If you’re a Batman fan, you’ve had no shortage of content to sink your nerdy little teeth into. Comics, television shows, innumerable movie reboots, video games, pretty much any other form of media you could imagine. An inescapable media franchise? Sure, that sounds like a nightmare for most people, but I have no qualms. We live in a society, after all. Yeah, the DC Universe isn’t top dog compared to the Marvel Cinematic Univers e, but it’s impossible to name a single MCU superhero with as much…

Memes are messages from the deep

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

You already know what it is, it's your boy Stephen with a relatively new show on Cracked where he absolutely skewers your favorite films. Last episode we discussed 1993's Illuminati masterpiece, Super Mario Bros. This week on the Skewer Stick is this year's controversial The Super Mario Bros. Movie . No Chris Pratts were hurt in the making of this video.

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…

The last few months have been especially crazy for Marvel Superhero fans. Sure, with all the news, movies, and Disney Plus shows that are constantly dropping, you’d think fans would be used to crazy, but recent times have been crazy, crazy. Let’s start with the new Ant-Man movie. People really don't like it. There has been a barrage of negative reception with many complaining about the lackluster, humorless plot and the CGI being akin to those found in “The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lava Girl,…

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Writers can be so cruel

Did you guys know that movies and TV…are not real? Crazy, I know. It can be shocking and even harrowing to discover that screenwriters do not actually know the 411 on the industries they write about. Whether it be Chicago Fire, Chicago Med, Chicago P.D., Law and Order, Law and Order SVU, or even Grey's Anatomy , I can practically guarantee you that none of the writers of those shows have ever been a cop, firefighter, or doctor. Because of this lack of industry overlap, there are countless discr…

My house, my rules

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…

The 'Barbie' movie posters are strange, fun and hilarious—they've also accidentally spawned a perfect new meme format.

So you're telling me that Davy Jones could have been cruising on land this whole time?

After over a decade, the day has finally arrived. Internet users can now lay down their arms, even if just for a momentary truce, and celebrate the return of everyone’s favorite ogre. Shrek 5 has been confirmed. While it’s still in early development, the entire voice cast ( Mike Myers , Eddie Murphy, and Cameron Diaz) have expressed their interest and intention to return to the Dreamworks franchise for a fifth film. Eddie Murphy even went as far as to suggest a Donkey spinoff. Many of us never…

There is no movie coming out in 2023 with more Twitter hype than Barbie . The upcoming movie is directed by Greta Gerwig, who brought us modern classics like Ladybird and Little Women . Her involvement has piqued the public's interest in this project from the beginning. Initially, it was rumored that comedian Amy Schumer would cinch the titular role, but after much backlash, it was revealed that Margot Robbie would be playing everyone's favorite fashion doll. Barbie is such an iconic internatio…