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6 underrated old-school movies on Disney+ nerds should watch right now

6 underrated old-school movies on Disney+ nerds should watch right now

When it comes to movies, I’ve always been plagued with FOMO. I remember being in awe at the sheer plethora of choices as I perused the video rental store. And the stakes were high — you could only pick one, and you had to hand over actual cash before they’...

Andor proves why Rian Johnson deserves another chance at Star Wars

Andor proves why Rian Johnson deserves another chance at Star Wars

I remember the crossed arms, the tense faces, the utter look of confusion, and maybe a tinge of fear. As my friends shuffled into the bar after watching The Last Jedi, I have to admit that I was a bit surprised. You see, I’m one of “those people,” the...

90s child stars that gave up acting

90s child stars that gave up acting

I will never forgive my parents for not forcing me into a child acting career. I mean, if they had, I wouldn’t just be a depressed manchild with childhood trauma and no sense of responsibility — I’d be all those things and rich. Which, you know, kind of justifies...

The top 10 Stephen King horror adaptations

The top 10 Stephen King horror adaptations

While he’ll probably never be regarded in the same literary echelon as H. P. Lovecraft or Edgar Allan Poe, you can’t deny Stephen King has commercialized horror on a scale that’s never been seen before him or since. He could take a sweatshirt and turn it into...

The best Halloween TV specials from the 90s

The best Halloween TV specials from the 90s

Halloween is the best holiday and I’ll fight anyone who says otherwise. Halloween specials were some of the most exciting events as a kid leading into the spooky season. These specials were a chance for a show to really go off the rails and get nuts with concepts and...

The top retro-future movies from the 1970s

The top retro-future movies from the 1970s

The 1970s were all like: But also: You get the point: It was pretty much hell on Earth. But it was also a time when science fiction movies often invoked a vision of the future where apparently everything was different except for the hairstyles and clothing. "Hey, we're in deep...

The 10 most important lessons from 80s vampire movies

The 10 most important lessons from 80s vampire movies

Once seen as dusty, old dental cases in frilly shirts who’d lounge in their coffins and listen to baroque between victims, vampires received a major makeover in the ‘80s. They rocked out to Bauhaus. They invaded high schools and suburbia. They wore an absolute ton of sunglasses. The decade...