Aaren Gimenez
As a 90s kid, I got some strong (and rather conflicting) opinions about 'Star Wars', that I pour into writing occasionally. DM me on Twitter @AarenGimenez if you wanna grumble with me about Disney ruining 'Star Wars' as we speak.
Top 10 Must-Watch Period Dramas for Versailles Fans
The French TV series "Versailles," which follows the lives and struggles of a group of French aristocrats in the 18th century, became a global phenomenon in 2015, making millions of people fall in love with period dramas all over again.
April 8, 2024 6:00 am
Forget Clueless, Watch These 10 High School Hidden Gems from the 90s Instead
In the 1990s, no genre was hotter than the high school drama, with dozens premiering every year. These films featured the full range of teenage archetypes - jocks, goths, rebels, and nerds - and yet the best films in this subgenre never descended into banality, and were able to speak candidly about the teenage experience even with the help of stereotypes.
April 7, 2024 12:50 pm
10 Sci-Fi Fails from the 2000s That Became Fan Favorites
Any real movie fan knows that the box office numbers that producers try so hard to beat don't really mean anything. Sure, it's nice for the production crew and producers to see their movie make a ton of money and make everyone rich and happy, but it's not really something that's required for the movie to be considered good. After all, almost all of the great European films that critics and fans are swearing by in 2024 are commercial failures.
April 7, 2024 12:30 pm
Forget House of Cards, Here Are 10 Best Political Dramas of All Time
While real politics is a little too boring to interest most people, who usually only care about presidential elections and do not even try to understand local ones, fictional politics is actually the complete opposite. Ever since Hollywood became a thing, directors have been making movies about politicians, journalists, and spies, and audiences have loved this political subgenre to death.
April 7, 2024 12:25 pm
10 'Rotten' Films on Rotten Tomatoes That Are Secretly Masterpieces
While Rotten Tomatoes is still a very popular site, with thousands of people relying on its reviews to decide whether a movie is worth seeing, it's quite apparent that many of the aggregator's past reviews have aged rather poorly. Critics and fans usually don't see eye to eye, and the fact that Rotten Tomatoes usually relies on the reviews of the former means that the site gets a lot of criticism from the fandom.
April 7, 2024 12:10 pm
20 Best War Series of All Time Every True Fan Should See
War drama is one of Hollywood's most popular genres, with countless new films detailing the heroism of soldiers premiering every year, winning awards and earning respectable box office numbers. But while war movies continue to receive critical and popular acclaim, the same can't be said for war shows, only a few of which have managed to break into the mainstream.
April 7, 2024 12:00 pm
15 Movies of 2023 to Stream on Netflix in April 2024
The amount of movies produced by Netflix each year is staggering. Dozens of new projects appear on the streaming platform with little fanfare, and while most of them are mediocre in quality, there are some that can truly rival both proper Hollywood studio films and indie productions.
April 7, 2024 10:59 am
15 Well-Written K-Dramas Like Vincenzo Everyone Rates 10/10
There's more to K-dramas than light-hearted romance.
April 7, 2024 10:57 am
Critically Acclaimed and Binge-Worthy: The Top 15 Netflix Series Ranked
Even though it has become quite popular among fans to hate on Netflix in recent years, accusing the streaming giant of producing banal and uninspired projects just to make a quick buck, the pioneer of the streaming industry can still fight back.
April 7, 2024 9:57 am