Austin Gorton

Contributing writer

Austin is a pop culture writer whose work has also appeared in Polygon, Comics XF, Shelfdust, and Comic Book Herald. He has been reviewing every issue of every X-Men comic on his website, The Real Gentlemen of Leisure, since 2009. He also regularly talks TV as the co-host of the podcast A Very Special Episode. He lives just outside Minneapolis, where sometimes, it is not cold.

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Excelsior! | All 38 of Stan Lee's Marvel and MCU movie cameos, ranked!

From oblivious observer to secret plot manipulator, here's how all of Marvel Comics godfather Stan Lee's cinematic cameos compare to each other.

Jan. 4, 2024 Austin Gorton

Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossile - Dead Reckoning Part One

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Tom Cruise: From Taps to Top Gun: Maverick - all his movies, ranked!

From Risky Business to Mission: Impossible, ranking every run, every outrageous stunt, and every cocky grin in Tom Cruise's filmography!

Dec. 6, 2023 Austin Gorton

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All the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies ever - from Iron Man to The Marvels - ranked!

From Iron Man to Spider-Man, Wakanda to the Quantum Realm, Guardians of the Galaxy to Earth's mightiest heroes, here's our ranking of all the MCU films!

Nov. 12, 2023 Austin Gorton

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Brie Larson: From Room to The Marvels- all her movies, ranked!

From Sleepover to Room, Scott Pilgrim to Captain Marvel, all the films of Brie Larson ranked!

Nov. 12, 2023 Austin Gorton

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X-Men '97 voice actors had to re-audition for their old roles

Your favorite X-Men voice actors are returning, but they weren't just given their old roles back.

Sept. 28, 2023 Austin Gorton

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The real story behind the X-Men's Outback Australian era - why it began, and why it ended too soon

Chris Claremont explains the reasoning behind taking the X-Men down under.

Sept. 27, 2023 Austin Gorton

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Get the X-Men experience (with or without Marvel's help): Inside the upcoming mutant con The Uncanny Experience

Get a look behind the scenes of the upcoming Uncanny Experience X-Men fan convention

Aug. 10, 2023 Austin Gorton

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Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny: Everything you need to know about Indy 5!

Everything we know about the fifth installment in the whip-cracking adventures of everyone's favorite fedora-wearing, Nazi-punching archaeologist!

May 31, 2023 Austin Gorton

Luke Skywalker declaring I am a Jedi in Return of the Jedi

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Star Wars: Why Luke Skywalker throwing away his lightsaber makes him the ultimate Jedi

In celebration of Return of the Jedi's 40th anniversary, we look at the finale of the original trilogy

May 25, 2023 Austin Gorton

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Star Wars: a guide to the High Republic era

Everything you need to know about the exciting new era of Star Wars!

April 8, 2023 Austin Gorton

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Star Wars timeline: From long, long ago to the latest developments in a galaxy far, far away

Our Star Wars timeline will have you telling your 'ABYs' from your 'BBYs' in no time!

April 7, 2023 Austin Gorton

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Ahsoka Tano: Who is Star Wars' upcoming solo star?

The fan favorite star of the animated Clone Wars is poised to break out big via her upcoming live action Star Wars streaming series!

March 21, 2023 Austin Gorton

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Game of Thrones: How (and where) to watch HBO's Game of Thrones series, including House of the Dragon

Everything you need to know to watch Game of Thrones and its spinoffs, whether chronologically or in release order.

Feb. 20, 2023 Austin Gorton

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Game of Thrones books: How to read a Song of Ice and Fire in order (chronological and release)

Everything you need to know to read the stories which inspired Game of Thrones and its spinoffs, whether chronologically or in release order.

Feb. 20, 2023 Austin Gorton

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Is there a place for Willow in the current fantasy TV landscape?

In the midst of a fall packed with fantasy series, Willow sets itself apart chiefly by being fun.

Dec. 21, 2022 Austin Gorton

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Four ways House of the Dragon is different Than Game of Thrones

Though set within the same fictional universe and sharing some familiar names, House of the Dragon differs from its parent show Game of Thrones in four key ways.

Nov. 14, 2022 Austin Gorton

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How HBO's House of the Dragon retconned Game of Thrones and what it could mean for the future of the series

House of the Dragon is using a prophecy to change the past

Sept. 7, 2022 Austin Gorton

Image of Ewan Mcgregor as Obi Wan Kenobi standing behind a wall

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Obi-Wan Kenobi follows the footsteps of the Skywalkers to make peace with the past

How the parallels between each episode of Obi-Wan Kenobi and its numerically corresponding Star Wars film illustrates and informs Obi-Wan’s journey to process his grief and come to terms with his past.

Aug. 12, 2022 Austin Gorton