9/8/23How Anthony Hopkins became the ultimate movie villain in only 16 minutesHopkins' appearance in The Silence Of The Lambs is short, iconic, and won him an Oscar—here's our homage to the GOAT…ByRay GreenePublishedSeptember 8, 2023
7/17/23Whistle while you strike: The great Disney walkout of 1941How Walt Disney's broken promises and financial problems led to a crippling animator's strike and nearly brought…ByRay GreenePublishedJuly 17, 2023
6/26/23The 24 best films of 2023 (so far)At the mid-year mark, we put the spotlight on movies big (Spider-Man: Across The Spider Verse), small (Rye Lane),…ByRay Greene, Leigh Monson, Brent Simon, Manuel Betancourt, Murtada Elfadl, Andy Klein, Matthew Jackson, Jordan Hoffman, Tomris Laffly, Phil Pirrello, Sam Barsanti, and Brett BuckalewPublishedJune 26, 2023
6/9/23The multiverse is doomed and even Spider-Man and The Flash can't save itMarvel and DC's over-reliance on the multiverse trope leads to cinematic worlds where death has no meaning and every…ByRay GreenePublishedJune 9, 2023
5/23/23Dear WGA members: the ultimate strike movie is Salt Of The EarthStriking writers could learn from this 1954 pro-labor masterwork, created by blacklisted filmmakersByRay GreenePublishedMay 23, 2023
5/17/23Fast X review: From Vin-tage to Vin-sanityVin Diesel reasserts himself as the heart and soul of the Fast and Furious franchise with this death- and…ByRay GreenePublishedMay 17, 2023
5/4/23The forgotten force behind Star Wars' successProducer Gary Kurtz played a major role in creating Star Wars, and the franchise would never quite be the same after…ByRay GreenePublishedMay 4, 2023
4/13/23Not dead yet: How some neighborhood movie theaters manage to survive—and even thrivePart 2: Inventive renovations and imaginative programming are keeping regional movie houses aliveByRay GreenePublishedApril 13, 2023
4/11/23A long time ago, Star Wars on TV really suckedBefore the success of The Mandalorian and Andor, Star Wars on TV meant cheesy variety shows and an embarrassing…ByRay GreenePublishedApril 11, 2023
4/11/23Can the neighborhood movie theater be saved?Part 1: How superhero cinema and the American addiction to choice are destroying a moviegoing institutionByRay GreenePublishedApril 11, 2023
4/5/23Hollywood's most hated movie mogul? Meet Jack WarnerMarking 100 Years of Warner Bros. means remembering the despised studio boss who battled his brothers, fought his…ByRay GreenePublishedApril 5, 2023
2/20/23A brief, and somewhat shocking, history of adult animationBefore Disney made animation synonymous with kid's fare, the genre was filled with horny cats, warrior blondes, and…ByRay GreenePublishedFebruary 20, 2023
2/15/23Marlowe review: Liam Neeson's particular set of skills can't rescue this noir misfireIn his 100th film, Neeson plays classic detective Philip Marlowe alongside Jessica Lange and Diane KrugerByRay GreenePublishedFebruary 15, 2023