Culture Crash: Why Do We Like Watching Sci-Fi So Much?
From Black Mirror to The Twilight Zone, we explore why the sci-fi genre has always been a hit amongst American audiences.
From Black Mirror to The Twilight Zone, we explore why the sci-fi genre has always been a hit amongst American audiences.
For over a decade, British satirist Charlie Brooker has been writing/producing his hit Netflix anthology "Black Mirror." We highlight the recent drop of season 6.
We talk about the new-to-Netflix movie, “Missing” – a thriller that follows one daughter’s quest to find her missing loved ones who vanish while on a trip to Colombia.
This week on Culture Crash, we highlight the six-part series “The Forward” – a riveting sci-fi read that’s full of twists and turns.
We discuss the popular new Netflix series, “BEEF,” starring Steven Yeun and Ali Wong, that’s become a Top 10 watch on the platform.
We highlight the last season of the hit HBO series Succession and why other shows that have outlasted their prime should take note of the upsides of ending on a high note.
We explore some of the older, classic TV series that are now available on streaming platforms and the dilemma of cropping full screen shows and films to fit our modern, widescreen TV’s.
We discuss why “The Addams Family” spinoff, “Wednesday” is fairing so well with younger audiences.
"You" is so good at providing the audience with the unexpected, and it does it largely by completely changing the characters' setting and circumstances every season.
The Oscars are right around the corner. Here are some of our favs that’ve received an Oscar nod.
We discuss the new film, "Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery" now streaming on Netflix.
The new show, “Wednesday” is topping Netflix charts this season. We explore why this TV spinoff of “The Addams Family” movie is fairing so well with younger audiences.
Amazon has recruited popular authors to take a stab at creating a Twilight Zone-esq, six-part book series.
The recent Netflix series, "Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story" has been met with mixed reviews. We discuss some of the differing opinions on this new true crime series.
We review the new Netflix series, “Devil in Ohio” which offers a less-scary take than your typical gore-filled, killer-at-every-corner horror show.
We cover the dilemma of cropping full screen shows and films to fit our modern, widescreen TV’s. Many who are against this edit argue that changing this format ruins the media’s original form.
We cover some of the blockbuster films making their debut this fall at a theatre near you.
This 1980’s hit by artist Sophia Bush is making a resurgence thanks to a recent Stranger Things episode.
We explore some of the latest TV shows and movies now available on streaming platforms from Netflix to HBO Max.
We discuss the dilemma of cropping full screen shows and films to fit our modern, widescreen TV’s. Many who are against this edit argue that changing the format ruins the originality and nostalgia of the media.
We highlight some of the movies that aren’t quite worthy of an Oscar nomination but are still entertaining and worth the watch.
From Belfast to King Richard, we breakdown this year’s highly anticipated list of Academy Award ‘Best Picture’ nominees. The Oscars will be held on March 27, 2022.
We share why we think the new Netflix release, "Tick, Tick…Boom!" is perhaps the best musical movie of 2021.
The Forward is a science fiction series comprising of six short novellas written by prominent authors in the genre. We discuss what we like about this unique format.
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