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how to train your dragon
Before it leaves Netflix, revisit the movie that made Celtic fantasy cool again

You only have a few days to watch How to Train Your Dragon and its sequel

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kpop demon hunters fight pose
KPop Demon Hunters' Huntr/x perform 'How It's Done' for McDonald's — and fans aren't happy

They are not Lovin' It

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Carl has a fluffy white cat named Princess Donut on his shoulder as he runs from an explosion on the cover of the graphic novel version of Dungeon Crawler Carl
We have the first 10 pages of the Dungeon Crawler Carl graphic novel

The world has ended and Carl is stuck outside in his underwear

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Luigi, Mario, Yoshi, and Peach fly through space in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
The Super Mario Galaxy movie is coming to streaming sooner than you think

It's Super Mario Galaxy Summer, baby!

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An image of Darth Maul, a red-skinned Zabrak with black markings on his face, holds a lightsaber in a defensive stance.
A Star Wars: Maul reveal hints at a much-needed return by a prequel character

Maul's refusal to go Solo may end up benefitting him greatly

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Darth Vader points his red lightsaber at Luke Skywalker during their fight in Cloud City in The Empire Strikes Back
The latest Star Wars comic really, really wants you to visit Galaxy's Edge

And it's not afraid to use Glup Shittos to do it

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Darth Plagueis on The Acolyte creeping in a cave
Disney's controversial, canceled Star Wars show is suddenly a streaming hit (and we think we know why)

The Acolyte is getting a second chance

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A small pig with a huge open-mouthed grin on his face falls spread-eagled toward the camera in Andy Serkis' 2026 Animal Farm
Andy Serkis defends his beleaguered Animal Farm movie: 'exactly what Orwell would have wanted'

Many reviews of Serkis' animated rewrite of George Orwell's bleak classic have been brutal. Serkis remains unfazed.

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Cassian Andor gets ready to pilot a TIE Fighter in a still from Andor season 2
Star Wars’ pivot from the Skywalker Saga to genre stories is great for the franchise

A new horror novel, Hiding from the Dark, is the latest spin on Star Wars' new direction

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Brennan Lee Mulligan as Owen in D(e)ad. It shows a man in a white shirt and black tie in a cubicle, on a landline phone.
You don’t need to be a Dropout fan to enjoy Izzy Roland's dark comedy about grief

It's even better if you don't!

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Oscar Isaac attends “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” European Premiere at Cineworld Leicester Square
7 years later, Oscar Isaac is still mad about his worst Star Wars line

And we can't blame him

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Ichiban Kasuga of Yakuza, a man wearing a white T-shirt with a Hawaiian shirt, has his eyes closed and holds a microphone in Dave the Diver
‘I don’t just want to make them a cameo’: How Dave the Diver’s dev has built a better Fortnite

The game director is considering adding a time portal to enable more crossovers

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The title card from the Mummies Alive! TV series, featuring a bas-relief pharaoh in a traditional headdress above the series title
If Lee Cronin’s The Mummy looks too gross for you, try this lighter animated Mummy fare from the 1990s

Mummies Alive! was a solid late-1990s cartoon that's mostly been forgotten

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A layout of elements from the boxed TTRPG One Last Fight: character and nemesis cards, decks, dice, and the game box
This brilliant TTRPG skips the campaign and jumps straight to the final boss

The GM-less boxed roleplaying game One Last Fight is built for a high-drama one-shot

The Book of the Dun Cow cover on a swirly blue background
My favorite forgotten fantasy novel might actually be coming to movie screens

Walter Wangerin’s Book of the Dun Cow was once heralded as equal to The Lord of the Rings, but who reads it today?

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dust bunny
Bryan Fuller’s surreal hitman fairy tale arrives on HBO Max

Mads Mikkelsen slays monsters in the ultra-stylish film

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The cover of Elantris shows a woman standing on steps looking at city with a man in a red cloak standing behind her.
Brandon Sanderson's early career problem explains how the Cosmere was born

Standalone novels are easier to sell than a 20-part series

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Dungeon Crawler Carl board game key art
The Dungeon Crawler Carl TTRPG has already raised $5.5M on BackerKit

The game will let you play as Carl and Princess Donut or create your own crawler

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An anthropomorphic fawn looks up at a wolf who is dipping her in Mating Season
The first trailer for Netflix’s Mating Season looks like Big Mouth for furries

The raunchy comedy features plenty of interspecies action

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A screenshot from the animated film Charlie vs the Chocolate Factory. It shows a young boy staring out over London, where a giant Wonka chocolate factory with rainbow smoke wafts from it.
Willy Wonka goes to war in first look at Netflix's strange new Chocolate Factory movie

There's a new Charlie in town

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