Welcome back to the IGN Movies Podcast! This week, Jim Vejvoda, David Griffin, and Tom Jorgensen take a look back at the films that came out on top in 2017 and share their thoughts on the most notable movies coming in 2018.

We discuss the overall box office performance of -- and some of the very heated divisiveness around -- Star Wars: The Last Jedi and what we think that might mean for both Solo: A Star Wars Story and Last Jedi director Rian Johnson's planned new Star Wars trilogy.

And with awards season now upon us -- the Golden Globes are this weekend -- we debate what sort of Oscar chances the likes of Wonder Woman, Get Out and Logan have in light of the nominations they've received from critics and industry groups.

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Welcome back to the IGN Movies Podcast! This week, Jim Vejvoda, David Griffin, and Tom Jorgensen take a look back at the films that came out on top in 2017 and share their thoughts on the most notable movies coming in 2018.

We discuss the overall box office performance of -- and some of the very heated divisiveness around -- Star Wars: The Last Jedi and what we think that might mean for both Solo: A Star Wars Story and Last Jedi director Rian Johnson's planned new Star Wars trilogy.

And with awards season now upon us -- the Golden Globes are this weekend -- we debate what sort of Oscar chances the likes of Wonder Woman, Get Out and Logan have in light of the nominations they've received from critics and industry groups.

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Kiernan Shipka will star in Netflix’s Sabrina the Teenage Witch series.

The news was confirmed on Archie Comics’ official site today, accompanied by a tweet from Archie Comics CCO and Riverdale showrunner Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, including a picture of Shipka with an Archie comic.

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Kiernan Shipka will star in Netflix’s Sabrina the Teenage Witch series.

The news was confirmed on Archie Comics’ official site today, accompanied by a tweet from Archie Comics CCO and Riverdale showrunner Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, including a picture of Shipka with an Archie comic.

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Weeelcooome to Nintendo Voice Chat, Episode 389 -- the first episode of 2018! This week, Max Scoville and Daemon Hatfield join the show as the panel shares their thoughts on the heavily rumored January Nintendo Direct and what Nintendo might have up its sleeve for 2018.

As always, you can watch NVC here on IGN and on our YouTube channel (subscribe and hit the bell!) or listen to it on your commute in audio format. If you enjoy the show, share it with other Nintendo fans, make a constructive comment, and give us a thumbs up or leave us a review. Listen to the Latest Episode of NVC Right Here

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Weeelcooome to Nintendo Voice Chat, Episode 389 -- the first episode of 2018! This week, Max Scoville and Daemon Hatfield join the show as the panel shares their thoughts on the heavily rumored January Nintendo Direct and what Nintendo might have up its sleeve for 2018.

As always, you can watch NVC here on IGN and on our YouTube channel (subscribe and hit the bell!) or listen to it on your commute in audio format. If you enjoy the show, share it with other Nintendo fans, make a constructive comment, and give us a thumbs up or leave us a review. Listen to the Latest Episode of NVC Right Here

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HTC is teasing a Vive-related announcement for January 8, the day of its CES press conference.

The teaser image, posted by HTC on Twitter, clearly emphasizes the word "resolution," likely hinting at a new Vive model with an upgraded display. The original Vive, which was released in April 2016, features two 1080x1200 display panels.

HTC's teaser image for its Vive-related announcement

HTC announced a $200 USD price drop for Vive back in August. A few months later, the company announced Vive Focus, a standalone VR headset. However, the new headset was revealed on HTC's Chinese website, and there's no word on a western release at this time.

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HTC is teasing a Vive-related announcement for January 8, the day of its CES press conference.

The teaser image, posted by HTC on Twitter, clearly emphasizes the word "resolution," likely hinting at a new Vive model with an upgraded display. The original Vive, which was released in April 2016, features two 1080x1200 display panels.

HTC's teaser image for its Vive-related announcement

HTC announced a $200 USD price drop for Vive back in August. A few months later, the company announced Vive Focus, a standalone VR headset. However, the new headset was revealed on HTC's Chinese website, and there's no word on a western release at this time.

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Harry Potter alum Helena Bonham Carter is reportedly joining Netflix's The Crown.

Vogue reports Bonham Carter is "all but confirmed" to replace Vanessa Kirby as Princess Margaret for the next two seasons of the series, according to a report in the Evening Standard. The Crown creator Peter Morgan decided to recast the main roles of the royal family in order to better portray the characters in their later years.

It's been previously announced Claire Foy, who has played Queen Elizabeth II in the first two seasons of the show, will be replaced by Olivia Colman. It's not known yet who'll be replacing Matt Smith as Prince Phillip.

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The latest trend in speedrunning Super Mario Odyssey involves players challenge themselves to see how quickly they can get Mario into nothing but his boxers.

Eurogamer reports speedrunners are doing their best to get to the Crazy Cap store in the Sand Kingdom to purchase Mario's boxers.

This challenge has been dubbed "nipple%" and has gained traction after YouTuber DaddyWalrus completed this particular challenge in 24 minutes and 21 seconds last November.

The current record is held by Twitch streamer Stravos96 who's been nipping at the record since December. Stravos96 managed to get Mario into his underpants in the very brief time of 9 minutes and 57 seconds, but as these things go someone will likely be skinning seconds off soon enough.

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