According to Screencraft, six elements make a successful Christmas movie: nostalgia, magic, family, atmosphere, hope, and redemption. These qualities are obvious in seasonal classics such as It’s a Wonderful Life (1946), Elf (2003), and Nativity! (2009). But debate often surrounds which films truly belong in the Christmas canon. While action movies like Die Hard spark … Read more

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) is the final installment of the hugely successful Lord of the Rings trilogy. It is widely regarded as the most critically acclaimed of the three films, sharing an all-time record of 11 Academy Awards, and stands as the franchise’s biggest box office success. Sauron … Read more

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) is the final installment in Peter Jackson’s hugely successful trilogy. Widely regarded as the most critically acclaimed of the three films, it earned a record-tying 11 Academy Awards and stands as the franchise’s biggest box office success. The film closes the epic tale with … Read more

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) is the middle chapter of Peter Jackson’s screen adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic. The Fellowship has split: Frodo and Sam press on toward Mordor, Merry and Pippin have been taken, Boromir lies dead, and orcs multiply across Middle-earth. This instalment balances large-scale conflict with quieter, character-driven … Read more

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) is the second installment in Peter Jackson’s film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic fantasy. By this point Frodo and Sam have separated from the rest of the Fellowship and continue their perilous journey toward Mordor. Unbeknownst to them, Merry and Pippin have been captured, Boromir is … Read more

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) is the opening chapter of Peter Jackson’s acclaimed adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic. Praised for its sweeping cinematography, powerful score, convincing special effects, and faithful yet cinematic treatment of the source material, the film launched a beloved trilogy and catapulted its cast and crew … Read more

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) is the first instalment of Peter Jackson’s acclaimed Lord of the Rings trilogy. Celebrated for its evocative score, striking cinematography, groundbreaking visual effects, and faithful adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s work, the film established a cinematic benchmark for epic fantasy. In Middle-earth, the shadow of … Read more

Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain (2023)Director: Paul BrigantiScreenwriters: Martin Herlihy, John Higgins, Ben MarshallStarring: Martin Herlihy, John Higgins, Ben Marshall, Conan O’Brien, John Goodman, Bowen Yang The sketch trio Please Don’t Destroy—Ben Marshall, John Higgins and Martin Herlihy—first won mainstream attention on October 9, 2021, with their debut short “Hard Seltzer” on … Read more

Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain (2023)Director: Paul BrigantiScreenwriters: Martin Herlihy, John Higgins, Ben MarshallStarring: Martin Herlihy, John Higgins, Ben Marshall, Conan O’Brien, John Goodman, Bowen Yang Please Don’t Destroy, the New York comedy trio made up of Ben Marshall, John Higgins and Martin Herlihy, skyrocketed from viral SNL shorts to a full-length … Read more

2018 was a landmark year for comic-book movies. Black Panther advanced representation in blockbuster cinema, Avengers: Infinity War felt like a culmination of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and Aquaman became the first DC Extended Universe film to surpass $1 billion at the box office. Yet many fans and critics point to a different highlight from … Read more