We have a tradition here on Atom Insider: Giving a shout-out to some of our friends around these here internet parts holding it down in the realm of movie journalism and pop culture. Each week, we’ll bring you a hand-picked selection of the most thought-provoking pieces, the funniest takes, and other interesting bits and pieces you might have missed, all gathered for your entertainment.
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Into The Disney-Verse: Cool fan art is one of our favorite things. Artist Samuel Cheve imagined what it might look like if he took Tom Holland’s Onward character Ian Lightfoot and gave him the Spider-Man treatment. It’s awesome. – Screenrant
Bald Is Beautiful: Actress and comedian Tiffany Haddish recently made the bold decision to shave her head. She’s been rocking it since July but a recent commercial during the Emmys unveiled it to the world. Rock on, girl. – Decider
Fus Ro Dah: Bethesda is always known for the immersive world it creates but Skyrim is in a category of its own. Jesse Crittenden explores exactly why the video game’s world-building still holds up so well. – Jumpcut Online
Film Fest Dystopia: Awards season during a global pandemic is weird. Incredibly weird. Kayleigh Donaldson breaks down the good and bad of our new film festival normal and what the Oscars might look like next year. – Pajiiba
Amok, Amok, Amok!: Starbucks is celebrating everyone’s favorite witch sisters with three Hocus Pocus-themed Frappucinos which will be available on their secret menu for October. Will you choose The Winifred, The Mary or The Sarah? – Bustle
Camera Obscura: Here’s something for all the film technique junkies out there. Meg Shields breaks down the basics of camera apertures and how filmmakers use them as secret storytelling tools. – Film School Rejects
The Ties That Bind: Culturally-specific horror is always fascinating, especially when it’s rooted in folklore. Sreemoyee Mukherjee revisits her grandma’s superstitions with South Asian horror. – Certified Forgotten
Laughter Is The Best Medicine: Here’s a fun event for a good cause you won’t want to miss: Comedians like Pete Davidson, Hannibal Burress, Ilana Glazer and more are hosting the Bring Back Laughs COVID-19 relief charity comedy event. – /Film
Alien Invasion: Sci-fi auteur Noah Hawley’s idea for an Alien TV series sounds great and we hope it one day gets made. That’s it. That’s the blurb. – The Playlist
Ghostly Gothic: Crimson Peak is one of Guillermo del Toro’s underrated gems, a box office miss that has the feel of a film that will become an appreciated classic in time. Greg Mucci dives into what makes it a masterpiece. – Haw Creek Horror
That’s A Bop: Vin Diesel is apparently really bored in quarantine because he just released a single and…is it a bop? We leave it up to you to decide:
Go Go Gundam: Last but not least, Japan built a full-sized Gundam mech because 2020’s gonna 2020 hard straight through to December 31st, apparently. And also because Japan:
