Original Content podcast: We have mixed feelings about ‘Stranger Things 2’

Stranger Things 2 Stranger Things 2 (as Netflix and the Duffer Brothers are calling the second season of their hit show) has been out for a full week, so some serious fans have already watched all nine episodes.
That includes TechCrunch’s Darrell Etherington and Anthony Ha, who have been bingeing the show all week. On the latest episode of the Original Content podcast, we discuss our feelings about the… Read More

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Who are the new Thor and Loki in ‘Thor: Ragnarok’?

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Thor: Ragnarok spoilers follow. You’ve been warned!

Thor: Ragnarok doesn’t just bring back Thor, Loki, and Odin – it also brings in brand-new versions of them, in the form of actors playing the trio in a stage show.

And you’ll probably notice that they look familiar, even if you’re not exactly a connoisseur of Asgardian theater. 

The new Thor, Loki, and Odin show up early in the movie, when Odin (or rather, Loki pretending to be Odin) enjoys a play that recaps certain events from Thor: The Dark World from Loki’s warped perspective. Read more…

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‘Thor: Ragnarok’ has two post-credits scenes. Here’s what they mean.

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Spoiler alert: This post contains major spoilers for Thor: Ragnarok

No Marvel Cinematic Universe movie ever just ends when it ends. All of them reward audiences who sit through the credits, using the time to cram in another beat or two (or five).

In the case of Thor: Ragnarok, there are two end-credits scenes – one that teases a future installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and another that seems to be just for fun. Here’s what they are and what they mean.

1. Thor and Loki encounter a giant ship

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A scientific deep dive into the Marvel movies’ most hilarious trope: the shirtless scene

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Whether it’s Iron Man fiddling with his arc reactor or Star-Lord getting hosed down, you can almost always count on the hero of any given Marvel movie to lose his shirt — it’s practically a trope.

At this point —17 films and nine years into the Marvel Cinematic Universe — the “shirtless superhero” scene is up there with Stan Lee cameos, post-credits scenes, and 30something blond men named Chris in terms of reliable franchise staples. 

Such serious commitment on Marvel’s part, then, would seem to warrant some serious analysis on our part. And we do mean “serious.” This isn’t just an excuse for bald-faced objectification — goodness, no.  Read more…

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‘Thor: Ragnarok’ takes us to a weirder, goofier corner of the Marvel Universe

Thor Ragnarok The posters and trailers for Thor: Ragnarok promised something different — a movie that’s a little more psychedelic than your typical Marvel film, a little more retro, while taking itself a lot less seriously. Ragnarok mostly delivers on that promise. The film, which officially opens tomorrow in the U.S., is directed by Taika Waititi, best known for the comedies What We Do In… Read More

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Mark Ruffalo told everyone how he managed to accidentally stream ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ and it’s kind of fair dos

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All hail the king of accidental spoilers.

Mark Ruffalo was a guest on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Tuesday night, and he addressed his now legendary snafu — when he live streamed the first ten minutes of Thor: Ragnarok via Instagram.

It turns out Marvel/Disney/Mickey Mouse’s hired goons asked Ruffalo to do an Instagram Live post before the first showing of Thor: Ragnarok, and he obliged. Unfortunately, he thought that to stop the stream you only have to press the one button. Nope, it’s two. Read more…

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Mark Ruffalo told everyone how he managed to accidentally stream ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ and it’s kind of fair dos

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All hail the king of accidental spoilers.

Mark Ruffalo was a guest on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Tuesday night, and he addressed his now legendary snafu — when he live streamed the first ten minutes of Thor: Ragnarok via Instagram.

It turns out Marvel/Disney/Mickey Mouse’s hired goons asked Ruffalo to do an Instagram Live post before the first showing of Thor: Ragnarok, and he obliged. Unfortunately, he thought that to stop the stream you only have to press the one button. Nope, it’s two. Read more…

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