In 1993, Eddie Vedder was placed on the cover of Times Magazine with the catch line, “Angry young rockers like Pearl Jam give voice to the passions and fears of a generation.” Vedder became a symbol for the grunge rock movement that captured the hearts of restless youth, disenfranchised and angered by the many symptoms of a…
The Kardashians used to reign supreme in the kingdom of cringe-worthy reality TV. But with “Keeping Up the Kardashians” coming to a close soon, other reality stars are vying for the crown they’re leaving behind. One of them is Big Ed from “90 Day Fiancé.” Ed “Big Ed” Brown made waves when he first appeared…
“The Lord of the Rings” film franchise pulled a ‘Star Wars’ when it released “The Hobbit” trilogy. Whereas the “Star Wars” prequels were created by George Lucas after the original trilogy, author J.R.R. Tolkien wrote “The Hobbit” 17 years before he released “The Lord of The Rings.” In terms of the films, director Peter Jackson…
Today’s pool of movie superheroes is growing in terms of diversity. White superheroes like Superman and Captain America are still adored, but modern audiences are demanding more relatable superheroes. Fortunately, we live in the 2020s — a land where white superheroes aren’t the only ones who reign supreme. Consider the current superhero landscape: Marvel recently…
The best love stories in film and literature often (if not always) involves a second lead, aka the third character involved in the love triangle. In the “Twilight” saga universe, Jacob Black is the famous/infamous second lead. We write famous/infamous because fans of the film and the books have conflicting opinions on Twilight’s resident werewolf….
With the series finale of the Trump Presidency, arguably the scariest sitcom outside of the scariest movies on Netflix, many people across the country are starting to feel a sense of normalcy settle back in. Of course, this wasn’t without resistance: many conservative media outlets tried, at the onset, to paint Biden as some kind…
There’s an unspoken rule in Hollywood: movies based on video games will almost always suck. Hell, just look at Uwe Boll’s filmography. However, Paul W.S. Anderson’s adaptation of the highly popular Resident Evil video game has spawned an entire film franchise, with all 7 films raking in a combined $1.2 Billion worldwide. It’s a financial…
One of the most underrated horror movies to come out in 2020, Richard Stanley’s Color Out of Space is a fairly faithful adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft’s short story of the same name. Now, adapting anything from the granddaddy of cosmic horrors can be a bit difficult; after all, most of Lovecraft’s horror doesn’t come from…
RateMyProfessor.com almost sounds clickbait-y: a website that allows students to literally give their professors a review? It sounds like the plot of a bad revenge film. However, it’s been one of the most useful –albeit notorious –websites for students and educators alike. Launched in 1999, Rate My Professor has been a crucial tool for students…
Released in 2005, Avatar: The Last Airbender quickly became one of Nickelodeon’s most popular and most endearing animated masterpieces, spawning a sequel series, several scholarly articles, and most recently, the creation of Avatar Studios, a separate department within Nickelodeon that will produce various forms of media set within the Avatar world (it’s already shaping up…
