Pop Culture
Culture is a reflection of your community, and popular culture tells the story of many communities in real time. We talk about the best (and sometimes the worst) it has to offer, while providing keen insight and analysis about the things that you care most about.
In 2016, Doctor Strange came out, and for the most part, it was a pretty good time. It had some great visuals, a studious Benedict Cumberbatch, and the Dormammu meme. All in all, it was […]
For a long time, the Indiana Jones franchise had a ton of momentum. Like a really big boulder, the first three movies felt unstoppable, then, Kingdom of the Crystal Skull came onto the scene, seemingly […]
The Saw franchise dominated the 2000s and invigorated the horror genre. When the Saw franchise ended, an era in horror and film also drew to a close. That special window where millions of people enjoyed […]
Amazon’s upcoming Lord of the Rings series has a lot of fans watching with equal parts fear and fascination. The news that the series would be taking place in the Second Age of Middle Earth, […]
The odds are that you have seen the Golden Globes in plenty of headlines over the past couple of weeks. And no, don’t worry, you didn’t miss an exciting award show broadcast. Instead, the yearly […]
Many of our biggest awards ceremony complaints used to be about the frequent snubbing of our favorite films. Maybe they didn’t get nominated, or the wrong winner was picked in the end. Whatever the complaint, […]
Pinning down what exactly makes a good mother is difficult. Mothers in fiction are generally praised for being nurturing, protective, pragmatic, and maybe able to administer incredible violence if it’s called for (looking at you […]
There aren’t many Disney IPs that evoke more excitement and joy than The Haunted Mansion. The history of the Disneyland ride is one that is carefully recorded among diehard park fans. The full embrace of Haunted Mansion merch […]
In 1968, one of Pittsburgh, PA’s favorite sons, George Romero, gave us Night of the Living Dead, and zombie movies have been shambling and groaning their way through pop culture ever since. Romero’s success was […]
