Anyone in their right mind is at least a little bit nervous about Artificial Intelligence. What seemed like a distant threat with the 1991 premiere of Terminator 2:Judgment Day suddenly feels frighteningly real with the introduction of Chat GPT and increasing use of self-driving cars. Rather than solve complex...

It’s hard to resist singing along with the Backstreet Boys’ #1 hit “I Want It That Way.” Regardless of your feelings about pop music in general, when that tender guitar intro starts playing, we stop what we’re doing, turn to the person next to us, and tunefully insist that,...

I’m a simple girl. As Christmas nears, all I want is a cute boy dressed in a Santa suit axing through the naughty. That’s why I love the original Silent Night, Deadly Night. Charles E. Sellier Jr. ‘s 1984 film follows a little boy named Billy (Jonathan Best, Danny...

Was there ever a possibility that I would not enjoy Wicked: For Good? Probably not. I’ve been obsessed with the musical soundtrack since its release in the aughts and finally got a chance to see the stage production a few years after that. Elphaba Throp entered my life at...

Football is inherently horrific. This collision sport involves two teams of heavily padded men who try to move an oblong ball 100 yards by any means necessary. Just seconds after the snap of each play, enormous players smash into one another, intent on forcing their way down the field....

Richard Bachman is known to be a bit of a nihilist. The pseudonym of Stephen King, Bachman’s novels are typically devoid of supernatural elements and the bittersweet redemption often found in stories from the Master of Horror. Usually set in a bleak reality where men are pitted against one...

Over the years, horror fans have seen their fair share of trauma metaphors. From its earliest days, the genre has existed as a way to confront our darkest fears, but Jennifer Kent’s 2014 film The Babadook arguably kicked off a modern phase of stories exploring the darkness of the...

When the original Jurassic Park debuted in 1993, the world was stunned by incredibly realistic depictions of historically accurate dinosaurs. Based on the novel by Michael Crichton, Steven Spielberg’s impressive film is the perfect blend of adventure and science traversed by a well-rounded cast of complex yet relatable characters....

In the three years since M3GAN premiered, AI seems to have exploded. No longer a novelty or household DJ, we’re now using ChatGPT to run every conceivable aspect of our lives. From help composing difficult emails or inspiration for creative work to therapy, friendship, and romance, we’ve increasingly begun...

By now it’s safe to say that Danny Boyle’s 28 Days Later will stand the test of time. Not only did it reinvent the zombie subgenre with Rage-infected humanoids sprinting across the British countryside, it kicked off a cultural zombie obsession with titles breaking through to mainstream audiences. But...