“You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain.” Protagonist versus antagonist. Hero versus villain. It’s a tale as old as time, and the basic schematic of every story. Sometimes, though, clever filmmakers try to subvert expectations to make audiences question everything they have seen or believed up to a point. The...

Before Star Wars, before The Matrix, before Alien, The Terminator, or Jurassic Park, there were the genre-defining sci-fi adventures of the Planet of the Apes series. One of the earliest franchises to catapult science fiction into mainstream popularity, Planet of the Apes forever changed how audiences perceived sci-fi narratives in the late 1960s. Using...

The category “emotionally immature parents” can include a variety of different types of parents. It can include parents who had children at a very young age and were thus wildly unprepared for parenting, parents who dealt with untreated mental health or substance abuse issues, or even parents with narcissistic traits. Here are six traits and behaviors...

For many of us, it’s hard to remember a time when Shrek didn’t exist. Some of us weren’t even born yet! It’s now been 20 years since Shrek 2 was released, which means we’ve had two decades of jokes about Dulac, “Far Far Away,” an evil Fairy Godmother, the Donkey-Dragon romance, and of course, our favorite mean green smelly ogre, Shrek. With a star-studded...

Though The Lost Boys came out over 35 years ago, there’s still a very active fanbase of horror lovers who keep this vampire classic at the tops of their must-watch lists. And rightfully so! Few vampires are as badass as David and the rest of his gang of 80’s glam rock wannabe blood-suckers. Even with all the re-watching fans have been doing for decades,...

When Harry Met Sally is a classic for a reason and that’s because it’s perfect but also because it still endures after all this time. Here are four love lessons from When Harry Met Sally that still hold up today. 1. Find someone who can love you through all of your iterations. Throughout the film, both Harry and Sally change. Not...