Ethan Anderton
Expertise
Marvel Cinematic Universe, Star Wars, Saturday Night Live
- Ethan has covered major entertainment events such as Sundance Film Festival, San Diego Comic-Con, and Star Wars Celebration.
- You can find quotes from Ethan's reviews in movie trailers and TV commercials and on movie posters and Blu-ray/DVD covers.
- Reporting from the sets of major films like "Real Steel," "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes," "Captain America: Civil War," "Thor: Ragnarok," and more, Ethan has provided exclusive coverage for some of the biggest blockbusters in the world.
Experience
Ethan Anderton (aka Bradford Oman) has been an entertainment reporter for nearly 15 years. An obsession with movies, TV, pop culture and toys prepared him for this job his entire life, and it has allowed him to provide insightful and informative commentary on everything from the Marvel Cinematic Universe to Saturday Night Live. Starting out as a freelance writer at FirstShowing.net led to a leadership role as the managing editor for several years. During his tenure writing about cinema, from massive blockbusters to little indies, Ethan also dabbled in TV coverage at ScreenRant, Collider, and GeekNation. In 2015, Ethan came aboard /Film and eventually became one of the Senior Editors after the site joined the Static Media family. You can hear Ethan appearing regularly on The /Film Daily Podcast, as well as hosting his own podcasts Go Flix Yourself and The Ten To One Podcast.
Education
Ethan earned a bachelor's degree in film and video studies at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, and he also completed a teaching program for high school English education.
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Stories By Ethan Anderton
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Euphoria and Madame Web star Sydney Sweeney made her hosting debut on Saturday Night Live, and she shined in an array of original and satisfying sketches.
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There's a tragic plot point in Frank Herbert's Dune books that doesn't unfold in Dune: Part Two, because the sequel has a truncated timeline.
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Austin Butler delivers a chilling performance in Dune: Part Two as the sequel's new villain, and his voice, decidedly not Elvis, might be the best part.
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Before Paul King directed Wonka and the Paddington movies, he directed every single episode of the cult favorite British comedy series The Mighty Boosh.
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Hasbro's Vintage Collection N-1 Starfighter vehicle is an awesome toy, and if you only collect Black Series figures, you should still grab this.
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Despite Paddington 2 being shown immense love, director Paul King hasn't been able to bring himself to watch The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent.
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The Naked Gun reboot starring Liam Neeson and directed by Hot Rod filmmaker Akiva Shaffer is still in the works, and it now has a 2025 release date.
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Westworld unfortunately came to an end with season 4, but at least fans can complete the show's vinyl soundtrack collection with a new Mondo release.
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In honor of X-Men '97 coming to Disney+ in March, Arcade1Up is releasing a special edition video game arcade cabinet featuring Marvel vs Capcom 2.
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Wonka and Paddington director Paul King gave us some insight into what a Wonka sequel might look like, with or without Timothee Chalamet.
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Shane Gillis was famously fired from Saturday Night Live before he got to become a featured player, but he just finished hosting the show. How did it go?
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A controversial Family Guy season 3 episode originally axed by Fox got the network into legal trouble a few years after it finally aired on television.
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Bottleneck Gallery has an amazing new glow in the dark TRON Legacy poster from Raid71 that will whet our appetite as we wait for the upcoming TRON 3.
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Martin Scorsese's classic film GoodFellas is following in the footsteps of The Godfather by getting its own little collection of Funko POPs. Take a look!
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Heroes & Villains have a new collection of band t-shirts inspired by the fictional music groups seen performing in Star Wars and Return of the Jedi.
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Jimmy Kimmel is hosting the 2024 Oscars in March, and the first promo finds him lost in BarbieLand. But he gets help from Weird Barbie, Ryan Gosling, and more.
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Tina Fey had a 2024 Super Bowl commercial for Booking.com with a couple 30 Rock co-stars, and it was the most watched commercial on YouTube during game day.
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There are two Ted movies and a streaming series on Peacock, all with Seth MacFarlane's signature irreverent sense of humor. Let's rank them.
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The Dinner Party episode of The Office isn't just cringeworthy, it's also one of the best. But the Superfan cut manages to make things even more awkward.
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The Wizard of Oz is celebrating its 85th anniversary this year, and in honor of the milestone, a new collection of Funko POPs is coming this year.
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Disney CEO Bob Iger says The Mandalorian and Grogu movie will arrive in 2026, and it will kick off the next generation of Star Wars movies from Lucasfilm.
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The final wave of Indiana Jones action figures digs into The Last Crusade (and Dial of Destiny) with a mostly great collection and a fantastic artifact build.
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After releasing a wave of figures for Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy in 2023, McFarlane Toys is finally adding Catwoman to the mix with the Batpod.
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The Bear star Ayo Edebiri made her hosting debut on Saturday Night Live, and she blended in seamlessly with the cast of the late night sketch comedy series.
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Argylle co-stars Bryce Dallas Howard and Bryan Cranston almost ruined one of the big twists in Matthew Vaughn's newly-released mysterious action spy flick.
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Argylle may not be landing with most critics, but there's at least one standout action sequence that deserves to be called out for its audacity and romance.
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The end of Matthew Vaughn's Argylle features a direct set-up for a potential Argylle sequel, but what could possibly happen next after all the twists and turns?