In an age in which all media is seemingly ephemeral, it can be easy to lose sight of the fact that one of the great pleasures of many movies is watching them several times. They run the gamut of genres, from musicals to epics, noirs to comedies, but they are all a reminder of the timelessness of cinema.
Fresh off the announcement of a new streaming bundle with Disney+, Hulu, and Max, Warner Bros. has announced that a brand-new Lord of the Rings film is on the way.
Given that apes are humanity’s closest relatives in the animal world, it makes sense that they would serve as an enduring source of fascination. The movies have had a particularly strong fascination with apes, whether gorillas, chimps, bonobos, or orangutans, and they have appeared in everything from thoughtful sci-films to family adventure stories to horror.
Fans of Middle-earth might want to get a huge pot of potatoes cooking. They’re going to need a whole lot of sustenance for a very long journey this summer.
Sound effects are some of the most underappreciated aspects of cinema. This is unfortunate, as many films would lack their potency and power — and often their humor — were it not for the complexity of their sound designs.
If there’s one thing that Hollywood loves, it’s a franchise. After all, a successful franchise can be a moneymaker for the studio lucky enough to have it.
Whether in the form of a drama or a parody, the best movies and TV shows about dictators demonstrate the extent to which people who cling to power the most desperately are often those who are the first to lose it.
Adapting a novel to film or television is a notoriously tricky business. Sometimes, adapters decide to make substantial changes to even those characters that make the final cut for inclusion, and there are a surprising number of films and TV series in which a character suffers a great deal more than their novel counterpart.
Horror is best known for its ability to tap into deep human fears, producing scenes that sear themselves into viewers' memories. However, a number of non-horror films have also leaned into the frightening and, in their own strange way, often land with even more impact.
Whether it’s the charge of the forces of good against those of evil, the revelation of a group of witches, or a battle of wizards, the most epic scenes in fantasy movies reveal just why the genre is so enduringly popular.
Everybody in Hollywood knows how hard it is to make one good movie. A sequel is even harder to pull off, especially if it has to live up to the quality of the original. But three hits in a row? They are difficult to come by, but the third time really has been the charm for these franchises.
Great directors rarely have a perfect track record. Sometimes, a film from a luminary of the big screen is fine. On occasion, though, a vaunted director, a true near-legend or outright legend, delivers a bad movie.
Whether in animation or live-action, these stories excavate some of the more sinister aspects of the human psyche and desire for stories. Furthermore, as the best that dark fantasy has to offer, these films demonstrate the extraordinary flexibility of the fantasy sensibility.
Whether film noir or space adventure, there’s something in the pulp sensibility for everyone.
Since so many are set during the warm weather months, we decided to compile a list of some of the best summertime scary movies out there...
If there’s one genre that seems to excel at creating memorable villains, it’s fantasy. Partly, this is because films and TV series set in alternate universes have more latitude when it comes to what they can portray. The imagination can run wild, creating beings of almost unimaginable power.
These types of films are potent reminders of the fact that fantasy, more than any other genre, shows the radical power of escapism.
There was a time when Hollywood was churning out YA adaptations with gusto. Some of them were quite successful, while others flopped. Here are the best and worst movies based on YA books from throughout the years.
There have been comedic takes on ghosts, with some undead folks returning to Earth and eliciting more laughs than scares. These are the funniest ghosts from the world of entertainment. Nothing to be afraid of here!
Comic strips are usually pretty simple. Oftentimes they are only a handful of panels. And yet, sometimes they are still adapted into more meaty forms of storytelling.
Here are the movies, TV shows, musical releases, and video games that are expected to be released in 2021 that we are anticipated the most.
This was not the 2020 anyone expected. This was supposed to be a year of new triumphs from Steven Spielberg ("West Side Story"), Ridley Scott ("The Last Duel"), Edgar Wright ("Last Night in Soho") and Wes Anderson ("The French Dispatch); then COVID happened, and the film industry hedged its bets.
Having a huge budget isn’t a terrible thing. Many movies that spent a ton of cash still end up turning a big-time profit. However, the stakes are definitely higher. Here are the 30 most-expensive movies ever made, adjusted for inflation.
"No Time to Die" marked the end of Daniel Craig's illustrious five-film tenure as James Bond. Craig leaves the franchise in the best commercial shape it's ever been in.
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has gone up against a wide array of opponents in his acting career. Giant animals, Dominic Toretto’s gang, prehistoric beasts, Cobra, Christopher Walken and, scariest of all, the National Football League.
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