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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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Netflix’s ‘Voltron’ levels up as a sci-fi epic in season 2 trailer

The new trailer for 'Voltron' is full of gorgeously animated space scenes, hinting at a wider universe for the show.

On Oct 4, 2016 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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Watch Netflix’s teaser for Marvel’s ‘Iron Fist’

Only a few months to go before we meet the fourth member of Marvel's 'Defenders' team!

On Oct 4, 2016 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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HBO’s glossy new thriller ‘Westworld’ suffers from the same sexism as ‘Game of Thrones’

HBO's 'Westworld' offers big-budget sci-fi with an impressive cast, but it has some serious issues with women.

On Oct 3, 2016 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ is back after 6 years with first ‘Dead Men Tell No Tales’ trailer

Javier Bardem stars as the new villain, Captain Salazar.

On Oct 3, 2016 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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Meet the creatives behind the animated Netflix reboot ‘Voltron: Legendary Defender’

'Voltron: Legendary Defender' was a big hit for Netflix this year, rebooting the classic animated 'Voltron' series.

On Oct 2, 2016 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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‘Star Trek’ universe aligns against Donald Trump

'Star Trek' icons J.J. Abrams and George Takei are urging fans to vote for Hillary Clinton.

On Sep 30, 2016 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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This ‘Luke Cage’ playlist will get you hyped for your next Netflix binge

The 'Luke Cage' Spotify playlist is full of classic funk, soul, and '90s hip-hop.

On Sep 30, 2016 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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‘Luke Cage’ gives Marvel fans the female supervillain they’ve been waiting for

The first seven episodes of 'Luke Cage' don't disappoint.

On Sep 30, 2016 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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Animated ‘Indiana Jones’ trailer will make you nostalgic for a show that never existed

It took five years to animate!

On Sep 29, 2016 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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‘Wall Street Journal’ blogger advises women in tech to hide their gender

This 'leadership expert' thinks women can solve the tech industry's sexism problem by hiding their gender online.

On Sep 29, 2016 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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Wonder Woman is canonically queer, says writer Greg Rucka

After 75 years of subtext, we now have confirmation that Wonder Woman is attracted to other women.

On Sep 29, 2016 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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See how Black Panther’s CGI ‘costume’ worked in ‘Captain America: Civil War’

Every shot of Black Panther's costume in 'Captain America: Civil War' was computer generated.

On Sep 29, 2016 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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‘The Lion King’ is getting a CGI reboot like ‘The Jungle Book’

The realistic CGI reboot will include songs from the original.

On Sep 28, 2016 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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‘Warcraft’ gets the brutal Honest Trailer it deserves

This Honest Trailer is so harsh, we kind of feel sorry for the 'Warcraft' movie.

On Sep 28, 2016 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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Meet the new Superman in the trailer for ‘Supergirl’ season 2

Former 'Teen Wolf' star Tyler Hoechlin will make an appearance in the first episode.

On Sep 27, 2016 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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