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Star Trek’s Least Convincing Tech Is The Holodeck, But Not For The Reason You Think

The most unbelievable thing about Star Trek’s holodecks isn’t the seemingly impossible technological accomplishments necessary to make them real, but the fact that there aren’t many more characters addicted to the things.

2 years ago

The 10 Best Classic Movies That Everyone Should See At Least Once

The top classic movies that everyone should see once include Casablanca, Citizen Kane, Gone with the Wind, and more

2 years ago

Top 10 Romantic Movies That Will Make You Believe in Love Again

The top 10 most romantic movies include Princess Bride, Casablanca, When Harry Met Sally, and Titanic.

2 years ago

10 Best Movie Villains of All Time Ranked

Darth Vader, Agent Smith, and Annie Wilkes top the charts as some of the best movie villains of all time.

2 years ago

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Michael Bay Rescued By Ambulance

Michael Bay’s career has been granted second life thanks to Ambulance.

2 years ago

Netflix Is Making A Mistake Putting Narnia Up Against Game Of Thrones

Netflix has the rights to adapt The Chronicles of Narnia for the screen, but need to avoid the obvious route of going grim and gritty.

2 years ago

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Tolkien Was A Terrible Writer, So How Did His Books Become So Famous?

Tolkien was a terrible writer, but his talent and dedication to world-building made up for it.

2 years ago

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The Harry Potter And Lord Of The Rings Reboots Are Great News Because They Will Fail

The Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings reboots are overall good news, because they will help hasten franchise fatigue.

2 years ago

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Hollywood Keeps Making The Same Boring Movie About Hollywood

Hollywood is obsessed with making movies about how hard it is to work in the movie industry, which is only of interest to itself.

2 years ago

10 Marvel Heroes Who Would Make Great Star Trek Captains

We took a look the 10 best choices from the Marvel Cinematic Universe for heroes who would make great Star Trek captains.

2 years ago

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Will Solo: A Star Wars Story Ever Get A Sequel?

While fans have been calling for a sequel to Solo: A Star Wars Story, it is unlikely that one will ever be made.

2 years ago

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Barry Season 4 Premiere Review: No Prison Can Be Worse Than Just Being Barry

The Barry season 4 premiere is more of a harrowing tone poem than comedy, but a wonderful spotlight on Bill Hader.

2 years ago

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Tom Bombadil Needs To Be In The Warner Bros. Lord Of The Rings Remake 

Tom Bombadil is one of J.R.R. Tolkien’s most mysterious and fascinating characters, which is why he should be in the Warner Bros. Lord of the Rings remake.

2 years ago

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Sigourney Weaver Is The Greatest Science Fiction Action Hero Of All Time, Here’s Why

Sigourney Weaver is the greatest science fiction action hero of all time, and this is why.

2 years ago

The Best Vampire Movie Ever Made, There’s One Clear Choice

Thanks to its delightful mix of horror and comedy, GFR writer Chad argues that The Lost Boys is the best vampire movie ever made.

2 years ago

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Quentin Tarantino Has Become The Ultimate Hollywood Insider And It Shows

Quentin Tarantino is closing out his directorial career with a story about the film industry, which shows how his interest in storytelling has waned.

2 years ago

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8 Greatest Fantasy TV Shows of All Time, That Aren’t Game Of Thrones

Game of Thrones dominates the fantasy genre right now, but don’t sleep on these shows.

2 years ago

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5 Most Underrated Sci-Fi Films of the Past Decade, Ranked

These five science fiction movies deserve a lot more recognition.

2 years ago

Star Trek: Picard Just Lost One Of Its Best Heroes

Todd Stashwick’s Captain Liam Shaw dies protecting the other heroes in the penultimate episode of Star Trek: Picard and he will be missed.

2 years ago

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The 10 Best Star Trek Villains Ranked

Here’s our picks for the top 10 villains to ever drag the heroes of Star Trek through space hell.

2 years ago

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Earth Must Be Predators’ Most Embarrassing Hunting Ground

Any Predators hunting on Earth are playing the game on Easy, which means it’s extra embarrassing when they lose.

2 years ago

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Star Trek’s New Enterprise Captain Is Revealed And We Called It

The commanding officer of the Enterprise-F, as revealed in the penultimate episode of Star Trek: Picard, is Admiral Elizabeth Shelby – a choice we predicted only a couple of weeks ago.

2 years ago

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Star Trek: Picard’s Most Wasted Character Is In Season 3, But You Probably Don’t Remember

Orla Brady’s Laris is the most underutilized character in the entire run of Star Trek: Picard.

2 years ago

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Stargate Needs To Be Given The Disney Treatment

Stargate needs to follow in the footsteps of Disney’s Star Wars and hard reset the canon for new fans.

2 years ago

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Star Trek: Picard Still Needs To Explain The Death Of Q

John de Lancie’s Q was killed off in Season 2 of Star Trek: Picard, his death was never truly explained, and that needs to be fixed.

2 years ago

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Hook Should Have Been The End Of Peter Pan Movies

Hook was the last Peter Pan movie to have an original take on the story and there should be a moratorium on the character until there’s a new one.

2 years ago

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All-Star Superman Is A Very Weird Choice For Superman: Legacy

All-Star Superman is indebted to the deep lore of the character, which makes a weird inspiration for the reboot of Superman: Legacy.

2 years ago

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Hunger Review: A Culinary Thriller Without Any Thrills

Hunger is brilliant in some ways, but leaves you with an expectation that is never fulfilled.

2 years ago

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The Super Mario Bros. Movie Review: Wahoo!

The Super Mario Bros Movie stripped decades of lore to a near-archetypal plot and is the better for it.

2 years ago

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Schmigadoon Season 2 Premiere: Still Silly, Still Self-Aware, Still A Lot Of Songs

The Schmigadoon Season 2 premiere brings its central duo to a darker world, with songs that reflect it.

2 years ago