
The “Best of the Best” Are Pretty Bleak
The BBC recently polled 177 film critics from around the world and asked them what the “best” films of the 21st century are. They came

The BBC recently polled 177 film critics from around the world and asked them what the “best” films of the 21st century are. They came

You’d assume a so-called suicide squad wouldn’t last very long. I mean, an expiration date is sort of suggested by the name, right? People who

How do you respond when a celebrity accepting an award uses that opportunity to preach a mini-sermon? I don’t know about you, but I immediately

The story of Judah Ben-Hur has been one of the culture’s most popular, most powerful stories for more than a century now, and Jesus has

It had all the makings of a great, late-summer shindig. The chips. The hot dog buns. The cute little baby carrots. Yes, every cast member

Stories are so misunderstood. As much as we all enjoy them, we often fail to recognize—or just flat out misunderstand—their importance and power, both for

Normally, the malevolent members of the Suicide Squad would be fine just stealing millions from poor, unsuspecting souls. After all, they’re bad guys. It’s what

Hey there, superhero movie fans! With the jumbled, confused and generally rather messy Suicide Squad just hitting theaters, and with Batman v Superman: Dawn of

Maybe the movie should’ve been called The Bourne Treasury. Jason Bourne, which marked Matt Damon’s fourth turn as the character, topped the box office this

The summer movie season is a time for pretenders. Studios release their biggest, flashiest products in the hope of hitting a box-office bonanza. But not
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