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With their plucky cast of oddball characters, hysterical gags, and ‘70s pop soundtracks, the Guardians of the Galaxy movies are among the most popular in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. They’re a strong defense against the recent anti-Marvel criticisms from Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola that their “despicable” movies are “not cinema.” The Guardians movies have real, tangible emotional arcs, constantly tugging on the audience’s heartstrings as well as tickling their ribs, and the personality of writer-director James Gunn can be seen plastered all over them....

Sprint has reported a move into profit, posting a Q3 profit of $383M, contrasting with a $767 loss in the same quarter last year. The carrier reported that it sold 1.4M iPhones, representing 28 percent of its total smartphone sales of 5M. While its decision to start carrying the iPhone clearly helped it reduce defections to other carriers, it still reported a net loss of 313,000 customers in the quarter. CNET reports that the carrier appears to be finding itself squeezed in the middle, between Verizon and AT&T at the top end and T-Mobile at the bottom....

In horror movies, the boyfriend is often seen as disrespectful, selfish, and plain unsupportive. This type of behavior doesn’t bode well for their fates either. The boyfriend is essentially painted as less upstanding to create a contrasting effect between him and his partner, typically the virtuous main character. However, not every male love interest in the horror is a jerk. Some actually turned out to be the complete opposite of what’s been typified thus far....

Making a good concert film is an art form. The most difficult part about it is convincing viewers they are in the stadium or amongst the backstage chaos. All these films did a great job, at least according to their IMDB scores. Some of them are straightforward concert films, while others are documentaries interspersing live music with interviews and footage of the band or artist off the stage. To make it on the list, the project had to have a theatrical release as well....

Horror, more so than any other genre, has always lent itself well to the anthology format. From the earliest days of such fright rags as Tales from The Crypt and Vault of Horror, bite-sized terrors have been widely consumed and enjoyed by a public hungry for a dose of the macabre in their everyday lives. The Twilight Zone helped popularize and bring a socio-political/philosophical bent to the format, and a bevy of films have continued the tradition on the big screen....

Stop-motion animation is still a great art form to create cleverly executed, deeply thoughtful and thoroughly imaginative stories. The lifespan of stop-motion animated films has sadly felt its decline after the underperformance of Laika’s Missing Link and the release of Aardman’s A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon in Netflix. Nevertheless, stop-motion, both in movies and television, remains a visually interesting art form that pushes the envelope for animation. To honor this medium, here are the ten best stop-motion animated films of the 2010s, ranked according to their Rotten Tomatoes rating....

When Boy Meets World first met the world on September 24th 1993, it also met thousands of new fans who would loyally follow the show and its cast through the years– from the 7 seasons it was part of ABC’s TGIF lineup, all the way to its spinoff show Girl Meets World 20 years later. There were and are still so many reasons to love Boy Meets World. From the constant and meaningful life lessons from Mr....

Ever since all of the MCU’s awesome female heroes stood beside each other on the battleground in Avengers: Endgame to help Captain Marvel get the Infinity Gauntlet through the horde of Outriders, a lot of Marvel fans have been dying to see an A-Force movie, which is to say, an all-female Avengers movie. (There’s a small minority of misogynistic fans that see the prospect of an A-Force movie as some kind of apocalyptic nightmare, but let’s just ignore them....

“Women love a self-confident bald man.” This is one of the many pieces of advice offered up by Larry David on Curb Your Enthusiasm. The comedian and writer plays an exaggerated version of himself in the HBO comedy, which just started its 10th season. Throughout its run, the decidedly anti-fashion Larry has provided audiences with quite a few fashion tips, mostly by accident. In the show, Larry often demonstrates what not to do, often finding himself in bad situations....

When the winter holiday season comes around, it is impossible to not see an episode of a television show that has been themed to Christmas, Hanukkah, or some other December festivity. From children’s shows like Blue’s Clues to classic sitcoms like Seinfeld, Christmas episodes are a must for television. But what of the other holidays? Throughout the year, there are plenty of holidays to celebrate and plenty of television episodes to revisit throughout the seasons....

It is hard to argue that one of the most prolific authors of our time has to be none other than the master of horror, Stephen King. The author has written some of the best and most engaging novels over the last few decades, and shows no signs of stopping now. What some may not realize however is the vast list of LGBT characters in the Stephen King universe. Whether they are secondary characters, antagonists or crucial to the novel’s plot, the author has naturally integrated profound characters that deserve recognition....

Star Trek Beyond has a lot riding on it. Now that Disney is finally poised to unleash its Star Wars barrage on audiences – something which promises to last for five consecutive years, at the least – and now that Fox has something of its own shared universe with its Alien and Prometheus films, Paramount needs a heavy-hitter to strike back with. Then there’s the little fact that 2016 marks the 50th anniversary of Star Trek, generally, and that Beyond looks to be the final installment of the rebooted film series, specifically – unless, of course, this entry performs well enough to extend the trilogy into a bonafide, open-ended franchise, like the previous Trek movies were....

If it’s one thing the Disney Parks Imagineers know how to do better than anything else, it’s tell a story in new and creative ways. Nowhere can this more thoroughly be seen than in the stories presented in their rides, attractions, and shows in Disneyland and Walt Disney World. In the realm of theme parks, there are few more immersive and imaginative attractions than the ones made by Disney. But with so many wonderful movies, how can they not apply the same amount of detail to their rides?...

iMac screen sharing with MacBook Air on a different account Yesterday we told you that the popular Back to my Mac feature might go free with 10.7 Lion and we also told you the service received a few tweaks in Lion. Well today, we have discovered a brand-new feature, which we’re calling multi-user remote computing, that allows you to remotely login to any account on another Mac. This best way to explain this is through an example....

It is a tricky feat for an animator to transition to live-action filmmaking. It is a huge leap to go from one filmmaking medium to another. But that seems to be the trend with How to Train Your Dragon directors Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois helming directorial efforts for Call of the Wild and Micronauts, respectively. So, it is worth acknowledging the directors that started from animation and made a seamless transition to live-action, where they easily employ their aesthetics with real-life elements....

Daniel Craig is probably most well known for being the sixth actor to play the British pop culture icon, James Bond. Since his debut in the role in Casino Royale in 2006 he has played the MI6 agent four times already and is set to reprise the role in his final film No Time to Die. But Craig’s repertoire isn’t just limited to sexy secret agents. He’s starred in a number of other films, ranging from gritty historical war movies to tense crime thrillers to wacky action comedies....

The Five-Timers Club is a grouping of celebrities who have guest hosted sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live (SNL) at least five times throughout its long run. While it isn’t an actual physical club, per se, it has been presented as such in sketches. When Justin Timberlake hosted for his fifth time, for example, a sketch showed him entering a lavish room that is presumably only available to members. There, other celebrity hosts indulged in cigars and expensive drinks while donning special luxury Five-Timers Club robes....

John Goodman is an actor who perfectly embodies the idea of a character actor. Though he might not play the leading man often, he fits into any type of genre and any type of role perfectly while being a very welcome presence whenever he appears in a film. Goodman first found fame as Dan in the classic sitcom Roseanne, but since then he has built an amazing film career as well....

Star Trek is mostly about characters that joined The Federation on a mission of discovery and helping others. The way these people interact, fall in love, and make the best choices that they can for the galaxy. However, in the rare case, Trekkies get a closer peek in on their personal lives, not just their work ones. One way that fans get to understand their favorite better is by meeting their pets....

Based on the BBC series of the same name, the American version of The Office hoped to bank on the same popularityy of the original series. With many new faces and even writers for the show, the series slowly became a staple in NBC’s weekly lineup. Centered around the mundane lives of the office workers of the Dunder Mifflin Paper Company, the series explored not just office life but the lives of each worker as well....