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Michael Boyle

New York

Contributor at Freelance

Entertainment writer mostly for @slashfilm and The Daily Beast. I'm mostly over at bluesky these days: https://t.co/Lh3IzksGU9

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  • 3 days ago | slashfilm.com | Michael Boyle

    One bizarre yet understated aspect of the "Harry Potter" books is that they kind of count as period pieces. At first glance they might seem like they take place in the vague here and now, but on closer inspection it's clear that "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," published in 1998, actually takes place from summer 1991 to late spring of 1992. The final book, published in 2007, takes place from 1997 to 1998.

  • 4 days ago | slashfilm.com | Michael Boyle

    One of the most memorable (and controversial) characters on "The Walking Dead" was Jeffrey Dean Morgan's Negan. He's a villain who introduced himself in the comics by bashing in the head of one of the most beloved characters in the series, and he introduced himself in the show by doing that twice. Whereas the show's previous big bad, the Governor, got killed off after only a season and a half of mayhem, Negan's reign of terror lasted two full seasons — and he didn't die at the end of it.

  • 4 days ago | slashfilm.com | Michael Boyle

    Season 5 of "Black Mirror" is rarely ranked among the show's best, but it does contain at least one underrated gem: "Striking Vipers." That's the videogame episode where two seemingly-straight guys accidentally end up having a digital affair.

  • 4 days ago | slashfilm.com | Michael Boyle

    In a recent interview with Jimmy Kimmel, Charlize Theron pointed to Uma Thurman as one of her favorite action heroes. She particularly respected Thurman for her performance in the "Kill Bill" films, where she played Beatrix Kiddo, AKA the Bride, AKA Black Mamba. With a kill count in the triple digits and an uncanny ability to yank out her enemies' eyes, Beatrix is one of the coolest, toughest action heroes of the mid-2000s, and of all time.

  • 4 days ago | thedailybeast.com | Michael Boyle

    For the first time, Jon Stewart feels bad for Elon Musk. Unpacking how the controversial DOGE founder has left the Trump White House in apparent defeat, Stewart spent his Monday monologue unpacking just how far Musk’s fallen. “Look at the poor b-----d,” Stewart said. He showed a picture of Musk at a Trump campaign event, where he was jumping with joy.

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