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Well, The Hunger Games franchise had a good run. The wildly successful series, which will almost certainly clock in at around $3 billion worldwide between all four movies, has come and gone and for a lot of people who love post-apocalyptic stories, they aren’t exactly sure where to look. Yeah, some people are getting their dystopian fix by playing Fallout 4 but ultra-violent video games aren’t for

Upon close observation, an acute observer can find many striking (yes striking) similarities between the Star Wars universe and the Harry Potter universe. While

They have to have it all. Their appearance, posture, attitude and many other things have to be in place when it comes to celebrities. However, all those things

In his study of the unconscious Freud found that the ego distorts our view of ourselves and the world around us. People project their anxieties or shameful

Sometimes a movie or television character is able to transcend the screen and become a part of pop culture history, thanks in part to the part being well written but also, more importantly, by casting directors knocking it out of the park and finding the perfect actor to bring the character to life. Of course when a film or show is being cast, there are many actors considered for the parts, and we

Behind every good super-hero is a great sidekick. But behind every great sidekick is a long line of chumps who just couldn't make the cut as Robin the Boy

We all participated in arts and crafts as a child. Everyone made some sort of sword out of Popsicle sticks or shield out of a plate. But how many of us out

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Drew Beam"][/caption]Me in 27.1 seconds:Ever since I can remember I have always been drawing. I

I love country music. That's why I'm qualified to make fun of it when it goes awry. I grew up listening to country and occasionally had to suffer through a

The Lord of the Rings will go down as one of the greatest movie trilogies in history, and this year Peter Jackson’s follow-up trilogy The Hobbit will be coming to a close as well. The movies are tremendously detailed and, at least with the Lord of the Rings trilogy, incredibly faithful to the books. Obviously, there are some omissions and additions, but particularly with the extended editions, the