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I just finished watching The Shallows, and it was a really gripping thriller! It’s from 2016, directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, and stars Blake Lively as a medical student who gets stranded way out at sea after a shark attack while surfing in Mexico. Seriously, she’s stuck on this tiny rock with the tide coming in, and it’s all about her trying to survive using her smarts and determination. It became available on Prime Video on March 1st, and it’s actually pretty well-regarded – Rotten Tomatoes gives it a “Certified Fresh” rating of 79% and lists it as one of the best shark movies ever made – though Jaws still holds the top spot, naturally.

I was already hooked after the first Super Mario Bros. Movie with Peaches, Bowser, and Donkey Kong, but the sequel is really throwing down the gauntlet for Nintendo fans like me! This time around, Mario and Luigi team up with Fox McCloud, Yoshi, and even Rosalina – and get this, R.O.B. is in the mix too! Honestly, seeing all these characters together has me convinced: they’re building towards a full-blown Super Smash Bros. crossover movie, and I am so ready for it!

The book simply states Harry Potter didn’t understand Dumbledore, then quickly moves on, leaving readers confused. This moment has bothered fans for years, and a recent discussion on Reddit has reignited the debate about its meaning. Throughout the Harry Potter series, the author often leaves certain things unexplained. However, J.K. Rowling has actually already revealed the answer to this mystery, and explained why she chose not to directly state it in the books.

Because good anime game adaptations are rare, I usually avoid imagining what they could be like. It’s frustrating that even popular series often don’t get games – we’re still waiting for a new Fullmetal Alchemist game, for example! But I was genuinely surprised and excited to learn that Patlabor, a fantastic but often overlooked anime, is finally getting a video game adaptation. It feels like this could be the first time in a long while!

Everyone talks about Quentin Tarantino when they think of 90s filmmaking, and rightly so, but there were so many other amazing directors coming up around the same time. One that really stands out to me is Richard Linklater – you might know him now from School of Rock, but back in 1991 he made Slacker, and it was a huge deal. It basically launched the indie scene as we know it! What’s cool about Slacker is that it doesn’t really have a main character or a typical story. It just follows a bunch of different people in Austin, Texas, going about a pretty ordinary day. It was filmed in 1990 and it felt so fresh and different at the time.

I don’t necessarily see this as a negative thing. While it might seem a little uninspired, the core of the game is strong enough that it doesn’t need major changes. That said, there’s definitely potential for growth, and Nintendo can’t rely on nostalgia and past success forever. It’s time for the series to try something new, like the recent crossovers we’ve seen in Mario Kart. This would be a great way to refresh Mario Party and keep it exciting.