Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

Gavia Baker-Whitelaw is a staff writer at the Daily Dot, covering geek culture and fandom. Specializing in sci-fi movies and superheroes, she also appears as a film and TV critic on BBC radio. Elsewhere, she co-hosts the pop culture podcast Overinvested. Follow her on Twitter: @Hello_Tailor

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How Trump’s stance on Obamacare could stifle an artistic revolution

Some artists are excited about a Trump presidency—but fear, too, is creeping in.

On Nov 19, 2016 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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‘Fantastic Beasts’ deleted scene reveals a shocking detail about the sequel

This puts a whole new spin on the rest of the franchise.

On Nov 18, 2016 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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‘Fantastic Beasts’ offers spellbinding magical creatures, but a weak cast of characters

'Fantastic Beasts' includes some glaring plot holes—but the magical creatures are wonderful!

On Nov 18, 2016 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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Paul Verhoeven thinks the new ‘Starship Troopers’ reboot may be ‘fascistic’

'Starship Troopers' movie was a satire, but the reboot will be inspired by the politics of the original novel.

On Nov 17, 2016 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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Rutgers professor taken for pysch evaluation by NYPD after political tweets

He says he was just asking his students a rhetorical question about gun control. The NYPD thought it was a threat.

On Nov 16, 2016 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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The new ‘Beauty and the Beast’ trailer looks just like the 1991 original

See the new trailer and the original movie side by side.

On Nov 16, 2016 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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You can apply for a job in the Trump-Pence administration

Donald Trump is hiring White House staffers through his website, after deciding not to choose his staff in advance.

On Nov 16, 2016 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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‘The Green Hornet’ is getting an ‘edgy’ movie reboot

Are you ready for an edgy, badass reboot of 'The Green Hornet'?

On Nov 16, 2016 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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How to book tickets for the 2016 ‘Doctor Who’ Christmas special

This year's Christmas special is a superhero adventure by showrunner Stephen Moffat.

On Nov 16, 2016 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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Carrie Fisher reveals ‘intense’ affair with Harrison Ford while filming ‘Star Wars’

'It was Han and Leia during the week, and Carrie and Harrison during the weekend.'

On Nov 16, 2016 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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Comics artists protest the election by boycotting events in ‘Trump states’

Will they be joined by any more comics creators over the coming weeks?

On Nov 15, 2016 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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Watch 2 of Harley Quinn’s deleted scenes from ‘Suicide Squad’

One of the new clips is an extended chase sequence with Harley and the Joker!

On Nov 15, 2016 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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CBS executive says ‘Star Trek’ wouldn’t do well on TV, brings it to network’s streaming service

Perhaps he hasn't heard of 'Westworld' or 'The Expanse'?

On Nov 15, 2016 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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Marvel’s ‘Inhumans’ will be the first live-action TV series to launch at IMAX

The show will then be picked up by ABC.

On Nov 15, 2016 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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‘Doctor Strange’ meets ‘Stranger Things’ in pun-tastic cosplay mashup

OK, this is genius.

On Nov 14, 2016 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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