“In 2016, feminist film director Anna Biller released The Love Witch and it has been a part of my regular Halloween film viewing every year since. Not just because the film is gorgeous and emotionally riveting, but because of how Biller’s love of horror and the feminist gaze allows her to create a film that can bring forth tears of laughter and anguish.” Read more at The Mary Sue. Halloween may be a joyous annual celebration, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be cautious. Case in point, a Long Island housewife handed arsenic to unsuspecting trick-or-treaters in the ’60s. Read more at Mental Floss. Science fiction and its sub-genres used to be escapes from reality for its audience. Does that still hold true in 2020? “Members of the Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society (LASFS) have lived through the Cold War, the Vietnam War, the Space Race, numerous California wildfires, and more. But how do they view the psychodrama of the current COVID-19 pandemic?” Read more at PCMag. It turns out that Benedict Cumberbatch improvised the crucial moment right before the finger-snapping showdown between Iron Man and Thanos in Avengers: Endgame. Read more at Inverse. The newest Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures short spotlights Obi-Wan Kenobi and his reflection on his past. “Anakin, Luke, and Rey Skywalker may be the respective stars of each Star Wars trilogy, but they all pale in comparison to Obi-Wan Kenobi. Over the course of Star Wars, the evolution of Obi-Wan Kenobi has been pretty extraordinary.” Read more at Gizmodo. If you’re a casual Star Wars fan, here’s what you need to know to watch the premiere of The Mandalorian Season 2 on Disney+ tomorrow. Read more at The Week.
