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All the ‘Top Gun’ Call Signs, Ranked From Worst to Best of the Best
All the ‘Top Gun’ Call Signs, Ranked From Worst to Best of the Best
Writing checks my body can’t cash
Eric Pierce
Jun 26
Everything I Watched In May & June 2022
Everything I Watched In May & June 2022
Everything I watched these past two months each in 100 words or less!
Colin Jay
Jul 1
In Appreciation of Will Ferrell in Stranger Than Fiction
In Appreciation of Will Ferrell in Stranger Than Fiction
There’s one scene in Stranger Than Fiction that melts my heart. Maggie Gyllenhaal is busy in the kitchen washing dishes leaving Will…
Reuben Salsa
Jul 1
3 Thrilling Remakes That Hit Even Harder Than the Originals
3 Thrilling Remakes That Hit Even Harder Than the Originals
From DePalma to Cronenberg, these directors find that the gory veins of history run rich with bloody good ideas
James Gordon
Jul 1
Return of the Jedi was the First “Star Wars” Movie
Return of the Jedi was the First “Star Wars” Movie
Hang on, hear me out. And put down that lightsaber replica. My skull is really thick, and those things aren’t cheap.
Chris Wichtendahl
Jul 1
Black Narcissus: My Favourite Powell and Pressburger Film
Black Narcissus: My Favourite Powell and Pressburger Film
Sexually repressed nuns go insane in the Himalayas.
Simon Dillon
Jul 1
We All Know What ‘Call of Duty’ Needs to Thrive Again
We All Know What ‘Call of Duty’ Needs to Thrive Again
This historic and game-changing saga needs one thing and one thing only…
MVW Encyclopedia
Jun 30
Favorite Movies From Every Year I’ve Been Alive (First Decade: 1992–2002)
Favorite Movies From Every Year I’ve Been Alive (First Decade: 1992–2002)
No one asked for this, but I’m giving it to you anyway
Amanda Kay Oaks
Jun 30
‘Spiderhead’ Falls Flat
‘Spiderhead’ Falls Flat
The movie missed some great opportunities.
Sarah Callen
Jun 30
Direct Quotes from My Daughter While Watching The Rocky Horror Picture Show for The First Time
Direct Quotes from My Daughter While Watching The Rocky Horror Picture Show for The First Time
Showing my daughter my favourite movie helped me understand its message better
Lindsay Rae Brown
Jun 30
How ‘Stranger Things’ Season 4 Conquers Trauma and Mental Health
How ‘Stranger Things’ Season 4 Conquers Trauma and Mental Health
For working out complex mental issues, horror is the best soil
Akos Peterbencze
Jun 30
Reva and the Star Wars
Reva and the Star Wars
A Black Woman’s Corporate Journey as Reenacted in Obi-Wan Kenobi
Credits & Canon
Jun 29
A Critical Essay on Brandon Cronenberg’s “Possessor”
A Critical Essay on Brandon Cronenberg’s “Possessor”
Science fiction is perhaps the genre that has always owned the greatest potential to indulge its audience with intellectual intrigue and…
W.A. Hayes
Jun 29
Breaking Down Disney’s “Woke” Advertising
Breaking Down Disney’s “Woke” Advertising
Mining the Far Rights Toxic Reaction to Diversity for Profit
Alex Mell-Taylor
Jun 29
7 Absolutely Controversial Things I Believe About Star Wars
7 Absolutely Controversial Things I Believe About Star Wars
“It’s a wonder you’re still alive.”
Eric Pierce
Jun 28
‘The Man From Toronto’ is a Thing You Can Watch
‘The Man From Toronto’ is a Thing You Can Watch
If you have nothing better to do
Patrick Metzger
Jun 28
Columns and Ongoing Series
Columns and Ongoing Series
Including guidelines and pitch information
Eric Pierce
Jun 28
A Love Letter To TCM
A Love Letter To TCM
A sincere thank you to the channel that raised a cinephile
Charlie Cole
Jun 28
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