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Rewatching 'Child's Play' As A New Dad Put Me On An Emotional Rollercoaster


Spoiler Alert: I Have A Bone to Pick with the End Credit Scene in 'Venom: Let There Be Carnage'


'The Eyes of Tammy Faye' and the Problem with the Current Pop Culture Rehabilitation Trend of History's Difficult Women


A Pro-Life Society


An Entomological Quibble: The Bees in 'Candyman' are Basically Wasps in Real Life, Actually


What You Actually Need for the Perfect Movie Experience


It Will Take a While, You Know?


I Can't Be Having with Transphobes Co-opting Sir Terry Pratchett


The Heart of the ‘Fast & Furious’ Franchise Has Always Been Sung Kang’s Han Lue


Spoilers: What's With the Twist Ending of Hulu's 'False Positive'?


The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre that No One Remembered


Don't Let the Feds Tell You How to Love Your Chicken


The Country of Chile Will Have the First Truly Modern Constitution


The Cicadas Are Coming


Someone Paid $69 Million for a Piece of Digital Art: Here’s Why That Matters


No, Tom Brady is Not the Greatest American Athlete; Have We Forgotten the MAGA Hat So Quickly?


The Questions of Male Consent That Puncture Both Fantasy Worlds of 'Bridgerton' and 'Wonder Woman 1984'


The Weird History and Allure of the Sexy Halloween Costume


Ode to a Butterfly: On the Transformative Symbol, Its Failure in ‘Antebellum,’ and Its Power in ‘Possessor Uncut’


It’s Time To Kill Off the Myth of the Wealthy Writer


As a Glimpse of the Future Good Ol’ Boys of the Republican Party, ‘Boys State’ is the Scariest Movie I’ve Seen All Year


Eco-Horror Films ‘Sea Fever’ and ‘The Beach House’ Suggest That Bailing on Humanity for the Deep Sea Might Be OK, Actually


Marwan Kenzari in ‘The Old Guard’ is the Brown Romantic Lead We’ve Been Demanding


How Comfortable Is Our Comfort Food, Really?


The One Line of Movie Dialogue I Haven’t Stopped Thinking About for Weeks is from Olivier Assayas’s ‘Wasp Network’


Unintentionally But Quite Tellingly, the Greatest Flaw of Jon Stewart’s Toothless Political Commentary ‘Irresistible’ is How Thoroughly It Centers Whiteness


‘Miss Juneteenth’ Takes a Feminist Self-Actualization Concept Nearing Cliché and Transforms It With Unapologetic Confidence


On Pro-Choice Narratives in Film, and the Education and Empathy of 'Premature' and 'Never Rarely Sometimes Always'


So Much Grief


Step Number One: Fix the Goddamn Police Unions


With ‘The Old Guard’ Hitting Netflix in July, Do You See a Trend in the Streaming Service’s Action Originals? A Very Militaristic Trend?


Crafting My Way Through Lockdown


Spoilers: The Finale of ‘Run’ Made Plain How Far This Show Went Off-Course


Alison Roman, the Colonization of Spices, and the Exhausting Prevalence of Ethnic Erasure in Popular Food Culture


On Sacrifice, First-Gen Guilt, and How Alan Yang’s Film ‘Tigertail’ Broadens a Conversation Started on ‘Master of None’


On the Subversive Gender Performance and Spectacular Thirst of the Faux Ned Kelly Biography ‘True History of the Kelly Gang’


More Than Anything Else, ‘Beastie Boys Story’ is a Love Letter to Adam Yauch—and a Reminder of Who Gets to Tell Their Own Stories


I'm Not Okay


Pandemic Productivity: The Strange Pressure to be Publicly Busy During Self-Isolation


Pioneering Women Screwed Over By History And Sh*tty Men


Ken Loach’s ‘Sorry We Missed You’ And the Failures of The Gig Economy and Healthcare Industry


Urban Legends, Folk Tales, Demons, and What El Cuco is Doing on 'The Outsider'


‘Weathering With You,’ Climate Change, and the Possibility That We’re Already Too Late to Fix It


Harley Quinn is a Hot Girl for Bernie Sanders in 'Birds of Prey,' Which Makes a Lot of Sense, Actually


Dear Academy Awards: Your Refusal to Recognize Ensembles, Stuntwork, and Youth Performances is Getting Old!


What Happens at the End of ‘The Turning’ That Resulted in Audiences Giving the Film an F CinemaScore?


With 'Gemini Man,' 'Spies in Disguise,' and 'Bad Boys For Life,' Will Smith Stops Fighting the Future and Makes Room for It


All the WTFs of ‘Dolittle’: A Dragon Colonoscopy, a Neurotic Tiger Getting Kicked in the Balls, and the Sidelining of All Women!


A New Buyer's Guide to the Best Nintendo Switch Games


Perspective: ‘Maleficent: Mistress of Evil’ and ‘Modern Love’ Share a Disappointingly Whitewashed Idea of Love


Walton Goggins Was the Secret Weapon of 'The Righteous Gemstones' in a Role That Combined Boyd Crowder and Lee Russell


Spoilers: On Zazie Beetz in Todd Phillips’s ‘Joker’


Yes, ‘Joker’ is a Comic Book Movie, Can We Stop Pretending It’s Not?


Perspective: On ‘Blinded by the Light’ and Being the Only Brown Face in the Room


'I'm Sorry Dave': The Fracture Point Upon Which the AI Revolution Can Begin


On Trying, and Failing, To Deal With Climate Anxiety


Don’t Starve: You Don’t Have To Struggle To Be A Real Artist


Area 51 Raid Prompts Warning From The Military


The Story of Boris Johnson is the Posh White Man's Very Own Perverted 'Hero's Journey'


'The Wire' is the Greatest TV Show Ever Made, and Preston 'Bodie' Broadus was its Scarred, Beating Heart


Welcome To My Petition To Get Fans To Stop Making Demands Of Pop Culture Properties Via Petition


Not Everyone Has to Be Beautiful And That’s Okay


Why Does Everyone Hate Critics All of a Sudden?


Did The Events Of 'Avengers: Endgame' Sneakily Set Up The Future Appearance Of Mutants?


The 'USA Today' Infographic on 'Nonessentials' Misses the Whole Damn Point


Delving Into Character Names And Their Meanings From Jordan Peele's 'Us'


Zack Snyder Tells Fans Upset About Batman Killing People To 'Grow The F**k Up'


How to Find Lightness in the Dark


The Overlords Discuss #FakeMelania, The Tyson Zone, And How The Trump Presidency Has Made All Things Believable


Congresswoman Omar and the Problem with Our Silence


Cyber Harassment: A Crime Without Consequences?


Have You Heard About The Woman That Started Coughing Up Live Frogs Due To A Curse? In 2018?


Now That's What I Call An Apology: Terry Crews Edition


The Ballad Of The Home Phone


Snake Skin: The Itchy Elephant in the Room of Having Psoriasis


Phil Robertson Of 'Duck Dynasty' Thinks God Gives Us Free Healthcare And Other Insane Things


How Bloodthirsty Are You, America?


Forget About Boomers Versus Millennials. The Real Battle is the Elite Versus the Rest of Us


Girls to the Front: The Bikini Kill Reunion and Women’s Rage


Happy New Public Domain Day!


Throughout Many Genres of Films in 2018, Women Said No—Standing Up for Themselves, Their Own Desires, and Their Power


Today in Imaginary Movie Development: What If ‘Mary Poppins Returns’ Were Actually a Movie About Class Warfare?


Incurious, Privileged, Complicit: Centrists Will Be The Death Of Us All


The Good News About The Border Wall GoFundMe Receiving $3 Million In 4 Days


Stop Saying Things are Overrated


Tumblr Banning Adult Content is a Terrible Idea


Hillary Clinton's Populism Interview Shows That She Has Learned Nothing. If She Runs in 2020 We Are Doomed


The White House Correspondents' Dinner Will No Longer Feature Comedians. Good.


Yes, THAT James Woods Is Selflessly Using His Twitter Feed To Help California Fire Victims


Bernie Sanders Still Doesn't Know What Racism Is


Oprah Revealed Her Favorite Things List So Let's Not Even Bother With Thanksgiving


Living In The Real 'Money Pit' Or How Owning A Home Is A Soul Killer


The Unbearable Privilege of Being Able To Be Friendly With Your Political Opponents


'The Haunting of Hill House' Doesn't Bring Anything New To The Genre -- But Uses The Tropes Expertly


Like Trump, Brazil's Bolsonaro Makes it Clear: If We Want To Avoid Catastrophe, Socialism is the Only Way


The Tragedy of the Amy Winehouse Hologram and the Loss of Live Music


A White Person's Guide To Minding Your Own Business And When To Involve Police


Stop Praising Billionaires for Doing the Absolute Bare Minimum


The YouTube Life Coach: Shane Dawson, Jake Paul and the Personality Industrial Complex


Spoopy True Stories Of Creppy Incidents


A Calm, Collected Response To Current Events


Paul Schrader's Rape Comments Aren't Helping Anyone


10 Years On From the Financial Crisis it Remains the Defining Issue Of Our Time


Is Consent Really That Hard To Understand, People?


Norm MacDonald: 'That Chris Hardwick Guy Really Got the Blunt End of the Stick There'


No Shame: The Reality of Trying to Make a Living in Culture and the Arts


Nike is Evil. Colin Kaepernick is a Hero Who Deserves Their Endorsement. Both Of These Things Can Be True At The Same Time.


Nine Current TV and Movie Items That Will Enrich Your Week's Pop Culture Knowledge


The Target Effect Is Real And This Is Why We Do Have Nice Things


Terrible Toys For Tots: Because Sure, Let's Teach Kids How To Defuse Bombs


Finding a Home on the Other Side of the World


Sorry, Dude: Nobody Would Go To Your Version Of Hooters, Either


If You Think Islamophobia Isn't a Form of Racism, I've Got News For You: You Might Be Racist


Handle It: Living, Loving and Working on the Internet


Why Don't We Talk About That Season One Finale Of 'Fringe' Anymore?


49 Years On, the Manson Murders Continue to Haunt Hollywood


Do Stories About Female Friendship Need Conflict? An Investigation, Inspired by a Lackluster Response to ‘The Spy Who Dumped Me’


Being a White Minority is Nothing To Write the 'Washington Post' About


NPR Music Names MIA's 'Paper Planes' the Best Song by a 21st Century Woman, Which is Fine


Pajiba Presents: How To Tell If You Are Flirting Or Committing Assault


Other People's Lives Are Not Your Viral Moments!


With ‘Sorry to Bother You,’ Filmmaker and Musician Boots Riley Explores the Inherently American Nature of Capitalism and Dissent


The World is Dark But You’re Allowed To Be Happy


Strong, Powerful Quotes To Help You Keep Fighting


'Everyone Deserves To Be Heard': Jacinda Barrett's Defense Of Chris Hardwick Reveals A Few Common #MeToo Misconceptions


Be Best: An Open Letter to Melania Trump


Listen, Nikki Haley, You Mouth of Sauron, Poverty IS a Human Rights Issue


Let's Make Juneteenth a Federal Holiday


Stop Celebrating Scammers


Women Don't Need Your Good Guy Bullshit


Scrambled Eggs and Burning Pots: The Joy and Terror of Teaching Myself How to Cook


Book Stuffing, Bribery and Bullying: The Self-Publishing Problem Plaguing Amazon


A (Very) Brief History Of The "C" Word


We Need To Stop Telling Men That They're Geniuses


Hollywood in Developmental Arrest


Family Film 'Show Dogs' Pushes a Plot About Accepting Unwanted Sexual Touching, and Yeah, Parents Are Calling Them Out on That Shit


Let's Talk About the Controversial Ending to Season 2 '13 Reasons Why'


The Dystopian Future of ‘Fahrenheit 451’ is a Sobering Counterpoint to the Goofy Pop Culture Worship of ‘Ready Player One’


F**k Outta Here With Your George W. Bush Image Rehabilitation Nonsense


As a First-Generation Iranian Muslim, I'm Not Surprised by the 'Roseanne' Episode 'Go Cubs!' But I'm Still Pretty Pissed About It


Cocky Writer: Romance Author Faleena Hopkins Trademarks 'Cocky' and Tries to Shut Down Others Using the Word


Do Not Work For Free!


Furniture That Never Ever Ever Ever Sells Online


Amid the Latest Western Genre Resurgence, ‘Lean on Pete’ and ‘The Rider’ Challenge Cowboy Masculinity in the American West


The Hypocrisy of Amy Schumer's 'I Feel Pretty' Is Exhausting, and We Don't Even Get a Makeover Montage!


It’s Time To End Diet Culture


With 'Nice for What,' Drake Finally Puts Away His Emotions and Lets the Women He Adores Shine on Their Own


Hey, Liberals, I Can't Believe This Needs Repeating But: Jeff Bezos and Robert Mueller Are Not Your F***ing Heroes


Which Val Kilmer is Best Val Kilmer?


For Relationship Advice, Turn To A Divorce Lawyer... Or Us!


Is a Hot Dog a Sandwich? YOU Decide


As #DeleteFacebook Gathers Momentum In The Wake Of Cambridge Analytica, It Is Important To Remember: We Brought This On Ourselves


The One Where The Overlords Talk About The Divisive MCU Captain America


From Crochet Squares to Downward Dog: The Joys of Sucking at Something You Love


Save the "Thoughts and Prayers" Vitriol For Someone Who Isn't Chris Pratt


Why Bother Watching Anything Popular When You Can Save Time With Surprise Spoilers?


The Greatest Suffix In The English Language


How To Look Too Young To Have A 13-Year-Old While Parenting Said Teen


Language, Trump, And The Problem With Blaming 'The Forces Of Hatred And Evil'


Facebook is a Filthy Cesspit of Fake News and Narcissistic Validation. I'm So Glad I Deleted My Account.


To the Parents Of My Kid's Friends, I Present A FAQ About Our Household


Let’s Take Romance Novels Seriously!


Godd*mn It, We Have To Talk About People Eating Tide Pods


The President Has An Evangelical Advisory Board and A Member Says There Is No Flu Season


Fine, Let's Talk About Lady Doritos


Nine More Ways To Not Be An A**hole


Revisiting 'The Wonder Years' Sexual Harassment Lawsuit During the MeToo Movement


Does Adolescence Really Last Longer, Or Is Adulthood Just Impossible?


Clickbait And PR Preparedness In The 'Time's Up' Era


I Don't Know What The Hell People Are Complaining About. 'The Last Jedi' Restored My Faith in 'Star Wars'


What To Expect When You're Expecting (A Ballistic Missile)


#MeToo: I've Always Held Myself Accountable. But Now I'm Learning There's Blame To Go Around


Let's Get on the Same Page with Regard to #MeToo, Sh*tty Media Men and Consent, aka, Calm the Hell Down, Men


What the Hell is a Huntsman Spider But Even More Importantly: WHY is it?!


Let's Talk about Joel Edgerton's Horror Film 'It Comes at Night'


One of the Best Representations of Middle Easterners and South Asians on TV was the Third Season of ‘Mr. Robot’


How YouTube Star Logan Paul Found the Line, Crossed it, Sh*t on it and Set it on Fire


This Post Is Brought to You By Insomnia and Misfiring Brain Synapses


What Does It Mean To Be A Fan?


This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things: The Saga of Keaton Jones


British Teacher Uses Religion To 'Justify' His Transphobic Attitude And Wonders Why He Faces Disciplinary Action


'You Should Be Friends With Your Political Enemies!' No. F**k Off.


Hi, Excuse Me, But Has Any Human Ever Aged Better Than Marisa Tomei?


Lady Gaga's Bikini Pictures Spur Idiots To Blame Her For Men Assaulting Women


White People, F--king Stop It


Nostalgia: A Powerful Force for Good, or an Evil and Sneaky Manipulator?


With ‘Mudbound,’ Carey Mulligan Makes Playing the Achingly Unhappy Wife Her Niche


The Failed Sexual Tension in ‘Justice League’ is One of Its Most Glaring Missteps


On Believing Women vs. Believing Your Friend Dave Who Is Just, Like, Such a Good Guy


What Did We Do to Trump Voters to Make Them Hate Us So Much?


Why Don't You Just Tell Me How You'd Like Me To Talk About My Sexual Assault?


Why Do We Enjoy Watching Dr. Pimple Popper and Other Videos Like It?


Yes, All Men


Why Do Wal-Mart (and Many, Many Others) Sell Photos of Japanese Internment?


An Explainer: When 'Innocent Until Proven Guilty' Does and Does Not Apply


2017: The Year When Women Said ‘No More’


Louis C.K. and How Predators Victimize Themselves by Making Women Feel Sorry for Them


The Face Behind The Brand: Life As A Social Media Intern


About November 8


The Hypocrisy of ‘Goodbye Christopher Robin’ Will Ruin Your Childhood Memories


That Time I Got Hit By A Firework And It Totally Ruined Bonfire Night For Me


Shakespeare’s Real Identity: The Stupid Conspiracy Theory That Just Won’t Die


‘That’s Pretty Cool’: Being a Tourist at a War Memorial


The Character Development of ‘Only the Brave’ is Excellent, Unless You’re a Woman


An Open Letter To David Cross Because Goddammit, Dude


Why Reporting a Sex Crime Is Often As Difficult as Enduring a Sex Crime


'Brooklyn Nine-Nine,' Tim Meadows, And How To Do Guest Stars Right


Me Too: Two Complicated, Loaded Little Words


Why the Netflix Strategy Is Great for Netflix But Terrifying for Subscribers


The Joys of Being Alone


Did McDonald's F*ck Up 'Rick And Morty' Szchezuan Sauce Promotion, Or Are They Evil Geniuses?


'Gerald's Game' and the Differences Between Female and Male Protagonists In Film


'Clear The Dead Libyan Bodies Away': Boris Johnson, Trump, Clinton and the Western Imperial Consensus


Re-Reading 'A Streetcar Named Desire' in Trump's America


We Need To Talk About Sex Robots


We Are Forever Merely Bodies, Eternally Just Things


Politics, Periods and Social Media Don’t Mix, Apparently. Who Knew?


Uber's London License Didn't Get Renewed. Good. Stop Whining.


Technicolour Dreams: Why We Love the Mermaid and Unicorn Trend


Whatever, Emmys: 'Supernatural' Is Actually The Best Show On TV


Donald Glover, Or: Is It Possible To Admire Someone So Much You Actually Hate Them?


How Do You Solve a Problem Like PewDiePie?


How the Body Positivity Movement Went Skinny


Get Over Yourself, Maria Sharapova


The Daily Mail Still Thinks Fat-Shaming Is OK And We're Mad As Hell


Just What the Hell is a 'Taylor Swift'? One Writer's Dive Into the Unknown


The Scandal You Probably Haven't Heard About: It's Time To Improve Thyroid Treatment


The Enduring Power of ‘My Immortal’, The Worst Fan Fiction Ever Written


Is This The Quickest Honk, Or The Shortest Traffic Light?


Another Famous Man Turns Out to Be Disappointing. Consider Us Unsurprised


Let’s Pivot Away From ‘Pivot To Video’


Hypocrites, Personal Life, and Political Leanings


I've Watched Six 'Saw' Movies in Three Days and This Is Why


It’s One Small Dollar For Taylor Swift. But One Giant Leap For Her Feminist Redemption Arc


The F*ckability of Alt-Right Nazi Dipsh*ts Is Horribly Beside the Point. But Let's Nip that Right in the Bud Anyway


Charlottesville: Privilege, Identity, and Why We Fight


Charlottesville, 'Broadchurch', And The Value Of Oxygen


This Is What Happens When You Catcall A Woman


If Michael Mando isn't a Superstar in a Few Years Then the Industry is Broken


I Love My Short Boyfriend Even Though He Is Predisposed By His Gender To Be A Bad Writer Because Pajiba Is Forcing Diversity On Us


On Friendship and Fantasy Sports


'Preacher' And Its Jesse/Tulip Problem


The Great Debate: Wes Anderson, White Purveyor of Twee Uber-White Whiteness, or Genius Visionary Craftsman?


Why It's So Hard to Watch the Dog Die in Movies


The Case Of Charlie Gard: A Tragedy Exploited For Political Reasons


Old Doctor Has Thoughts On New Doctor, Should Maybe Keep Them To Himself


Building Code Regulations Are Boring, But They Are Also Vital


Chester Bennington and the Unfortunately Frequent Reminder that Suicide Isn't Selfish


5 Reasons Why Weiss and Benioff's 'Game of Thrones' Follow-Up 'Confederate' Is Such a Terrible Idea


The Surging, Thrilling Power of Women on 'Game of Thrones'


Marin Čilić and the Merits of Crying in Public


How Many Jumpsuits Is Too Many Jumpsuits? Uh... Asking For A Friend.


We Should Stop F**king About and Just Admit It: Samuel L. Jackson is the Greatest American Actor of His Generation, Maybe of All Time


Tips For Marvel: We Have Some Ideas...


Freelance Hell: I Turned Down My Dream Job Because I Couldn't Afford To Live


Jog On, MRA; Intersectional Meninism Is Not A Thing (And It's Not Why You're Single)


How Much Spoiler Is Too Much Spoiler? Spoilers Ahead...


I Don’t Want to Get Married or Have Kids So Leave Me Alone


Why Do People Talk To Me? An Examination


Dear America: A Letter From Your Ex


I Got a Backstreet Boys Song Stuck in my Head This Morning. God Help Me.


Open Mike: What Is the Difference Between a Mixtape and a Playlist?


Is There Even Such A Thing As Good Or Bad TV Anymore?


Sometimes... Sometimes I Really Wish I Was Stanley Tucci


Under the Trump Administration, Housing for the Poor In This Country is Terrifyingly F*cked


A Love Letter to Billie Lourd, Debbie Reynolds and Those of Us Who've Loved an Addict


'Twin Peaks' and the Art of the Episodic Review (Or Lack Thereof)


Roxane Gay and Mia Freedman: When Feminism Becomes Narcissism


The Violent Toxicity of Social Media is Relatively New to Republicans, But It's Not New to Politics


On Art, Ignorance, and the Fight Against Fascism


I Don't Have Time For Video Games Anymore. The 'Shadow of the Colossus' Trailer Made Me Weep


It's OK, Meme Kids: You Didn't Need To Go To Harvard Anyway


Do We Want ‘Freedom To’ or ‘Freedom From’? We Might Not Be Able To Have Both (A Response to the London Attacks)


Is It OK To Kill Fundamentalists in Video Games And Other Musings On Religion


Remembering The Breakneck, Beautiful Genius that is 'Mad Max: Fury Road's' Pre-Title Scene


Grit Your Teeth and Prepare for the Inevitable Backlash: One Day, We Will Probably Hate Dwayne Johnson


Exploring The Barely-There Gender Politics Of ‘Alien: Covenant’


Film Twitter Needs More Female Voices. So Does Everything Else


What The F**k Are Fidget Spinners And Do They Mean That I'm Now An Old?


The Trump Women: Feminism, Sympathy and Doing Their Damn Jobs


Just So We're Clear, Suing Your Date for Texting During a Movie Is a Real Dick Move


'Don't Tread On Me And Shit': Fraternizing with the Political Enemy


Has Hollywood's Experiment with White Male Directors Failed?


Donald Trump is Henry VIII, he is. Henry VIII he is, he is.


Jared Leto's Voice is Not a Thing


Don't Celebrate Too Much: Emmanuel Macron's Victory in France Now May Well Mean That Next Time it's Le Pen


Backfire Effect And How Not To Be A Dick


On Sporting, Irish War Cries And The Current Epicenter Of Human Hotness


Warner Bros. Fails 'Wonder Woman' Again With This Awful Product Placement


Blackness Isn't a Fashion Statement, Miley


Dispatches from the Tribeca Games Festival


'The Handmaid's Tale' And the Number of Episodes a TV Series Should Run


A Brief History of Political Censorship of Art & Pop Culture in Modern America


'The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks' Looks at a Dark Legacy of Deceit, Ignorance, and Grief


Eat the Rich: The Schadenfreude Joys and Sad Realities of Fyre Festival


Louise Mensch, The Palmer Blog, and the Dangers of Fake News on the Left


Why Johnny Depp Remains Disney’s Most Beloved Celebrity Asset


Nature Documentaries Are The World's Greatest Hangover Cure. No One Denies This.


I Think There's a Wonder Woman Movie Coming Out Soon?


Do We Still Need a Black Widow Movie?


When The Song Rings Out, We March: Remembering Portugal's Remarkable, Bloodless Carnation Revolution


'Och Aye': Reading Scottish Romances as an Actual Scottish Person


Can TV Stop Making Weird Guys So Damn Attractive?


Captain America's a Nazi Now and It's Everything Wrong with Pop Culture


Eighteen Years Later And There Still Isn't Any Sense to Be Made Out of Columbine


When Will Hollywood Trust Women to Tell Superhero Stories?


No, Rihanna Doesn't Need to Lose Weight


We're All Sick of Knowing Everything All of the Time, Right?


'SNL' Has Never Been More Relevant, And Its Cast Never Less So


Riverdale Report: Will The Finale Fold In Witches And Zombies?


20 Years On 'Grosse Pointe Blank' Remains a Goddamn Masterpiece And If You Don't Like It You're Wrong


'13 Reasons Why' That's Not What Suicide Looks Like To Me


Let's Talk About The Surprise Twist Of Anne Hathaway's 'Colossal'


Digital Strip Searches and a Massive Wall: Welcome To America


A Hero Stands in Defiance Of Hate: Witness The Most Powerful Photo From The Weekend


Why Men and Women Can Never Be ‘Just Friends’ (According to a Conservative Outlet)


If You’re A Bigot, You Don’t Get To Like 'Star Trek'


'Civil War', 'Logan', 'Apes' or: How I Learned To Not Watch Movie Trailers Anymore


It Turns Out 'Justice League' Will Be 2 Hours, 50 Minutes Long. Don't Worry, Haters, Here Are All The Ways Zack Snyder Will Make That Work


A Completely Transparent Explanation of the Economics Behind Running a Pop-Culture Website


Television Isn't Film, Damnit


Remembering The Greatest Action Scene In The History Of Cinema


Should Democrats Stop Being the Party of Abortion Rights?


A Decade On, David Fincher's 'Zodiac' Remains a Near-Perfect Masterpiece


'This Precious Stone Set in the Silver Sea': A Tribute to the Indomitable British Spirit


Why Television Shows Should Have Term Limits


Pride & Prejudice & Nazis: The Alt-Right Need To Step Away From Our National Treasure


Where Did the 90-Minute Movie Go?


Tom Cruise Has Been Training For His Next 'Mission Impossible' Stunt For A Year. Let's Speculate Wildly!


It’s Time To Change The Narrative: The Case of Michael Brown is Straight Out Of ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’


Writing About LGBT Superhero Representation? Don't Forget About Mystique, Y'all


A Valentine's Day Miracle - Tale Of Monoamniotic Twins and Averted Heartbreak


Is Eddie Redmayne Behind You Right Now?


Lord, Give Me The Confidence Of The 'Avatar' Franchise


Elgin Lumpkin is the Hero We Need and Deserve Right Now


Still Think Women Are Treated Better Than Men And Have Nothing To Strike About?


Michael Shannon: A Rare And Versatile Talent To Be Treasured


To Pee, or Not to Be: That Is the Question for Trans Youth


The Lessons We Must Learn From the 2017 Academy Awards


'Girls' Tackles Being Not Being an American Bitch


When There’s 'Something Rotten in the State of Denmark,' It’s Time To Be Horatio, Not Hamlet


Probably The Single Greatest Scene In Modern Cinema


Jimmy Fallon's Precipitous Fall Is Proof Of the Damaging Effects of Donald Trump


We Need to Talk About the Virulent Racism of "The Great Wall"


About That Question A Jewish Reporter Tried to Ask Before Donald Trump Shouted Him Down and Called Him a Liar


James Franco: Pretentious Narcissist Or Inspired Renaissance Man? One Writer's Emotional Roller Coaster Journey


Was There Ever a Better Time for a TV Adaptation of 'The Handmaid’s Tale'?


Fried Chicken Is The New Bread, Because Darkest Timeline


A Reminder that Free the Nipple Isn't About Porn


Why the Patriot's Victory Over the Falcons Is a Ridiculous Metaphor for the Election


The Wheels Are Coming Off The Trump Administration


The Muslim Ban Has Sullied Oscars 2017


Remembering John Hurt: The Pajiba Staff Pick Their Favorite Performances


White People, Here's Some Tough Love


An Ode To The Greatest Hero Yet To Appear In Any Superhero Movie


A Desperate Plea In A Time Of Great Anxiety and Anger


Is It OK To Punch A Nazi? Why We're Asking All The Wrong Questions


45 Pop Culture Facts that NO ONE DENIES


Today, the World Will Change, But How Much?


Stop Demonizing Poor People Who Use Government Assistance


Why Media Representation Matters: As Told By A Straight White Man


Weapons of Mass Distraction


Is John Carpenter's 'They Live' Actually About Jewish Control Of The World? No, Nothing Is, And That's Not A Thing


How to Approach Peak TV in a Post-Trump Era


Sorry, ScarJo Is Not The Highest Grossing Actor Of 2016


The Best Brand In Human History Was One Lightsaber Away From Destruction


Rape Culture Is the Director of 'Passengers' Believing Most Would Do What Chris Pratt's Character Did


Science Says People Who Swear Are F**king Wicked Smart!


Beware The Self-Righteous Media When They Speak Of 'Fake News'. They Are The Ones Who Got Us Into This Mess


To Age Is a Sin: "I Stand Before You as a Doormat"


When A Movie Poster Contains Multitudes: An Existential Investigation


What The Fuck Are You Trying To Pull: Aerie Henley Romper Edition


Of Movie Tickets, Changing Jobs and Legacies


Why The Fu*k Hasn't Brendan Gleeson Won An Oscar Yet?


Probably The Most Powerful Thing I've Seen On Television This Year


Gaslighted by a Gilmore


Johnny Depp Need Not Ruin 'Fantastic Beasts 2'


The One Thing We Can All Do to Stand Up for What's Right (And No, It's Not a Safety Pin)


The Best Thing You Can Teach Your Kids About The Election


Take Care of Yourself Today--Tomorrow Needs You


That The Cubs Would Win in 2016 Is Nothing Short of Poetry


HURRY THE FU*K UP! Calmly Counting Down The Last Week Before The Election


Disgust from 'Inside Out' Is a Horrible Monster Who Can Go Straight to Hell


Making Literature Accessible Through 'Mad Max: Fury Road'


What Will We Do Once He's Gone: Fear Of A Post-Trump Planet


Facebook Has a Serious Donald Trump Problem


Celebrating ‘Bad Boys II’ on Its F*ck You I Want to Write About This Awesome Movie Anniversary


Quit It with the Idea That Sexual Assault Has Anything to Do with Appearance


Dear White People (Halloween Edition)


Why Lip Gallagher's Heartbreaking Fate on 'Shameless' Was Inevitable


Fake Police Officers and Other Things Men Don't Realize Women Fear


5 Kid's Cartoons That Won't Make You Fly Into A Stabby Rage: They're Like Waffles For My Dumptruck


Nate Parker on Rape Allegations: 'I Don't Feel Guilty'


Tim Burton and the Pernicious Racial Bias of "Realism"


'You're the Worst' and the Biggest Myth About Grief


On The Inimitable, Exhausting Wonder Of Physical Books


A Stitch Fix Skeptic Reviews The Subscription Fashion Service


Yes Men, All Women Really Have Been Taught to Politely Tolerate Your Bullsh*t


This Stopped Being an Election Months Ago. This Is a War


Patton Oswalt and the Place Where Grief and Humor Meet


JonBenét Ramsey and the Blurred Line Between Entertainment and Murder


30 Practical Tips About the Horrors of Raising a Baby That You Will Never Learn from Movies and TV


Mike Ditka Is The Spokesperson For A Generation That Can't Handle Complexity


On Loss, Grief, and the Impact of Others In Our Lives


What Is a Stop and Frisk, and Why It's So Goddamn Dangerous


Do You Have Any Idea What Kind of Crazy Sh*t Your Toddler Is Watching on YouTube?


While You Were Being Outraged about Peaceful Kneeling, Police Are Still Shooting Black People


Behind Every Supermom Is An Incompetent Dad: This Dad Is Sick Of The Condescension


Oliver Stone's 'Snowden' Reveals the True Threat of a Trump Administration


Mind Your Own Business: Infertility Isn't A Conversation Starter


The Bad Guy Rarely Thinks He’s the Bad Guy: Of Celebrity Enemies and Mea Culpas


What's the Deal with the Impending Collapse of Reddit?


To the Smug Mommy Whose Kids Don't Watch TV: Go F*ck Yourself


'Stranger Things' Season Two Theory: What Is the Thessalhydra?


Hell Is the Moment Between Cause and Effect


An Open Letter To Warner Bros CEO Kevin Tsujihara About Layoffs, Zack Snyder, and Donuts


One of the Most Important Factors in Raising a Child Is Something Parents Never Talk About


25 Practical Tips About The Horrors Of Raising A Teenage Girl (That Movies Or TV Won't Teach You)


A Guide to All the Best Jokes in 'Captain America: Civil War'


A Dispassionate Look At Kneelgate


16 Things Working Parents Should Know About the Horrors of Caring for Sick Children


Can We All Calm the F*ck Down about Periods Please?


Matt Bomer Becomes Yet Another Cis Man To Play Trans Woman


Sex Scenes In Movies Are So Gross And I Hate Them


On Aging Out of Being a Dead Girl and How "The Night Of" Failed Us


'Joshy' and the Sidelining Effect of Anger and Grief


Words F**king Matter


Nate Parker Reminds Us Yet Again of the Prevalence of Rape Culture


On 'Mr. Robot' and the Virtues of Television Theories and Twists


Should Tweets Get You Fired?


Lindsay Lohan, Amber Heard and All 'Imperfect Victims': You Deserve Better


The Aggrieved Animators on 'Sausage Party,' the WB Open Letter, and the Role of Journalism


Will Modern Audiences Permit 'Star Trek: Discovery' To Fulfill The Prime Directive?


No, ‘Suicide Squad’ Doesn’t Need to Make $800 Million to Break Even


Superhero Movies Have a Villain Problem


'Don't Think Twice' And The Cost Of Dreaming


In Defense of Jared Leto's 'Suicide Squad' Joker


Confronting a Parent's Death and 'Stand By Me,' On Its 30th Anniversary


'Stranger Things' and the Role of the Demogorgon


Counteracting the Widespread Negativity on Social Media Platforms


Five Simple Steps To Be An Ally: A Guide For Straight, White, Cisgender Men, by a Straight, White, Cisgender Man


A Love Letter to the Internet


Bill Clinton, Michelle Obama, and the Value of Identity Politics


When 'Star Trek Beyond' Flies, and When It Crashes


'Stranger Things' Have Happened, But Has 'Homage' Emerged As A Genre Of Its Own?


A Pajiba Confusion Primer: Am I Sexist If I Don't Like the New 'Ghostbusters'?


Movies That Stay With You: 'Creep' Will Curl Into The Corners Of Your Mind


If You Really Want to Piss Off Men's Rights Activists, Reboot This With Female Leads


Why Mary Elizabeth Winstead is the Silent But Deadly Weapon of 'Swiss Army Man'


The Curious Case Of Mark Ruffalo, Greatest Movie Detective Of His Generation


I'll Watch My Stories Howsoever I Damn Well Please


How The Sundance Institute And LA Film Prize Are Aiding Inclusion


The System Is Broken, and There Is No Realistic Solution


A Social Media Echo Chamber Is Not A Thing


About That Variety Article...


The Cast of 'Mystery Science Theater 3000' Reunited and It Feels So Good


How To Deal With Toxic 'Friends' On Your Facebook Wall


Why Are There So Many Goddamn Mattress Stores in America?


What the NRA Really Means by the Dangers of 'Political Correctness'


'UnReal' Fan Theory That Could Be A Real Issue For Rachel


Now, We Are All Fundamentalists


Ignorant Hatred Is the Real Scourge Overtaking America


Worlds of Warcrap: The Future of Fantasy on the Big Screen


Reflecting On The Tonys, And What The Oscars Could Learn From Them


Some Dark Proclamations Of A Panicky, Anxiety-Riddled Brain


The Hard-Hitting Inside Story About What It's Like To Be A Straight White Male In The 21st Century


They're the Heroes Women (Unfortunately) Need and (Definitely) Deserve


Brock Turner, Rape Culture, and I'm Tired, So F*cking Tired


A 'Mystique' Movie Could Land the 'X-Men' Queer Metaphor Bryan Singer Has Been Chasing


Muhammad Ali:: Louisville Says Goodbye To Their Champion


Point Counter Point: Is Disney Homogenizing 'Rogue One' or Making a Better Movie?


15 Fu**ing Cuts In 6 Seconds: Witness The Madness Of Modern Movie Editing


The All-Caps Aftermath: What Happens When You Go Viral


In Which We Attempt to Calmly Explain What the Hell Happened on XOJane Without a Rage Stroke


A Letter To Comic Book Movies: I Love You, But We Need To Take A Break


The Defining Movies Of A Decade: 1970 - 1979


It's Time To Shut Up About How Much We Hate Reboots


An All-Caps Explosion of Feelings Regarding the Liberal Backlash Against Hillary Clinton


Why the Mediocre Trailers for 'Ghostbusters' Should Not Be Cause for Concern


Marvel’s Dominance Probably Won’t Last as Long as You Think


Hayden Panettiere Re-enters Treatment for Post-Partum Depression: Here's What the Disease Feels Like


Why Movie Adaptations Of Video Games Will Always Suck


The Many Concerns We Have About Ava DuVernay's 'A Wrinkle in Time' Adaptation


Taco Bell's Diablo Sauce Is Back And We Believe In Love Again


A Quick Note on Rape as a Plot Device and the 'Sympathetic Rapist'


What Enamel Pin Best Captures My Personality? A Pajiba Investigation


We Have to Accept that 2016 Is the Beginning of the End of the Age of Heroes


Was 'Doctor Strange's' Ancient One Casting Really a No-Win Situation?


An Open Letter To Curt Schilling


A Joe Starr In France Did Something Bad And Now France Is Really Mad At Me


Rainbow Colored Food For Adults Has to Stop


You Don't Need an A-List Star to Launch a Franchise, You Need a Franchise to Launch an A-List Star


On Psychiatric Medication and Going Cold Turkey: Relax, Don't Do It


We Are No Longer a 'United' States of America, and We May Never Be Again


An Open Letter To All Of The Whiny 'Men' Complaining About Too Many Women In Things


How an 18 Year Old Video Game and a Transgender Character Just Reignited Gamer Gate


My Life As A Runner, Day 3: Wisdom Is A Journey And Rhythm Is A Dancer


GIFs Have Been Cancelled, Effective Immediately


When Will The Robots Take Your Job?


Birthers, Bernie Bros, and the Art of Punching Our Own Genitals


The Superman You Want is Not the Superman Zack Snyder Is Ever Going to Give You


Spoiled, Entitled Rich Kids are Unintentionally Fomenting Revolution in China


Why is TV, Literally, So Dark?


What It's Like to Emerge from Suicidal Depression


I Am A Man Without Texas Toast: Homesick For My Hangover Cure


Stop Accusing Olivia Munn (and People in General) Of "Faking" Their Geeky Interests


An Open Letter to the Guy Wondering If He Should Buy a 'Drive' Jacket


Not Your Korean Sidekick: The Frustrating Career of John Cho


America's Political Hate Machine Is Tearing the Country Apart


The Villain of 'Zootopia' Is Basically Donald Trump


Is KFC the Harry Potter to Chick-Fil-A's Voldemort?


A Scientific Analysis of the Oscars' Music Rolling


Gratuity is the Greatest Wage Innovation Ever Devised


Why The F*ck Are We Rolling Music Over Anyone At The Oscars? A Profane Rant


We Have Jon Stewart to Blame for Donald Trump


Please Don't Give Kim on 'Better Call Saul' the Skyler White Treatment


Are We Finally at the Precipice of the Whitewashing Tipping Point?


J. K. Rowling Should Open the Potterverse: A Non-Fan's Plea


The Lasting Legacy And Surprising Backlash Against the Era of Bullshit


The Hook is Everything. How Binge Episodes Are Evolving To Fit A Modern Audience.


11 Ways HBO's 'Vinyl' and 'Mad Men' Are The Exact Same Show


Whitesplaining the #OscarsSoWhite Controversy To Other White People Who Are Slow On the Uptake


'Hamilton' Celebrations By Fans Who Aren't Willing to Wait For It


What We're Really Talking About When We're Talking About Diversity At Awards Shows


"I Told You Not to Say Anything. You Can't Go In There, Brazenly Flaunt the Rules and Then Think I'm Gonna Share With You."


Zany Holidays Are as Old as God


John Williams Awakens: Some Love For New Star Wars Music


Why So Many Copies Of Adolf Hitler's 'Mein Kampf' Are Suddenly Being Sold Again


Pajiba's IP Lawyer Explains How Two Bills Running Through Congress Could Ruin the Internet and Put Us in Prison


TBS Now Scheduling Binge-Watches, Binge-Watches Officially Dead


How The Life of Every Major Dark Jedi In the 'Star Wars' Films Follows a Line through 'Inferno's' 9 Rings


The 2016 Golden Globes Signaled The End Of Old Hollywood


About Those Insidious Mobile Ads That Hijack Your Phone and Redirect You to the App Store


The New York Giants Just Made The Biggest Mistake In Franchise History


Life's Short; Watch a Bad Movie


Saying Goodbye To Pixar Films: A One Woman Boycott


'Transparent' and the Profound Dangers of Minimizing 'PC' and 'Safe Space' Culture


The Positive Message the Anti-Government Protesters In Oregon Reinforce About the Internet


A Note to Our Readers and Commenters as We Head into 2016


'It's A Wonderful Life' is a Terrible Awful Movie about Mediocrity and Sameness


How to Talk to Your Children About Spoilers


How the Internet Watched and Covered TV Changed Significantly in 2015


2015: The Year We Completely Stopped Watching NBC


Do The Olsen Twins Not Have Teeth?


Why Idris Elba Being Black Makes 'The Dark Tower' Better


News Media, the Passive Voice, and the Problem with Saying They 'Were Radicalized'


Batman V Superman V WB Marketing: Why DC Movies Can't Win


Two Huge Glaring Problems With Jessica Jones


Why Casting Idris Elba as Bond Would Be a Lazy Form of Progressiveness


'Love Actually' Is A Problematic Movie And Ugh, Shut Up, Who F*cking Cares?


It's Time To Start Training To See Creed!


We Are Better Than This


Dear Millennials: We Need to Have a Talk About Free Speech


Putting Out an Amber Alert for the 'Grey's Anatomy' Children


Watching 'Surf's Up' With Shia LaBeouf #ALLMYMOVIES


Kurt Vonnegut and the Cosmic Shrug


Entertainment Websites Are Facebook's Bitch


Just One Afternoon in the Sun, and It's All Downhill from There


When Did Moviegoers Stop Going to Shitty Movies?


Why You Should Keep Watching 'The Walking Dead'


Why Grantland's Failure Moves the Internet One Step Closer Toward a Desolate Hellscape


Why DC's Multiverse Approach Works Better Than The MCU


Why Jess Was Rory's Best Boyfriend


Stop Acting Like 'Jem And The Holograms' Failure Is Our Victory


Boycotting 'Star Wars' Because of the Black Guy: Where Did Sci Fi Go Wrong?


How Come Dudes Don't Steam Clean Their Dicks?


A Love Letter to 'Star Wars' And Its New Custodians


Why You Are Wrong If You Don't Like the New 'Muppets' TV Show


Dear Amateur Videographers: Ignore the Haters, Keep Filming in Portrait


We Are No Longer Safe: A Reaction To The Deadly Shooting at the Comedy Store in West Hollywood Last Night


Why Does TV Continue to Reboot and Remake Properties When Their Success Rate Is So Anemic?


No, Mass Shootings Are Not A Mental Health Issue


Old Men vs. Teenage Girls: Who Deserves Your Mockery More?


The End of Humanity Is Upon Us, and We've Nobody to Blame But Ourselves


The Inspiring, Unlikely Rise Of an NFL Quarterback Who'd Been Put Out to Pasture


On Peter Pan, Whitewashing, And What Makes The Red Man Red


A White Guy's Measured Explanation of Why What Matt Damon Said Was Wrong


To the Bruce Banners Of this World, and the Threatened Ideas that Keep the Hulk at Bay


Could Anyone on "How To Get Away With Murder" Actually Get Away With Murder?


Gotham Sucks! (And That Sucks For Everyone!)


The Down Side of Set Leaks and Advance Promotion


Maybe Get Your Head Out Of Fear The Walking Dead's Butthole?


The Way Comics Fans Treat Zack Snyder Is Ridiculous and Shortsighted


Why 'Beauty and the Beast' Pissed Me Off as a Child (And Kind of Still Does)


'The Venture Bros' And the Argument Against Complete Creative Control


Why Science Fiction Matters


How 'Beauty And The Beast' Warns Girls About Male Entitlement


It's Time For 'SNL' And Other Comedy Shows To Explain Why They Feel Okay Hiring Proudly Misogynistic Assholes


Miley Cyrus Was Feminist As F*ck Last Night At The VMAs


The Liberal Outrage Machine is Out of Control


Virginia Shooting: We're Better Than This. Aren't We?


The Disgusting But Logical Implications of Star Trek Food Replication Technology


Why I Drink: Regal Cinemas Strip Search Edition


The Life of Marvel Marketing And The Death of Marvel Story Telling


On 'Mr. Robot' and the Virtues of Television Theories and Twists


When We Fight To Bring Back Our Favorite Shows, Why Do They So Often End Up Sucking?


White People are the Absolute Worst


The One Major Thing No Fantastic Four Movie Has Gotten Right


How to Find Hope in the Cynicism of 'Veep' and the Republican Debates


The Last American Newscaster


What Can We Expect From 'UnREAL' Season 2?


What Disney's 'Descendants' Can Teach Kids About Ending the Cycle of Hate


What 'Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation' Gets Right That Hollywood Keeps Getting Wrong


From 'Cam Girlz' to 'True Detective': The Empowering World of Webcam Sex


A Love Letter to 'Sense8' and The Wachowskis


The Damning Case Against Nic Pizzolatto and 'True Detective'


Oh Good, Lena Dunham, Anne Hathaway, and Kate Winslet Think They're Experts On Sex Work Now


The Greatest Action Franchise of the Last 20 Years Doesn’t Contain Comic Book Heroes, Killer Robots or Tricked-Out Honda Civics


Hulk Hogan Is the Perfect Example of the Race Problem in America


Jon Stewart, White Male Privilege, and the Power of Liberal Denial


Watching Television Has Become a Very Expensive Habit


How Amy Schumer Fast-Tracked Her Own Backlash


Was Iñárritu's 'The Revenant' the Living Hell on Set that 'Mad Max: Fury Road' Was?


How 'Steven Universe' Is Educating Kids About Consent


For the Love of God, Would People Stop Writing Think Pieces About Things They Haven't Seen?


Death Rays, MMA Megastars, and Horsewomen: The Women Shaping The Future of Pro Wrestling


'Terminator Genisys' Is Irresponsible Nightmare Garbage


Key & Peele's Necessary Menstruation PSA: 'Be Nice To Your Bitches When They Bleeding'


Studio Execs Who Don't Release Comic-Con Trailers Should be Tossed Balls-First Into Boiling Tar


All the Footage We Cannot See (For Now): Why 'Comic Con Exclusive' Teasers Don't Make Sense


'Magic Mike XXL' Is All About Feminism -- And More Men Need to See It


Internal Affairs Is the Skyler White of Police Procedurals


'True Detective' and the Hilariously Hollow Hubris of Nic Pizzolatto


How to Show Your Southern Pride Without Being a Racist Dipsh*t


HBO in Hotel Rooms: A Fundamental Human Right


How Will Ferrell And Kristen Wiig's 'A Deadly Adoption' Changed The Game For Lifetime


'Star Wars' or How I Learned to Love Disney


Mysteries Lingering for the Second Season of 'Sense8'


Caitlyn Jenner Would Not Have Been Bob Costas' First Choice


R2-D2 is a Dude, Right? And Other Musings On Gender And Technology


Cameron Crowe Explains Emma Stone's Casting in 'Aloha' and We Explain Why We Didn't Make a Big Stink of It


How the Internet Flattens Generations


I'm A Dickbag and So Can You!: A Guide To Expressing Opinions On the Internet


Why Twitter Still Very Much Matters


We Need to Talk About That Really Creepy Part of 'Tomorrowland'


Jimmy Fallon May Trounce Stephen Colbert in the Ratings, But Here's Why It Won't Matter


Why So Many People Watch Finales


The Duggars' Unspeakable Horror Show


David Letterman, the Origins of Pajiba, and the Meaning Behind the Site's Name


Why You Should Go to the Movies Alone


Who Exactly Didn't Like Mad Max: Fury Road?


Will 'Mad Max: Fury Road' Be a Turning Point for Action Movies, Or Just a Blip in the Marvel Landscape?


Mellie, Claire, and Hillary: The Ambitious First Ladies of Television


Social Media and the Socially Anxious: Why I Left Twitter


'Avengers: Age of Ultron's' Linda Cardellini Problem


Everyone Needs to Calm the F*ck Down About the DC Comics Movies


Taking the Christian Film 'Little Boy' to Its Logical Conclusion to Demonstrate Its Profound Absurdity


You, Too, Can Have an Expert Opinion on Margot Robbie's Harley Quinn Without Any Firsthand Knowledge


How China's Rise Changes Movies


Why Comic Book Nerds Hate 'Batman vs. Superman'


Our Prayers Have Been Answered: Dominic Cooper Is AMC's Preacher


How Racist, Misogynist Bastards Are Gaming the Hugo Awards to Advance a Hateful Agenda


I Miss Baseball


Overweight, One-Armed Comedian Tearfully Responds After Ari Shaffir Mocks Her Weight and Disability on Comedy Central


Why I Want To Kill The Live-Action 'Winnie The Pooh' With Fire


Why the Government Needs To Be Left Out of Fantasy


Science Fiction Thursday: ISIS & 'Star Wars', 'X-Files', and a Short Film


Why Do We Have Such High Expectations for Female-Centered TV Shows?


Why Our Characters Have to be Competent


Will 2015 be the Biggest Box Office Year Ever?


10 Life Lessons From Tommy Wiseau's reddit AMA: OHAI, LIFE ADVICE!


On Pratchett and Beginnings and Endings


Let's Gender-Neutralize How We Talk About the New 'Ghostbusters' Movies So Everyone Can Shut Up


The Emotional Double-Edged Sword of Upward Mobility in America


We Need More Childless Women, Couples on TV


What We Lost When We Lost Leonard Nimoy


Dear TV Writers: Enough with the Jazz Episodes, Already


Harris Wittels' Account of His Harrowing Descent Into Addiction


Rumor Has It The Next Spider-Man May Not Be White (And Why That's A Very Good Thing)


Hey! Remember That Time the Internet Lost Its Sh*t Over a 'Meaningless' Awards Ceremony?


Why Do We Still Care About Awards Shows?


The First Generation to Grow Old on the Internet


Why Are We Fascinated by Swords in Our Fiction?


The Reason Why Jon Stewart Is the Best Journalist of This Generation


The Number One Thing Sony and Marvel Can Do To Not Screw Up Spider-Man (Again)


How Will Fans React If James Gunn Changes Peter Quill's Father for 'Guardians of the Galaxy 2'?


The Potentially Insidious Message Underlying '50 Shades of Grey'


We Can Be Heroes


Ten Of The Best Roles For Women in 2014 ... And Five Of The Worst


Why We Love Con-Men


Sign Me Up For Solitary: How TV and Film Fail in Portraying Prison


Which Current and Upcoming Series Will Lead Television’s Next Golden Age?


What 'Gilmore Girls' Tells Us About Homophobia Ten Years On


Dear Academy: It's Time to Narrow the Best Picture Field Back Down to 5


What Shailene Woodley's Character in 'Divergent' Could Learn from Captain Kirk


Fox in Talks with Chris Carter For a Possible 'X-Files' Reboot


'Selma's' Star and Director Weren't Snubbed -- They Were Ignored


Ineffective Nielsen Ratings Are Ruining TV and No One Cares


NBC Is a Worthless Primetime Network


Dragon Age And Doc McStuffins: How Some Of The Most Progressive Entertainment Is Being Found In The Unlikeliest Of Places


Another Major Network Offers an Online-Only Option, But is Cable Still the Better Deal?


Why Your New Year's Resolutions Suck


"Stephen Colbert" Is Dead. Long Live Stephen Colbert.


Netflix May Have an AMC Problem


Common Defenses of Whitewashing And Why They Are Bullshit


What 'Eaten Alive' and Zoos Have in Common


Why I Write about Celebrity Gossip


This Cannot Be What It Means to Raise a Child in America


'Serial' Ep. 10: The Troubling Parallel Between Adnan Syed, Ferguson, and Eric Garner


There's Nothing More Annoying on TV than a Bullsh*t Cliffhanger-Copout


A Typical Conversation Between a Fantasy Football Coach And His/Her Significant Other


Just How Excited Should We Let Ourselves Be About the New 'Star Wars'?


James Risen and the Fascinating Real-Life Inspiration Behind 'The Newsroom's' Espionage Act Storyline


Democracy, Thanksgiving, and Why You Shouldn't Unfriend Those Disagreeable Schmucks on Facebook


Because I Am Sick And I Am Tired, And I Want You To Be Sick And Tired With Me - A Guide To Understanding Ferguson


The Final Frontier: Why Won't TV Invest in Smart Sci-Fi?


A Quick History of Bill Cosby's Strong-Arming, Megalomaniacal Behavior


NBC Cancels Bill Cosby's Sitcom Pilot--What Happens Next?


Who Are the NFL's Vic Mackeys?


What We Talk About When We Talk About Oscar Bait


Alyssa Milano Questions Public Reaction to Her Breastfeeding vs. Kim Kardashian's Nude Photos


What All the Greatest TV Comedies Don't Have in Common with This Year's Cancelled Sitcoms


'Interstellar' and the Ryan Leaf Theory of Movie Criticism


Taylor Swift, Amalia Ulman, and The Art of Owning Your Perception


How Steven Moffat and Christopher Nolan Suffer from the Same Troubling but Non-Fatal Flaw


What 'Ozymandias' Really Tells Us


Christopher Nolan, We Need to Have a Talk About Your Obsession With Dead Wives


Let's Unpack the Small Kernel of Unintentional Truth in Rose McGowan's Unfair Characterization of Gay Men


Your Post-Election Hangover Post: 'Star Wars' and the Politics of Cynicism


'Horns' And Male Entitlement Culture


The Internet's Addiction to Rage Will Consume Us All


Midterms Matter. Elections Matter. Get Out There And F*cking Vote, People.


Lena Dunham and Chris Rock: A Tale of Two Controversial Comedians, and What's Gender Got to Do with It?


Dear Certain Men: When You Focus on the Substance of Those Catcalls, You're Missing the Entire. F*cking. Point


Other “Definitive” Lists Can Suck It. It’s Skitz’s 6th Annual Guide to Slipping Into a Halloween Sugar Coma.


A Quick Primer on What 'How to Get Away with Murder' Gets Wrong About Law School


Humanity Finds a Way to Debase Itself Even Further After a New Orleans' Woman is Roofied and Raped


The Fault in Our Stars: Does It Matter if Celebrities Are Bad People?


Why Tina Fey Would Be the Perfect Person to Replace Lorne Michaels on 'SNL' (Sooner, Rather than Later)


Why Do We Care about Renee Zellweger's Face So Much?


Hey Ladies, Go Ahead and Add Younger Men to the List of Things You Shouldn't Do


#GamerGate: Is Their Hashtag Really More Important than Women's Lives?


How the Internet Made Time Slow Again


The Cover Song Rule: How to Tell if a Reboot is Any Good


Why It's Okay For Us to Be Upset For Cecily Strong, Even If She Isn't


Truth to Power: Why 'Archer' Should Have Kept ISIS in the Show


What Now? Matt Smith and His Ex-Girlfriend Are the Latest Sex Crime Victims


What Makes Certain Movies ‘Unrebootable’?


Just Why Do All Alien Planets Look Exactly Like the Woods Outside of Vancouver?


Freedom is Only an Illusion: Why Cutting the Cable Cord is Much Harder than You Think


Can the Internet Forgive?


Here We Go Again: North Dakota School Bans Girls from Wearing Yoga Pants So Teachers and Boys Won't Be Distracted


Ben Affleck, 'Gone Girl' and the Need for More Male Nudity in Hollywood


"Win the Chance to Direct the New Twilight:" Why a Female-Empowering Film Project is Massively Depressing for Women


Shut the F*ck Up, Kevin Smith: Nobody Gave You 'Clerks III' Money Because Of 'Tusk'


Peter Capaldi's Doctor Who is a Jerk, and That's a Good Thing


No, Avoiding the Bro Hug Does Not Make You Homophobic (Unless You're Afraid He'll Kiss You)


Haunting Powerlessness: Why Dystopia is Horror on the Societal Level


Baby Don't Hurt Me No More: An Open Letter to Hulu


Why Won't Amazon Let Me Watch 'Transparent'?


ESPN Suspends Bill Simmons, Fails Public Relations 101


'The Knick' And the Problem With Genuine Shitbag Protagonists


Is Kevin Smith's Box-Office Disaster, 'Tusk,' the End of His Filmmaking Career or a Much-Needed Wake-Up Call?


The New York Times Calls Shonda Rhimes an 'Angry Black Woman,' Makes Play for Cultural Irrelevance


Sex, 'Outlander,' and the Midseason Break's Reign of Terror


Revisiting Robin Williams and 'What Dreams May Come'


The Cost of Living: 'Lost,' 9/11, and How Damon Lindelof Taught Us He Shouldn't Solve 'The Leftovers'' Central Mystery


Why Is Late Night Television So Afraid of Diversity?


Why the Adrian Peterson Dilemma for the NFL Is So Markedly Different than the Ray Rice Situation


The Rehabilitation of Kristen Stewart


Taking the Time to Love a Movie


What Happened to Bodice-Ripping, Shoulder-Biting, Spittle-Spewing Sex We Were Promised in 'Outlander'?


Everything the Internet Used to Wrongly Say About Skyler White Is Actually True of Gemma Teller


Jack the Ripper, The Daily Mail, and Social Media Gullibility, Or: It's Time for an Internetervention


Seeing is Aggrieving: Ray Rice, Domestic Violence, and the Power of Video


The Nude Celebrity Photo Scandal and the Value We Place on Sex and Sexual Expression


5 Simple Man-to-Man Rules About How To Accord Yourself Around Women


What Nude Photo Scandals Tell Us about How We View Women


It's Not Just Gamers, Nerd Culture is a Sick Wasteland


Does Enjoying 'Game of Thrones' Make You Sexist? Will Buying a Ticket to 'Exodus' Make You Racist?


It Doesn't Matter Whether Tony Soprano is Dead or Alive, and Stop Asking


Zoe Quinn, Anita Sarkeesian, and Internet Misogyny as Terrorism


How to Make the Emmys Watchable Again (Hint: It Involves Drinking Games)


How Memory Interconnects Everything We Watch and Read


Why I'm Excited about the 'Harry Potter' Spin-Off


When Trailers Go Wrong, Movies of 2014 Edition


Dear NFL: F*ck You, Pay Artists


How ‘True Detective’ and ‘The Knick’ are Ushering In the Next TV Revolution


Why I Love Spoilers


On Creativity and Psychological Scarring, Or How 'Frank' Will Fuck You Up


The Future's Cloudy And It's Raining On The Poor Class: What Do You Believe About Ferguson, MO?


Which Way Do I Go To Get To Your America: Thoughts On Ferguson and Michael Brown


Why Do We Personalize Celebrity Deaths?


Nobody Gives a Damn About 'The Fantastic Four,' but They Should


Should Celebrities Be Voicing Their Opinions on the Israeli/Palestinian Conflict?


Is It OK to Call Suicide Selfish? It Depends On Who You Are


I'm Not A Snob!: The Real Reason 'Game of Thrones' Readers Hate Change


The Scale of Cinematic Southernness


How Marvel Mitigated Risk and Changed the Future of Franchise Filmmaking


The Clearing at the End of the Path


Modern Technology Did Not Kill the Spy Film Because The Best Spy Films Aren't About the Technology


In Defense of Episodic TV Reviews


What Video Games Say About Our Morality


'Transformers: Age of Extinction' vs 'Hercules': In Defense of Cheese


Why We Persist in Monster Hunting and Conspiracy Theories


Leslie Knope and Heroes without Arcs


Episodic Television: An Elaborate Delivery Mechanism for Short Stories


Dear Hollywood, Stop Making Movies About Computers and the Internet


Why the Audience and Critics Are So Weirdly Split Between Loving and Hating Damon Lindelof's 'The Leftovers'


What 'Battlestar Galactica' Teaches Us About Human Compassion


For My Next Trick, Watch Me Disappear: Do Women Really Need a Size 000?


The Joy of Not Watching Everything


Orange is the New Black & the Myth of Prison Rehabilitation


An Open Letter to the Kid Sitting In Front of Me Who Was Scarred for Life by 'How to Train Your Dragon 2'


If Women Who Commented on Last Night's 'Louie' Were As Sh*tty as Some Men Who Comment on HBO's 'Girls'


Is NY Mag's Profile of Terry Richardson Fair Journalism or a Disgusting Fluff Piece? (Hint, It's the Latter)


The Interior Monologue of an Unrepentant Cynical Bitch Going to See 'The Fault in Our Stars'


Presenting the Next Great Action Star: Emily Blunt


About that Time I Was Really Embarrassed by What A Huge Jerk I Was on the Internet


Netflix Isn't Changing TV — But it Should


Haters To the Left: On Tom Cruise's Amazing Three Decades of Box-Office Resilience


Why Are Horror Stories Not to Blame for the Slenderman Crime, but the Men’s Rights Movement Carries Some Blame for the Santa Barbara's Killings?


The Economics of Movie Reviews, or Why So Many Film Critics Continue to Lose Their Jobs


The Broccoli Theory of Bad Television


The Kiss-Rape Sequence in Last Night's 'Louie' Was Really Uncomfortable, Wasn't It?


A Conversation with My Wife about a #YesAllWomen and a 'Phenomenal Woman,' Maya Angelou


Marvel’s The Interventioni2t: Executive Orders in the Wake of Edgar Wright's 'Ant-Man' Departure


The Fascinating Racial Component of 'Louie'


The Journey, Not the Destination


#YesAll Women, #YesAllPeople and the Dangers of Misunderstanding Feminism


Don't Hand Me No Lies and Keep Your Hands to Yourself: The South Continues to Tighten Abortion Restrictions


Why Jack Bauer is Hurting America


How the Red Wedding Broke 'Game of Thrones'


People that Argue 'SNL' Is No Longer Relevant Need to Open their F**king Eyes


A Study into the Many Facial Expressions of 'Weekend Update's' Colin Jost


What Is TV's Obsession with Antlers, and What Do They Represent in 'Hannibal' and 'True Detective'?


Assessing This Year's Painful, Disastrous Season of 'Saturday Night Live'


This Teen Girl Had to Leave a Prom Because Her Dress Caused Chaperone Dads' Impure Thoughts


Why Content Partnering with Other Sites like Salon.com Is a Bad Idea for Publishers


How Network Television Executives Can Learn from Crack Dealers


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The Bravery of Being Hated: In Praise of Complicated Characters


OK, Men's Rights Movement, Your Friendly Neighborhood Frigid B*tch Feminist is Listening: What the Hell Do You Want?


Why Dan Harmon Refuses To Shut The F*ck Up About 'Community'


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How Did It Go So Wrong? NBC's Thursday Night Comedy Lineup Is Worse Than It's Been In 30 Years


Bob Belcher, Hank Hill, and the Future of the Animated Sitcom


In His Typically Sedate Fashion, Julian Assange Accuses Benedict Cumberbatch Of Being A "Hired Gun" Used To Assassinate The Truth


An Amusing and Ultimately Frustrating Wrinkle in Gender-Neutral Parenting


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About The Time That Motherf*cker Bret Easton Ellis Spoiled 'Gravity' For Me


Why Joseph Gordon-Levitt May Be the Most Thoughtful Actor in Hollywood


Books, Rebellion, and 'The Hunt for Red October'


True Confession: Why I’m (Mostly) Done with Superheroes


Sympathy For The Devil: Why It's Crucial That You Still Like Walter White


The Heisenberg Masculinity Principle: A Unified Follicular Theory of “Breaking Bad”


Is Walter White a Bad Guy?: A Conversation


"Breaking Bad," Skyler White, and Unspoken Double Standard We Place on Female Anti-Heroes


Let’s Get Real About the Cultural Impact of Violence in Media


The Play’s the Thing: 'Breaking Bad’s' Act V


Mere Anarchy is Loosed Upon the World: "Breaking Bad" and Our Love of Antiheroes


This Is the Day When Things Fall into Place: Did Jesse Pinkman Really Matter?


On the 10th Anniversary of His Death, Remembering How John Ritter Unwittingly Helped Change the Perception of Gay Men


Slut Shaming, Sanctimommies and Hope for the Next Generation


On Books and Infinity


Illustrating The Difference Between the Inspired, Intelligent Writing of "Breaking Bad" and the Boneheaded, Moronic Writing of "Dexter"


Why Ben Affleck As Batman Doesn't Matter, And Why You Should Shut The F*ck Up About It


We Don't Remember the Years, We Remember the Moments: Fiction and the Slow Problem of Time


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Everything Wrong With Pointing Out Everything Wrong In Popular Movies: Learning to Choose Your Battles.


A Pale and Stale Shadow of the Real Thing: Pop Culture's Tired Obsession with White People


Saying Goodbye to One of the Best B*tchfaces on Television


A Brief Open Letter to Showtime About the Final Season of "Dexter"


"Mob City" Trailer: Frank Darabont's F*** You Letter to AMC


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'The Newsroom' and Cynicism: Why Sorkin Desperately Needs to Get His Inspiration Groove Back


Mark Wahlberg Bluntly Explains What Really Went Wrong with The Lone Ranger


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Does The Way Certain Movies Are Being Released Rely on Racist Assumptions?


A Baby, A Weiner, and a Hispanic Man. How Has It Come To This?


How Interface Matters More than Genre in Video Games


The Inexplicable Wonder Woman Problem: The First Impressions Short Film Shows Us The Way


Video Games and the Changing Nature Of Storytelling


A Second Opinion: 3 Reasons Why the Terminator Reboot Needs Another "Sarah Connor Chronicle"


Bad Words Vs. Bad People: The Forgiveness Double Standard


A Pox On Both Your Houses: A Conversation About Spoilers


Paula Deen and Why So Many Southern Racists Don't Believe They're Actually Racists


Vice Magazine Sticks Its Head in the Oven of Good Taste


All We Need is Love (And a Little Elbow Grease)


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That's Me in the Corner: A Pajiba Sunday Sermon


We've Come So Far with So Far to Go: Womanity's No Good, Very Bad Week


Blinded by the Lord of Light: Magic, Religion, and “Proof” in “Game of Thrones”


The Internet Is Being a Whiny, Spoiled B*tch About the Return of "Arrested Development" But It Didn't Ruin Anything


When the End Isn’t Sure and the Present is Intimidating: "New Girl" and the Delayed Adulthood


Why Binge-Watching the New "Arrested Development" Is a Bad Idea


The Gospel According to John Luther


Rape in the Military: It Is Time for Real Change


I'm Tired of Having Sex: Mating, Dating and Relating and How TV Mostly Gets it Wrong


Put Your Damn Shirt Back On: Analyzing An Upsetting New Film Trend


Blood Without Pain: Should Networks Remove TV Episodes in the Wake of Real-Life Violence?


How Netflix Should Democratize Television


Marvel’s The Interventionist: An Open Letter to Overzealous Comic Book Purists


Dear Internet (and Michael Ausiello): Stop Ruining Everything


What Can Marvel Do To Make Daredevil Work? Copy “Arrow” (Or, “Angel”).


"Doctor Who" or: How I Learned to Stop Thinking and Watch the Mess


Predictable Shockers: How TV Lost Its Capacity to Surprise


Anatomy of an Adaptation: Examining Two Scenes Translated from A Clash of Kings to “Game of Thrones” Season Two


"The Walking Dead" and the Birth of the State


Here's the New Most Galling Thing About Zach Braff's Kickstarter


No One Hates Don Draper More than Don Draper


TV Didn’t Kill the Movie Theater (Yet), Competition Forced Them to Adapt or Die


I Love That Dirty Water: Thoughts On Yesterday's Events


It's Time to End Song Lyric Fascism Once and For All


Lena Dunham Thinks Men Are "Simple," And She's Probably Right Because She Is the Voice of a Generation


On the Side of the Angels: "Sherlock," Sociopathy, and Evil


Gay Marriage: Can't We Just Get to the Good Part?


The Problem With Fans and Overwhelming Fandom


FemShep, You’re My Hero: How Mass Effect Helps the Understanding of Unequal Gender Portrayals in Mass Media


Why We Write


Sports Culture, Ego and Responsibility


F*ck Everything, Let's Talk About Rape


Intelligent Television Drama and the Death of "Good" and "Bad" Characters


Friendship, The Shawshank Redemption, And A Strange Case Of Cinematic Stubbornness


What the Movies Don't Teach You: All About First Kisses and Growing Up


Marvel vs. DC and the Amalgam Universe: The Logical Next Evolution in Superhero Cinema


Empathy is the Enemy: The Fall of Orson Scott Card


Why That $100 Monthly Cable Television Bill Is Increasingly a Better Value than Free Network Television


The Copyright Alert System: A Grand Exercise in Stupidity and Futility


The Kevin Bacon Manifold: Or How There Is Actually Only One Fictional Universe


Girl's Guide to Heartbreak: Learning to Forgive Ourselves and Others


A Superman Fan Living in a Batman World: What Man of Steel Needs to Do to Succeed


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1 in 14 Of History's Greatest Artists Are Alive Today: The Upside to Overpopulation


The Problem With Obsessions: Boys and "The X-Files"


What the Sequel to Argo Might Look Like Part III: The Really Interesting Part


The Best, Most Harrowing Valentine's Day Miracle Story You Will Ever Read


For Your Consideration: Why Are Oscar Campaigns So Shameless?


Lena Dunham, "Girls," Fat-Shaming, and an Honest Male Perspective


Is This Man Hollywood's Most Romantic Director?


NBC and Sony Can’t Market for Sh*t: Predicting Tomorrow's "Community" Reviews Today


"But they treasure, secretly treasure, the times they lost. It's a sacrifice, of sorts": Why We Keep Watching Sports


Redbox vs Amazon vs Netflix: Progress Is Cool.


Roll Initiative: Why You Should Read Role-playing Game Rule Books


The Evolving Experience of Watching Television


Three Young Adult Series Being Made Into Films That Shouldn't Be Made Into Films


Watching Violent, R-Rated Movies: How Young Is Too Young?


Django Unchained and the Power of That Word


An Open Letter to the Artist Behind the “Lady Avengers” Starring Alison Brie and Amber Heard


Why I Am The Only Person In The World Who Isn't Looking Forward To The "Arrested Development" Reunion


Just Shy of Genius: An Advanced Dan Harmon Fan’s Journey into Harmoncountry


Dear Internet: If You're Going to Continue to Bitch About Lena Dunham and "Girls," At Least Watch the Goddamn Show


The 2012 Oscars and How "Best" Almost Never Means "Favorite"


"It's Not the Years, Honey, It's the Mileage": The Awkward Aging of Television and Film


In Praise of the Perfectly Imperfect Les Misérables, the Future of Movie Musicals


The Strange Allure of Guns


Zero Dark Thirty and Torture: Evil is Not Washed Away by Good


Don't Listen to the Movie Critics Who Say Negative Things About The Hobbit!


I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream: How We Mistake Dark Stories for Complex Ones


A Tale of Two TV Pilots: Understanding the Failure of “Wonder Woman” Through the Success of “Arrow”


An Open Letter to Chris Hemsworth About the Sad Double Standard Between Male and Female Celebrities in Magazine Photoshoots


Blaming Curses For Addiction, Possible Mental Illness, and Finding God? Charlie Sheen Still Thinks He’s Winning


On Facebook and Copyright And Unbunching Your Knickers


Was the Coolest Movie Ensemble of the 21st Century From a Movie Barely Anyone Saw?


Forget About Triplets, We've Got "Leaked" Scenes from the Un-Produced Kindergarten Cop II


"How I Met Your Mother": The Truth About Ted Mosby


Make Sure Your Face Is Clean Now, Can't Have No Dirty Dead: Race, Gender, And “The Walking Dead”


Systems of Magic And Politics


The Hand in the Dark: Why We Have Come to Love Assassins


'Tis the Season to be Scary: Why Trick R Treat is to Halloween as A Christmas Story is to Christmas


Captain My Captain: He Just Might Get You High Tonight


"True Blood" As A Subversion of the Tragic Vampire Trope


Television is Better Today (And Worse): Political Science Says So


Politics is About Storytelling, Not Debates


New to Me: Dr. No (1962)


Joss the Beloved Character Slayer: Deconstructing One of the Director's Most Common Tropes (**UPDATED**)


What If 2012 Was 1982? Re-Imagining the TV Hits from Three Decades Ago with the Talent of Today


I Am Woman, I Am Bored: Nikki Finke Thinks Beautiful Women Aren't Funn--zzzzzzzzzzzzz...


What If 2012 Were 1982? Re-Imagining Three 1982 Classics As If They Were Made Today


New to Me: An American Werewolf in London (1981)


7 Keys to Building a Successful Movie Franchise Without Even F*cking Trying


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Guilty Pleasures, Schmuilty Schmleasures: Or, Only the Penitent Man Will Pass (Judgment)


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A Modest Proposal for Funding Art


Are Your iTunes Really Yours? Bruce Willis and Eminem Are On the Case.


What Superheroes Mean


Refuting Tolkien


A Taxonomy of Time Travel


The Death of the Movie Theater


Why We Watch Procedurals


Spiritual Atheism: 'Buffy,' 'Angel,' 'House' and 'Doctor Who'


"I've seen things you people wouldn't believe": Nixon's Speech if Apollo 11 Had Failed


“All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain”: Matters of Memory


New to Me: The Night of the Hunter (1955)


Our Cinematic Autobiography: 10 Things I Hate About You


Not Just a Crazy Person Ranting: Why Todd Akin's Comments Matter


It was Never Meeting Sally that Mattered to Harry: What Romantic Movies Don't Get


Our Cinematic Autobiography: An Officer and a Gentleman


“Tell Sad Stories of the Death of Kings”: Why We Love Dark Stories


Our Cinematic Autobiography: Crocodile Dundee II


Twisted Truth and Half the News: Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master Tries to Pretend It Has Naught to do with Scientology


Here Comes Pimped Children: The Whole "Kids Are Off Limits" Thing Is Now Off the Table


Dark Blood: River Phoenix’s Last Movie Will Finally Try To Rise From The Ashes


Catfish Tales: About the Time a Woman Who Didn't Actually Exist Became a Contributor to Pajiba


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I Am Not Your Blowing Wind: Audiobooks and the Endless Road


The Aurora Tragedy: Have We Found Every Way to Exploit It?


Our Cinematic Autobiography: An American Tail


The Nolan Brunette: An Examination of the Director's Most Commonly Used Trope


Gun Control and the Price of America's Manifest Destiny


Why I Hate the Olympics


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And Here We... Go! (Again.): Why Rotten Tomatoes Closing Its Comments For The Dark Knight Rises Is A Net Good


Television Killed Itself: The Rise of Pointless Television


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Pictures, Paparazzi and Pleasantries: Do Celebrities Owe Us Anything?


And When I Walk the Streets Kings and Queens Step Aside: How I'd End "Breaking Bad"


Our Cinematic Autobiography: Broken Flowers


But They Can Never Taint You in My Eyes: Tom Cruise, John Travolta, L. Ron Hubbard and Scientology


Our Cinematic Autobiography: Jurassic Park


Celebrity Dream Interpretations


The Best Things in Life Are Free: On Bono Being An A**hole and Backstage Riders


Planning Against The Sequel: Why Not Every Genre Movie Needs To Be A Franchise


The Death and Rebirth of Television News: "All of Life is Reduced to the Common Rubble of Banality"


Why Can't The War of 1812 Have Its Own Blockbuster?


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All Dogs Go To Heaven: Why We Cannot Stomach the Suffering of Dogs in Our Fiction


How We Love To Watch Them Fall: What Does Our Celebrity Schadenfreude Say About Us?


Our Cinematic Autobiography: Away We Go


The Big Four On The Floor: How to Revitalize Network Television


The Night is Dark and Full of Terrors: Ending "Game of Thrones"


How The Catholic Church Controlled Hollywood


"Build your wings on the way down": Ray Bradbury 1920-2012


A Plea to the BBC: Let Me Throw My Money at You


Looking for a Cheap Holiday in Other People's Misery


Bruce Willis Is the Most Versatile Actor in Hollywood Right Now


Television is a Business You Know: Why the Firing of Dan Harmon is Wrong


About the Time I Was Reprimanded by Ryan (F*cking) Gosling


There Are Other Worlds Than These: Being Born in Another World a Low Percentage Bet


Mindhole Blowers: 20 Facts About Gone with the Wind That Will Make You Give A Damn


Creative Freedom Isn't Free: Stop Stealing "Game of Thrones"


A Manifesto for the Next Fifty Years of Media


8 Steps to Cashing in on Your Micro-Celebrity, the Saddest Job Title Since Freelance Writer


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You'll Never Live Like Common People: The Manning Bros, “Girls” and Where Nepotism Actually Begins


Birth, School, Work, Death: Why Do We Take Our Television and Film So Seriously?


Over the Top Critical Reactions to 5 Attempts to Change How We Watch Movies


This Movie Makes Me Embarrassed to Be an American. God Help Me, I Can't Wait to See It


HBO's "Girls" and Our Resentment Toward Privileged, White America


Everything I Learned About Everything I Learned from Nicholas Sparks’s Yahoo! Answers Pages


Step Away From the Keyboard: How Live-Tweeting TV Shows Ruins Everything


All Your Favorite Shows May Be Cancelled: Why Bad Nielsen Ratings Should Be Great for Quality Television


Levon Helm: American Son (1940 - 2012)


A Transparent Attempt to Explain the Economics Behind Running a Pop-Culture Website and the Need to Run Intrusive Advertising


How Modding Changes Art


10 Notable Examples from Hollywood's Checkered History with Racebending


Mindhole Blowers -- Holy Sh*t: Tyrion Lannister’s Grizzled Sellsword, Bronn, Used to Be a Huge and Hugely Lame Pop Star


Exploring the Most Important Question in the History of Internet


Scientific Accuracy? Schmientific Schmaccuracy!


The Lynchian Horrors of the White Towers Motel


Tolkien's Bastards: Why Certain Fantasy Tropes Stick


One Company, Two Images: The Striking Distinction between the American and European Brand Identity of the Same Product


How Lara Flynn Boyle's Botched Face Brings Out the Worst in Humanity


Breaking Down the Most Painful Clip on YouTube: Four Minutes of “The Chevy Chase Show”


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An Open Letter to People Who Hate Things That Others Enjoy


Pick Your Poison: Sturgeon's Law and Why We Love Bad Fiction


Kony 2012 and Jason Russell's Creepy, Narcissistic Advocacy Project


The Mass Effect 3 Endings: In The Eye Of The Beholder? Or, Do They Just Suck Vorcha Balls?


Game Shows Touch Our Lives: How My Father Would Fare in the Dystopian Game Shows of the Future


The Psychology of Letting Go: What It Means to Love and Lose


You Got a License For That?: The Endless Battle of Musicians vs. Politicians


“Books Break the Shackles of Time, Proof that Humans Can Work Magic”: Technology and the Future of Books


“Every artist is a cannibal, every poet is a thief”: Borrowing, Stealing, and Copyright's Suppression of our Gestalt


Jeremy Lin, Chris Brown and How Ignoring Race Can Perpetuate a Cycle of Racism


I Don't Think Duct Tape Will Work: Fixing the Nielsens


Conservative Movies Make more than Liberal Movies, But Only If You Think that "Liberal" Means Satan-Worshiping Crack Addicted Serial Killer


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Robots ARE Taking Over the Planet, and This Man Is Your New Supreme Overlord


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Things You Can Tell Just By Looking at Her: What Makes a Best Actress Contender


Four Theories on Why the Internet Has Such a Massive Almost Unexplainable Crush on Alison Brie


"You Know, We're Standing on the Doorstep of a New Millennium": Hollywood and Politics


At Ninety-Eight We All Rotate: New Theater Will Encourage Cell Phone Use


Celebrity Is a Deal with the Devil, and We’re That Devil


The Intersection of the Occupy Movement and Sparkle Motion


It's Tradition, so Suck It Up


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What Superheroes Mean: "We Must Not Remind Them that Giants Walk the Earth"


Conservative Wingnut Believes Boone from "Lost" Is a Terrorist Threat to Humanity


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Any Sufficiently Advanced Technology: Hollywood and the Hacker


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You Look Like a Baby Prostitute: An Open Letter to TLC


For That Inch


China Miéville and How Television Helped the Evolution of Rape Investigations


Emasculation and the Problem with the Contemporary 105-Pound Female Action Hero


Don’t Panic: A Cursory Overview of Tabloid-Speak to Get You Through This Troubled Time


The Astounding Mediocrity of James Franco and the Muddled Message of Planet of the Rise of the Apes


I Hope You Know This Will Go Down on Your Permanent Record: I Never Met a Dog I Didn't Like


On Loving, and Losing, Pets


The Word that Turned the Entire Internet Into Sneering Dismissive Pr*cks


Reading by the Light of the Screen: Thoughts on Adaptations


In Appreciation of Stephen Colbert, Not Just as a Comedian, But As a Humanist


Looking Fondly Back On a Decade of Potter


Are We Bad People? Casey Anthony, the Reality TV Effect and Dead Kids as Hallmark Entertainment


Speaking Ill of the Famous Dead: A Pajiba Discussion


Brad Pitt and How Beauty Can Often Obscure Real Talent


Moneyball: Boom or Bust? Examining the Legacy of Billy Beane and How It Will Translate Into Film


Gay in 2011: How Homophobia Lost Its Cool


The Bride (not the Uma one): The Greatest Villain in the History of Film


Playing the Long Game: Thoughts on How We Watch TV


Why Pay for Anything? Movie Bootlegging and the Evolution of Media


Nawt You: How Ignoring Canon Cost David O. Russell the Uncharted Gig


"Fame Whore" is So Demeaning; Adrianne Curry Prefers the Term "Celebrity Entrepreneur"


Roseanne, Ken Levine and Sexism (or lack thereof) in Hollywood: Thoughts from a Female Television Writer


The Unreasonable One Persists: Fight Club, Office Space, and The Matrix


Whatever Doesn't Kill You Simply Makes You Stranger: DC Comics To Reboot The Entire Universe


When Life Gives You Lemons


Making the Case that Arnold Schwarzenegger Should Replace Oprah Winfrey


An Exhaustive, 600-Word Explanation of the New Breaking Dawn Teaser Poster


Michael Murray Visits the Set of Hundreds of Films and Television Shows


Your Illegitimate Child & You: A Lesson in PR From Your Local Marketing Professional


In Defense of Tracy Flick


You Say Homance, I Say Towanda. Tomato, Fried Green Tomahto.


Who Murdered Rosie Larsen? A Pajiba Investigation


Rocking Out Without Your Boobs Out: In Praise Of TV's Non-Sexualized Female Characters


Don't Worry Geeks, You're No Longer Freaks. Unless, Of Course, You're A Girl.


An Airbrushed History of "Weeds'" Nancy Botwin


The Sad Reality of Mothers: The Most Maligned, Superficial One-Note Characters in Film


The Slow Motion Theater of Television: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bad Episodes


Boobquake 2: Fighting A**holes with T*ts


Entirely Too Much Attention To Detail: The Sci-Fi Pets Edition


I Think I Know Why We Give a Sh*t About Charlie Sheen


"The West Wing": "Decisions are made by those who show up"


How to Properly Introduce a Movie-Night Film to a Loved One and Ensure the Best Experience


Donald Trump: The New Voice of Privileged White-Male America


Entirely Too Much Attention To Detail: The True Love Edition


There's Only One Type of Person More Pathetic than the People Who Watch "Saturday Night Live" on a Weekly Basis


Entirely Too Much Attention To Detail: The Lucas Edition


Wonder Woman, Slut-Shaming And Mastering The Art Of Sexploitation


How to Get the Best Experience Out of Watching Super 8 This Summer


Navigating the Lunatic Tornadoes of Celebrity: Sarah Polley vs. Jennifer Lopez


How to Be a Better Whore: Where Is the Line Between Studio Publicist and Movie Critic?


Hollywood Crazy: Where is the Line Between Entertainment and Tragedy?


Coming to Terms with the Crushing Realization that Natalie Portman Is Not a Very Good Actress


Sexy Librarian Isn't Ugly: The Fallacy of the Ugly/Hot Woman in Hollywood


Charlie Sheen: The Sad Spectacle of the Real-Life Kenny Powers


In Defense of James Franco


Frontier Of The Unspoken: How the Internet Changed the Way We Socialize


Why the Most Beloved Film of the Year (Only Slightly) Irks Me


Remarking on the Almost Quaint Wholesomeness of the Annual Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue


Through A Lens Darkly: The Uniqueness of a Movie Watching Experience


EXCLUSIVE: Spoiling the Whole Goddamn Plot to New Line Cinema's New Year's Eve


In Beleaguered Defense of Tyler Perry


10 Pop-Culture Facts That Hammer Home the Reality of Just How Depressingly Dumb Americans Are


What Do Swimming, Frogs, and Black Swan Have In Common?


Women You Love: Cobie, Connie, and Leo Edition


The Humiliating Reality of House Buying


Your Mom Doesn't Care


I Must Break You


Coming to Terms with Disappointing Reality of Who'd Actually Play You in the Movie Of Your Life


Dimension Blech


An Open Letter to Kevin Smith


The Iron Law of Sturgeon


That Is The Sound Of Inevitability


Finally Someone Is Thinking of the Children


The Quiet Civil Rights Movement of Television and Film


It's Time to Kick the Superhero Genre in the Ass


The 6 Most Tragic TV Shows Masquerading as Light Comedy


There Is No More Unreason Left


Too Many Things


I Understand That You Have Good Intentions


The Disapproving Judgement of Used Shop Owners


“Rage, rage against the dying of the light”


The Beauty of Being the Shepherd in the Play of Life


Harvey's Girls


The Continuing Adventures of the Chipmunk's Humiliations


Big Fish and the Movies of Tim Burton as Viewed Through His Art


Movies Were Not Better When You Were A Child


My Evening (Almost) with Amy Sedaris


You're So Beautiful, It Hurts To Look At You


A Single Look that Can Sell a Million Movie Tickets


Gwyneth Paltrow: Sexy Girl Deer


Why Don't They Just Speak American?


In Defense of Mel Gibson: A Comprehensive, Point by Point Thesis


Sesame Street Butts Heads with the NYTimes on the Benefits of Toddlers Using iPhones


Nikki Finke, Johnny Depp, and Why "The Offer Story" Is Such Bullsh*t


The Strange and Surreal Differences Between Halloween Customs in the United States and Canada


Part of the Problem


An Innocent Victim of Murderous Female Desire


In New York City's War On Crime...


My Tortured Relationship with Jackass: Or How I Ended Up the One with a Stick in His Ass


There's No Home For You Here, Girl, Go Away


Cutting Off Your Nose To Spite Your Face Earns You An NC-17


I Hate Hugh Jackman


Oh, Pretty Girls, You're Too Good For This


Think of the Children? I Blame the Bastards.


Surprising Finding: America Loves B+ Movies


M. Night Shyamalan: Ambitious, Serious-Minded Talentless Disease


Juggalos: How The F**k do They Work?


Viagra for Dick Jokes


Which Film Has the Biggest Legacy?


Put The Left Brain In


Silver Lining: At Least I Know Why This One’s Famous


Put The Right Brain In


The Greatest Trick MTV Ever Pulled Was Convincing the World It Was Totally Awesome


Screw the Squeaky Wheel, I Spread My Grease Around


Joshua Jackson (R.I.P.) Rises from the Dead to Celebrate Pacey-Con


Comic-Con, Jon Stewart, and How Film Bloggers Became Part of the Marketing Strategy


Nice Counts. Or Why Jessica Simpson Won't Do Nudity


Gratuitous Violence: The Double Standard


Do You Have a Tipping Point?


Kevin Spacey Is Not a Very Good Actor


The Times They Are A-Changin'


Internet Killed the TV Subscription


The Greatest Star Wars Movie Since Return of the Jedi


A Sad Postmortem on the Life of Gary Coleman


The Bond Between a Boy and Horror Movies


Why We Hate Megan Fox (and Why Maybe We Shouldn't)


We Were Promised Jetpacks


Everybody Loves Bill Murray


Killer Extinct: The Death of the Boogeyman


Documentarians Are Whores, Too


On Special Effects


Too Soft to Slay:The Pussification of Children’s Movies


"What can change the nature of a man?"


You Can Teach Them to Hate the Things You Hate


Hey, Hey Honey Take a Whiff On Me


What If Jerry Maguire Never Had His "You Had Me at Hello" Moment?


An Embarrassing '80s Nostalgia Trip for John Cusack


Team Edward vs. Team Jacob


Florida Bill Seeks to Fund Films With "Traditional Family Values"


Pajiba's 1st Annual Quote Appreciation Awards


Why the Oscars Matter


(500) Days of Summer and the Difference between Misogyny and Bad Writing