Jack Skellington has been celebrating Christmas for 33 years, and he has made Disney a fortune doing it. Receiving a wide release on October 29th, 1993, The Nightmare Before Christmas introduced audiences to the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town, who discovers Christmas. Thinking he can do a better job than Santa, Jack abducts Sandy Claws […]
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scene from james cameron’s the abyss Hollywood movie studios were all over the underwater monster movie in 1989. These movies all had similar plots — for one reason or another, a crew goes underwater in service of a mission, encounters a monster that causes the crew to suffer casualties before the crew finds a way […]
For a good chunk of the late 80’s and early 90’s, Arnold Schwarzenegger was trying to prove he was more than just the guy who blew things up and said one-liners. Twins and Kindergarten Cop highlighted his comedic chops, while Terminator 2: Judgment Day established him as the biggest action star in Hollywood. But one […]
If there was one genre that seemed to dominate and define the 1980s, it was horror. While not every horror release from the era was great, the genre was kind of everywhere. There was the rise of slashers and iconic villains like Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees, and Michael Myers. There were body horror projects like […]
Bringing back a horror movie villain has proven to be a tall task throughout history. That’s especially true with the iconic slasher villains who rose to prominence during the heyday of the subgenre in the ’80s. Attempts to reboot or revive major franchises in the modern day have mostly been a swing and a miss. […]
Consequences were never exactly a major part of the Power Rangers mythos. Heroes and enemies alike would be walloped with fists and feet, sliced by swords, and tossed off high buildings with zero repercussions or injuries outside of a few sparks flying from their chests. It was one of the elements of the show that […]
When a franchise becomes as massive as Star Wars, you’d expect there to be a lot of partnerships and collaborations. But, not all of these collaborations would be straightforward. I bet you can find a Star Wars branded version of anything you can think of. You can wake up on a Monday thanks to your […]
The 1990s were a great decade for animation, but not all of the era’s characters are likely to resonate with the kids of today. Throughout the tail end of the 20th century, animation seemed to hit a real hot streak. A perfect storm of the relatively low cost of animation combined with the potential for […]
While movies are often categorized by their apparent place within specific genres, there are always movies that blur the ill-defined boundaries. By making use of established tropes from more than one genre, or by combining the tone of two distinct types of movies, certain titles become a delicate mix of multiple traditional categories. While almost […]
Warning! This post contains major spoilers for VisionQuest episodes 5 and 6. VisionQuest episodes 5 and 6 have finally hit Disney+, and within them they contain answers to some of MCU fans’ biggest questions about the series—including what Jocasta’s true motivations are and whether her character will adhere to her story arc from the comics. […]