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Cyclops stands next to Jean Grey in X-Men the Animated Series

How X-Men: The Animated Series Paved The Way For Mighty Morphin Power Rangers

Cartoon Shows By Joe Roberts 2 months ago

The success of the '90s X-Men: The Animated series lead directly to the creation of the even more successful Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. Here's how.

Holly Hunter as Sophie and Ame Segull as Rhoda sitting around a campfire in The Burning

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy's Holly Hunter Made Her Debut In A Cult '80s Horror Classic

Horror Movies By Ryan Scott 2 months ago

Even Oscar-winner Holly Hunter had to begin somewhere. Indeed, the Star Trek: Starfleet Academy lead got her start in a one-and-done cult '80s horror flick.

Batman: The Animated Series, Legends of the Dark Knight - Batman dripping mud in the rain

How Frank Miller Felt About Batman: The Animated Series' The Dark Knight Returns Homage

Cartoon Shows By Devin Meenan 2 months ago

Batman: The Animated Series paid tribute to Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns in an episode where Gotham kids imagine what Batman is really like.

Jake Gyllenhaal as Danny standing up in his classroom in City Slickers

Jake Gyllenhaal Made His Debut In An Oscar-Winning '90s Western

Action & Adventure Movies By Ryan Scott 2 months ago

Jake Gyllenhaal has a ridiculously impressive filmography. How many actors can say they had their feature film debut in an Oscar-winner?

Detective Del Spooner looking at a robot in I, Robot

Isaac Asimov Collaborated With A Sci-Fi Legend On An Unfilmable I, Robot Script

Science Fiction Movies By Witney Seibold 2 months ago

Long before the Will Smith movie, a screenplay adaptation of Isaac Asimov's I, Robot was worked on by legendary sci-fi writer Harlan Ellison.

Why Batman: The Animated Series' Creators Originally Didn't Want To Use Bane

Superhero Shows By Devin Meenan 2 months ago

When Batman: The Animated Series' creators introduced Bane only under duress. They thought the character's comic book story was 'pretty stupid.'

Arnold Schwarzenegger's Conan is seen in closeup in Conan the Barbarian

Arnold Schwarzenegger Played A Killer Bodybuilder In A Bonkers 1970s TV Episode

Drama Shows By Joe Roberts 2 months ago

When he was first breaking into acting, Arnold Schwarzenegger played a murderous bodybuilder on an episode of the '70s show The Streets of San Francisco.

Sam Raimi on red carpet for Spider-Man 2

Before Spider-Man, Sam Raimi Tried (And Failed) To Make Two Superhero Movies

Superhero Movies By Devin Meenan 2 months ago

Sam Raimi famously directed two different superhero films for Marvel, but before Spider-Man, he was trying to adapt two different, darker superheroes.

Gary Oldman's Jackson Lamb stands by a river in Slow Horses

Slow Horses Cleverly Referenced Gary Oldman's Two Best Movie Performances

Drama Shows By Joe Roberts 2 months ago

Gary Oldman's acclaimed Apple TV spy series Slow Horses found some clever ways to reference two of his best movie performances.

A collage of Django (Jamie Foxx) in Django Unchained surrounded by images, in clockwise order, of Manco (Clint Eastwood) in For a Few Dollars More, the Kid (Leonardo DiCaprio) in The Quick and the Dead (1995), Rufus Buck (Idris Elba) in The Harder They Fall (2021), and Jake (Kevin Costner) in Silverado

12 Best Movies Like Django Unchained

Action & Adventure Movies By Sam Stone 2 months ago

Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained delivers an edgy western, and there are plenty of other movies in the genre with similar storytelling sensibilities.

A woman in a white dress comforting Jessica 6 in Logan's Run

A Star Trek Veteran Helped Write The Short-Lived Logan's Run TV Series

Science Fiction Shows By Witney Seibold 2 months ago

Several Star Trek veterans worked on the short-lived Logan's Run TV show, including a legendary Star Trek: The Original Series writer.

John Rambo grabbing onto a mountainside and looking over his shoulder in First Blood

Sylvester Stallone's Best Action Movie, According To Himself

Action & Adventure Movies By Witney Seibold 2 months ago

Sylvester Stallone spent a majority of his career making high-octane action movies, but the actor's choice for his best action movie is a little more low key.

Christian Bale as Jamie wearing his school uniform in Empire of the Sun

Steven Spielberg Directed Christian Bale's First Major Movie For Personal Reasons

Drama Movies By Sandy Schaefer 2 months ago

Christian Bale, in his first major movie role, starred in this Steven Spielberg drama, which the director really connected with on a personal level.

Billy Bob Thornton's Cop speaking on a phone and looking concerned in Faster

Billy Bob Thornton's Gritty Crime Thriller With Dwayne Johnson Is A Hidden Gem On Paramount+

Thriller Movies By Pauli Poisuo 2 months ago

Landman star Billy Bob Thornton played a police detective hunting Dwayne Johnson's vengeful ex-con 2010 crime thriller Faster, now on Paramount+.

Lieutenant Peter J. Nicholas in God Told Me To

This 1976 Sci-Fi Horror Movie On Prime Video Has A Terrifying Premise

Science Fiction Movies By Witney Seibold 2 months ago

If you're looking for a sci-fi horror movie to blow your mind, Prime Video is currently streaming a Larry Cohen classic you must see.

Diggy, Malcolm, and Jib on bikes in Dope

A Star Wars Director's Underrated Crime Comedy Featured A$AP Rocky In His Movie Debut

Comedy Movies By Witney Seibold 2 months ago

Rick Famuyiwa is best known nowadays for his Star Wars TV show work, but he also directed an acclaimed crime comedy that served as A$AP Rocky's film debut.

Loki and Thor standing together in Asgard in Thor (2011)

Marvel Told One MCU Star They Were Too Muscular For Their Superhero Role

Superhero Movies By Witney Seibold 2 months ago

Actors famously tend to bulk up when they join the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but one of the stars of 2011's Thor got (literally) too big for their britches.

Gandalf looking down at something off screen in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Why Peter Jackson Is Glad Sean Connery Turned Down Gandalf In Lord Of The Rings

Fantasy Movies By Jaron Pak 2 months ago

Sean Connery was offered the role of Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings, and 25 years later, director Peter Jackson doesn't regret how things turned out.

Can Yaman's Sandokan talks to his crew on a ship in Sandokan

An Epic 2025 Pirate Series Based On A '70s TV Show Is Streaming On Netflix

Drama Shows By Joe Roberts 2 months ago

If you're looking for an swashbuckling, heroic, historical pirate series, Netflix just snagged the rights to a must-watch 8-part series.

Morgan in a blouse with blue and white prints on it holding a file on High Potential

Why Kaitlin Olson Almost Turned Down High Potential

Comedy Shows By Nina Starner 2 months ago

High Potential with Kaitlin Olson is a hugely popular comedy series on ABC, but the It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia star nearly turned it down.

Taran looking amazed in The Black Cauldron

Disney Should Adapt This Incredible Fantasy Book Series (Even Though Its First Attempt Flopped)

Animation Movies By Witney Seibold 2 months ago

Disney's The Black Cauldron infamously brought its animation studio to the brink of disaster, but it would do well to re-adapt the film's source material.

Captain Stubing smiling on The Love Boat

The Love Boat Recast Its Captain After One Episode Because He Was Too Sexy

Comedy Shows By Witney Seibold 2 months ago

Gavin MacLeod took over as the Captain on The Love Boat after the show's pilot. Why? Because the then-head of ABC felt his predecessor was too sexy.

Absolute Batman cover showing Batman in the rain

Absolute Batman Isn't A Superhero's Journey - It's A Full-On Horror Story

Superhero Movies By Devin Meenan 2 months ago

DC Comics' Absolute Batman is fully embracing horror, as Batman's psychology is even more frayed than usual and Bane wreaks havoc on some familiar faces.

Judith Light, Tony Danza, Katherine Helmond, Alyssa Milano, and Danny Pintauro as Angela Bower, Tony Micelli, Mona Robinson, Sam Micelli, and Jonathan Bower in Who's the Boss?

Who's The Boss? Cast: Where The Actors Are Now

Comedy Shows By Ben F. Silverio 2 months ago

Who's the Boss? turned Tony Danza and Alyssa Milano into big stars, but what happened to them and the rest of the cast after the show ended in 1992?

Jamie and Spike, carrying bows, running away from Rage-infected individuals in 28 Years Later

28 Years Later's Rage Virus Origin Explained

Horror Movies By Witney Seibold 2 months ago

28 Years Later doesn't really touch on the origins of the Rage Virus. For that, you should look to 28 Days Later and some of the franchise's ancillary material.

Bob Ferguson, angry, talking on a payphone in One Battle After Another

Why Leonardo DiCaprio Turned Down The Lead In Boogie Nights

Drama Movies By Devin Meenan 2 months ago

Leonardo DiCaprio nearly worked with his One Battle After Another director Paul Thomas Anderson decades earlier on Boogie Nights. Here's why it didn't happen.

Kevin Costner's John Dutton looks off into the distance in closeup in Yellowstone

Yellowstone's Timothy Reynolds Tribute Explained

Drama Shows By Joe Roberts 2 months ago

Yellowstone dedicated many episodes throughout its run to cast and crew, including a man named Timothy Reynolds. Here's how Reynolds contributed to the show.

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