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Jeff Bridges’ Dude-est Roles That Aren’t The Dude
There’s a little bit of The Dude in a lot of Jeff Bridges’ performances → Read More
15 Trivia Tidbits About ‘Trailer Park Boys’
Many interesting behind-the-scenes bits have happened during the 20 years of telling tales about our favorite trailer-park residents → Read More
Outtakes from Comedies and Shows That Are Better Than Anything On-Screen
Nailing a joke isn’t always easy, especially when you’re stuck in a scene with an actor who just can’t stop laughing. Or worse, when you’re an improv actor stuck in a PG movie. These things happen, and sometimes that footage is salvageable. But more often than not, a good impromptu comedy bit will end up in the fancy Hollywood cut can with all the bad scenes that didn’t make it into the movie.… → Read More
A Look at the Groundbreaking Comedies That Came Out of Sundance
Including the single modern movie that made vampires funny → Read More
If ‘Velma’ Is for an Adult Audience, Why Is It So Dumbed Down?
It’s like someone woke up one day and thought, ‘Mmm, what if ‘Harley Quinn‘ but bad?‘ → Read More
‘Office Christmas Party’ Is Actually Good?
Continue Reading Below The above clip is where McKinnon’s character, Mary Winetoss, starts off. Winetoss (ha) is a do-it-by-the-book HR representative who’s constantly trying to keep the peace (and avoid lawsuits) in the Zenotek office, and she sometimes goes to cringing lengths to do so. Throughout the film, however, her character slowly starts to loosen up, to the point where she becomes both… → Read More
Funniest Deleted Scenes In Comedies, Ranked
In which Barb and Star come up with the most colorful ways to spell their names. → Read More
Unexpected Ways Fans Got Onto Movies And TV Shows
Sometimes, Lady Luck is just having herself a good day. → Read More
From ‘Star Wars’ To ‘The Muppets’ — Ranking Film Franchises’ Best Fan Made Spoofs
Some of these spoofs are wild. → Read More
Classic Comedy Scenes That Were Ad-Libbed
10 The Cologne Scene, Home Alone Arguably the most famous child actor of the ‘90s, Macaulay Culkin was legitimately good at playing everything — from a nerd boy with a bee allergy to the wily kid who got stuck at home, much to the terror of two unfortunate thieves. Culkin was so good that he created one of the most memorable scenes of the movie — where he smacks some cologne on his cheeks — by… → Read More
How Did We All Miss This Twisty Horror Movie? (VIDEO)
Was it the government? It was the government wasn't it? → Read More
15 Wubba Lubba Stories About The Making Of ‘Rick And Morty’
Wubba lubba dub-dub. → Read More
Hollywood Myths, Cracked: 4 Things High School Movies Get Wrong
Teenage years are wild. → Read More
4 Book Plots That Would’ve Made ‘The Lord Of The Rings’ Movies Funnier
Things could've been so different. → Read More
Hollywood Myths, Cracked: 4 Things About Lawyers We Believe Because Of Movies And TV Shows
Jimmy got away with a lot. → Read More
15 Apocalyptic Facts About ‘The Walking Dead’
This is why everyone should learn to speak Japanese. → Read More
4 Myths About The Human Body We Believe Because Of Movies
In the movies, everyone's Superman. → Read More
4 Spy Myths We Believe Because Of Movies
The world of spies is quite different from the Bonds and the Jack Ryans and those movies that pretend Matt Damon is an action hero. → Read More
4 Questions About Superhero Powers (Explained By Science)
Someone needs to look into Clark Kent's glasses. → Read More
15 'Big Brother' Controversies That Range From Bizarre To Utter Trash
No matter where on the planet you may find yourself, people will always people. → Read More