Sam Barsanti has written about pop-culture for 10 years, and his work has appeared at The A.V. Club, Primetimer, IGN, and Collider. He has also contributed to the popular daily Hustle newsletter, ...

At the end of April, when Disney announced the initial core cast for “Star Wars: Episode VII,” I, along with plenty of other observers, was discouraged that the company seemed to be backtracking on ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Lupita Nyong'o and Gwendoline Christie have finally been added to the cast of Star Wars: Episode VII. It has been rumoured for some time that 12 Years a Slave star Lupita had been picked for the ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gwendoline Christie's on-camera combat skills are a bridge between Westeros and a galaxy far, far away. The actress says she worked with the same stunt director for her characters' ...

As far as differentiating her valiant knight in the savage world of Westeros, "I adored playing Brienne of Tarth in 'Game of Thrones,' but my view of Brienne of Tarth is that she wanted to be a knight ...