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CABIN tackles tropes and character types that are universal to horror across the ages, which is a big part of why it manages to feel both familiar and fresh at the same time. Do other genres have similar tropes, or does the fact that scary stories have been around as long as there have been fires to gather around make…
In Dark Knight Rises, we see cops wearing Gotham State Police uniforms (along with Gotham City PD). So Nolan has invented a whole new state for the DCU...
Why Video Games Are the New Pulps
A couple of days ago, the esteemed Charlie Jane Anders looked at the dearth of new, sustaining pop culture heroes and villains
We are, most people would agree, in the midst of a Golden Age of Television. Since the late-1990s, the programming that's been pumped into our homes has been as good as it's ever been — and, in many respects, better than the movies that have long sat atop the Pop Cultural Quality Pile. But why aren't we also in a Golden Age of Genre TV?
Fast Five is the superheroes-assemble movie you’ve been waiting for…
It's entirely possible that you haven't been paying attention to the internecine continuity of Universal's Fast and the Furious franchise — the most recent chapter of which, Fast Five, just grossed $83.6 million in its opening weekend. Given that it's a series about a pair of guys who steal cars and pose dramatically…
The best of last night's Avengers Commentary Twack
It's hard to believe that a movie with Uma Thurman, Sean Connery, and Ralph Fiennes could be this bad — but 1998's The Avengers crushed hopes at every turn. If you missed our tweetathon, here are the highlights.
The Monday Commentary Twack: Pick us a winner
We're at it again, taking it to the internets and tweeting our way through a Netflix-albe genre flick of your choosing. So, choose wisely, and we'll see you tonight at 9:30 pm EST.
