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It’s Christmas in July, and Paramount has Johnny Depp wearing full prosthetics and a heavy coat in the middle of summer. At least it’s only 80 degrees at San Diego Comic Con this year; it beats dressing up as Jack Sparrow in more grueling weather at Disneyland. Hundreds of fans were camped outside the Scrooge…

Avengers, Spaceballs, and vampires: It’s Comic-Con time. Thousands of pop-culture obsessives are descending upon San Diego for previews and celebrations of upcoming entertainment. Alongside the return of Marvel Studios, Netflix, Warner Bros., and Prime Video will have tentpole shows or movies to tease. Even Apple TV is attending this year. Join us this weekend as…

Abigail De Kosnik admits it wasn’t love at first sight when the new show Widow’s Bay appeared in her Apple TV feed. It wasn’t that the horror-comedy looked bad – in fact, it boasted an extraordinary cast, including Matthew Rhys of The Americans and prolific character actor Stephen Root. “I just wasn’t in the mood…