Guess the Movie Based on the Letterboxd Review
There is an art to a Letterboxd movie review. Sure, you can use the film-based social network to log what you see, or to write straightforward film criticism. But a lot….
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10 Huge Movies That Are Secretly Car Commercials
We all like to think of moviemaking as an “art for art’s sake” kind of pursuit, but in reality, film production exists in a tightly interconnected relationship with commercial advertising…..
Creepy Things That Kept ’70s and ’80s Kids Up at Night
For kids growing up in the ’70s and ’80s, let’s be real — we saw some stuff. Thanks to the lack of helicopter parents (latchkey kids unite!) and endless hours….
DC Just Changed Batman’s Origin
Batman’s origin story was first told in 1939’s Detective Comics #33. The tale, which has been repeated countless times across many media, is almost always the same: Young Bruce Wayne is out….
25 Commercials You Know By Heart If You Grew Up in the ’90s
Nostalgia is a strange and complex emotion. I never would have predicted decades ago that when I was an adult, I would get strangely wistful for the days when TV….
I Drank Both of Starbucks’ ‘Wicked’ Tie-In Drinks
I’m in for one long day in the Emerald City. As part of an all-out marketing blitz, Wicked has teamed with Starbucks to create two themed beverages inspired by the upcoming….
Once-Beloved Fast Food Items That No Longer Exist
The world of fast food is largely defined by the menu items that people return to year after year, decade after decade. McDonald’s Big Mac. Popeye’s Chicken Sandwich. Taco Bell’s Crunchwrap….
The Worst Movie Titles of the Century
We’ve gotten so used to endless promotional cycles and IP-driven experiences with built-in fanbases that we forget that the first thing we see just before a new movie comes out….
I Ate Everything on Burger King’s ‘The Addams Family’ Menu
There’s nothing creepier or kookier than déjà vu. Almost exactly five years ago, I ventured to IHOP — not just any house of pancakes, mind you, an international house of pancakes —….
I Ate All Four Krispy Kreme ‘Ghostbusters’ Donuts
If there’s something strange in your neighborhood, who you gonna call? Well, that depends. Is the “something strange” a bunch of ghosts? Then you call the Ghostbusters. If it’s a….