“Ahead of America’s big 2-5-0, we’re sending another dispatch from the Confection trenches…”

“One of my proudest moments in my ability to make connections in movies came in high school. The Lion King was playing in our child growth class (a period where parents inexplicably let bored 15-year-olds watch their preschoolers), and something occurred to me…”

“And declares itself a kingdom. Today we’re sharing the first public look at Frisco …”

“Very few companies have the privilege to say they've changed their names three times before they launched…”

I’m going to say something that might sound low-key depressing, but I promise it’s not:…

“What movie comes to mind when you think about Spielberg? For many, Jaws is the frontrunner. Some think of Raiders. Some think of E.T., Close Encounters, Catch Me If You Can. Some might even think about the emotionally tough…”

An eternal debate with artistic media is which is more important: the artistic value or the entertainment value. Rotten Tomatoes offers both sides, giving a critic score alongside an audience score…

In 2016, This Is Us debuted, and it was a magical experience, telling the story of a family over several generations. We got attached to the characters as we…

“There’s a criticism often thrown at the AFI list that there are too many older movies on it. Some believe that a release year beginning with 193 or 194 will yield a much higher chance of a movie making it than one beginning with a 200…”

“When looking at this movie, what’s the first thing that comes to mind: Kubrick or cinematic epic? Both might come eventually, but usually one of these two is dominant as the first thought. And the follow-up question might be:…”

These TV as Art Highlights will present the most awesome pieces of TV content. These are the ones that go beyond being just mere television and instead are full works of art. I’m starting with what I think is the best TV show of all time, Mad Men…

“After doing a couple of war movies, I’m happy to be with something fun. Well, it’s still people killing each other and ruining lives, but at least…”

“Now that we’re deep into the trenches of war movies, we might as well get to what might be the darkest of them all…”

What do you think of when you hear the word punk? A dude with a mohawk, wearing a Bad Religion T-shirt, stuck somewhere in the 1970s? A straight-edge kid with face piercings? Someone at any age bucking authority…

“So here we go. I’ve been avoiding the American war movies on this, not because they’re so heavy and depressing, but because… yes, actually, it’s exactly because they’re heavy and depressing…”