the batman has spread its wings and success to HBO Max, opening the film to another segment of the general audience. The film was a critical and commercial success, although the streaming platform has plenty of other solid Batman content available. In many ways, the cartoons of the early to mid ’90s Batman: The Animated […]

While the mammoth IP that is Star Wars is understandably regarded as a primarily live-action, theatrical franchise, the sprawling space opera has had its fair share of memorable stories in other mediums. The Clone Wars animated TV series is one such project, garnering an impressive fan following and strong critical reception throughout its 7-season run. Contents […]

Love it or hate it, Family Guy is one of the most enduring animated sitcoms to grace (or defile) our screens. Seth MacFarlane’s raunchy brainchild follows the misadventures and oddball dramas of the Griffin family, staunchly led by titular family guy Peter, dissenting wife Lois, awkward teens Meg and Chris, and talking dog/evil baby duo […]

As one of Marvel’s premier superhero teams, the Fantastic Four stands as a landmark assembly of powerful human characters altered by cosmic rays that use their gifts for the good of humanity. Reed Richards, Susan Storm, Johnny Storm, and Ben Grimm became Mister Fantastic, Invisible Woman, the Human Torch, and the Thing, respectively. Despite the […]

One of the joys of great movies is that everything feels perfect and exact. Nothing is there by mistake, and that’s a large part of what makes them feel so great. Even people making great movies make mistakes, though, which is why blooper reels can spark so much joy. Whether the movie the blooper is […]

Gotham remains one of DC’s most underrated TV shows. Basically Batman’s answer to Smallville, this series dips into decades of comic book lore to depict the origins of Bruce Wayne, Jim Gordon, and Gotham City’s many other heroes and villains. The show certainly isn’t perfect, but it is still a faithful but bold reimagining of […]

The 1970s was a period of great innovation for cinema, as it brought groundbreaking features like The Godfather, Taxi Driver (one of Martin Scorsese’s best movies), and Star Wars to theaters. Such achievements are especially true for horror, as more films experimented with taboo subjects such as sex, religion, and murder. Also, by introducing unique […]

(Photo by New Line Cinema/Courtesy Everett Collection) Welcome to Camp Rotten! We’ve got lakes for skinny dipping, Necronomicons for candle-lit reading, and your esteemed camp counselors: A finer breed of spurned psychos, unstable writers, and sarcastic undead you’ll never meet. That’s right, wastoid, they’re all here and more in our list of the 86 Best […]

(Photo by United Artists/courtesy Everett Collection) Live and Let Die turns 50! You know his name. You got his number. Since 1962, James Bond has been the spy whose reputation precedes him: As international man of mystery, as guru of gadgets and espionage thrills, and as the agent who never encountered a boundary – country, […]

The Justice League cartoon is one of the most ambitious animated projects DC has ever produced. Starting off as one two-season show, it later continued with the sequel series Justice League Unlimited. The cumulative story follows the many, many members of the titular team of superheroes as they defend the world from all kinds of destructive […]