[ad_1] Warner Bros. Helena Bonham Carter’s Bellatrix Lestrange ranks among the best villains in the “Harry Potter” franchise (or worst, depending on how you judge evil characters). She’s one of Lord Voldemort’s (Ralph Fiennes) most loyal disciples, and she’s arguably even more sadistic than He Who Must … Read more
[ad_1] Static Media Simply put, “The Big Bang Theory” is one of the most successful sitcoms of all time, running for an impressive 12 seasons from 2007 to 2019. The show revolved around a close-knit group of young adult friends, each carrying their comedic weight and bringing … Read more
[ad_1] NBC The classic NBC sitcom “Seinfeld” has a lot of great episodes, and everyone has their favorites. Some appreciate the silly, crowd-pleasing chaos of something like the now-legendary “The Contest,” while others like some of the more underrated episodes, like “The Opera” or “The Stall.” But what about … Read more
[ad_1] MGM Since the fall of the Berlin Wall in November of 1989, James Bond has struggled with his own relevance. “Licence to Kill” was released that same year, but it proved to be the last James Bond movie for six years. Eon Productions scrambled to came … Read more
[ad_1] Paramount Gene Roddenberry’s “Star Trek” may take place in a post-capitalist utopia wherein no character longs for wealth, but here in our society, its actors cannot live with that luxury. Trekkies will be able to tell you that “Star Trek” wasn’t a huge hit when it … Read more
[ad_1] NBC When Steve Carell left “The Office,” it felt very much like one of the last nails in the series’ coffin. While the show took a marked turn for the worse after Carell’s departure, “The Office” had been struggling to recapture the magic of its earlier … Read more
[ad_1] CBS Television Distribution Archie Bunker, as played by Carroll O’Connor, is a fascinating cultural pivot point for American television. He was a lout, a bigot, and perpetually angry, baffled by the social progress being made in the United States in the 1970s. He looked to the … Read more
[ad_1] Warner Bros. Every Batman movie has a “thing.” Tim Burton’s 1989 “Batman” created a blueprint for future superhero films. His follow-up, “Batman Returns,” saw Burton usher in the franchise era by letting his freak flag fly, upsetting parents and McDonald’s board members, who’d plastered Danny DeVito’s … Read more
[ad_1] Warrick Page/Max Medical professionals have some of the most difficult jobs in the world, and that difficulty increases infinitesimally when they’re working in emergency medicine. The new Max series “The Pitt” follows the team working in the emergency room at Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Hospital, with each … Read more
[ad_1] Static Media “Tombstone,” from 1993, is the Wyatt Earp movie most people remember from the ’90s, but it’s hardly the only star-studded spectacle about the legendary marshal. A year later, “Wyatt Earp” came out, reuniting actor Kevin Costner with filmmaker Lawrence Kasdan, the director who first … Read more