Spoiler Scale (How spoilerly is this article on a scale of 1 to 10?):  4   Let’s talk about Bad Movie Endings (BMEs).  BMEs are as old as popular film itself.  Although I am a curmudgeon when it comes to BMEs, I must admit that one of my favorite films, Psycho (1960), suffers from what has come to be known as one of the most ... Read More »

Spoiler Scale (How spoilerly is this article on a scale of 1 to 10?):  4 More than any other genre, sci-fi asks its viewers to leap particularly far to suspend disbelief.  The worst of these movies trade in lowered expectations simply to create spectacle (e.g., that can defy the laws of physics).  But the best writers and directors of the genre take this unique opportunity to delve ... Read More »