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Awful adaptations: remastered

May 3, 2023

One of the most popular video game franchises of all time, “Super Mario Bros.” has just received its first theatrical adaptation since 1993. “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” released on April 5, 2023, was met with a $377 million global box office opening, the biggest opening for an animated film ever. It will most likely go down as one of the most lucrative adaptations in cinema history, alongside the “Lord of the Rings” and The Marvel Cinematic Universe.

The legacy of Hogwarts

February 21, 2023

With a new, immersive addition to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, many fans were thrilled with the release of “Hogwarts Legacy,” an open-world, action role-playing game.

‘The last of’ awful adaptations

February 8, 2023

Adaptations shouldn’t stray too far from the source Ronnie Saenz / Contributor / The USD Vista The popular post-apocalyptic zombie video game “The Last of Us” has recently received its own television adaptation that premiered on HBO Max on Jan. 15, and made waves among viewers for being “surprisingly good.” […]