Micah Mertes
Omaha World-Herald
Omaha, NE, United States
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Past articles by Micah:
Cheetah briefly escapes enclosure at Omaha zoo
A cheetah at Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium briefly escaped from its primary enclosure Tuesday afternoon. → Read More
Inside the fear of the number 13 and Friday the 13th
This article was originally published on Friday, Oct. 13, 2017. → Read More
Spring Movie Preview: Starring evil cats, heroic dogs and the biggest lizard in the world
The winter of our discontent is almost over. Here comes the content of our spring … a movie preview, spotlighting several notable picks. → Read More
Recap: Oscars save plot twist for end as Olivia Colman, ‘Green Book’ score surprise wins
For an Oscars billed as one of the most unpredictable in years, Sunday night’s ceremony went mostly as expected. Until it didn’t. → Read More
The Oscars: Who will win, who might win and who should win on Sunday night
At a time when the Oscars could use a ratings boost, the messiness and unpredictability of this awards season might make this one of the more entertaining shows in years. → Read More
The 100 best movies to watch on Netflix right now
Because it's still winter outside. → Read More
Review: 'Vice,' the Christian Bale Dick Cheney movie, is really bad
For all its fast-talkin', twitchy-eyed energy, “Vice” doesn’t reveal much about Cheney himself. It’s not funny. It’s never insightful. → Read More
The 10 dumbest things the Golden Globes just did
As usual, the Globes are drunk and should go home. → Read More
As 'Creed II' hits theaters, a ranking of the 10 best boxing movies of all time
Or "Rocky" vs. "Creed" vs. "Raging Bull" vs. "Million Dollar Baby." → Read More
The 21 best heist movies ever pulled off
Making this list of the 21 best heist movies was a difficult task to crack. There are just so many good ones. → Read More
Why 'Hocus Pocus' became the ultimate Halloween movie
It was an utter flop, critically and commercially. It competed against “Jurassic Park” and failed, and it came and it went and — at least at first — it didn’t → Read More
We called every Michael Myers (or Meyers) in Nebraska, and lived to tell the tale
Nebraska native Michael Meyers was born on Oct. 31, 1964, and for the better part of his life, this fact has been following him around like a relentless masked killer. → Read More
The 40 best horror movies of the last 40 years (and where to stream them)
The history of the horror movie between “Halloween” (1978) and “Halloween” (2018), told through the best (or most influential) films the genre had to offer in each of the intervening → Read More
We predicted the Oscar winners five months in advance — also serving as a fall movie preview
To predict the Oscar nominations and winners this far in advance would be an absurd exercise, a foolish act of hubris. It would be, in a word, stupid. And yet → Read More
New movies and TV streaming on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime and HBO Now
“American Vandal” (Netflix): Season 2 to Netflix’s shockingly great true crime mockumentary. The first season investigated who spray-painted phallic images on the cars of the high school faculty. Season 2 → Read More
Ten '80s movies due for a reboot (and how to reboot them)
Everyone knows that we’re doomed to keep reviving and rebooting TV and movie series forever, the balm of nostalgia one of the few sure things in our lives for the → Read More
Fall TV preview: 15 shows you've got to watch (if you can find the time)
I’ve highlighted 15 shows that happen to be airing/streaming this fall and why each of them might be your thing. → Read More
New movies and TV streaming on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime and HBO Now
Featuring "Black Panther," "Ozark" and "Jack Ryan." → Read More
New movies and TV streaming on Netflix, Hulu, HBO Now and Amazon Prime
Including "GLOW," "Sharp Objects," "The General" and "Justice League." → Read More
New movies and TV streaming on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime and HBO Now
Starring "Avatar," "Rocky," "You've Got Mail" and the films of Bond, James Bond. → Read More