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‘Clayface’ Is and Isn’t in a Cinematic Universe
DCDC DC’s new supervillain origin movie both belongs to and stands apart from James Gunn’s interconnected narrative. Is that good or bad for the DCU? Getty Images/Warner Bros./Ringer illustration By Daniel ChinOct. 26, 11:10 am UTC • 8 min At a press conference in January 2023, DC Studios heads James Gunn and Peter Safran unveiled their creative vision for the future of the DC Universe.
The Large Legacy of ‘Smallville’
DCDC Twenty-five years ago, ‘Smallville’ helped propel on-screen superhero stories to their modern, mainstream success CW/Getty Images/Ringer illustration By Daniel ChinOct. 19, 12:39 pm UTC • 11 min It’s easy to forget in today’s media landscape, but in the summer of 2000, most Hollywood studios and TV networks didn’t care about superheroes. The success of the Batman films of the late ’80s and ’90s had ended in the box-office disappointment that was 1997’s Batman & Robin.
‘VisionQuest’ Is a By-Product of a Bygone MCU Era
MarvelMarvel Marvel’s new series is a sendoff for an approach to TV that never found the right vision Marvel Studios/Ringer illustration By Daniel ChinOct. 14, 1:46 pm UTC • 7 min In 2021, Marvel Studios released its first TV series: WandaVision. The Emmy-winning miniseries, created by Jac Schaeffer, set a high bar for the studio’s fledgling TV division. WandaVision capitalized on the success of the MCU’s Infinity Saga to become appointment viewing on Disney’s then-two-year-old streaming service.
How Will ‘Lanterns’ Live on in the DCU?
DCDC For better or for worse, the season finale of ‘Lanterns’ made the series’ DCU connections clear. What’s next for John Stewart, Guy Gardner, Sinestro, and Co.? Getty Images/Ringer illustration By Daniel ChinOct. 6, 1:47 pm UTC • 12 min On Sunday, Lanterns ended its first season with a polarizing finale. The HBO series prioritized its grounded, character-driven storytelling to deliver a quiet, emotional closing chapter instead of the kind of action-packed conclusion that many fans wanted to see.
‘Lanterns’ Finale Recap: Stuck the Lant-ing
By Daniel ChinOct. 5, 3:17 am UTC • 12 min DCDC In Episode 8, “Dirt and Stars,” ‘Lanterns’ delivers well-earned human moments and wraps up its central mystery while wrestling with the demands of the DCU HBO Max/Getty Images/Ringer illustration By Daniel ChinOct.
‘Lanterns’ Episode 7 Recap: No-Hit Hal
DCDC In “The Jordan Boys’ Legacy,” Hal gets his close-up—despite being dead HBO Max/Ringer illustration By Daniel ChinSept. 28, 2:51 am UTC • 12 min Content warning: This story contains mentions of suicide. At the end of the series premiere of Lanterns, creators Chris Mundy, Damon Lindelof, and Tom King implemented a bold creative decision: They killed Hal Jordan.
‘Lanterns’ Episode 6 Recap: HBO Meets DCU
By Daniel ChinSept. 21, 2:35 am UTC • 11 min DCDC “Bad Optics” ties ‘Lanterns’ to the wider DC Universe, but not at the expense of its own story—or the mystery of who murdered Hal HBO Max/Ringer illustration By Daniel ChinSept. 21, 2:35 am UTC • 11 min Through the first five episodes of Lanterns, the HBO series had almost no connections to the rest of the DCU. There was mention of a certain Rushville sheriff hailing from Gotham, where Batman stalks the criminal underworld.
‘Lanterns’ Episode 5 Recap: Find a New Lant
By Daniel ChinSept. 14, 2:00 am UTC • 8 min DCDC “Lights Out” delivers an explosive midseason climax that paves the way for a renewed focus on the series’ central mystery HBO Max/Getty Images/Ringer illustration By Daniel ChinSept. 14, 2:00 am UTC • 8 min Toward the end of the explosive fifth episode of Lanterns, Hal Jordan is lying underneath a pile of rubble, covered in dust, blood, and the broken pieces of his decimated motel room.
Can HBO’s Grounded Green Lantern Take Flight?
By Daniel ChinAug. 14, 6:46 pm UTC • 8 min DCDC ‘Lanterns’ relaunches a hero who hasn’t thrived in live action—this time on TV By Daniel ChinAug. 14, 6:46 pm UTC • 8 min In 2011, Green Lantern introduced its titular superhero in a live-action feature film for the first time in the DC Comics character’s then-71-year history.
Sadie Sink’s ‘Spider-Man’ Press Tour Took MCU Secrecy to Its Illogical Extreme
MarvelMarvel While promoting her appearance in ‘Brand New Day,’ Sadie Sink steadfastly refused to reveal which part she’d be playing. Did the suspense justify the subterfuge? Getty Images/Ringer illustration By Daniel ChinAug. 5, 4:36 pm UTC • 10 min Now that a few days have passed since Spider-Man: Brand New Day debuted in theaters and secured the biggest box office opening of all time, it’s probably safe for us to openly discuss the not-so-secret role at the center of the film: Jean Grey.
‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Maps a Bold New Way for Marvel
The latest Spidey blockbuster shows that MCU nostalgia doesn’t have to be hollow Amid the struggles of the Multiverse Saga, Marvel Studios has landed on an unbeatable ingredient for box office success: nostalgia. In the absence of the Infinity Saga’s Avengers, the MCU has turned to an earlier era for its biggest crossovers. 2021’s Spider-Man: No Way Home earned almost $2 billion worldwide after bringing two former Spider-Men and their villains back to the big screen.
Welcome to Tom Holland Summer
MoviesMovies The actor will dominate this season’s box office with ‘The Odyssey’ and ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day,’ but can he evolve past his boyish on-screen persona? Getty Images/Ringer illustration By Daniel ChinJuly 27, 1:21 pm UTC • 10 min Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey is off to a phenomenal start in what is shaping up to be a long, prosperous theatrical run.
Christopher Nolan and ‘The Odyssey’ Were Bound to Cross Timelines
By Daniel ChinJuly 23, 11:15 am UTC • 9 min The director has been using nonlinear narrative structures straight from Homer’s epic throughout his career. Now he’s applying them to serve his own version of the tale. It’s no secret that Christopher Nolan has a distinct fascination with time. Throughout the filmmaker’s illustrious, decades-spanning career, the nature of time has functioned as a central theme and recurring subject in his movies.
Apocalypse Now: ‘X-Men ’97’ Has a New (Old) Big Bad
The revival series’ second season explores the past, present, and future of a familiar mutant archnemesis Even though the first season of X-Men ’97 arrived with plenty of fanfare when it was released in 2024, it exceeded all expectations. The revival marked the continuation of X-Men: The Animated Series more than 25 years after the bittersweet conclusion of its original 76-episode run.
We Found the 44 Rejected Needle Drops for ‘Supergirl’
By Daniel ChinJune 29, 5:17 pm UTC • 9 min DCDC That acoustic cover of “The Middle” may have been a bad choice for the climactic scene of ‘Supergirl,’ but there were 44 worse ones. Here they are.
What You Need to Know Before Seeing ‘Supergirl’
The comic-book and big-screen background of Superman’s cousin, the new DCU star Almost a year after Supermanbecame the first live-action film in James Gunn’s DCU, DC Studios is back with another entry in its fledgling cinematic universe: Supergirl. Directed by Craig Gillespie and written by Ana Nogueira, Supergirl marks the return of Milly Alcock as the titular superhero and cousin of Superman, who made her brief debut at the end of Superman.
Inside the Purge: A Knicks Party 53 Years in the Making
NBANBA In the span of one night, the only law that has governed Knicks basketball for more than half a century flew out the window Getty Images/Ringer illustration By Daniel ChinJune 15, 7:41 pm UTC • 7 min What would happen if, for one night, all the rules and norms that govern society went out the window? Star Trek asked the question back in 1967. The Purge updated the premise for modern times in 2013. But Saturday night in New York provided the closest thing to a real-life answer.
Opinion | Is a maximum temperature bylaw the best way to help tenants?
As Hamilton’s city council considers a proposed maximum temperature bylaw for rental housing, the intent behind the policy is clear and commendable. Protecting residents during periods of extreme heat, particularly seniors and other vulnerable populations, is an important public health objective. But good intentions alone do not guarantee good policy.
Pain, Pride, and Patrick Ewing
Ewing never delivered a championship to the New York Knicks, but his jersey endures as a badge of honor—and the unofficial uniform for long-suffering fans With each passing win on the New York Knicks’ march through the NBA playoffs, the celebrations in New York are intensifying. On Friday, after the Knicks stole a commanding 2-0 lead against the San Antonio Spurs, the pandemonium hit a new level. The watch parties inside and outside Madison Square Garden spilled onto Seventh Avenue.
‘The Boys’ Bows Out on an Uncharacteristic Note
TVTV Can a dark satire have a happy ending? Amazon’s superhero series supplies an answer. Prime Video/Getty Images/Ringer illustration By Daniel ChinMay 20, 6:56 pm UTC • 7 min The first season of The Boys premiered on Prime Video in July 2019, just a few months after Marvel Studios released Avengers: Endgame, the second-highest-grossing film of all time and the peak of superhero cinema in mainstream popular culture.
‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Just Upended Everything
The Season 2 finale brought political upheaval, an identity reveal, and a character comeback. What’s next? Daredevil: Born Again concluded its second season on Tuesday with a thrilling, chaotic finale stuffed to the brim with legal drama, superhero action, and nostalgic cameos. “The Southern Cross,” directed by Iain B. MacDonald and written by Dario Scardapane and Jesse Wigutow, is effectively divided into two parts—and two battles at the end of Mayor Fisk’s war on vigilantes.
‘Invincible’ Isn’t Finished Testing Its Hero-or Its Audience
In the Season 4 finale, Mark faces another situation with life-or-death stakes—this time, for the whole galaxy Through its first three seasons, Invincible finished every eight-episode story arc with a bang. From Omni-Man’s destruction of Chicago to Mark’s interdimensional bout with Angstrom Levy to Mark’s brutal showdown with Conquest, each season finale has thrust Invincible into a dramatic, bloody confrontation. But Season 4 has finally broken that pattern.
Defenders, Assemble: Jessica Jones Is Born Again in ‘Daredevil: Born Again’
By Daniel ChinApril 22, 2:00 am UTC • 6 min Marvel is getting its Netflix supergroup back together, this time in the MCU Six episodes into Season 2 of Daredevil: Born Again and six years after the conclusion of the Netflix series Jessica Jones, Jessica herself has finally joined the MCU.
Opinion | Renoviction policy must protect tenants and preserve housing
Hamilton’s Renovation Licence and Relocation bylaw was introduced with an important objective: preventing bad faith evictions, while ensuring tenants are treated fairly when major renovations are genuinely required. Responsible housing providers support that goal. However, recent reporting suggests the bylaw risks oversimplifying a far more complex reality, one with significant implications for the long-term condition, safety and affordability of Hamilton’s rental housing stock.
How ‘Beef’ Came Back for More—but Not More of the Same
TVTV One of 2023’s biggest TV hits returns with a new cast and new connections Netflix/Getty Images/Ringer illustration By Daniel ChinApril 16, 10:30 am UTC • 9 min In the opening minutes of Beef’s Season 2 premiere, two romantically entwined employees of the Monte Vista Point Country Club—Austin (Charles Melton) and Ashley (Cailee Spaeny)—are driving together through a quiet neighborhood in Ojai, California.
‘Invincible’ Goes Home Again
TVTV Season 4 episode “Give Us a Moment” hearkens back to the series’ greatest hits and twists Amazon Prime Video/Ringer illustration By Daniel ChinApril 1, 2:57 pm UTC • 6 min After a one-year layoff, Invincible returned for its fourth season in mid-March with a three-episode premiere.
Opinion | Has this council given you value for your tax dollars?
Another tax bill arrived in my mailbox, up again, while potholes linger, housing wait-lists grow and headlines highlight costly municipal missteps. It raises a simple but important question: where exactly is the return on our investment? Over the past several years, Hamilton homeowners have faced some of the steepest municipal property tax increases in recent memory.
What You Need to Know Before Watching ‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Season 2
MarvelMarvel A more cohesive style, a character reintroduction, and possible MCU movie connections … what else is in store for Matt Murdock’s second act on Disney+? Disney/Ringer illustration By Daniel ChinMarch 23, 12:52 pm UTC • 11 min Just one year after the Man Without Fear and his eternal struggle with Wilson Fisk finally arrived in the MCU, Daredevil: Born Again is already back for its second season.
Make the Case: ‘Sinners’ Checks Every Box for Best Picture
By Daniel ChinMarch 12, 11:18 am UTC • 6 min Artistic merit, cultural cachet, critical acclaim, and box-office appeal: ‘Sinners’ would offer the Oscars it all One Battle After Another is the heavy favorite to win Best Picture at the 98th Academy Awards this Sunday.
For 30 Years, Pokémon Has Caught Us All
By Daniel ChinMarch 6, 11:30 am UTC • 7 min Three decades into its reign, the world’s highest-grossing media franchise is still perfecting its formula Satoshi Tajiri was raised in the Tokyo suburb of Machida in the late 1960s. Like many Japanese kids at the time, Tajiri would spend his days combing through fields and forests, and dipping into ponds, in search of insects and other pocket-sized creatures to add to his collection. “As a child, I wanted to be an entomologist.
Is Duncan the Tall a True Knight, or Not?
We examine the evidence, after the season finale of ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ Last week’s action-packed penultimate episode of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms gave way to this week’s quiet, understated season finale. “The Morrow,” directed by Sarah Adina Smith and written by Ira Parker and Ti Mikkel, is the shortest installment of the series, with a sub-30-minute run time.
There’s Never Been a ‘Game of Thrones’ Battle Like Dunk’s Trial of Seven
‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ puts a personal spin on the franchise’s tradition of penultimate-episode duels Game of Thrones became such a popular series, in part, because of the many epic battles and thrilling fight scenes it produced over the course of its eight-season run. Through its first 18 episodes, House of the Dragon has had a few of its own, even if much of its second season merely built anticipation for the bigger battle yet to come.
‘Fallout’ Season 2 Was Too Much and Not Enough
TVTV The finale, like the season as a whole, flourished when it focused on its lead trio Amazon Studios/Ringer illustration By Daniel ChinFeb. 4, 6:52 am UTC • 9 min When the first season of Fallout premiered in 2024, the postapocalyptic TV seriescame as a pleasant surprise. Sure, the rise of good video game adaptations was already well underway by then, and Fallout had a lot of potential given the popularity of its eponymous franchise, which dates back to the late ’90s.
‘Wonder Man’ Is a Self-Contained MCU Unicorn
An MCU series that doesn’t exist to serve a multiversal saga or build up to a big battle? Is that even allowed? Two years ago, Marvel Studios released its first TV series under the Marvel Spotlight banner: Echo. At the time, Marvel head of streaming Brad Winderbaum promoted this new brand within the studio’s TV programming as a narrative space for grounded, character-driven stories that viewers could follow without any prior knowledge of the MCU.
Housing enforcement matters, but so does how we do it
Marc Davignon’s recent op-ed argues housing enforcement is not the problem, neglect is. On that point, most responsible housing providers agree. Neglectful ownership harms tenants, destabilizes communities and shifts costs onto hospitals, shelters and social services. No serious landlord disputes the need for property standards, health and safety rules or enforcement where landlords fail to meet them.
What You Need to Know Before Watching ‘Wonder Man’
Marvel’s first MCU project of 2026 features a character you might not know much about. Here’s a primer on Simon Williams ahead of his debut series’ binge drop this week. In case you haven’t heard, Marvel Studios will go head-to-head with Warner Bros. in one of the biggest box office battles of the year when Avengers: Doomsday and Dune: Part Three hit theaters on December 18. But long before “Dunesday” arrives, Marvel is kicking off 2026 with a release on the small screen: Wonder Man.
Three Takeaways From ‘28 Years Later: The Bone Temple’
MoviesMovies The middle movie of the ‘28 Years Later’ trilogy sets up the final installment while also bringing the franchise full circle. Here’s how. Sony Pictures/Ringer illustration By Daniel ChinJan. 19, 1:45 pm UTC • 10 min Eighteen years elapsed between 28 Weeks Later and the release of its sequel, 28 Years Later.
Will MCU Success Return in ‘Avengers: Doomsday’?
By Daniel ChinJan. 14, 12:57 pm UTC • 7 min Marvel is leaning into nostalgia with its comeback-based marketing strategy for the upcoming crossover film. But will the MCU’s good times return along with its classic characters?
Five Questions After the Finale of ‘Pluribus’
The most pressing mysteries on Carol’s mind, and our minds, at the end of Season 1 Over the final three episodes of the first season of Pluribus, Manousos Oviedo makes a 50-day journey from Asunción, Paraguay, to Albuquerque, New Mexico. After receiving Carol Sturka’s call to action, he drives to the edge of Colombia, teaching himself basic English phrases on the way so that he can better communicate with Carol upon his arrival.
‘Pluribus’ Episode 8 Recap: Too Close for Comfort
By Daniel ChinDec. 19, 1:05 pm UTC • 7 min Is Carol mellowing or being manipulated? How would you react to the end of the world? This question lies at the heart of Pluribus, a TV series whose true meaning is still elusive even as its first season nears its conclusion next week.
‘Pluribus’ Episode 7 Recap: It’s a Jungle Out There
TVTV Carol and Manousos can’t live with the Others, but can they live without them? AppleTV/Ringer illustration By Daniel ChinDec. 12, 11:20 am UTC • 7 min Over the first six episodes of Pluribus, Carol Sturka steadily built momentum in her mission to save the world.
Six Questions After Six Episodes of ‘Pluribus’
PluribusPluribus The most pressing mysteries on Carol’s mind, and our minds, two-thirds of the way through Season 1 Apple TV+/Getty Images/Ringer illustration By Daniel ChinDec. 8, 2:21 pm UTC • 13 min Pluribus is a true slow-burn mystery series, but fans of Vince Gilligan’s previous work already know that their patience will be rewarded.
An Ode to Ted Wheeler, Forgotten Man of ‘Stranger Things’
No one in Hawkins cares about Mr. Wheeler’s well-being, so let’s salute the series’ neglected (and neglectful) dad A lot has changed in Hawkins, Indiana, in four and a half seasons of Stranger Things. At the start of the Netflix series’ first season, which was set in November 1983, the fictional town was a quiet and peaceful place, free of any major crimes or controversies.
Four Questions After Four Episodes of ‘Pluribus’
The most pressing mysteries on Carol’s mind, and our minds, almost halfway through Season 1 In the months leading up to the release of Pluribus, the latest TV offering from Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan, the show’s premise was shrouded in secrecy. Beyond the involvement of Better Call Saul standout Rhea Seehorn in a starring role vaguely described as “the most miserable person on Earth” who “must save the world from happiness,” details surrounding the series were scarce.
Four Questions After Four Episodes of ‘Pluribus’
By Daniel ChinNov. 24, 1:42 pm UTC • 10 min PluribusPluribus The most pressing mysteries on Carol’s mind, and our minds, almost halfway through Season 1 Apple TV/Getty Images/Ringer illustration By Daniel ChinNov. 24, 1:42 pm UTC • 10 min In the months leading up to the release of Pluribus, the latest TV offering from Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan, the show’s premise was shrouded in secrecy.
Hamilton’s growing list of rental bylaws could carry a heavy price tag for taxpayers
As Hamilton continues to grapple with housing affordability and a strained rental market, the city has increasingly turned to new bylaws aimed at the rental industry. While these measures are well-intentioned, each comes with a significant administrative price tag, one borne by taxpayers and ultimately tenants through higher rents, reduced services or diminished housing supply.
Maximum temperature bylaws should be put on ice
As a landlord committed to providing safe and habitable housing, I recognize the serious concerns raised in Clare Freeman’s column regarding extreme heat in rental units. Climate change is forcing all of us, landlords, tenants and municipalities, to reconsider how we define livability. But while the goal of protecting tenants from extreme indoor heat is understandable, the proposed maximum heat bylaw poses significant practical, financial and legal challenges that demand careful consideration.
Calcium alkali syndrome, a resurging entity: a case report and historical overview
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Hulu’s ‘Interior Chinatown’ Adaptation Is a Different Tale for a Different Hollywood Landscape
Hulu/Ringer illustration Charles Yu’s 2020 novel, Interior Chinatown, is a biting satire of the Asian stereotypes that American TV shows and films have turned into tropes and recycled in stories for generations. The book follows Willis Wu, a background actor on a Law & Order–style police procedural, as he tries to climb from the lowly status of Background Oriental Male to the best role that an Asian actor can attain: Kung Fu Guy.
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