Shark movies! I want to make this abundantly clear: I'm not a shark movie guy. I mean, I like Jaws as much as the next person, but I don't understand the cinematic world's fascination with these beasts of the sea. I don't get why "Shark Week" is a thing that people celebrate and program TV watching around. I just... it's all beyond me. There are so many lethal animals on there planet, and I am not sure why we as a society have latched onto sharks and decided they should be th

Much has been made of the lack of true modern A-list stars in Hollywood. Tom Cruise seems to be the last real one (though I'm sure some of his contemporaries like Brad Pitt and Matt Damon might disagree with that assessment), but he is not a young man (and neither are the other two I mentioned). Can Hollywood survive an era where there are no real stars to drive crowds to the cineplex? It's an interesting determination. What besides supernova actors gets people to the movies?

Weight loss culture is a big thing these days. I feel like that's a permanent truism, really. When has weight loss NOT been one of the pre-eminent things on Americans' minds? It's a constant top New Year's Resolution every single winter, and celebrity culture has made thin "in" for ages now. But in the back half of the 2020's, it only seems to be rising in prominence. It's easier to achieve than ever, what with appetite suppressant injectables flooding the market and being in