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The 21 best horror movies from the 1980s
The ‘80s were a big decade for horror films. Thanks to movies like “Halloween,” slashers were on the rise, but special effects were also allowing for more ambition in terms of freaky monsters and things of that ilk.
20 notable movies about completely dysfunctional couples
Some movie couples put the “fun” in “dysfunctional.” We’re not talking about the romantic comedy couples who have one big fight over an easily-managed misunderstanding.
20 films about fighting the system
People love a good underdog story, and who is a bigger underdog than somebody fighting “the system?” A nebulous concept? Sure. Does that make it easier to put together a list of the best movies about fighting the system?
20 American New Wave films everyone should watch at least once
The Godfather . Chinatown . Easy Rider . Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid . All these movies are drastically different yet somehow very similar, emerging
The 20 best A24 films
A list of the best A24 movies wouldn't look all that different from a list of the best movies this decade. A titan of cinema, the producer has been cranking out indie, artsy, and foreign movies with a hit rate that matches peak Motown.
20 songs that sample iconic movie scenes
There's nothing like the rush of hearing a familiar movie quote right before the beat drops. Throughout the years, artists from all genres have used cult-classic one-liners to dramatic monologues that everyone knows by heart, turning familiar movie scenes into memorable music moments.
20 horror movies where the villain is best part
Horror rises or falls based on the strength and complexity of its villains. Indeed, there are many times when the villain manages to outshine everyone else in the movie.
The best & worst movies Adam Sandler movies
Though Sandler’s bag of films is more mixed than many, there is plenty of quality to be found. He is, perhaps, one of the best actors for a list of best and worst films in a filmography.
21 dark comedies and gritty thrillers that take place in L.A.
The death of music legend and quintessential Southern California boy Brian Wilson led to a dissection of his musical output. Yes, he wrote many a tune about sun and fun in Los Angeles, but he also wrote many a song about despair, isolation, and darkness.
20 celebrities who you may not know are only children
Famous siblings are nothing new, as people tend to get very enthralled when a family has more than one talent in them, like the Olsens, Culkins, and Wayans. Even families like the Kardashians have left people enamored. That’s not to say that there aren’t a good number of celebrities who are only children.
The 20 cutest meet-cutes in movie history
Oh, to meet your lover through a chance encounter like they do in the movies.
20 film & TV characters who had it worse than they did in the book
Adapting a novel to film or television is a notoriously tricky business. Sometimes, adapters decide to make substantial changes to even those characters that make the final cut for inclusion, and there are a surprising number of films and TV series in which a character suffers a great deal more than their novel counterpart.
Comedy gold: 20 funny films that won an Oscar
The Academy Awards are some of the most important accolades in the film industry. However, they can also be notoriously exclusionary, particularly regarding the types of genres that usually accrue awards. Whether awarded for acting, directing, or technical achievements, some of the most beloved comedies in Hollywood history have also managed to become Academy Award winners.
The 20 best werewolf movies
Along with the vampire and Frankenstein’s monster, the werewolf has remained one of the most recognizable monsters in the movies. It’s thus worth looking at the best the werewolf genre has to offer to see how the beast has changed over time.
The creepiest smiles in movies
The creepy smile is a trope that’s old as the medium of movies. Here are the best smiles that made us think of the worst things in movies.
NBA News / Yardbarker / April 29, 2023
Jack Nicholson's return sparks Lakers blowout win over Grizzlies
Jack Nicholson hadn't attended a Lakers game since last year's opener. He inspired the team to a 40-point win Friday night.
Crony awards: The most memorable movie villainous sidekicks
The sidekick is a step above a henchman. Sometimes a sidekick is even more imposing than the primary baddie! These are the best villain sidekicks from movies.
The 25 greatest conspiracy thriller films of all time
Maybe that election really was rigged? Maybe that game really was fixed? The conspiracy thriller is all about getting us to question the people at the top of the food chain.
20 facts you might not know about 'The Departed'
It was packed with stars, but Scorsese is always one of the stars of his movies. These are 20 facts about the Oscar-winning film.
Entertainment News / Yardbarker / October 6, 2021
Did Jack Nicholson refuse to wear Red Sox hat in 'The Departed'? 'Jack can do whatever Jack wants,' Mark Wahlberg says
Wednesday is the 15-year anniversary of The Departed's arrival in theaters Oct. 6, 2006.
20 facts you might not know about 'Chinatown'
There are many who consider it one of the best – perhaps the best – example of neo-noir. It manages to work both as a period piece and as a ‘70s film, with Jack Nicholson smartly cast as a private eye in a little over his head. These are 20 facts about “Chinatown.” Don’t forget them.
Did you know all of these 20 facts about 'The Shining'?
Combine an iconic, taxing director, one of the most successful writers ever, and the biggest movie star of his generation, and you get “The Shining.”
Beloved 1970s films that still hold up well today
Life moves pretty fast. Forty-plus years ago, moviegoers were flipping out over Great White Sharks, xenomorphs and Hells Angels. They worshipped Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Richard Pryor, Barbara Streisand and Marlon Brando.
The 25 best Whodunit? movies of all-time
Who has done it? This is a question at the center of many a story. You may know it as a “Whodunit?” There are mystery stories where you as the reader or the viewer doesn’t know who committed the crime, usually a murder, and the story involves a character or characters trying to figure it out.
That's the spirit: The 25 greatest ghost films
When it comes to spinning a good, ghostly yarn, the build's the thing. Setting, characterization, atmosphere...get your audience to hang on every word. Fire the imagination and then spring the trap. That's what the following filmmakers did in these exquisite tales of the paranormal.
Entertainment News / Yardbarker / June 21, 2019
Why Tim Burton's 'Batman' was a gift and a curse for the superhero genre
It’s been 30 years since Tim Burton’s “Batman” firmly established that superhero movies can be dark and moody and wildly profitable, but that needn’t be the go-to vibe.
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