Genre Hybrids and the Collision of Tropes The sci-fi western is a genre hybrid that, at first glance, might sound like a contradiction. One genre is rooted in dusty deserts, outlaws, six-shooters, and steam-powered locomotion, Read More
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What Did Sully See at the End of Monsters, Inc.?
The Door Rebuilt When the ending of Monsters, Inc. hits, it doesn’t come with a loud punch or a massive plot twist. It arrives softly, with music swelling and a moment that’s more Read More
From the South Side to the Stage Bernie Mac didn’t come into comedy the easy way. He didn’t have a famous relative in the business. He didn’t get a boost from a Read More
Finding the Funny Early On Marlon Wayans didn’t step into Hollywood quietly. He came from a family that was already deep in the industry, with his older brothers Keenen Ivory, Damon, Shawn, and Dwayne Read More
From Roots to Resilience John Amos has one of those faces you don’t forget — strong, weathered, grounded. His presence on screen has always carried a weight that feels earned, not performed. Whether he’s Read More
When The Godfather was released in 1972, it became an instant cinematic landmark, but not without stirring up controversy that rippled through Hollywood, Italian-American communities, and political circles alike. Francis Ford Coppola’s adaptation of Mario Read More
The Wild Misfire We Can’t Stop Watching When you sit down to watch Street Fighter, you have to make a choice pretty early on: either try to understand what’s happening and why it Read More
The Premise That Shouldn’t Work It’s hard to even explain the premise of Face/Off without sounding like you’re making it up on the spot. A dedicated FBI agent undergoes cutting-edge surgery Read More
A Career That Started on Stage Louis Gossett Jr. didn’t just stumble into acting. His career began in the 1950s, at a time when the doors weren’t exactly flinging open for young Black Read More
Enter the Void
