Mike Bedard

Los Angeles

Writer at Looper

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Articles

15 Best TV Shows Like The Rookie

5 days ago | slashfilm.com | Mike Bedard

Police procedurals are a dime a dozen on primetime television. It's an inherently cinematic profession with chases and gun fights that get viewers invested from week to week. As such, it's a pleasant surprise when one turns out to be actually entertaining, which is a far easier task when you have the ever-charismatic Nathan Fillion at the helm.
9 Reasons The Void Is More Terrifying Than Galactus

1 week ago | looper.com | Mike Bedard

Contains spoilers for "Thunderbolts*"Galactus has long been considered one of the most powerful supervillains in comic book history, and it's easy to see why. He's a cosmic force of pure destruction who wanders the universe looking for planets to consume. That means it's likely that Galactus has ended the lives of trillions (if not quadrillions or even quintillions) of life forms.
12 Directors Who Cast Their Family Members In Their Movies

1 week ago | slashfilm.com | Mike Bedard

Nepo babies seem to be all the rage in Hollywood right now. You can't swing a stick in this town without hitting someone whose parent is a casting director able to pull some strings to get them a recurring role on a sitcom. Many actors are nepo babies that the general public may be completely unaware of, like Daisy Edgar-Jones having a mother who's a film editor and a father who's an executive for a multimedia company.
10 Directors Who Hate Marvel Movies

1 week ago | slashfilm.com | Mike Bedard

The Marvel Cinematic Universe may not quite be the cultural force it was throughout the 2010s, with something like "Captain America: Brave New World" being seen as a box office gamble rather than a surefire hit. Gone are the days where fans could be certain the newest MCU flick would be met with positive praise on Rotten Tomatoes and netting a sizable profit. Even so, the franchise isn't without its merits, and it shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon.
Every Major Marvel Character Death In Thunderbolts

1 week ago | looper.com | Mike Bedard

Contains spoilers for "Thunderbolts*"Marvel Studios has somehow taken supporting characters from "Black Widow," "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier," and "Ant-Man and the Wasp" to form the next superhero team — the Thunderbolts. And amazingly, it works really well, with "Thunderbolts*" being hailed by Looper as one of the most solid Marvel movies in recent memory.
Marvel's Thunderbolts* Post-Credits Scenes Explained

1 week ago | looper.com | Mike Bedard

Contains spoilers for "Thunderbolts*" The Marvel Cinematic Universe is soon to bring its Multiverse Saga to a head with the one-two punch of "Avengers: Doomsday" and "Avengers: Secret Wars." With many recent Marvel films exploring alternate realities, and "Avengers: Doomsday" due out in exactly a year, it may seem unusual to dedicate space to the relatively grounded story within the latest MCU offering, "Thunderbolts*." But rest assured, this film will be important to the MCU's future,...
Dumb Things We Can't Ignore In Marvel's Thunderbolts*

1 week ago | looper.com | Mike Bedard

Contains spoilers for Marvel Studios' "Thunderbolts*"As one of the biggest cinematic events of the 21st century, "Avengers: Endgame" was always going to be a tough act to follow, and subsequent Marvel Cinematic Universe releases have largely been a mixed bag ever since.
Small Details You Missed In Marvel's Thunderbolts*

1 week ago | looper.com | Mike Bedard

Contains spoilers for "Thunderbolts*"They aren't good guys, but they aren't quite bad guys, either. They're just the Thunderbolts, and even that name deserves a hefty asterisk next to it. Perhaps most importantly, they're the team that can get the Marvel Cinematic Universe back on track after a fairly spotty track record these last few years.
15 Best Movies Like Den Of Thieves

2 weeks ago | slashfilm.com | Mike Bedard

Few subgenres are as classically thrilling as a good, old-fashioned cop-and-robbers story. "Den of Thieves" scratches that itch extremely well with a squad from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department needing to stop a heist about to be carried out at the Federal Reserve. With Gerard Butler playing the cop and a crew that consists of Pablo Schreiber as the leader and O'Shea Jackson Jr. as the driver, it's no wonder the film was a surprise hit when it came out in 2018.
15 Best Movies Like Den Of Thieves

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Mike Bedard

8 hours agoNot one serious answer in there. Stephen Colbert's mission is to truly know Will Ferrell, but some people clearly cannot be fully known. In the clip above the Late Show host gives the You're Cordially Invited star his trademark "Colbert Questionert" asking about everything from the scariest animal …