So even if you can’t stomach most horror films and horror shows, Shudder may still be worth subscribing to—costing only $5.99/mo (or $4.75/mo if you grab the yearly plan), it’s an excellent value. If you like thriller movies, Shudder has a solid selection. The line between thriller and horror can get fuzzy at times, and a lot of movies can be both thriller and horror. For this list, I’m focusing on movies that want to fill you with suspense rather than dread or terror....

Witches and wizards have been the focus of several popular TV shows since the 1960s, starting with Bewitched putting a spell on audiences and becoming one of TV’s most popular shows. To celebrate the magical legacy these characters have had on television, here are my picks for the best witches and wizards in TV history. 10. Rumplestiltskin (Once Upon A Time) Rumplestiltskin, also known as Mr. Gold, is one of the main characters of Once Upon A Time....

But for many others, the Xbox Gamerscore number is always at the back of your mind. If you’re the kind of gamer who’s constantly comparing your Xbox achievements with friends and family, then you’re probably on the lookout for ways to pump up those numbers. One way is to grab a cost-effective Xbox Game Pass subscription and churn through the games that have plenty of achievements to unlock. Here are the best Xbox Game Pass games for achievements!...

Whether they’re built to survive battle, travel from planet to planet, equipped with weapons of mass destruction, or even just designed to help characters relax and wind down, there are all kinds of awesome vehicles littered throughout various anime series. Here are some of the coolest cars, motorcycles, and modes of transportation we’ve seen in anime series. 12. Catbus (My Neighbor Totoro) Taking a bus to work is common nowadays, but what about taking… a Catbus?...

Unless you know them like the back of your hand, you risk buying a board game they already own or a board game they have no interest in. And with modern board games as expensive as they are, you don’t want to make a mistake like that. However, there are plenty other gift ideas to pursue that aren’t board games. Here are some of the best gifts for the board gamers and tabletop fanatics in your life!...

Other streaming services are starting to catch on, but Netflix is still a champion for many kinds of TV series you won’t find on mainstream channels and networks—even if Netflix’s attempts do flop at times. As a geek, that’s something I really appreciate about Netflix. Whether we’re talking about anime series, K-dramas, reality concepts, or unique sci-fi/fantasy, the platform has lots of geeky content. Here are some of the best geeky TV shows on Netflix that you’ll probably like if you consider yourself a nerd....

Then you should try playing a typing game! There are plenty of online typing games on the web, but an overwhelming amount of them are crude, boring, or don’t work anymore on modern web browsers. Here are some of my favorite online typing games that I’ve played over the years. You really don’t need any beyond the Top 3 listed below, but I’ve included a few more just in case you want to try them....

Warner Brothers owns DC Comics, and therefore all the characters from that comic universe are free for involvement in the DC Extended Universe films. On the other hand, Marvel is a more splintered studio that’s still working to bring their characters’ rights under a single roof. Which is why the DCEU films have done well with their villains, for which they operate on unlimited footing. Sure, no one is as well-known as Marvel’s Thanos, but the blame for that could go any which way....

Some cliffhangers live forever in the minds of watchers who still wonder about what they think took place after the credits left them hanging. But most cliffhangers can feel unearned and manipulative, as though hinting at a narrative complexity that doesn’t really exist. Cliffhanger endings are popularly attributed to Charles Dickens, who started the trend with his debut novel, The Pickwick Papers. Ever since, storytellers and filmmakers across the globe have used cliffhangers to avoid cleanly wrapped endings to their tales....

The best of those princesses have been: warriors hell-bent on saving their homelands; resistance fighters against oppressive empires; intelligent brains who can do it all; and so much more. We’ve seen it all, across epic dramas, romantic comedies, and even space operas. Here are our picks for the best princesses in movies who stand out and have grown to be adored by audiences to this day. 8. Princess Mia (The Princess Diaries) The Princess Diaries is the story of a young woman who lives in San Francisco and is a social outcast in high school, only to find out she is the crown princess of a European country....

It dominated the screen with action-packed cooking battles, which sparked enthusiasm in food lovers to search for more recipes to try—not just any food, but dishes that can really be cooked in real-life. But food in anime isn’t limited to Food Wars. Indeed, many anime series that don’t revolve around cooking still feature all kinds of tasty dishes, many of which are core to Japanese culture. From simple rice balls to full-blown meals, here are some of the best foods, meals, and drinks often featured in anime series....

Ever since the overall story shifted towards a “do or die” theme, the characters have gone beyond their limits and exceeded their potentials, showing us who’s truly the strongest of the strong. Even characters who only appeared as background noise in the early arcs have stepped up and started contributing significantly to the story, leading to many memorable and impactful scenes. From the most effective heroes to the most overpowered villains, here are the strongest characters from the My Hero Academia anime series....

The long shot film technique is conceptually simple: an entire scene is shot start-to-finish as a single take, without cutting to other angles or combining various takes. Long shots are often associated with sophistication, dedication, and high-level direction since they leave no room for error. Normally, multiple takes are edited together for a scene, to mask errors made and combine the best performances from various takes. Chopping up single takes and hopping between multiple camera angles is also used as a way to hold the viewer’s attention....

The Suicide Squad (formally known as Task Force X) was put together by Amanda Waller as a team of incarcerated supervillains who could be dispatched on dangerous missions with zero risk of consequence—if they died along the way, who cares? All of the supervillains captured by the government were put up for selection to the team, entirely at Waller’s direction. Upon being picked, bombs are placed in their necks; if they don’t comply with orders, they’ll be killed via remote detonation....

Tools Up! put us in the shoes of home renovators. Moving Out asked us to pack up and load a moving truck. Now we have Very Very Valet throwing us into the driver’s seat—of everyone else’s cars. How much fun could it be, being a valet attendant? Does it work as well as cooking, remodeling, and moving? Or is it just a frustrating mess of clunky mechanics? I gave it a whirl....

Most of the time, producers look to spin-offs when they want to expand a franchise beyond its original limits. Other times, spin-offs are pursued as a possible way to recover a nosediving property—or even just a property that’s stagnating and losing its appeal. As a result, most spin-off movies are totally unnecessary and fail to catch much attention. However, every once in a while, there’s a spin-off movie that stands out and even becomes more popular than the originals....

There are lots of them—both on the web and in physical form—and all you have to do is pick one to start reading. They come in a variety of art styles and content types, making them all worth exploring. From fantasy and isekai to life-changing slice of life stories, here are some of the best manga and light novels to read if you love anime. 6. The Remarried Empress The Remarried Empress is a light novel written by Alpha Tart and one of the most anticipated novels of the past few years (along with its webtoon adaptation)....

Your tastes, thoughts, and opinions come to define who you are for the rest of your life—and this means that the ultimate reflection of society is responsible in helping you form those tastes. In other words, a lot of the movies you watch during your pre-adult years will stay with you for the rest of your life. Those movies will help you deal with breakups, unrequited love affairs, processing grief, and everything in between....

The first recorded photograph was taken in 1826 by Joseph Nicéphore Niépce, but its blurry and hard to tell what it’s about. It’s titled “The View From the Window at Le Gras” and it took around eight hours to expose, which is hard to imagine with today’s instant phone cameras, right? Since then, photography has snowballed into a popular medium that’s practiced by professionals and the clueless alike. Here are our picks for the best movies about photography and photographers, who use this medium for better or worse....

Moving away from the theater-like melodramatics of earlier cinema, the 40s were a pivotal time that introduced innovations to filmic language and established the foundation of what we know as cinema today. From war dramas to festive classics, the 1940s gave us several enduring movies. Here are our picks for the best movies of the 40s! 10. The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) A heart-warming war epic from William Wyler, The Best Years of Our Lives follows three war veterans who return to civilian life after serving in the Second World War....