Movies are back, and so, our butts return to the theater seats (and our comfy couches, thanks to streaming.) This year's had a lot of exciting returns to the big screen and a lot of great new things to explore, and as a team full of film junkies, we're excited to share our favorites from this past year. Let's jump in.

You can tell a lot by the way people orbit a person, and Reiner’s casts oftentimes became like family, or at the very least dear lifelong friends. This was certainly true of the amazing cast of The Princess Bride, who spoke so intensely fondly of him throughout the years. 

Reiner led with laughter and kindness that he wove into his work and "IRL" persona, and we can't help but feel a light go off in that little corner of our childhoods with him leaving so soon.

You wouldn't think that the holidays and conventions go together. I mean, there's con traffic, some of which kept us from The Breakfast Club even hours before the floor opened, then there's "late November weekend holiday shopping/events" traffic, and never shall the two converge. Not to mention, conventions are a big spend (especially in the merch halls) and we've all got LOTS of shopping to do for the holidays in our very near future. BUT. Sometimes, these things do collide.

There are no bad Paul Thomas Anderson movies. And while lately there has been a bit of ebb and flow after There Will Be Blood and...

Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen at Fan Expo Chicago 2025. Photo: Marielle Bokor We got to catch Ewan McGregor on his Fan Expo...

Fan Expo Chicago 2025 was one for the record books, with a fantastic guest list and a lot of exciting things to do. One of the highlights of the con came when we had a chance to interview some of the cast of Aliens, who we'd had the pleasure of seeing together in their Friday panel. For this task, we enlisted Antal Bokor, our managing editor, a combat veteran, and a lifelong fan of Aliens, to take on the task of interviewing people who quite literally influenced all of ou

I write about video games, and without Aliens, early video game history would look much different. Games like Contra, Halo, Half-Life and many more wouldn’t exist or would look a whole lot different without Aliens. And it's not just video games.  I’m not trying to discount Ridley Scott’s contribution with Alien, which introduces us to the seemingly unstoppable and terrifying xenomorph. But James Cameron saw this creature, and had a vision that has yet to find a worthy su

Fantastic Four First Steps and Thunderbolts tells me that Marvel is definitely in need of a sea change, and these two films show me a bright future in looking inward, as opposed to dumbed down fisticuffs.

Well, it’s finally here for everyone to see: Superman . Editor's Note: This review contains spoilers for the film!  James Gunn always had...

Ah yes, it's that time of year that physical media fans relish and their wallets fear: Barnes & Noble's 50% off the Criterion Collection Sale!

Full cast reunions are hard to come by, but this year’s C2E2 boasted one every single day of the con. And when you kick off the entire event with the Lord of the Rings cast, you know you’re starting on a great note.

The Breakfast Club had its first full reunion back where it all began, in Chicago at C2E2 2025. We got access to the panel and are here to share all the amazing stories direct from the cast.

Last year, Osgood Perkins' Longlegs had an audacious ad campaign that heralded the film as the scariest movie you'll ever see. The...

If you ever felt like you just showed up and everyone was uncomfortable with you being there or you just could’ve caught fire in a...

What were your favorite movies from 2024? Our staff of pop culture lovers shares the movies that they loved this past year.

We're at the final month of 2024 and it's been a stellar year for physical media and there are still plenty of releases coming!

Saturday Night is a film about the first ever episode of Saturday Night Live and the two hours before they go live. While this sounds...

At first, Would seems like a standard issue 90s drama, but toss in a werewolf and you got yourself one of the most interesting oddities.

We have arrived to the scariest month of the year! Whether you partake in the spooky movies or not, October is set to be rife with them