Burt Reynolds’s Twilight Zone Episode Was So Bad He Called It The Worst Role He Ever Played
A look back at 'The Twilight Zone's' infamous episode 'The Bard,' starring Burt Reynolds, which critics say is one of the show's worst.
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Tag: cult classic
‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Should Have Ended After Season 5
A bold take: cut Buffy's later seasons to preserve its golden era. We argue why the show peaks at five and then fades.
‘Basic Sanitation, The Movie’ May Have Predicted Three Straight Golden Globe Winners
A Brazilian comedy about toilets keeps predicting who'll win a Golden Globe, and now a third star is in the running.
James Bond Meets Quentin Tarantino in This Cult Classic Spy Thriller
Two directors remake the spy thriller, blending Tarantino's brutal style with the glamour of James Bond.
Donnie Darko at 25: Richard Kelly on Unanswered Questions, Dukakis Jokes, and the Man in the Red Jogging Suit
A retrospective glance upon Donnie Darko, wherein its mirrors, masks, and metaphysics take on strange new weight twenty-five years later.
TV Reviews8/10
‘Sledge Hammer!’ Review: David Rasche’s Ridiculous Cop Deserves Rediscovery
A look back at the satirical police sitcom Sledge Hammer!, starring David Rasche as a clueless yet confident detective.
Movie Reviews3.7/10
Speed Racer Review: Loud, Bright, and Baffling — 3.7/10
A loud, colorful, baffling spectacle of neon racers and masked drivers, wherein plot proves thinner than oil.
Movie Reviews1.6/10
Billy Madison Review: Stupid Isn’t Funny, It’s Just Annoying
A tale of a man who would remain a child, though all the world bids him grow up. A wretched jest, scarcely worth the hour.
Movie Reviews5.4/10
‘Braindead’: Peter Jackson’s Messy, Brilliant Horror Comedy
A tale of a mother transformed into a monstrous creature, wherein comedy meets the most gruesome horror.
TV Reviews8/10
‘AIKa’: Salvage Becomes War, and the Comedy Never Misses
A salvage operation gone wrong, a scheme threatening the world, and a heroine who refuses to stay small. A review of AIKa.
Movie Reviews5.8/10
Ryan Reynolds Stabs a Woman to Death in Marjane Satrapi’s Black Comedy-Horror Film The Voices
A plumbing worker hears his pets speak and murders a woman; a tale of madness, comedy, and dread.
Movie Reviews6.6/10
Ricky Bobby Crashes and Falls: Talladega Nights Review
A dimwit daredevil climbs to NASCAR glory, then falls before a foreign driver who mocks all he holds dear.