Introducing Leo Hartwell, our resident entertainment enthusiast and dedicated connoisseur of all things magical and otherworldly. With a degree in Film Studies and a passion for fantastical narratives, Leo has spent the past seven years exploring the hidden realms of cinema and television for our website. As a fervent fan of both spellbinding dramas and adrenaline-charged action franchises, Leo's taste knows no bounds.
Leo's fascination with the supernatural and mythical creatures is evident in his love for the world of Harry Potter and the captivating adventures of the Winchester brothers in the Supernatural series. His writing is fueled by an insatiable appetite for the fantastical worlds of Middle-earth, the enchanting realms of Narnia, and the twists and turns of Guillermo del Toro's creature-filled masterpieces.
Brandon Sanderson Draws a Line: Dragonsteel Won’t Replace Real Bookstores
Brandon Sanderson backs the bookstore next door. Despite having the power to publish in-house at Dragonsteel Entertainment, he routes most novels through Tor Books and Delacorte Press, keeping sales anchored in local shops.
December 29, 2025 6:44 pm
Avatar: Fire and Ash vs. Avatar 2: Is $2 Billion in Sight?
Avatar: Fire and Ash blazes to the top in the year’s final box office weekend, outpacing Zootopia 2 and Marty Supreme with a second-weekend drop of just 33 percent — an even stronger hold than 2022’s Avatar: The Way of Water.
December 29, 2025 6:38 pm
Cobra Kai's Biggest Unasked Question: Was Johnny Lawrence Right All Along?
A sharp new Cobra Kai theory flips the script on Johnny Lawrence, framing his fury as a survival instinct forged by poverty, neglect, and brutal mentors—not the swagger of a privileged bully.
December 29, 2025 6:25 pm
The Weasley the Harry Potter Movies Erased: The Dragonologist Hagrid Respects
The Harry Potter films sidelined a standout Weasley: Charlie, the Gryffindor daredevil who left Hogwarts to wrangle dragons in Romania — the franchise’s most intriguing missing link. From a fleeting Sorcerer’s Stone nod to a life lived in firelight, it’s time he got his due.
December 29, 2025 6:22 pm
Naruto’s First S-Rank Jutsu Was So Overpowered, Kishimoto Locked It Away From Everyone Else
Naruto’s most lethal technique doesn’t just vaporize foes—it endangers him. Rasenshuriken, his first S-rank jutsu introduced in Naruto Shippuden, was so overwhelmingly powerful it had to be deliberately restricted.
December 29, 2025 5:08 pm
Three Decades In, Leonardo DiCaprio Has Worked With Just One Female Director — And It Flopped
Thirty years after teaming with Agnieszka Holland on Total Eclipse — and more than three decades since Kristine Peterson on Critters 3 — Leonardo DiCaprio still hasn’t worked with another female director, and fans are asking why.
December 29, 2025 4:32 pm
Inside the Strange Writer’s Block That Nearly Doomed a Stephen King Classic
Stephen King says The Stand ballooned into such a beast it stopped him cold — and on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert he reveals how he finally got it moving again.
December 29, 2025 2:03 pm
Recognize Scott From Heated Rivalry? Here's Where You’ve Seen Him Before
Heated Rivalry is skating up the charts on Crave and HBO Max, and that familiar face under the visor is Canadian standout François Arnaud as Scott Hunter. Adapted from Rachel Reid’s beloved hockey romance, the buzzy series has viewers asking where they’ve seen its star before—and his stacked TV résumé has the answer.
December 29, 2025 1:50 pm
Quiet Power vs Relentless Hustle: Zendaya and Sydney Sweeney Show Two Ways to Rule Hollywood
Euphoria powerhouses Zendaya and Sydney Sweeney have rocketed from child roles to the front of Hollywood’s next-gen A-list—Zendaya vaulting from Disney’s Shake It Up to MJ in Spider-Man: Homecoming, and Sweeney parlaying early TV turns into breakout stardom.
December 29, 2025 1:35 pm
Why Eiichiro Oda Bet on One Piece’s Most Incompetent Director to Tackle Toei’s Impossible Project
Despite steering one of the franchise’s biggest and most talked-about hits, One Piece Film: Red director Goro Taniguchi told the 1st Aichi-Nagoya International Anime Film Festival he considers himself the most incompetent person ever.