The series infuses traditional Western tropes with dark humor, complex characters, and riveting action sequences, showcasing a new take on the classic lawman character archetype. Justified's authentic setting, sharp dialogue, and compelling blend of crime drama and action make it a standout in ...
Charting the intergalactic odyssey of the Robinson family and their trusty robotic companion, this space-age adventure series blended futuristic action with classic storytelling tropes as the lost travelers battled alien creatures and navigated the challenges of their perilous predicament. Tinged with moral...
Sinners– This latest film is from the director of Fruitvale Station and Black Panther and tackles vampires in the old south. I sort of glad that we’re getting to see Black characters tackling Classic Horror movie tropes like Frankenstein, vampires, and the devil, in films. I only wish the...
Yes, it's full of rom-com and Christmas movie tropes — including extended bits riffing on Love Actually— but it's also funny, and it sparkles because of Yang and Dobrev's surprising chemistry. Does he get the girl? Obviously. The better question is "Does the movie pull it off ...
Disney’s changes also work at a commercial level, maximizing opportunities for new storytellers to use profitable Star Wars tropes and characters without jeopardizing the existing value of the Star Wars franchise. Dylan Shulman The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica ...
In the re-release, Solo shoots and kills the bounty hunter Greedo in self-defense, while in the original scene, Solo simply shoots the alien in cold blood. Fans took up the rallying cry “Han shot first” to defend their beloved—if morally dubious—character as he was originally written....
After sorting through hundreds of shows from the past 18 years, 'The Ringer' presents a definitive ranking of the best episodes since the turn of the century
Fails to hold a candle to the original So don't get me wrong here. Im not a hater off the bat, I don't mind the new art style much, the animation is smooth...but even in the character re-design my main critique of the whole reboot comes in. . . This series in it's attempts...
The show often uses various tropes or patterns from cartoons or other series: The popular "Wilhelm scream" sound effect is used in a number of episodes: "Home", "The Rise of the Great Devourer," "The Last Hope", "Rise of the Spinjitzu Master", "The Surge", "The Greatest Fear of ...
), with one-dimensional characters who all have a "daaaark and hidden past" that are revealed episode by episode (so we can slooowly check on our "overused trope" bingo chart which stereotypical dark past each character has) and a writer/director that is bold enough to drop all this "...