Movies

The Literary Genius of Movie Novelizations

‘Based on the major motion picture’ doesn’t mean bargain basement — the exact opposite, really

I Want the New HBO Lakers Series to Just Be About Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in ‘Airplane!’

Sorry, the best moment in the ‘Winning Time’ trailer is the two seconds it shows of the acclaimed center playing Roger Murdock

In a Parkland World, Where Does the Red Ryder BB Gun Live?

Many know the iconic air gun from ‘A Christmas Story.’ But that nostalgic holiday staple, like the rifle itself, has become a political hot potato

Every Disaster Film Is About How We Can’t Wait for the World to End

The new ‘Don’t Look Up’ is an angry satire that argues humanity wouldn’t bat an eye if a comet was heading directly toward Earth. But over the years, the genre has taught us to embrace the horrific, fiery death that awaits us all — at least at the movies