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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Joker 2 was a surprise disappointment at the box office, and now the sequel starring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga is coming to digital.
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Marvel Legends is releasing a life-size prop replica of Green Goblin's helmet from Spider-Man: No Way Home (and Sam Raimi's Spidey movie), and we have a review.
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Andy Samberg debuted a Beetlejuice impression in Michael Keaton's SNL season 50 episode, but he first tried to get in on the show all the way back in 2006.
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Michael Keaton returned to host Saturday Night Live for the first time in nearly a decade. How did SNL usher him back? Time for a recap and review!
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Hasbro has unveiled a new crowdfunded collectible project for the Ghostbusters' iconic vehicle, the Ecto-1, and there's a version for Ghostbusters II fans too.
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LEGO has announced an X-Men X-Mansion playset that lets fans build a full modular building of Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, complete with many mutants.
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Agatha All Along brought back a certain character from WandaVision in a flashback episode that helped Joe Locke's Teen find his way to Agatha Harkness.
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Ariana Grande hosted Saturday Night Live for her second time, and the season 50 episode was spectacularly musical. Plus, Grande was pretty great herself.
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Saturday Night director Jason Reitman and co-writer Gil Kenan are definitely keen on doing some kind of SNL sequel, maybe even several across different eras.
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Ahead of the release of Saturday Night, we spoke with director Jason Reitman and co-writer/producer Gil Kenan about how the SNL movie came together.
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Even though Saturday Night takes place before the first episode of SNL airs, it has quite a few Easter eggs referring to the show's future history.
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Saturday Night features a key moment for showrunner Lorne Michaels amidst the chaos of pulling off the first episode of SNL, and it was a last minute addition.
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Heroes & Villains has a new Weapon X clothing and accessories collection that pays tribute to the experimental program that gave us Deadpool and Wolverine.
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Nate Bargatze returned to host Saturday Night Live for a second time in season 50, and if you read our recap and review, it just may be better than his first.
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Some fans are assuming that the shocking ending of Joker 2 has ties to one of the most beloved Batman movies. Let's break down why that doesn't make any sense.
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Arthur Fleck finds a new reason to live in Joker: Folie à Deux when he encounters Harley Quinn. But the sequel takes a surprising turn with their relationship.
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There was once a Beverly Hills Cop TV show in the works, and a pilot was even shot with Brandon T. Jackson and Eddie Murphy. So what happened?
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Deadpool & Wolverine is now available on digital, and a few deleted scenes are included. What happens in them? Let's break each of them down.
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Saturday Night Live season 50 started with a bit of a disappointment that wasn't worthy of Hacks star Jean Smart. But there are some bright spots.
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Tony Stark sold Avengers Tower during Spider-Man: No Way Home, but who owns it now? The first trailer for Marvel's Thunderbolts* may finally have the answer.
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Colin Jost and Michael Che love making each other tell inappropriate and embarrassing jokes on Saturday Night Live, but a different kind of joke infuriated Che.
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Agatha All Along has a new original song from Frozen songwriters Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez that drives the plot and will get stuck in your head.
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Saturday Night Live season 50 has unveiled the first batch of hosts, including recent Emmy winner Jean Smart, Oscar nominee Michael Keaton, and more.
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Kevin Smith ventures into John Hughes-inspired romantic comedy territory with The 4:30 Movie, but has some trouble shedding his old habits. Here's our review.
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With Saturday Night, Jason Reitman delivers a crackling, comical chronicle of the chaotic 90 minutes before the premiere of SNL. Here's our review.
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Saturday Night Live has added three new cast members as featured players before season 50 begins, but has also sadly gotten rid of another one.
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Kanye West made pop culture history when he interrupted Taylor Swift at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, and Saturday Night Live kinda saw this coming.