15 Remakes Worthy of Your Time

As much as critics and moviegoers like to give Hollywood flack for remaking older or foreign properties, the fact remains that some of the most acclaimed and beloved films of all time were remakes of some kind.   read more

The Thing

Horror movies are by far the worst offenders when it comes to the pop-culture plagues of remake-itis, sequel-itis, and its awkward cousin, prequel-itis. How many Saws, Resident Evils, and increasingly inappropriately named Final Destinations do we really need? It’s pretty remarkable, then, that it’s taken almost 30 years for anyone to attempt an expansion of the world created in John Carpenter’s The Thing (itself a loose remake of 1951’s The Thing from Another World), especially since Carpenter’s other seminal horror flick, Halloween, has certainly had its share of blatant cash-ins and nostalgic reinventions....  read more

Kill Your Television: Six Great Things to Watch on Hulu.com

I recently got Internet hooked up in my apartment after about a year-and-a-half of self-imposed technological paucity, and it's basically amazing. I can do all sorts of fun things that I never could before, not the least of which includes destroying hours of my life on Wikipedia (I mean, did you know that Oscar I, King of Norway, had a such a killer 'stache?) and writing blog posts at 8 PM on Valentine's Day from the comfort of my own bed. But definitely the best part about having Internet at home is being able to take advantage of the riches...  read more