Movies

A decade ago, Frozen became a monster hit

A decade ago, Frozen became a monster hit

It's officially been a decade since those damn songs got stuck in your head. 10 years ago, on November 27, 2013, Frozen was released in theaters. The movie features the songs (among others) "Let It Go," "For the First Time in Forever," and "Do You Want to Build a Snowman?...

Movies from the '90s for nerds to watch this holiday season

Movies from the '90s for nerds to watch this holiday season

Ahh, remember celebrating the winter holidays in the ‘90s? Stores would actually close (without posting about it on social media), a pile of holiday movies from Blockbuster warmed up by the fire, and we tried to kill each other over Elmo toys. Those were the days. While the ‘90s were...

The top 5 kids movies from the '80s to watch for Halloween

The top 5 kids movies from the '80s to watch for Halloween

For those of us who grew up or had our formative years during the 1980s, we're familiar with the rampant anxiety issues thanks to some of the movies that were for some reason marketed to kids. That said, they were usually also pretty awesome movies, even if a bit traumatizing....

22 of the best retro songs to add to your Halloween playlist

22 of the best retro songs to add to your Halloween playlist

It’s that spooky time of year when your spine begins to tingle with a familiar feeling: being judged by your friends based solely on your Halloween playlist. But fear not — I’ve been refining mine since I was but a wee vampire. If you’re looking for some killer...

The new Metalocalypse movie is a love letter to '80s dark fantasy

The new Metalocalypse movie is a love letter to '80s dark fantasy

When I was in college I had a friend we all simply called, "Heavy Metal Tim." Heavy Metal Tim had long curly hair, wore a devil's mustache and goatee, and — you guessed it — was really into metal. One time he invited me over to his house to watch an Iron...

10 movies from the '90s that got the future wrong

10 movies from the '90s that got the future wrong

Back in the '90s, we all just assumed everything after the year 2000 would be either a sci-fi paradise or a hellscape. There wasn’t really anything in between, but the common thread was that technology was going to go nuts with robots, flying cars, and neon lights everywhere. It...

The truth about the Kessel Run line in Star Wars (sort of)

The truth about the Kessel Run line in Star Wars (sort of)

You've certainly heard about it before: The big mistake in Star Wars: Episode IV — A New Hope (or more simply, Star Wars when it first came out), in the form of a piece of dialogue written by none other than George Lucas himself. The line, uttered by Han Solo in...