5 TV Shows With Problematic (Yet Alluring) Characters

So bad, it’s good. One of the first rules of storytelling is: Create likable protagonists. Now, what does that say about us? Two and Half Men / Gossip Girl Gossip Girl Friends are supposed to ride or die, right? Are their morals as flexible as Silly Putty? Are they subscribing to the same psychopathic yuppie tendencies as Patrick Bateman? The CW Mind you, their parents arent any better. Succession Oh, boy!...

January 9, 2025 · 2 min · 243 words · James Moore

7 Stellar Movies About Angels

So many terms have been used to describe angels. Its a different take on divine beings, which is the movies entire point. Gone are the winged helpers with an interactive mission, and here are inquisitive bystanders clad in trench coats. Dogma Cage plays Seth, an invisible angel who escorts the newly departed to the afterlife. Oh, who are we kidding? Ofcoursetheyre in this.Dogma,however,is a very different experience from his previous outings....

January 9, 2025 · 2 min · 410 words · Matthew Flores

The #1 Life Skill Anyone Can Access Easily

Brianna Wiest,The Pivot Year We are an amalgam of qualities. Humanity is fluid in this way. Sometimes, however, we get lost in ourselves. Ave Calvar Our own personal worlds become so small and important that we forget what else is out there. We become the center of our own personal universe and we define our own definitive truths. We form opinions and become steadfast in them. Who can blame us?...

January 9, 2025 · 2 min · 361 words · Jordan Smith

The 3 Biggest Heartbreaks You’ll Experience In Your Lifetime

This is the person you fell for, and fell for hard. As such, here are the three biggest heartbreaks youll experience in your lifetime. Yourwhat-ifperson Yourwhat-ifpersonis the chance you never got the chance to take. Scott Broome Maybe the timing was never quite right. Maybe they werent ready or maybe it wasyouwho was unwilling to take the leap. And so you cling to this ellipsis of a person like a promise....

January 9, 2025 · 1 min · 203 words · Lori Morgan

The 6 Most Heart-Wrenching Performances By Comedians That’ll Make You Sob

If you don’t cry at these movies, there might be something wrong. But comedic actors who take on dramatic roles know that even better than your Allen-quoting buddy. Here are six times comedians shattered our hearts for good. Good Will Hunting / Miramax MoNique inPrecious(2009) What MoNique did inPreciouswasnt mere acting it was bulldozing. MoNique ultimately won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for this role. His comic timing is still there, but its also marked by sorrowfulness....

January 9, 2025 · 1 min · 158 words · James Kirby

The 7 Best Dystopian TV Series To Watch After Squid Game Season 2

For when you want the vibes of Squid Game while you wait for a new season. Alice in Borderland In many ways,Alice in Borderlandbears an uncanny resemblance toSquid Games narrative premise. Squid Game / Netflix Netflix Netflix TNT Nippon TV Netflix Hulu Apple TV+

January 9, 2025 · 1 min · 44 words · Shawn Black

The Hunger Games Franchise, Ranked

By the way – 2025 is technically a Quarter Quell. In 2012, theHunger Gamesbooks officially surpassed theHarry Potterbooks in sales on Amazon. She is sent to fight in the Capitol with Gale, Peeta and Finnick. Tom Blyth and Rachel Zegler in ‘The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes’. Out of the gate,The Hunger Gamesis a great movie. I always was, right? I didnt know that till now. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) The secondHunger Gamesfilm is better than the first....

January 9, 2025 · 2 min · 261 words · Jared Parker

The Rock, Justin Timberlake, And Others Were In This Insane 2006 Movie

Richard Kelly, the director and writer ofDonnie Darko, releasedSouthland Talesin 2006, five years afterDonnie Darko. Its one of the strangest movies ever made; so strange, that it hardly feels like a movie. It feels like a chaotic fever dream with a purely incomprehensible plot. Southland Tales The A-list cast is absolutely bonkers. Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) plays an amnesiac action star whos married to Mandy Moore. Justin Timberlake appears as an Iraq War veteran addicted to a fictional drug called Liquid Karma....

January 9, 2025 · 2 min · 314 words · Alexander Saunders

The Rom Com To Watch To Warm Up Your Cold Winter Nights, Based On Your Zodiac

That doesnt mean you cant live vicariously through other peoples warm, summery lives, though. Rather than dwelling on the dropping temps, watch some of these hot summer rom coms. They may even give you some ideas for the vibes you want to embrace in six months time. Palm Springs / Hulu Just look for your zodiac sign below for the perfect movie. Taurus: Palm Springs (2020) You want a love that transcends time....

January 9, 2025 · 2 min · 270 words · Robin Brown

The Romance Film That Traumatized ’90s Kids Is Now On Disney+

You’re a true Millennial if you cried at this movie when you were a kid. TheresMy GirlandStepmom, sure, but theres an iconic movie you may have forgotten about. As soon as you see the title, you might have flashbacksespecially if youre a Millennial. Wild Hearts Can’t Be Broken / Walt Disney You might picture the horses. The guy who played Jake Ryan inSixteen Candles. What happens inWild Hearts Cant Be Broken?...

January 9, 2025 · 2 min · 220 words · Richard Stephenson

This Was The Best Monster Movie Of 2023

It’s also likely to stand up as the best monster movie of the entire decade and beyond. By Updated 4 months ago,January 8, 2025 Godzilla Minus Oneis fantastic. There have been good, even great, Godzilla movies before. Godzilla Minus One(2023) reminds us that Godzilla is a monster to be feared. But few can match the pure emotion and deeply-layered meaning woven throughout the story ofG-1.0. Meanwhile, the monster called Godzilla tears its way through Japan, further terrorizing the Japanese people....

January 9, 2025 · 1 min · 160 words · Mrs. Vanessa Green

You’re Allowed To Walk Away: These 6 Things Aren’t Actually Selfish

Youre allowed to assert boundaries. You should never feel like you should keep quiet to keep the peace because your opinions matter. And anyone worthwhile will respect them. Tobi Pity and guilt arent reasons to stay in a relationship. If you recognize that they arent what you want, then the right thing to do is walk away. You dont owe them anything, so dont let them guilt trip you into keeping them around....

January 9, 2025 · 1 min · 167 words · Kenneth Anderson

‘Watcher’ Is The Best Stalker Film In Recent Memory, And It’s Free On Hulu

exit the curtains before watching Watcher. Heres why this film has earned its place as one of the best thrillers of the past few years. Its a critique of empty support disguised as love. Watcher Its a clever nod to the films voyeuristic themes. A Cast and Crew in Perfect Harmony This might be Maika Monroes best performance to date. Her portrayal of Julia is quietly powerful, conveying deep emotional conflict through subtle, nuanced expressions....

January 9, 2025 · 1 min · 161 words · Patrick Moore