvel movies count as cinema, as most prominently brought into the public conversation by legendary director Martin Scorsese back in 2019. Scorsese’s claim was that Marvel films, as fun as they are, aren’t really cinema, but are more akin to “theme parks,” despite admitting that “I don’t see them.” “It isn’t the cinema of human beings trying to convey emotional, psychological experiences to…

via Marvel Studios There are few superheroes out there who embody popularity and tragedy quite as prominently as Spider-Man. It’s rare that we don’t see the web-slinging Marvel poster boy dealing with some kind of hardship; the character has always been a commentary on the weight of individual responsibility, and the difficulties that come with carrying it. So, it may not be fair to rank the suffering of the Spideys, but anything is fair game when it comes to Reddit, it seems. Indeed, the folks over at…

Credit: Lucasfilm There are some things that are just inevitable. Birds have to sing, bees have to buzz, and Star Wars fans have got to geek out over Lightsabers. One pack of fans on Reddit is currently dissecting a decades-old deleted scene from ROTJ showing Luke building his new green saber after having lost his father’s blue saber (and hand) during their duel in Cloud City in Empire Strikes Back. The scene in question is a bit of a legend in and of itself. Though it had been storyboarded for the film,…

Image via Netflix There’s a rumor going around that the Marvel Cinematic Universe will be recasting the role of Daredevil‘s Elektra Natchios, who in the Netflix series was previously played by the wonderful Elodie Yung, and fans are expressing some not-so-favorable sentiments about that fact. “Black Bolt coming back is great but recasting Elektra is such a shit decision,” one fan wrote. One fan went so far as to describe Yung’s performance in the role as “supremacy.” But just where did this rumor come from?…

via 20th Century Fox Star Wars fans are getting spiritual by wondering if Anakin Skywalker became a born again Jedi when he killed Palpatine at the end of Return of the Jedi. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMzg2X18rm0 This discussion was initiated by Redditor SenseisSecrets, who asked, “Was Anakin a Jedi when he killed Palpatine?” They then clarified that this is a matter of opinion rather than chronology: “Not asking for a timeline problem, just your opinions.” Although the discussion is lively and…

via DC Suggesting that the DC Animated Universe is superior to its live-action counterpart might be a contentious stance to take, but it’s not one that’s entirely without merit. After all, there are many more stories to choose from and sift through, many of which draw their inspirations from arcs and storylines that simply wouldn’t work as part of the DCEU. Taking a leaf out of the Marvel playbook, fans on Reddit have been sounding off on the animated titles they’d love to see brought to the big screen. Diving…

via Gage Skidmore Kevin Smith has a new take on the seemingly unending Marvel/Martin Scorsese conflict. In 2019, Scorsese launched one of the biggest contemporary cinematic debates by admitting that he doesn’t watch MCU movies because they’re “not cinema” and are more akin to “theme parks.” After more blowback than even the 60-year filmmaking vet probably could have anticipated, Scorsese clarified his position in a New York Times op-ed, reframing his dislike for the MCU around his frustration for formulaic…

Schematic representation of the view into cosmic history provided by the bright light of distant quasars. Observing with a telescope (bottom left) allows us to gain information about the so-called reionization epoch (“bubbles” top right) that followed the Big Bang phase (top right). Credit: Carnegie Institution for Science / MPIA (annotations)Astronomers determine the time when all the neutral hydrogen gas between galaxies produced by the <span class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt"…