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Chris Morgan

Chris Morgan is a Detroit-based culture writer who has somehow managed to justify getting his BA in Film Studies. He has written about sports and entertainment across various internet platforms for years and is also the author of three books about '90s television.

EXPERTISE:

Movies, TV, Sitcoms, Indie Music, 90's Culture, Classic Films, NFL, NBA, NHL, Soccer

The 10 best Sopranos episodes, ranked

In many ways, the HBO original changed not just the course of its network, but of TV history. We likely don’t get the wave of critically beloved dramas on cable networks if not for Tony Soprano and company.

The 25 greatest winter sports movies

Not all of them are five-star classics, but they all can give you your sports fix.

25 current MLB players who will end up in the Hall of Very Good

When it comes to MLB players, there’s a lot of talk about the Hall of Fame. Which players are going to make it? Will somebody like Mike Trout or Shohei Ohtani end up unanimously elected?

25 current NBA players who will end up in the Hall of Very Good

LeBron James is an all-time great, a modern Michael Jordan. Somebody like Russell Westbrook is akin to a Jason Kidd. However, there is a wide chasm between the Hall of Famers, near Hall of Famers, and the totally forgotten players.

25 current NHL players who will end up in the Hall of Very Good

Some athletes are legends of the game. Some are Hall of Famers, or maybe they land in the “Hall of Very Good.” They are still vaunted in discussions of the history of their sport, though.

How did the last 20 second-place Premier League clubs do the next season?

Finishing second in the Premier League table is empirically good. You finished above 18 teams, and you’re headed to the Champions League. On the other hand, second isn’t first.

The biggest surprising and disappointing movies and TV shows from 2025

It’s always nice when a movie or TV show turns out to be unexpectedly good. On the flip side, it’s always a shame when something you were looking forward to falls short of not just hopes, but of being worthwhile.

Memorable crime movies set during the Christmas season

Christmas is all about cheer and goodwill towards men…but what if you set a crime movie during Christmas? Did we just blow your mind!?

Every MLB player with double-digit Gold Gloves

If defense wins championships, teams hoping to vie for a title in MLB probably hope to have a couple of Gold Gloves out there in the field. The Gold Glove awards are, of course, handed out for defensive excellence.

Resetting our Premier League predictions for the end of the 2025-26 season

Prior to the 2025-26 Premier League season, we predicted the final table. Now that we’ve seen over one-third of the campaign played out, and with the Christmas fixture crunch nearing, we thought it would be worthwhile to take the information we have now and make new predictions based on what’s happened and what we think will happen going forward.

Which NBA teams have the best Christmas Day records?

Christmas and the NBA go hand-in-hand. The day serves for the top hoops league in the world, like Thanksgiving for the NFL. However, while the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys are perpetual Thanksgiving participants, the NBA has mixed up the matchups and the teams throughout the years.

Looking back at every NFL Christmas Day game

For years, Thanksgiving belonged to the NFL, but Christmas belonged to the NBA. Occasionally, an NFL game would fall on Christmas, but it was anomalous, even avoided if possible.

The most memorable movies in which people are wrongfully accused

It’s a fear many share: being wrongfully accused of a crime. Unfortunately, real people don’t live in movie world, so they can’t trust that they will evade law enforcement until they figure out who really did it.

20 movies that were vehicles for musicians

When being a successful musician isn’t enough, why not give acting a try? These are movies that served as starring vehicles for musicians — some successful, and some misfires.

Movies from the late 20th century that got pointless remakes

We won’t say these remakes were “unnecessary,” because all movies are unnecessary, but these films got remakes that served no particular purpose.

The last season every current Premier League club wasn't in the top flight

When was the last time all 20 current Premier League clubs didn’t play top-flight football? Here’s the story for all of these clubs.

Movie sequels that shift focus on characters

Sometimes, oftentimes even, a movie sequel remains focused on the same main characters, or characters. There are times, though, when a sequel focuses on a new character or characters. Here are some notable sequels that do just that.

Memorable Christmas movies about dysfunctional families

The idea of a family trying to get through their dysfunction to celebrate the holidays is well-worn, but that doesn’t mean some of them don’t work. Many of them do, in fact. Here are our picks for some of the most memorable.

The best and worst family vacation movies

Family vacations have been a common idea for films for many years, which makes sense as they're something many can relate to. These are the best and worst movies about family vacations.

18 horror movies that surprisingly got sequels

For every “Friday the 13th” or “Scream” where the sequel makes all the sense in the world, there are these horror flicks which got surprising sequels.

The most notable female directors of action films

Directing action can seem like a man’s game. That’s in part because for years female directors struggled to get any opportunities, much less genre opportunities. Fortunately, some women have gotten the chance to direct action, and even find success in that genre. Here are some of those notable female action directors.

Christmas movies that have faded from cultural memory

There are some totemic Christmas movies. You see these staples on television basically every year, from " It’s a Wonderful Life"  to " Elf ." Also, yes, " A Christmas Story ," but we don’t feel like Scrooge-ing it up talking about the most overrated holiday film of them all.

Who is the most-iconic player for every NBA franchise?

Who is the best player in the history of every NBA franchise? That’s a tough question. Who is the most iconic player in the history of every NBA franchise?

The best movies about fighting

There’s a lot of fighting in movies, but also a lot of movies about fighting. We mean that in an organized way. Movies about fights that are happening within competitive parameters, not a John Wick movie or a Captain America movie or what have you.

Who is the winningest coach for every NHL franchise?

NHL head coaches have to hire good assistants. They have to set an overarching philosophy, juggle lineup configurations, and do the kind of “man management” that is impossible to track statistically.