Pop Culture

First things first, let’s not pretend that zombie movies are ever going to be exactly “normal.” After all, we’re talking about movies that center on the conceit that the dead will return to life and start feasting on living human flesh. It’s not a particularly normal idea, despite how prevalent it has become over the years. But even in the genre of zombie movies, there are some that, amazingly, ma

The quality of the hero is what makes a movie good. The quality of the villain is what makes it great. But what makes it really, truly, awesome? Sidekicks, of course.

Ever since the radio star lost a tense standoff with video, we’ve been forced to endure countless crummy music videos revolving around a couple of tired

One of the hardest things about writing fiction is coming up with interesting, fully developed side characters. After all, you can’t spend too much time on them because you don’t want to take the focus off of your primary protagonists and antagonists. Yet sometimes writers come up with supporting characters that are so rich and intriguing that, no matter how good the main characters are, we can’t

Nothing is worse than defending your favorite franchise, trying to convince someone about the philosophical underpinnings and subtlety that make it great… only to have a ridiculous aspect, or entire race, thrown right in your face.

Careers in music are kind of like DUI charges: every celebrity needs at least one. So get ready for '6 Celebrity Albums that Never Should Have

The desire for a mentor is deep-seated in the human race. Someone to teach hand-to-hand combat and ancient ninja skills so that we can go on to save the

Zombies as we know them have really only been in pop culture for about fifty years now. Seems like a long time, we know, but, it's pretty much an eyeblink when

There’s this passage in the Bible I am really fond of. First Epistle to the Corinthians, Chapter 13: When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a

Hollywood is built on lies. No, seriously, we’re pretty sure the streets are paved with silicone, fake tanner, and the dead hopes of every Starbucks employee.