Looking at a glance, it isn’t shocking that The Big Bang Theory has produced 3 spinoffs to date. Possibly the last monocultural sitcom, the show ran for 12 seasons by which point its first spinoff was already underway. Young Sheldon eschewed the multi-cam style of its predecessor in favor of a laugh-track free flavor. That […]
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The Hawk lands in the bunker and never escapes
In the mid-00s, Will Ferrell solidified his leading man status with a series of sports comedies. In succession, he played a NASCAR driver, a figure skater, and least successfully a basketball player. These films helped set the example of the typical Ferrell character. A dim, arrogant man-child who, through the course of the movie, learns […]
Little House on the Prairie reinvents a TV classic
Late in the first episode of Netflix’s Little House on the Prairie remake, Charles and Caroline Ingalls are arguing about their decision to move the family to Kansas. It soon becomes clear that the bulk of the decision rests on Charles’ shoulders, something Caroline regrets. Their conversation eventually turns to family, both the ones left […]
Elle provides no value to the world of Legally Blonde
The 2001 film Legally Blonde has had a surprisingly long pop culture life. Mainly thanks to being a comedy film in the early 00s that hasn’t aged horribly and by virtue of Reese Witherspoon’s performance as Elle. Elle works as a character because the audience knows beyond her all-pink, all-blonde appearance she is smart and […]
Cape Fear squanders a great cast with a poor remake
A little over 30 years separates the two film versions of Cape Fear, and you can feel the differences plainly when comparing them. The movies follow the same general story with changes that reflect the mood of the era. For instance, the Scorsese version darkens the tale with more lurid thrills. It’s telling that, 35 […]