Sci-fi anime has always been a time capsule. From the late 1970s through the early 2000s, creators were obsessed with ...

No entertainment genre is more infused with tropes than horror. Everywhere you turn there’s another horror flick featuring a masked murderer, or an evil possessed doll, or a slacker about to get his ...

This is when something seemingly unexpected happens in the film, with the intention of causing the audience to leap out of their seats. The jump scare is probably one of the most used tropes in the ...

Joshua Kristian McCoy is a freelance writer and film critic from the United States. He is a lifelong film buff, a voting member of the Georgia Film Critics Association, a tournament-winning Smash Bros ...

Shojo has long been burdened by some of anime's worst tropes, but the genre's comeback in 2026 is the perfect time to make ...

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If there's one thing that all horror movies have in common, it's that they aim to give their audiences an adrenaline rush, keeping them on the edge of their seats for the duration of the film, as they ...