Celebrity cameos are never the focus of a film, no matter how well integrated they are. We do enjoy a good cameo, since there is a sense of joy to be had from recognizing someone, not to mention that someone acting as themselves. But when overdone, such a practice can

Since the dawn of time—or at least since humans started raising livestock instead of hunting and gathering—a simple question has perplexed farmers, philosophers, and (eventually) scientists: what came first, the chicken or the egg? While there might still be some semantic wiggle room to debate this, with the advent of

Actors often, if not always, portray characters that aren’t the age they really are in real life. This can be masked through makeup and special effects, at least when the difference is significant, but usually the difference is not of visual significance. Someone can be 35 and play a character

Age restrictions in movies are there because children aren’t ready for mature themes, not because they can’t tackle any complex topics. But movies aren’t made by kids, they are made by greedy adults that want to tap on any market for a profit, including a child’s innocent interest in films.

When we cringe, it isn’t because a given scene is outright bad, at least when it comes to movies. It’s mostly a combination of awkwardness and poor execution that makes us feel that strange level of embarrassment; in a movie with a different tone, or a different method of execution,