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What does it take to dramatize the history of America on television? It must be more entertaining than slumber-inducing historical reenactments and demand more of its audience than being passive observers of a comfortable, sanitized civic mythology. There might have been a time when a network was happy to slap a recognizable actor with a…

Cooperation and teamwork were the themes behind Nintendo’s Summer Game Fest showcase, but the crown jewel was Orbitals ($39.99 digital, $49.99 physical), an upcoming cooperative adventure reminiscent of the critically acclaimed It Takes Two and Split Fiction. But there are a few key differences that help Orbitals stand on its own, and that’s not even…

Since the 1960s, Marvel Comics has published the ongoing adventures of iconic superheroes like Spider-Man, Captain America, Iron Man and so many more who have become an essential part of Americana and pop culture. Audiences have gravitated toward these characters on screen, yet they’ve also enraptured generations of true believers on the page. And now…

Marvel Comics is an absolute powerhouse that has helped shape the entire superhero genre. Thanks to countless incredible characters, storylines, and adaptations, Marvel has made some of the most recognizable superheroes in history. Of course, no hero is complete without a villain. Despite existing since the 1940s, Marvel’s only true supervillain for decades was Captain…

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Netflix’s “I Will Find You” wastes little time throwing viewers into a twist-filled mystery. Sam Worthington of the “Avatar” films plays David Burroughs, a man serving a life sentence after being convicted of brutally killing his three-year-old son. Resigned to a bleak fate, David’s life changes when his former sister-in-law, Rachel, played by Britt Lower of…