Mike Bedard
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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Stories By Mike Bedard
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The post-credits scene at the end of "Squid Game" Season 2 introduced a new doll named Cheol-Su, the boyfriend of the already eerie Young-hee.
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"Squid Game" Season 2 ends with many questions unresolved about the game's players, its creators, and the contest itself. Will they be answered in Season 3?
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1,000 people compete for a cash prize of $5 million in MrBeast's Amazon game show "Beast Games." Here's your guide to all the games featured on the show so far.
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"Squid Game" is known for its extreme number of fatalies -- but is Gi-Hun one of them?
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Netflix's Squid Game Season 1 had a commendable in-game villain with Jang Deok-su, but Season 2's Thanos is more of an annoyance than a threat.
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Even though Season 2 has just come out, we already have hints about what might await us in Squid Game Season 3.
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Season 2 of the Netflix hit series Squid Game wasted no time bringing the carnage with a shocking death that will certainly blow the minds of audiences.
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The trailer for James Gunn's "Superman" features a lot for fans to take in, meaning some viewers might have missed a glimpse at this DC character.
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As DC fans dissect the details in the trailer for James Gunn's "Superman," one detail about Clark Kent's appearance has become a polarizing topic.
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The trailer for James Gunn's "Superman" is finally here, and the online discourse has been dominated by one specific aspect of the reboot.
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"Avengers: Doomsday" is on the horizon, bringing Robert Downey Jr. back to the MCU. Here's everything we know about the massive Marvel movie - so far.
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From callbacks to the first film to sneak peeks at characters from upcoming Disney movies, "Moana 2" is loaded with Easter eggs you'll want to look for again.
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"Shark Tank" has helped launch some popular items still on the market today. However, some products failed epically, despite their appearances on the show.
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Comedy is subjective, but sometimes comedians go too far with offensive jokes. Here are 10 times stand-up acts found themselves in hot water.
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2026 may be a ways off at the moment, but we know of 10 television shows with must-see potential once they debut (or debut new seasons) that year.
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With fractured minds and twisted plots, these are the very best psychological thrillers cinema has to offer.
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Within every great horror movie -- and even some not so great ones -- there may be a scene that's among the most terrifying in movie history.
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"Venom: The Last Dance" is the finale of the Venom trilogy, but does it still set up developments for future Marvel movies? We break it down.
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Like many comic book movies, "Venom: The Last Dance" has post credits scenes, but are they worth waiting around for? Here's our verdict.
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Given all we know about Eddie Brock and Venom, could the ending of "The Last Dance" mean that the Venom character is gone for good? Let's take a look.
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As with any Marvel-based movie, "Venom: The Last Dance" has a bunch of tiny details you might miss if you're not looking for them.
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The history of reality TV is filled with cringey moments that can give us second-hand embarrassment. Here are the most awkward of these scenes.
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Marvel's beloved anti-hero Venom has quite the arsenal of powers at its disposal, and some of them are pretty weird. Here's everything the symbiote can do.
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If superhero fatigue at the box office is real, you'd hardly know it from the full slate of comics-based sequels coming out in the next few years.
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"Joker: Folie A Deux" seems to aggressively shy away from its comic book roots, but that doesn't mean there aren't small nods and Easter eggs in the movie.
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We chat with Art the Clown actor David Howard Thornton about his role in the Terrifier franchise, making the third installment, and more.
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Actor John Amos, best known for his roles on the sitcom "Good Times" and in movies such as "Coming to America," has passed away at the age of 84.