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There are some big grail pieces sought after by collectors of 1970s and 1980s vintage toys, many of them coming from the popular franchises of the time such as Star Wars and Masters of the Universe. Yet a recent Heritage Auction proved that cult classics also have a place at the table when it comes…

There’s a funny thing about being a Marvel fan for a long time. You start looking past the standard MCU and want to see more comic characters come to life. The Avengers have been around the block. The Fantastic Four have been reimagined, so to speak. The X-Men are about to be the new kids on…

There’s never any love lost when it comes to the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns, but tight end Pat Freiermuth has a perfectly acceptable reason for disliking those pesky rival fans.

Jo (H.E.R.) in Forgotten Island. DreamWorks Animationhide caption

Decades before “Law & Order” premiered, there were still plenty of shows about law and order. The 1960s were awash with crime dramas, many of which have since fallen into obscurity. Now that there’s such an appetite for crime shows in the 2020s, however, why not look back to the ’60s for shows that could…

Forgotten Island (2026) is a great film about friendship that largely avoids romance. The DreamWorks film focuses on Filipino best friends, Jo and Raissa, who are dragged into a mythical realm shortly before Raissa plans to depart the island for college in the United States. Akin to something like The Wild Robot (2024), Forgotten Island…

Marvel Comics’ collection of live-action “X-Men” media has had a rocky trajectory throughout its 21st-century run. Between several trilogies, spin-offs, TV series, and cancelled projects, the 21st Century Fox “X-Men” franchise, for example, had a wobbly range of highs and lows that render it both memorable and troublesome to watch. Enthusiasts aiming to take in…

Rare moments of silence … Jo, voiced by R&B star HER, left, and Raissa, voiced by Liza Soberano in Forgotten Island. Photograph: DreamWorks Animation/Universal Pictures/APRare moments of silence … Jo, voiced by R&B star HER, left, and Raissa, voiced by Liza Soberano in Forgotten Island. Photograph: DreamWorks Animation/Universal Pictures/AP Review

“Original” is a hot buzzword in the movie business these days, but Hollywood animated films have a long list of misses in that regard. Especially this past decade. Leave it to DreamWorks Animation, a studio with a long history of adapting all sorts of books and IP, to unleash “Forgotten Island,” one of the best…

If you can’t remember a show that Netflix debuted earlier this year, it’s probably because the streamer is constantly dropping new series.