The day I found out that Michael Crichton's “ Jurassic Park ” was an optional reading for a project in my honors biology class was one of the only times the public school science curriculum sent me over the moon. It was later that day that I learned the hard lesson of just how different movie adaptations can be to their source material. I grew up like a lot of children; enamored with the concept of dinosaurs. In the same way that monster trucks appeal to children, the awe-inspiring massiveness…

Happy Friday, Marvel mavens and superhero sycophants! It's once again that special, special time of the week when we cap things off with a healthy slew of comic book hero memes. It's a weird feeling to have been witness to the beginnings of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. First, it makes me feel my age. “Iron Man” came out 15 years ago. I vividly recall the day that I went to see it in theaters. See, at that point, superhero mania wasn't really a thing. Sure, you had huge blockbusters like the S…

I remember the first time I ever watched the 1957 Sidney Lumet classic 12 Angry Men . I was in my high school Speech class, and instead of dedicating the entire class period to us watching this movie, my teacher just put it on while we did other work and talked. Naturally, I didn't really get much from this viewing experience, if you can even call it that. I can't think of a worse way to convince kids to want to watch this movie. It makes it look like the most boring movie ever. Luckily, that w…

Say what you will about the fourth and fifth entries in the Indiana Jones series . No, seriously. Say anything you want. Those movies aren't very good and I think Steven Spielberg knows it. The original trilogy, however, consists of three incredible, classic films. That's indisputable Do you remember the first time you ever watched Indiana Jones? When I was around four or five, my uncle thought “Raiders of the Lost Ark” would be a good movie to bond over, so he put it on. Other than the face-me…

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It's almost too much to bear

Every main character needs one

Fantasy and sci-fi movies aren't known for having small budgets. As series go, the film adaptations of Harry Potter were not cheap. In fact, if we include the Fantastic Beasts films, the Harry Potter film franchise has cost well over $1 billion dollars. It's also made well over $1 billion, at least 8 billion on top of the film budgets. Numbers like this are a bit overwhelming for our little brains. So when we heard Cracked took a stab at Harry Potter f or their latest $20 Movies installment, yo…

Lights, camera, debunked!

There seem to be very few good samaritans who will intervene in a precarious situation. There is actually a psychological explanation for this called The Bystander Effect . According to Wikipedia, the bystander effect, or bystander apathy, is a social psychological theory that states that individuals are less likely to offer help to a victim when there are other people present. People feel like because there are other people around, they will intervene, and they themselves don't have to do anyt…

Contrary to popular belief, most film sets are not glamorous. Even if you go back to the alleged “golden age” of Hollywood, everyone working on a film set was being worked to

Wes Anderson's signature style has made him one of the most recognizable filmmakers of the last century. The color, the symmetry, the absolute twee-ness of his works are all trademarks of his thirty-year career. Most recently, Anderson released a trailer for his predictably star-studded new feature, Asteroid City. With a mix of huge names like Tom Hanks and Steve Carrell, and Wes Anderson regulars such as Jason Schwartzman and Scarlett Johansson, it's sure to be a Hollywood hit. The compelling…

It feels like people have been skewering The Super Mario Bros. Movie since it was announced that Chris Pratt would be voicing everyone's second favorite Italian plumber (I'm a Luigi gal, okay?). But we need to talk about the Super Mario Bros. movie that preceded it - the aptly titled Super Mario Bros. Despite its star-studded cast (the late Bob Hoskins as Mario and John Leguizamo as Luigi) and strong Illuminati vibes, the movie isn't talked about enough. Until now. In this special episode of Ci…

What up, fools? If you like enjoying original content from our friends at Cracked, and also happen to enjoy cinema, boy do we have news for you! Crakced has launched a brand new series called CineMistakes, and it fulfills both of those areas of interest. Their first video takes a hard look at Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, revealing five of the movie's most grievous mistakes.

Ever see a movie title and think, “Man, they could do better”? Yeah, me too. While Cocaine Bear may not fall into this category, there are plenty of titles

Annabelle, and Chucky, move aside!