Mel Brooks directed a handful of the most quoted comedies ever made. He has now outlived the studios that released most of them, and at 100 years old he is executive producing a television series, starring in a sequel to a movie he made in 1987, and watching a fifth property get handed to a […]
The fantasy genre is quickly rising as a contender for horror or sci-fi, as a generation raised on YA fantasy content and anime comes of age and looks to movies as a source of the genre’s “greats.” Typically, the entire fun of fantasy is that keyword “fantasy,” meaning an escape from reality. However, now and […]
The Saiyan Saga in Dragon Ball Z was a huge turning point, and the story hasn’t been the same ever since. It revealed Goku’s origins as a member of the proud warrior race, which explains a lot about his natural talent as a martial artist. Following that, the series also introduced the Super Saiyan form, […]
1976 gave horror Carrie and The Omen, and those two got the box office, the awards, and the permanent place on every cult-horror list ever written. Fair enough. They earned it. But underneath them was a whole second shelf of movies that flopped, got retitled two or three times, ran afoul of somebody’s censor, or […]
It almost feels like everything from the ‘90s has been discussed, but there are some 1990s sitcoms that are, well, not remembered too fondly. Most people from that generation probably know about these shows, but they also probably won’t want to watch them again. Overall, that era brought a lot of great entertainment, and there […]
The obvious answer to the question of sequel shows better than the original is Better Call Saul, and the obvious answer does not hold up once the numbers are sitting next to each other. Better Call Saul beats Breaking Bad on Rotten Tomatoes by 2 points, 98% to 96%, and it loses on everything else […]
There are show revivals, and then there are show revivals that fans have been waiting for long enough to qualify as a historical event. Firefly belongs firmly in the second category for many reasons. The series lasted only one season, but somehow managed to build a fandom that has refused to let go, even more […]
When tuning into Doctor Who, audiences know what to expect. From the show’s very first episode “An Unearthly Child” back in 1963, there was the Doctor, his companions ranging in attitudes and cultures, and the TARDIS, a time travel machine that can take the plot to any place in time and to any location in […]
Who’s the best Batman director? It’s an ongoing debate, and everyone has their favorites, though poor Leslie H. Martinson (1966’s Batman: The Movie) gets forgotten the most. Tim Burton made the character cool again, Joel Schumacher made him more homoerotic and toyetic, Zack Snyder made him older and angrier, and Matt Reeves made him emo. […]
The samurai is one of the oldest warrior archetypes in fiction and history, representing a type of loyal vassal seen in feudal Japan. Samurai characters are often found in several games, including the recent Onimusha: Way of the Sword, a remake of developer Capcom’s classic series that pits a samurai against supernatural forces. The exciting […]