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Jonathan Majors and Robert Downey Jr.

Jonathan Majors Reacts to Being Dumped for Robert Downey Jr.

The actor was poised to be the MCU’s next big villain before his career came to halt after a conviction for assaulting his ex-girlfriend.

Emell Derra Adolphus

Published Jul. 31, 2024

A photo of Robert Downey Jr. at Comic Con

Why the Hell Was Robert Downey Jr. Cast as Doctor Doom?!

One Marvel fan offers his take on why this cynical casting decision is evident that things are really bad over at Marvel and proof that they’ve given up entirely.

Joe Hoeffner

Published Jul. 29, 2024

Hoa Xuande and Fred Nguyen Khan.

‘The Sympathizer’ Finale Twist Is So Painfully Obvious

No shock here: Vietnam War II isn’t a major success. What does that mean for Captain and Bon?

Fletcher Peters

Published May 26, 2024

Toan Le in Episode 6 of 'The Sympathizer'

‘The Sympathizer’ Stages a Second Vietnam War

Captain is ready to quit his spy job completely—until he finds out his best friend Bon is ready to go back to Vietnam and start the war all over again.

Fletcher Peters

Published May 19, 2024

John Cho and David Duchovny in The Sympathizer.

A Violent Rape Scene Causes Chaos on ‘The Sympathizer’

Robert Downey Jr.’s latest evil character might be the baddest of them all: a wild filmmaker based partially on Francis Ford Coppola.

Fletcher Peters

Published May 05, 2024

Robert Downey Jr. in Sympathizer

Robert Downey Jr. Is a Little Too Good at Playing a Racist

RDJ is starting to scare us with his four extremely offensive, frightening characters on the HBO show.

Fletcher Peters

Published Apr. 28, 2024

A photo illustration of a squid on purple background.

HBO Really Just Showed a Guy Jerking Off With a Squid

Spoiler alert: He even EATS the squid after using it for his business.

Fletcher Peters

Published Apr. 21, 2024