25 Years On, American Psycho’s Ending Is Still Misunderstood
The debate over American Psycho’s ending reveals a lot about the movie's broader cultural impact.
The Pitt Is About How Much More We Can Possibly Take
As the world seemingly races towards a breaking point, Max's medical drama The Pitt showcases the virtues of doing the right thing in bad times.
31 Years Later, One Of The Biggest Gaming Memes Matters More Than Ever
When DOOM was released in 1993, it required an IBM or compatible 386 computer, 4 MB of RAM, and 24 MB of hard disk drive space. The family PC you kept in the fabled computer room may not have been able to run it. Today, though, you can run DOOM on your phone, through your internet browser, on an Apple MacBook TouchBar, a TI graphing calculator, a pregnancy test, an ATM, and almost anything else you can imagine.
Beware the House on Haunted Hill!
Come to the party…stay if you dare. An eccentric millionaire promises six guests a mysterious prize if they can survive the night at the only truly haunted house in the world. Everyone invited has a few skeletons in their closets though, and screwball scares lurk around every corner. The classic 50s horror movie House on Haunted Hill becomes a campy whodunnit in this low-tech stage adaptation. Join us at the House on Haunted Hill - it’ll be a scream.
The Next James Bond Movie Will Be Defined By Its Villain
While fans speculate about the next 007 and the future of the franchise, it is really a villain who will set the tone of James Bond’s future.
How Lost's Worst Episode Helped Save the Show
The notorious “Stranger in a Strange Land” may be Lost’s worst episode, but it’s also the installment that helped save the show from a dark future.
Alan Wake 2 Allowed Creator Sam Lake to Complete a 13-Year Odyssey
In an interview with Den of Geek, Alan Wake 2 directors Sam Lake and Kyle Rowley explain the upside of being trapped with your work for 13 years.
Gene Hackman Redefined Leading Men and Made Movies Better
The late Gene Hackman ushered in a new era of leading men and the movies they starred in.
The Twilight Zone Was a Warning About the Dangers of Nostalgia
The Twilight Zone addressed the dangers of nostalgia at at time that many are hopelessly nostalgic for.
The David Lynch Line That Reveals the Humanity of His Work
The late David Lynch left us with all-time great films, a revolutionary TV series, and a line that reveals the humanity at the center of it all.
Quest!
It’s the fantasy quest of a lifetime…and everyone‘s got an excuse to get out of it. When all the mighty Heroes of Legend are trapped under an evil spell, lesser-known heroes from warriors to wizards are gathered to go save the day. One problem: everyone has a tale to tell about why they can’t go on a quest just now. Are the Enchanted Lands doomed?
National Treasure: How a Da Vinci Code Ripoff Outlived and Surpassed the Real Thing
Once seen as a cash-in on The Da Vinci Code’s popularity, National Treasure has since become… well, a national treasure.
How Nightdive Studios Is Restoring Gaming's Lost Art
In an industry that has forgotten much of its past, Nightdive Studios is working to ensure you can still play the games that mean the most to you.
Stephen King's Storm of the Century Is the Author's Forgotten TV Masterpiece
More than Stephen King’s best miniseries, Storm of the Century is one of the author’s greatest works.
Deep Blue Sea and the Lost Art of Wonderfully Bad Rap-Up Songs During the End Credits
LL Cool J's Deep Blue Sea song has become an unfair martyr for the cultural movement known simply as the "Rap-Up." We need to bring this type of movie tie-in back.
Why Blowing Air Into NES Cartridges Is Gaming's Greatest Urban Legend
Like many of you, I grew up never questioning the effectiveness of blowing air into an NES cartridge that wasn’t working. Not only did it just make sense at the time, but the fact that the method always seemed to work was all the confirmation I needed that it was retro gaming’s ultimate “lifehack.” Years later, though, I started to hear people question not only how this method became so popular in the first place but whether or not it ever actually worked.
Metroid: How Did NES Gamers React to Learning Samus Aran is a Woman?
Metroid may have one of the best endings in video game history, but initial reactions to the reveal that Samus Aran is a woman didn't play out the way you probably think they did.
How Loki and Fallout Use Retrofuturism to Unnerve Us
While Loki has proven to be a somewhat divisive show at times, the one thing that most people seem to agree on is that the series boasts an incredible sense of style. The same could certainly be said of WandaVision, but unlike that series which wore its sitcom influences on its sleeve, Loki‘s stylistic influences are a bit more varied and complex. Watch Loki close enough, and you’ll spot references and callbacks to everything from Blade Runner and Mad Men to Jurassic Park and Atomic Blonde. All
Elden Ring: Why the Hunt For the Game's Lore Is About More Than Answers
At E3 2019, developer FromSoftware released a teaser trailer for Elden Ring, an action role-playing game from Dark Souls director Hidetaka Miyazaki and Game of Thrones creator George R.R. Martin. FromSoftware didn’t post another Elden Ring trailer until June 2021. During the long wait, things got weird.
“As the months passed, it became clear that we weren’t getting Elden Ring [anytime soon],” says Sean of the YouTube channel The Lore Hunter. “In fall 2019, fans decided that, if FromSoftware was
“As the months passed, it became clear that we weren’t getting Elden Ring [anytime soon],” says Sean of the YouTube channel The Lore Hunter. “In fall 2019, fans decided that, if FromSoftware was
Returnal's Horror Combines the Best of Alien and Hereditary
When describing Returnal to anyone that’s maybe interested in the game, I’ve been relying on that classic “comparison” technique. For instance, I might say that Returnal is like “Risk of Rain meets Metroid,” or that its gameplay reminds me of a “Bullet hell shooter crossed with a roguelike.” Most people know that those kinds of comparisons are rarely accurate. However, they offer a simple way of describing something new by comparing it to things that are already known and more established. More
The Nintendo Fan Games That Tried to Revitalize Pokémon, Metroid, and Super Smash Bros.
In 2016, Milton Guasti’s Metroid 2 remake (AM2R) was released online after a decade of work. One day later, Nintendo sent DMCA takedown requests to the websites that hosted it.
How Super Mario's Most Iconic Power-Up Was Inspired by Magic Mushrooms
I don’t remember the first time I heard someone joke about Mario getting high in Super Mario Bros. by eating all the mushrooms he finds, but it certainly feels like that joke is old as Super Mario Bros. itself.
How WandaVision Captured the Secret Horror of The Sims
Still, there’s a good chance that when people think back on WandaVision years from now, it won’t be the MCU elements of the show they remember most fondly. No, that honor will likely go to those weeks when WandaVision left us wondering “What is happening?” As we watched Wanda and Vision take refuge in their idealistic suburban nightmare, millions wondered how they got there and what it all meant. We were fascinated by the idea of this powerful creature somehow pulling the strings in a world whic
The Unlikely Saturday Night Live Sketch That Saved The Show From Cancellation
A strange sketch helped save Saturday Night Live and kick off one of the show’s fabled golden ages.
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