Dais Johnston

5 days ago | inverse.com | Dais Johnston

Thunderbolts*, (or, depending on what poster you’re looking at, The New Avengers) is the movie that convinced skeptics the Marvel Cinematic Universe still has the juice to create super-squad movies without characters who have been there from the very beginning. With a cerebral story, interesting characters, and grounded performances, it really seems like the MCU’s new hope.

1 week ago | inverse.com | Dais Johnston

Back in 2016, Netflix dipped its toes into interactive stories, where fans could control an episode by selecting on-screen options. It was first used for children’s media that highlighted the technology’s video-game-like qualities. It then expanded to education shows, like the Bear Grylls survival show You vs. Wild, and the interactive game show Trivia Crack.

1 week ago | inverse.com | Dais Johnston

As soon as details surrounding Andor Season 2 started to emerge, it became very clear the season was going to focus on one major event in the Star Wars timeline: the Ghorman Massacre, the tragedy that resulted in the loss of hundreds of civilians, prompting Mon Mothma to speak out against the Empire — an event that unofficially kickstarted the beginning of the Rebel Alliance becoming an acknowledged faction in the galaxy.

1 week ago | inverse.com | Dais Johnston

Andor shares a complicated relationship to canon. The series has already established that the event previously thought to be called the “Ghorman Massacre” had actually happened years ago, and is now referred to as the “Tarkin Massacre” — meaning the planet has an established history with Empire interference.

1 week ago | inverse.com | Dais Johnston

Thunderbolts managed to keep its biggest secret — the fact that its true title is The New Avengers — under wraps until a few days after release, although fans who didn’t catch the movie on opening weekend may be frustrated. But not every plot twist was able to stay hush-hush. In fact, one of the movie’s first big twists was signaled from the get-go. This shocker, however, was supposed to be anything but, as the original plan involved a different member of the team who didn’t make the final cut.