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The key to a great spoof: pile on the gags and never once allow for a moment of sincere levity.
The 25 worst blockbusters of all time
Once upon a time, a film only became a blockbuster based on enthusiastic word of mouth. Movies were released gradually, by territory; if you lived in a rural area, it could be months before you saw "Gone with the Wind" or "Goldfinger".
The 25 greatest movie shootouts
Ever since Justus D. Barnes fired his pistol directly at the camera at the end of 1903's "The Great Train Robbery", filmmakers have been smitten with the poetry of gun violence.
Film gimmicks that worked (and a few that didn't)
For the majority of its existence, the motion picture industry has thrived on its ability to give audiences an experience they can't replicate at home.
The films from 2021 that should be nominated for Oscars, but won't
Let's get out ahead of the bummers to come and celebrate the movies that are (most likely) bound to be looking from the outside in.
The best filmmakers of the 21st century
Who are the new titans of cinema? Here are twenty-five filmmakers who demand our attention.
Year in review: The most memorable movie moments of 2021
Which scenes from 2021 left the most indelible imprints? Here are twenty-five moments we'll be thinking about forever.
Year in review: The busiest actors of 2021
There are a lot of familiar names on this list, but many talented actors who are just getting fired up.
Year in review: The 25 best performances of 2021
It wasn't an ideal year for cinema, but it was an improvement on 2020. We had film festivals. People went to the movie theaters.
Year in review: The 25 best films of 2021
This was a strange year for the movies. We thought we'd come crashing out of the pandemic with renewed vigor, but the Delta variant had other plans.
Slashing prices: The 25 greatest indie horror movies
Here are the twenty-five scrappiest/nastiest/scariest indie horror films ever made.
The 25 greatest set-pieces from James Bond films
The James Bond franchise will turn sixty next year, and, for the first time since 2002, it will be in search of a new lead. We've offered up numerous suggestions, but Eon Productions is known for its unpredictability.
Which actors made for the best & worst movie athletes?
There is an unspoken requirement that the actor cast as the great athlete looks the role. If you're cast as a baseball player, you should be able to throw a baseball. Play a boxer, you should pack a believable punch.
The most tantalizing "What Ifs" in Hollywood history
Making movies is a fickle business. People dream big. They imagine grand epics with the biggest stars, and they believe deep in their hearts that their vision will payoff in boffo box office or a multitude of Academy Awards.
The 25 most devastating endings in film history
The twenty-five movies on this list eschew such half-measures. They go hard. They leave you battered, if not completely broken. So pull out a box of tissues, and let's relive some of the most traumatizing endings of all time.
The 25 greatest action hero names of all time
Snake Plissken stands tall in the pantheon of great action hero names, though he has some stiff competition. Here are twenty-five of the roughest, toughest, and most unusual.
The 25 greatest villain names of all time
Villains are a delight. They're supposed to be wild and evil and way over the top. You can brainstorm villain names all day, and wind up with twenty usable variations. Oftentimes, you'll err on the side of restraint, but you need to go bonkers to get there.
The 25 must-own hip-hop LPs from 1991
By 1991, the cassette racks and CD bins at your local record store were stuffed with a new product every week. Thirty years later, we're still trying to sort through what was big at the time and what was legitimately great. So dig out your Karl Kani, fire up the turntable, and let's take a trip back into time to determine the must-own LPs of 1991.
The 25 most enticing movie trailers
Most cinephiles will tell you that the moviegoing experience is incomplete if you miss so much as a single trailer. In the days before the internet, previews of coming attractions used to be one of the only ways to keep tabs on what was headed to your local theater.
Bad bosses: The 25 most evil & megalomaniacal CEOs in film
Once upon a time, after the robber barons and before the collapse of Enron, corporate executives were exalted as wise champions of capitalism, men (always men) who married their passion for their profession/product with a can-do attitude that everyday people should emulate.
The 25 greatest movie shootouts
Ever since Justus D. Barnes fired his pistol directly at the camera at the end of 1903's "The Great Train Robbery", filmmakers have been smitten with the poetry of gun violence.
The films from 2020 that should win Oscars, but won't
In this supposedly lean year for movies (due to the heavy hitters vacating 2020 on account of the coronavirus pandemic), it was believed that this would be the year of the underdog at the Academy Awards.
