“Batman Returns (1992) is undoubtedly one of the most bizarre movies ever made. You wouldn’t expect anything less from a Tim Burton movie, but even then, it’s a hard movie to pin down. It’s a Batman movie, a comic book movie, and somewhere between an action and sci-fi movie—that much is clear. But is the superhero showdown also a Christmas movie? Read more at Mental Floss Could Hawkeye be taking another step further into making Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. no longer MCU canon? Read more at The Mary Sue We always talk about the best movies and TV shows at the end of the year, but what about those that left us wanting a little bit more? Here are some of 2021’s most disappointing efforts. “There’s been a lot of great geeky content to love this year. We discovered some amazing new sci-fi, fantasy, and horror, and we rewatched a few old favorites. But the world of genre entertainment let us down quite a bit, too. Here are the pop-cultural lowlights of 2021, from across comics, movies, and TV.” Read more at Gizmodo As The Book of Boba Fett premiere draws closer, let’s learn all we can about the iconic character before he finally gets to lead his own show. Read more at The A.V. Club The PlayStation 5 was all over the gaming world this year, besides the actual games it produced, which were honestly underwhelming. “Who would have guessed that one of the most eye-catching video game consoles ever made would also be one of the least exciting? While Microsoft spent the year turning Xbox Game Pass into a must-have subscription service and Nintendo released a shiny new Switch, Sony’s main focus was putting out impressive video games and trying to make sure everyone who wanted a PS5 could get one.” Read more at Kotaku While the new Nightmare Alley brings some modern filmmaking sensibilities to its craft, consider checking out the original film from 1947 as well. Read more at Thrillist
