brendan fraser in the whale

With Oscars on the horizon, a look back at ‘The Whale’

Criticisms about Fraser’s prosthetic fat suit have followed the film since its Venice premiere.

On Mar 9, 2023 by Michelle Jaworski

the cast of Party Down

‘Party Down’ passes the revival test 

With hindsight, it’s easier to see how ahead of the curve 'Party Down' really was.

On Mar 2, 2023 by Audra Schroeder

the agojie in the woman king

‘The Woman King’ is the latest movie to get the Netflix bump

Even with its success at the box office and the critical praise, 'The Woman King' has faced something of an uphill battle.

On Feb 23, 2023 by Michelle Jaworski

Diane Morgan in 'Cunk on Earth'

‘Cunk on Earth’ asks the big (dumb) questions 

Cunk isn’t trying to mislead people, but ironically, out-of-context clips from the show are now going viral on TikTok. 

On Feb 16, 2023 by Audra Schroeder

james cameron (left) with kristine zipfel and josh bird (who are recreating the floating debris scene from titanic in an experiment, in titanic 25 years later with james cameron

James Cameron is so annoyed by your ‘Titanic’ door theories he used its 25th anniversary to try to prove you wrong

The argument appears to have driven director James Cameron up a wall for the past 25 years.

On Feb 9, 2023 by Michelle Jaworski

a boy sitting on the floor

Viral horror hit ‘Skinamarink’ came from the internet 

Skinamarink’s origins are also very online.

On Feb 2, 2023 by Audra Schroeder

julia louis-dreyfus in you hurt my feelings

Here are the best movies of Sundance 2023 so far

Here are some of our favorites from the festival so far.

On Jan 28, 2023 by Michelle Jaworski

A scene from Velma

Investigating the ‘Velma’ discourse   

The discourse came quickly.

On Jan 19, 2023 by Audra Schroeder

harry melling as edgar allan poe in the pale blue eye

‘The Pale Blue Eye’ is one of the first intriguing movies of 2023

The real draw of 'The Pale Blue Eye' is Poe himself.

On Jan 12, 2023 by Michelle Jaworski

Paul T. Goldman holding up his book

Peacock’s ‘Paul T. Goldman’ experiments with a new true-crime format 

While the series adheres to a more straightforward true-crime format, it also plays with the boundaries of a recreation.

On Jan 5, 2023 by Audra Schroeder

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The 10 best things we streamed in 2022

Subscribe to web_crawlr to get the best and worst of the internet in your inbox everyday.

On Dec 29, 2022 by Michelle Jaworski, Audra Schroeder

a young na'vi child swimming in the water in avatar: the way of water

The ‘Avatar’ discourse is repeating itself with the sequel’s debut

It’s taken hold of both the box office and the internet.

On Dec 22, 2022 by Michelle Jaworski

Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson

‘The Banshees of Inisherin’ is a great movie about ghosting friends

It's now available on HBO Max.

On Dec 15, 2022 by Audra Schroeder

geppetto (left) and pinocchio (right) in guillermo del toro's pinocchio

Netflix’s ‘Pinocchio’ embodies the best of animation

It’s not your childhood Pinocchio.

On Dec 8, 2022 by Michelle Jaworski

Meghann Fahy and Aubrey Plaza

The meme-ing of ‘The White Lotus’ 

A lot of the memes seem to be coming from TikTok.

On Dec 1, 2022 by Audra Schroeder