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The Film: When "The Super Mario Bros. Movie" came out just three years ago, many fans were hoping that it would be the long-awaited triumph that would finally see everyone's favorite plumber get a proper adaptation after several decades of waiting (and obviously not counting the bizarre 1993 adaptation in which the only commonality to the games were the names). What we got was something of a mixed bag, one where the visuals were gorgeous and the voice acting was great, but wh

The Film: George Stevens is often cited as being one of the greatest directors in the history of cinema, an honor that is fully-justified by even the briefest glimpses at his remarkable body of work. With a filmography that boasts such classics as "A Place in the Sun," "Giant," "Gunga Din," "Shane," and "The Greatest Story Ever Told," it's not hard to see why he has such a revered reputation, with many of today's great filmmakers still singing his praises. Way back in 1984, a

The Film: When it comes to action megastar Arnold Schwarzenegger, there are many that primarily remember his incredible work from the '80s, which includes classics such as "The Terminator," "Commando," "The Running Man," and the "Conan" films. However, there's quite a lot to be said about his outstanding run in the '90s as well, where we got such films as "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" (a masterpiece considered by many to be his best work), "True Lies," "Total Recall," and "Las

The Film: Spy comedies is another one of those sub-genres that can be rather difficult to get right. There are a number of filmmakers who have been pretty successful at it, with films like "Top Secret!," "In Like Flint," and "Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery," but then there are several other projects, which shall remain nameless, that haven't been able to find the humor in the idea of spoofing such a popular & serious type of film. One of these that seemed to come

The Show: When "Game of Thrones" ended its brilliant run in 2019, fans anxiously awaited the next project that would be set within the same universe. A multitude of possibilities were announced, but the first one we got was "House of the Dragon," based on George R.R. Martin's novel "Fire & Blood," which explores the history of the Targaryen Dynasty. The results have been little mixed so far, with a fine first season and a rather sluggish second, but it shows strong potential

The Film: Way back in 1996, director Wes Craven & screenwriter Kevin Williamson gave us a little horror flick called "Scream," a thrilling slasher that also acted as a brilliant meta dissection of the genre. The film not only received acclaim from critics & fans alike, but was also a massive hit at the box office, leading to an inevitable sequel that was a surprisingly-decent follow-up to the original. However, after that, the series began to run into a few problems. Despite

The Film: It would take quite a while to add up the number of times that the classic "Robin Hood" legend has been adapted for film & television, but it would probably be more than fair to say that the most highly-regarded has always been the beloved 1938 masterpiece "The Adventures of Robin Hood," starring Errol Flynn. Other notable versions also include the delightful Disney adaptation from 1973, "Robin and Marian" from 1976, and the 1991 film "Robin Hood" with Patrick Bergi

The Film: Back in 2007, a small Canadian web series called "Nirvana the Band the Show" was released starring Matt Johnson and Jay McCarol as fictionalized versions of themselves who are members of "Nirvana the Band," with the entire premise focusing on their attempts to land a gig at a venue called The Rivoli. Eight years later, they launched a TV show called "Nirvanna the Band the Show," which lasted two seasons and followed the same plot. At this point, you would think that

The Film: Over the last several decades, there have been many films that have explored the dark period of American history involving The Blacklist, HUAC, and the desperate investigation into Communist activities of the 1950s, but it's rather interesting to note that they didn't really start appearing until the '70s, with "The Way We Were" from 1973 being credited as the first major film to use it as a central plot point. However, the first one to focus on it in a satirical fa

The Show: When the long-awaited & highly-anticipated adaptation of the popular "Fallout" video game series premiered just two years ago, the result was a somewhat surprising mixed offering that had fantastic production value, but faltered a bit when it came to its writing. That is to say, it seemed to take quite a while to get its various storylines moving, and even when they finally did, it still had a little trouble keeping focus on the ones that were most important. As we