There’s always a certain lack of ambition and creativity in awards consideration, especially when it comes to performances, the strength of which are too subjective for an entire voting body to agree on. What makes a performance great? Is it great if it moves you, or if the actor seems to have become someone else? The nominees for Best Actress at the Academy Awards are all great actresses, many doing the best work of their career, but there is a sense that they only scratched the surface....

George R. R. Martin recently said that he thought that there was plenty of room for television spinoffs of Game of Thrones. It’s true that there are a lot of different stories set in Westeros, and a spinoff would allow for more stories to be told. Spinoffs have a lot of potential - but they also can be hit-or-miss. In some cases, like Pinky and the Brain (1995) or Better Call Saul (2015), a spinoff is successful because it balances what viewers loved about the original show with new material and innovation....

Halloweentown is a classic spooky holiday movie for kids. It has magic, heart, comedy, and a few lessons about growing up thrown into the mix. It’s a Disney Channel movie from the ’90s that remains a classic even two decades later, and rewatching it has become an annual tradition for many fans of the franchise. Starring Kimberly J. Brown, Debbie Reynolds, Emily Roeske, Judith Hoag, and Joey Zimmerman as the Cromwell family, each character brought their own individual personalities, quirks and all, to the table....

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The DCEU has its share of popular movies to date. And, of course, they have Batman. But there’s been some question as to whether or not they can get their slate of films in order, much like MCU has done. Despite the seemingly erratic way DCEU releases movies and changes casts, there’s plenty to like about what they have gotten to market. First off, Wonder Woman was a surprise mega-hit at the box office as well as a critic darling....

For youth who don’t find mainstream values, suburban living, or pop jams appealing, there’s always punk rock. The punk movement that reached its apex in the late 1970s and early 1980s has been an inspiration to some filmmakers, either through its do-it-yourself ethos, its outlandish style, or its fast-paced music. The movies on this list feature mohawk-donning creative outsiders who find community through forming bands, engaging in questionable activities, or fending off zombie invasions....

Tina Fey first came to audience’s attention during her tenure on Saturday Night Live from 2000 to 2006. She had been a writer for the show for a few years prior to that, brought on board by Adam McKay, but this was her time to shine on camera. After that stint, she struck out on her own with the beloved NBC sitcom, 30 Rock. The show, which details the antics behind the scenes of a fictional sketch comedy series, lasted seven seasons from 2006 to 2012, consisting of one hundred and thirty-eight episodes....

For two seasons now, Black Lightning has received an abundance of praise for adeptly bringing the iconic DC hero to life in live action. With regards to his post-Crisis origins, from which much of Black Lightning seems to be derived, everything from Jefferson Pierce’s Olympic success, passion for education, and commitment to his hometown has been masterfully reflected on screen. However, there are a few notable details about the beloved character that either never receive mention on The CW series, or are altered from comic book canon....

Toy Story 4 is nearing the end of its box office run, but nine years ago its predecessor was released. After an 11 year gap, Disney Pixar came out with Toy Story 3. The sequel takes into account the time jump, with Andy now an adult and preparing to go to college. After they are accidentally donated, Toy Story 3 sees the gang go to Sunny Side Day-Care, where things are not quite what they seem....

“Resistance is futile”. Say that at a Star Trek convention and then all the Borg cosplayers with teleport out of nowhere. The Borg are arguably the most famous villains in Star Trek, a persistent cyborg species on an endless quest to indoctrinate all life forms into their ranks. They first appeared in TNG, but have been involved in several series and movies since then. While fans still adore The Borg, the fandom hype has made Star Trek writers include them more and more, which only led to more holes in hat made them interesting and, ultimately, destroyed many things that made them great....

Who doesn’t love a good plot twist in a TV show? Some of them can be seriously surprising and there have been some twists on recent TV shows that we never could have seen coming. From surprising new character introductions that totally threw us for a loop to endings that surprised viewers all over the world, there have been some really good plot twists on TV shows. And while there have been some great plot twists, there have also been some that were… not so good....

With 2015 officially in our rear view mirror, we find ourselves less than three months away from the release of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, the second chapter in DC’s Extended Universe. The follow-up to 2013’s Man of Steel has succeeded in stirring comic book fans into a frenzy, but in a few short weeks, we’ll learn whether or not Zack Snyder’s superhero epic can live up to the hype....

Here’s a breakdown of what happened in 12 Monkeys season 4 and its finale. Loosely adapted from the 1995 Terry Gilliam movie of the same name, 12 Monkeys premiered on Syfy in 2015. The series focuses on James Cole (Nikita’s Aaron Stanford) who is recruited by a team of scientists calling themselves Project Splinter in the year 2043 to travel back in time to 2015. His mission is to prevent a mysterious organization named the Army of the 12 Monkeys from releasing a deadly virus that will decimate most of the human population....

Horror movies for the last 40 years have gone through something of a Golden Age. Higher body counts, splashier FX, more drive to push the envelope for what the MPAA will allow — all this has resulted in a horror fanbase that eats, sleeps, and breathes the genre. We still remember our first encounter with that kind of horror — it was the 1980 Boogeyman directed by Ulli Lommel. In retrospect, it’s difficult to pinpoint what was so unnervingly terrifying about that film, but it worked well enough at the time to get a quickly slapped-together sequel (consisting mainly of footage from the first)....

One of the stars from Netflix’s series 13 Reasons Why thinks that the controversial suicide scene from season 1 received undue hatred. The show, which is based on the novel of the same name by Jay Asher, told the story of a teenager named Clay Jensen (Dylan Minnette) who investigates the suicide of his classmate, Hannah (Katherine Langford), by listening to 13 different tapes that she left behind. Season 1 turned out to be a massive hit for the streaming platform, and it was promptly renewed for season 2....

The lovable and ageless Paul Rudd has had steady work on the silver screen for a long time. He has always been pretty well known and popular, appearing in countless iconic roles, but his role in Marvel’s Ant-Man has made him even more of a widely known and recognizable star. From I Love You, Man to The Fundamentals of Caring Paul Rudd has had various roles where he’s allowed himself to work on both his comedic and dramatic acting....

These days, everything is either a franchise or attempting to become one. Big Hollywood films rarely come out as one-offs. It’s great to see favorite characters and worlds return to the big screen, but some argue it is too much. Sequels were always a thing, however, ever since the dawn of the medium. For this list, we’ll take a different look at the idea of continuing franchises. Instead of well-established films, the following ten entries will bring to light ten movies you never knew got sequels....

Some television characters cannot catch a break. Just like in real life, there are those characters that, no matter what they do, are always getting kicked around by others. They are ridiculed, dismissed and treated like a human punching bag. When it happens in dramas, it can be very upsetting. But when it happens in comedies, it can be hilarious — in the darkest way possible. These poor characters are mistreated all for our amusement....

Throughout its run, 24 established itself as one of the most addictive TV offerings ever. It also induced plenty of paranoia among viewers, given that most characters were rarely who they appeared to be. You’d see your quiet neighbor Jimmy being given an envelope by a strange-looking man outside his door and start panicking. Is he planning an attack on the White House? Should I call the police? What if the police are in on it too?...

It was a great tragedy a few weeks ago when contract negotiations broke down between Disney and Sony and the latter corporation withdrew Spider-Man from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. While it is a shame that everybody’s favorite web-slinging super-teen won’t be rubbing shoulders with Earth’s mightiest heroes anymore, there is a lucrative opportunity for Sony to introduce Spidey into their own cinematic universe. The plan is to integrate Tom Holland’s Peter Parker into the same universe populated by Tom Hardy’s Venom....