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What’s the Difference Between Okay Rom-Coms and Great Ones?
What’s the Difference Between Okay Rom-Coms and Great Ones?
Anyone But You and Long Shot are both rom-coms, but there the similarities end
Eric Pierce
May 14
My Ten Favourite Television Comedy Series
My Ten Favourite Television Comedy Series
Rib-tickling programmes guaranteed to leave you helpless with mirth
Simon Dillon
May 21
What YA TV Shows Teach Me About Life
What YA TV Shows Teach Me About Life
Full disclosure: I’m in my 40s. And yes, I still watch teenage entertainment
Sarah Paris
May 9
‘The Jinx’ Chapter 11 Exposes The Truth and Nothing but “Mostly the Truth”
‘The Jinx’ Chapter 11 Exposes The Truth and Nothing but “Mostly the Truth”
The taped downfall of real estate heir Robert Durst provides a much-needed, relieving closure
Akos Peterbencze
May 24
The Aisle Seat: I Saw the TV Glow Puts the Medium in the Dock
The Aisle Seat: I Saw the TV Glow Puts the Medium in the Dock
Not strictly a horror film, but a cautionary surreal psychodrama about the dangers of abandoning real life for the wonders promised on our…
Thomas Burchfield
May 24
Not Every Horror Film Needs Grief
Not Every Horror Film Needs Grief
Many horror films leverage trauma and sadness to bring intensity, but some fall flat — what are they missing?
Benjamin Ray Allee
May 23
What Marvel Can Learn from James Bond
What Marvel Can Learn from James Bond
A few thoughts following Bob Iger’s statement that Marvel will release “just” two or three films per year
Simon Dillon
May 23
Why Do People Like Horror Films? A Statistical Analysis
Why Do People Like Horror Films? A Statistical Analysis
Exploring the unique appeal of scary movies.
Daniel Parris
May 23
Let the MCU’s X-Men Be Perfectly Queer!
Let the MCU’s X-Men Be Perfectly Queer!
There’s a chance to do something special
Shelby Fielding
May 22
The Best and Worst Movies to Watch on an Airplane
The Best and Worst Movies to Watch on an Airplane
Learn from my success and mistakes
Mary DeVries
May 22
Denis Villeneuve, ‘Dune’, and the Problem with Dialogue Today
Denis Villeneuve, ‘Dune’, and the Problem with Dialogue Today
Let’s explore the forgotten narrative power of silence in screenwriting
Cole Haddon
May 22
10 Conclusions Regarding Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth
10 Conclusions Regarding Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth
If you love the Final Fantasy world, this game is quite simply unmissable
MVW Encyclopedia
May 21
Review — Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Review — Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Do the evolution
Victor Clemente
May 20
I Wish I Was Nikki Glaser
I Wish I Was Nikki Glaser
The North Star of standup comedy
Oscar Rhea
May 20
Has ‘Her’ Arrived?
Has ‘Her’ Arrived?
Spike Jonze’ prescient 2013 film prophecies a world that’s grown more and more familiar
Ben Ulansey
May 19
‘I Saw the TV Glow’ is a Visceral Ode to Queer Millennials
‘I Saw the TV Glow’ is a Visceral Ode to Queer Millennials
Jane Schoenbrun’s retro art horror film is a cultural and emotional mosaic for a certain teenage experience.
Nikki Davis
May 19
‘Dark Matter’ — The Life You Choose and The Ones You Don’t
‘Dark Matter’ — The Life You Choose and The Ones You Don’t
Apple TV+’s new sci-fi drama series explores regret and self-discovery in the multiverse
Akos Peterbencze
May 18
Fallout is a Fun, Imaginative Adventure That Can’t Reach the Heights of Must-Watch TV
Fallout is a Fun, Imaginative Adventure That Can’t Reach the Heights of Must-Watch TV
The latest hit video game adaptation takes its time to blossom, but gradually becomes an intriguing, humorous mystery
Cian McGrath
May 17
The Rise and Fall of Movie Musicals. A Statistical Analysis
The Rise and Fall of Movie Musicals. A Statistical Analysis
What happened to movie musicals?
Daniel Parris
May 16
Shallow Grave: 30 Years On
Shallow Grave: 30 Years On
Danny Boyle’s debut is a macabre, darkly comic thriller with a great moral dilemma just as effective three decades later
Simon Dillon
May 16
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