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‘The Crooked Man’ Keeps Hellboy Niche (In a Good Way)
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‘The Crooked Man’ Keeps Hellboy Niche (In a Good Way)
By Andy Crump
10 Historical Dramas to Watch if You’re Hyped for ‘Gladiator II’
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10 Historical Dramas to Watch if You’re Hyped for ‘Gladiator II’

From ronin to vikings, here are our favorite epic movies about the past.

By Alex Borkowski
The Best Japanese Horror Movies and Comics for Newbies
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The Best Japanese Horror Movies and Comics for Newbies

There’s never been a better time to explore the unnerving, surreal, and unforgettable world of Japanese horror.

By Alex Borkowski
‘Your Monster’ Is 2024’s Most Surprising Horror Rom-Com
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‘Your Monster’ Is 2024’s Most Surprising Horror Rom-Com

‘Your Monster’ is the bubbly sibling of Guillermo del Toro’s ‘The Shape of Water.’

By Andy Crump
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“Benedetta” Trailer: The Power Of Christ Titillates You

Paul Verhoeven has spent his career satirizing American action films in Robocop and Total Recall, satirizing military propaganda in Starship Troopers, satirizing nothing at all in Black Book, a film about Jewish spies in World War II, and back to satire with his riff on Europudding movies in 2016's Elle. Now his latest, the nunsploitation…

By Andy Crump
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You Can Relive All the ‘Home Alone’ Shenanigans with the LEGO McCallister House

There have been plenty of great user-designed LEGO sets that were put into production after a successful campaign on LEGO Ideas. If we're being honest, we haven't been as excited about any of them as we are about the upcoming LEGO Ideas Home Alone set. Almost 4,000 pieces come together…

By Ben Dahl
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Where to Invest $100,000 Right Now According to Experts

Inflation is rising, and the S&P is trading at its highest valuation levels since the dot com bubble. Your portfolio should be diversified to protect from market volatility, and there's no better investment than art, an asset class that has outperformed the S&P 500 by 174% from 1995–2020. Unless you…

By Pat McLaughlin
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Starting a Record Collection? Here’s Everything You Need

At this point, it's not exactly a secret that vinyl is having a moment. You've likely seen figures tossed around that record sales are their highest since the advent of the MP3 age. Vinyl has been outpacing all other physical media as well. There's already plenty of speculation around why…

By John A. Paradiso
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The Best Ways to Store and Display Your Vinyl Records

You might think that deciding you want to start collecting records and picking up some of the essential vinyl albums is all you have to think about, but that's just the beginning. You have to think about the best turntables to play your collection on. Then you have to think…

By Ben Dahl
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