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The 50 best special effects in all of cinema. Contemporary feminism explored through Claws and Handmaid’s Tale. A…

What can we really say about a life? It’s a question that is asked time and again in the films of Orson Welles, and…

Last Wednesday, the Wall Street Journal published a deeply sourced article about the corporate culture at Netflix.…

Romantic comedies were once the realm of homogenous blockbusters: You’d have a stacked deck of Sandra Bullocks,…

Note: This piece contains specific plot details about the A Star Is Born movies.

Matt Damon has a lot of friends. From his auspicious beginnings charming ’90s Hollywood to his A-list blockbuster…

When I was a poor twentysomething writer in Chicago in the ’90s, I didn’t go to church. I instead worshipped, every…

It first hit me during A Quiet Place, as John Krasinski and Emily Blunt’s fictional kids quietly played a board game…

Of the many lessons I’ve learned the hard way in my life, one of the hardest has been this: Never take a job for…

Note: This article contains plot points of BlacKkKlansman.

Comics for kids are an awesome gateway—you want to get your children closer to chapter books, and they provide lots…

For about as long as there have been movies, there have been special effects. That’s no exaggeration: The medium was…

On a recent Sunday night (June 10, to be exact), primetime viewers found themselves with multiple options for…

When PSY’s “Gangnam Style” dropped in 2012, everything about it felt ephemeral. Funny enough to warrant attention…

With its vibrant color scheme, superficially wacky characters, and Florida setting, Claws appeared to be the perfect…

Let’s be honest: Fallout: New Vegas is the Fallout snob’s Fallout game. Created by Obsidian Entertainment—one of two…

Quick heads up: Breaking Bad star Dean Norris appears to be looking for some sex GIFs, if you have any. Last night,…

Premiering three months after Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration, The Handmaid’s Tale couldn’t help but feel…

This article discusses major plot points of Avengers: Infinity War and Marvel’s Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.