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The Star Wars Villain That’s Terrible In Live-Action But Amazing In Animation
Even the biggest fans of the Star Wars prequels are willing to admit that General Grievous was a disappointing character. …
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Star Trek Fans Celebrate The Franchise’s Worst Story
In-universe, Star Trek has some pretty fun fictional holidays, with our favorite being “Captain Picard Day.” Outside of the shows …
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Lord Of The Rings Reboot Can Fix The Worst Part Of The Movies
Last year, New Line Cinema, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Pictures, announced they acquired the rights to The Lord of …
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Marvel’s Best Villain Shares Love Triangle With The Last Hero You’d Expect
Boy loves girl; girl loves different boy, boy murders half the universe to impress a girl. It may not be …
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Marvel Fan-Favorite Mutant Wasn’t Even Supposed To Be One
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Marvel’s most famous mutant, Wolverine. Since his 1974 debut in the pages of …
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Disney+ Romantic Comedy Redefined The Genre For A Generation
For generations, romantic comedies were a staple at the movies, from The Philadelphia Story in 1940 starring Carey Grant and …
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The Sci-Fi Story Avatar Ripped Off Is A Better Movie Than Avatar
Stream John Carter for the spectacle and stream it for the fun. Don’t expect anything as significant as the impact made by Burroughs’ books back when he first wrote them.
Star Wars Villain Violent Death Saves Him From Worse Fate
It might seem cruel the way Boba Fett casually walked up to Bib Fortuna and shot him dead at the …
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Captain Kirk’s Violent Aggression Gets Justified
Compared to more mellow Starfleet commanders like Jean-Luc Picard and Kathryn Janeway, Captain Kirk is often branded the “shoot first, …
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The Forgotten Sci-Fi Series Canceled Too Soon In 2010, Can Now Be Streamed
Firefly wasn’t Joss Whedon’s only canceled too soon sci-fi series.
Star Trek Needs To Leave The Federation Behind
There is a paradox at the heart of Star Trek so wild that even Spock and Data combined couldn’t figure …
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The Biggest Problem With Twilight Isn’t What You Think
When Twilight, starring Kristen Stewart as Bella Swan and Robert Pattinson as Edward Cullen, was released in 2008, it became a …
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Prey 2 Isn’t The Predator Sequel We Need
2022’s Prey may have the best Rotten Tomatoes score of any film in the ever-expanding Predator cinematic universe, but that …
The Star Wars Murder Mystery Rivals True Detective
After the Sequel Trilogy kept bringing back characters and plot beats from the earlier films, Star Wars fans found themselves …
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Marvel Needs To Bring Back Netflix Hero
Marvel fans were thrilled when they saw Vincent D’Onofrio’s Kingpin and Charlie Cox’s Daredevil make their MCU debut, but pretty …
Star Trek Created One Of Fandom’s Most Important Contributions
You may or may not be a Star Trek fan, but what if we told you this legendary series made …
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Dune Trilogy Must Be The End And Fans Know Why
When David Lynch unleashed his version of Dune on an unsuspecting audience in 1984, the novel’s fans knew it would …
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Rebel Moon Does One Thing Better Than Star Wars
When Rebel Moon hit Netflix last year, it was quickly dismissed as nothing more than a derivative Star Wars ripoff. …
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One Star Trek Character Always Being Tortured By The Writers
What if we told you that Star Trek is a franchise that never got tired of torturing its best character? …
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Harry Potter Reboot Gets Chance To Fix Franchise’s Biggest Problem
Last summer, MAX announced the plan to reboot the Harry Potter franchise. This was immediately met with mixed reactions from …
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The Netflix Violent Crime Thriller Couldn’t Be Made Today
Directed by the late Curtis Hanson (8 Mile), the 1997 neo-noir crime thriller L.A. Confidential is one of the best …
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Netflix Sci-Fi Fantasy Series Expands Your Mind With Astounding Visuals
For every unoriginal Netflix original that fails to find an audience, there’s a diamond hiding in the menus that breaks …
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George Lucas Blamed Beloved Star Wars Actor For Ruining His Best Movie
While James Earl Jones provided the iconic voice for Star Wars villain Darth Vader, it was bodybuilder David Prowse who …
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Star Wars’ Biggest Mistake Hides In Plain Sight For Decades
Star Wars fans are always scrutinizing their favorite films in search of plot holes. Most of these plot holes involve …
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Homelander Isn’t The Most Dangerous Character In The Boys
For three seasons, Antony Starr’s Homelander has given villains a new standard on Amazon Prime Video’s fan-favorite series, The Boys. …
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Star Wars Creator Sued Government For Stealing Ideas
The ’80s were full of interesting match-ups, from Rocky vs. Mr. T to Larry Bird vs. Magic Johnson to the …
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The Only Way To Save Marvel And DC Movies
Superhero fatigue is real and getting worse by the day. With Marvel and DC suffering in the theater, something has …
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Star Wars Actor Gets Trapped On Set For Ridiculous Reason
Don’t shoot the Wookiee! According to a famous Star Wars anecdote from the set of 1983’s Return of the Jedi, …
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Disney+ Sci-Fi Mystery Series Still Finds New Fans Decades Later
It’s impossible to overstate The X-Files’s impact on television, not just sci-fi, but the entire medium. From encouraging women to …
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The Disney+ Crime Western Series Is 90s Greatest Show
Before The Sopranos came along and helped redefine what was possible on television, Battlestar Galactica allowed sci-fi shows to be …
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