Hollywood is certainly not known for realism. Action movies often feature heroes and heroines capable…

Back in the 1940s there were three networks on American TV: ABC, NBC, and CBS.…

Having a counterintuitive, provocative interpretation of a mainstream film is an easy but effective way…

Movies getting banned somewhere around the world isn’t really news these days, as quite a…

They say there’s no accounting for taste, and sometimes the divide between the critic and…

We all grow up with an idea of what romantic love is supposed to be, though it’s…

Despite what Disney and Marvel would have us believe with the MCU, there’s no magic…

We all grow up with an idea of what romantic love is supposed to be,…

The media will tell you that the communal cultural experience of going to see a…

While most movies are mass-produced entertainment and escapism, there are some that have had a…

Every film fan has fallen into the trap of buying that a venerated classic must…

Lots of iconic stuff is adapted from other iconic stuff – Jaws the movie from…

Nearly everyone has had the experience of going to a movie with their friends, only…

Conflict. An essential ingredient for any drama to succeed. A good cast, nuanced script, and…

Cable television is great, right? After all, the average viewer will have anywhere from 50…

Posthumous monolith of science fiction Philip K. Dick said that he wrote in that genre…

Sometimes, it’s satisfying to take a break from formulaic movies. Don’t misunderstand, no film fan…

We’ve all heard about movies that have been censored, but are still released for the…

Hollywood strives to make movies look as real as possible: after all, The Matrix wouldn’t…