65 Years Ago, Hitchcock’s Most Iconic Thriller Redefined Horror — And Has Never Been Replicated
Sometimes, movies can transcend their original contexts and become signifiers for something bigger. When someone refers to “making an offer...
40 Years Ago, The Star Wars Franchise Had An Unhinged Fever Dream
Not everything in the past was better. When it comes to science fiction franchises from the 1970s and 1980s, we...
30 Years Ago, A Surprising Fantasy Series Became An Instant Cult Classic
By the time Lucy Lawless made her debut as Xena in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, she’d already had a few...
50 Years Ago, One Forgotten Sci-Fi TV Show Briefly Became The Next Star Trek
While the 1960s gave the world the innovation and brilliance of Star Trek, Doctor Who, and The Outer Limits —...
5 Years Ago, An Iconic Sci-Fi Director Made A Legendarily Divisive Movie
“You need to rewatch it to get it” can be either a promise or a threat. It’s satisfying to let...
10 Years Ago, The Riskiest Thriller On TV Ended With A Bang
It’s hard to know when the good old days are until they’re over. The Golden Age of Television felt like...
5 Years Ago, A Misunderstood Director Adapted An Impossible Thriller
For a man who wrote an entire movie about how awful adapting a book into a movie can be, Charlie...
5 Years Ago, An Influential Superhero Era Ended With An Underrated Thriller
In Deadpool & Wolverine’s closing-credits tribute to the 20th Century Fox era of Marvel movies, the only film that doesn’t...
15 Years Ago, A Shocking Horror Movie Delivered The Decade’s Most Divisive Ending
Executive produced by shock horror auteur Eli Roth, The Last Exorcism began riling up certain members of the public before...
20 Years Ago, A Legendary Fantasy Director Secretly Started A Fascinating Trend
Because they exist in the public domain, fairy tales can be adapted by anyone as long as they’re not based...