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Samantha Nelson

Polygon

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Star Trek: Starfleet Academy failed most of its students

Caleb Mir (Sandro Rosta) Series Acclimation Mil aka SAM (Kerrice Brooks) Jay-Den Kraag (Karim Diané) Genesis Lythe (Bella Shepard) Darem Reymi...

16.03.2026 10

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Brandon Sanderson's movie adaptations are starting in the wrong place

02.02.2026 10

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Elon Musk and Stephen Miller’s culture war against Star Trek is built on ignorance

21.01.2026 20

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Star Wars: Visions repeats a frustrating Marvel mistake

31.10.2025 10

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Magic has a new problem: Too many New York City-based sets

15.10.2025 7

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Peacemaker is finally using multiverses right, with what looks like a really bleak twist coming

06.09.2025 10

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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds just made Voyager’s darkest episode even more monstrous

31.08.2025 10

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Avatar’s 4 nations show the problem with Magic’s Universes Beyond design

13.08.2025 10

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Superman’s relationship with America’s government keeps getting more complicated

In an extremely contentious interview with her boyfriend/coworker Superman/Clark Kent (David Corenswet) in James Gunn’s 2025 reboot movie Superman ,...

17.07.2025 10

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James Gunn fixed Lex Luthor’s biggest problems

Superman is the most powerful superhero in DC Comics, able to go toe to toe with its most powerful villains, like Darkseid and Brainiac. That’s why...

13.07.2025 10

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Ironheart doesn’t earn its big twist ending

Disney Plus’ Ironheart is an underwhelming series for many reasons. It’s tonally inconsistent, zipping between whimsical singalongs and somber...

11.07.2025 10

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