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TV fans everywhere know that a strong finale can help to solidify a show’s reputation, just as a bad or ill-conceived one can tarnish it. However, it should be pointed out that even finales considered bad at the time can, in hindsight, be appreciated for the risks they were willing to take regarding character development or plot.
The 20 best presidential biopics
Movies and TV have repeatedly turned to the figure of the president in search of stories to tell to help audiences understand more about those who have led the country through some of its most difficult times.
The 20 best movies about extreme weather
Given the enormous influence that weather and the climate have on human behavior and society, it’s not surprising to find Hollywood repeatedly turning to extreme weather and natural disasters in search of exciting stories.
The 20 best movies and TV shows about the American Revolution
Even though the Revolutionary War was and is one of the most important events in the history of the United States, it has relatively rarely been imagined on-screen. Nevertheless, several notable movies and TV series, both fictional and nonfictional, have shone a fascinating light on both the Revolutionary War and those who fought in it.
The 20 most memorable movies with older protagonists
Hollywood has long had a strained relationship with age, and movies rarely allow older actors to star in films centered around them. From comedies to dramas and everything in between, these are some of the best movies that feature an elderly protagonist (or two).
20 film endings that subverted audience expectations
It’s no secret that an ending can make or break a movie. After all, the audience is likely to remember a lackluster film's powerful ending more than the reverse.
The 20 most soul-crushing movies
While sometimes films can engender happiness and joy, they can also plumb the darker, more sinister aspects of the human mind and condition. It’s thus worth looking at soul-crushing films. They reveal how movies can reflect the world's best and worst and the audiences who watch them.
20 must-watch documentaries about the LGBTQ+ experience
LGBTQ+ documentaries provide general audiences with a more nuanced understanding of the community as a whole, showing how far it has come and still has to go. As such, it’s worth taking a look back at the best documentaries that have been made by and about those who identify as LGBTQ+.
The 20 best movies and shows about trans identity
Whether in the form of documentary, drama, or comedy, popular culture has tremendous power in shifting people’s awareness of the joys, struggles, and power of the trans experience, so it is worth highlighting those that have had a particular impact.
20 animated films that pack an emotional wallop
For far too long, animation has been viewed as inferior to live-action, largely because it remains associated with children and their supposedly simple needs and desires as viewers. Over the years, however, studios from Disney to Pixar to Studio Ghibli have shown that there is a lot of emotional power in animation.
The 20 most iconic fathers in animation history
Father’s Day is always a good opportunity to celebrate fathers — real and fictional. Studios like Disney, Pixar, and Hanna-Barbera have been particularly prolific in their creation of remarkable father figures.
20 documentaries that had real-world impact
A number of documentaries have made quite an impact in the real world, whether by raising awareness of a very important and pressing issue or encouraging politicians and regular people to do something to change things for the better. As such, these documentaries are reminders of the enduring power of the moving image.
20 classic films that deserve a new theater release
By this point, it’s no secret that movie theaters are in a bit of trouble, with the summer 2024 box office proving sluggish. However, there’s always reason to hope, and Hollywood has repeatedly shown that it’s quite willing and able to use its classic films to draw people back into the theater.
20 TV couples that became legendary when they finally got together
TV history is littered with examples of great couples, whether in sitcoms — where the will they/won’t they dynamic is particularly pronounced — or in dramas. These character pairings are easy to invest in — people who seem almost from the real world. Unsurprisingly, the best TV couples are those who end up being better as a pair than they ever were as individuals.
20 cinema classics that got sequels much later
Though some of the most noteworthy sequels are those released soon after the initial film, Hollywood history is filled with fascinating examples of films that did not have a sequel until many years after their debut. While few of these manage to fully recapture the original's magic, they nevertheless offer their own unique pleasures.
20 movies that left audiences completely baffled
Every so often, a movie comes along that flies in the face of narrative logic, sometimes deliberately and sometimes because the director loses control of the story. However, even the most confusing and bewildering movies still have something to offer and are thus worth closer examination.
20 series that are best when watched one episode at a time
For better or worse, Netflix changed the game when it came to how people consume TV, encouraging audiences to binge shows rather than take their time to savor each episode. While some genres still lend themselves to this mode of viewing, particularly the sitcom, a number of series also deserve to be watched more deliberately.
The 20 best LGBTQ+ couples in movies
There has been an increasing amount of attention paid to queer love in all of its forms — the joyous and the tragic — allowing audiences to see the many forms it can take. It’s thus taking a look back at the best queer couples in the movies.
The 20 best LGBTQ+ couples on TV
Even though it took a long time, television is catching up to the fact that LGBTQ+ make up a sizable audience and want to see themselves reflected and represented on the screen. While not every single one of them gets a happy ending, they all manage to show how the joyously complicated nature of love.
The 20 best movies about cryptids
It’s no secret that Hollywood — and audiences — love a good monster movie, and it’s even better when the monster is a cryptid. Whether it’s the Bigfoot or the Loch Ness Monster, the Yeti or the Wendigo, cryptozoology has much to offer the movies.
Ahead of its time: The best films set in the far-off future
The future is always a source of fascination, fear, and anticipation. The further into the future one goes, the more intense those feelings become.
The 20 best anthology series
The very best anthology series strikes a balance between having each installment feel new and fresh while making sure they connect to the overall theme or ethos of the series. Fortunately, TV history has numerous examples of such anthology successes, from The Twilight Zone to American Horror Story.
20 terrifying films and TV shows about stalkers
As the success of such fiction demonstrates — including the hit series Baby Reindeer on Netflix — there is an audience hungry to experience, if just vicariously, the thrill and the danger of obsession.
The 20 best movies about angels
Whether they are terrifying or beneficent or some mixture of the two, there’s no doubt that cinematic angels represent the very human desire to reach beyond the limits of this world.
20 parodies that were even better than the subject they sent up
Parody is one of the genres that is the most difficult to do properly, let alone achieve that rare feat of being as good as or better than the object of said parody. Though the parody film seems to have entered one of its periodic moments of dormancy, it’s worth looking back at some of the most notable examples of the genre to appreciate it in all of its irreverent glory.
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