Books
Review: Trade paperback ‘Yoda’s Secret War’ is a solid but obscure adventure
Overall, Yoda’s Secret War has strong thematic ties to the Force, Yoda, and Jedi wisdom, but is only a fleeting sideshow in the bigger Star Wars canon.
Movies
Review: ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ gets to the heart of both Spider-Man and Peter Parker
Unlike the Toby Maguire and Andrew Garfield versions of the character, Tom Holland’s Peter Parker is a cheerful and optimistic 15 year old with an infectious but almost naive taste for adventure.
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Television
Review: Little Witch Academia’s First 13 Episodes Are Less Than Spellbinding
Overall, Little Witch Academia could serve as an introduction-level anime for those new to Japanese animation, but otherwise, it’s just a filler series for a rainy afternoon.
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Entertainment
Preview: ‘Hour of Devestation’ brings chaos and power to Amonkhet
New cards and plot details are coming to Magic: The Gathering’s ‘Amonkhet’ block later this week. Check out everything you need to know about these cards.
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Video games
Preview: DICE ups the ante with Star Wars: Battlefront II
Overall, Battlefront II promises to keep what made 2015’s Battlefront multiplayer great, while adding a whole new galaxy’s worth of content on top of that. Battlefront II releases worldwide on November 17, 2017.
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Comics
Review: The final installment of North and South
Though at times a bit contrived, Part 3 of the Avatar: The Last Airbender series gives the reader plenty to like.