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Behind The Unbelievable True Story Of A Forgotten Phone Hacker
1+ hour, 45+ min ago (525+ words) I had never heard of him. I had never heard of the phone phreaks. I didn't know there were hackers before computers." The first time Rachael Morrison heard of Joybubbles, the legal name of Joe Engressia, he had already passed....
30 Years Ago, The Best Sci-Fi Sequel You've Never Seen Went Straight To Video
3+ hour, 15+ min ago (398+ words) Straight to cult classic. Shot in 1994 but released two years later, the troubled sequel did get to grace a handful of big screens, receiving a limited international release and premiering domestically at California's Alfred Hitchcock Theater. But the vast majority…...
'Born Again's Most Mysterious Character Has A Surprising Backstory
13+ hour, 43+ min ago (750+ words) Buck Cashman is one of the most mysterious and intriguing new additions to 'Daredevil: Born Again,' and he couldn't be more different from his comics counterpart. The Kingpin's Newest Right-Hand Man Is Shockingly Different In Daredevil Comics While he doesn't…...
15 Years Ago, The Best Spy Thriller You Haven't Seen Gave New Life To The Genre
13+ hour, 43+ min ago (675+ words) Fifteen years later, Joe Wright's 'Hanna' deserves a bigger spotlight. Hanna Is A Rare Beast Of A Spy Thriller " And One Of The Best Of The 2010s Hell is a teenage girl. There is an image from Hanna, a rare pivot…...
15 Years Ago, a Forgotten Fantasy Satire Tried To Change Hollywood
19+ hour, 15+ min ago (1198+ words) David Gordon Green's 'Your Highness,' released about a week before 'Game of Thrones' changed fantasy as we know it, remains a fascinating artifact. One Stoner Comedy Fantasy Blazed A Path Nobody Wanted To Follow Get your quest on. A decade…...
Is Vanessa's Fate In 'Born Again' Setting Up A Major Comics Storyline?
19+ hour, 55+ min ago (162+ words) As Vanessa's life hangs in the balance, the events of the last episode could set up a dangerous chain-reaction for Matt Murdock. The complex relationship between Vanessa Fisk and her husband Wilson is a crucial part of Born Again and…...
'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' Could Be Repeating A Troubling Marvel Pattern
20+ hour, 58+ min ago (923+ words) 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' is caught up in reshoots. Could that be a good thing? Is Spider-Man 4 Repeating A Troubling Marvel Habit? "I can positively say that the stuff we're doing, we don't need," the actor told GQ. "The movie…...
50 Years Later, The Return Of The Most Important Star Wars Character Is Murky
22+ hour, 8+ min ago (265+ words) No one is ever truly gone. Maybe. So which is it? Have we seen " or heard " the last of Luke Skywalker? Or, as the 50th anniversary of the original film looms, is that Tatooine farmboy sneakily making another comeback? Mark Hamill…...
10 Years Ago, A Controversial Action Thriller Tried " And Failed " To Reinvent Cinema As We Know It
23+ hour, 15+ min ago (947+ words) In 2016, 'Hardcore Henry' controversially tried to merge cinema with first-person action shooters. Hardcore Henry Tried " And Failed " To Reinvent Cinema As We Know It Hardcore Henry's first-person revolution never quite took off. Hardcore Henry was not the first film to…...
30 Years Ago, Star Trek Flipped The Script On A Winning Formula
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (110+ words) Back to the courtroom. Even among all that, there are a few underrated Trek courtroom dramas. Thirty years ago, during the week of April 8, Deep Space Nine released the Season 4 episode "Rules of Engagement," an overlooked installment that subtly changed…...