Expertise
Marvel Cinematic Universe, "Star Wars", Adult Swim
- Mike Bedard provides further analysis of film, television, and pop culture on his TikTok channel under the handle @cinema_singularity.
- He joined Static Media in 2020 and has contributed features and news articles to Looper, SlashFilm, and SlashGear.
- Mike has interviewed many actors, screenwriters, directors, and comic book artists over the course of his career, with some highlights including Scarlett Johansson, Chris Pratt, Aaron Paul, and Maya Hawke.
Experience
Mike has worked as a professional writer since 2013, getting his start as a writer for the UCLA newspaper The Daily Bruin for its pop culture beat. He's written extensively for many different sites online, including Cracked, Ranker, StudioBinder, and Backstage. But Mike doesn't just talk about movies; he also makes his own, having written several short films that have been produced by Dollars & Donuts Productions. He currently writes for the sketch comedy team Crop Top, which performs every month at The Pack Theater in Los Angeles.
Education
Mike has a bachelor's degree in English with a minor in political science from UCLA.
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Franklin Richards is set to make his MCU debut in "Fantastic Four: First Steps" - here's everything you need to know about one of Marvel's most powerful heroes.
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With the season finale of Ironheart, Marvel gave fans a post-credits scene with a tantilizing hint for the franchise's future.
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Zelma Stanton makes her first Ironheart appearance in Episode 4 -- but who is she, and what do we know about her from the comics?
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With a new "I Know What You Did Last Summer" movie coming out this summer, let's take a look back at the rest of this horror franchise.
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For every Marvel movie leak that turns out to be true, there's at least one that is completely made up. Here are nine of the biggest fake leaks to date.
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What Jurassic Park lacks in hard science it makes up for in entertainment value -- most of the time, anyway.
By Mike Bedard
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There were a lot of interesting fan theories flying about in the run-up to "Squid Game" Season 3, and some of them actually turned out to be true.
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Reality TV
By Mike Bedard
Amazon's reality competition show "Beast Games" is inspired by Netflix's hit drama series "Squid Game," and there are some eerie similarities between the two.
By Mike Bedard
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"Squid Game" is a show that rewards repeated viewings, and when you rewatch Season 2, you notice a number of things that were likely missed the first time.
By Mike Bedard
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Who would win in a fight, sinister artificial intelligence M3GAN or evil doll Chucky? The answer seems pretty clear -- and scary -- to us.
By Mike Bedard
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"Ironheart" Episode 3 finally tells us who Alden Ehrenreich is really playing -- and the truth is surprising even though we've gotten hints about it.
By Mike Bedard
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The insane ending of "28 Years Later" has been making headlines since the zombie sequel hit cineplexes. Here's what happens and what it all means.
By Mike Bedard
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Here's everything you'll need to know about DC's Hawkgirl when she flies into theaters alongside the Justice Gang in James Gunn's "Superman."
By Mike Bedard
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For a long time, "The Movie Critic" was poised to be Quentin Tarantino's 10th and final film. But what happened to shut it down?
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The third and final season of Netflix's "Squid Game" is almost upon us. Before you dive in, check out Looper's video recap of the first two seasons right here.
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James Spader is returning to play Marvel villain Ultron in the new "Vision Quest" series, but reportedly in a way that we've never seen him before.
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"Ironheart" arrives on Disney+ after the character was first introduced in "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever," so check out our recap for all the info you need.
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The release of "Jurassic World Rebirth" is right around the corner. Before you see the latest "Jurassic Park" installment, check out our in-depth recap video.
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Marvel has a seemingly endless catalog of villains to pull from, but these are the ones we think we might see in the upcoming MCU Phase 6.
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Despite Tom Cruise's well-deserved reputation as a box office superstar, there's one competitor he's never been able to beat: Disney's Stitch.
By Mike Bedard
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Post-credits scenes are a staple of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but they don't always pay off. We rewatched them all, and here's what we noticed.
By Mike Bedard
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The "Predator" franchise has seen many humans do battle with the titular alien race, but why do they keep coming back to Earth to hunt, exactly?
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Lex Luthor may be a mere mortal, but he's proven time and again why Superman should be more afraid of him than any of his other villains.
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Lilo and Stitch's story continues after the credits begin to roll with a heartwarming scene that wraps their and Nani's story up on a sweet note.
By Mike Bedard
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Disney's live-action "Lilo & Stitch" ruled the box office, but many fans are upset by the remake ignoring the original's most important message.
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It's not a "Mission Impossible" movie without at least one big death, and, much to Ethan Hunt's disappointment, "Final Reckoning" carries on that tradition.
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Movie News
By Mike Bedard
"Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning" answers a question nobody expected to be addressed by looping back to a plot point from an earlier film.
By Mike Bedard
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