Super Bowl 50’s Movie Trailers: The Winners And The Losers

As Super Bowls go, last night’s showdown between the Denver Broncos and the Carolina Panthers was not exactly the stuff of legend. The low-scoring game didn’t quite deliver any of the electrifying moments or clutch plays for which the Super Bowl is known.

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The 10 Best Opening Scenes in Movie History

What’s your favorite type of opening shot for a movie? Is it when they drop you in the middle of their world and expect you to catch up immediately? Is it when they slyly insert a spoiler that you don’t realize is important yet? Or maybe it’s when they neatly bookend the film with the beginn

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Favorite Streets in 12 European Cities

You can enjoy a walkable feast amid the fine food shops of Rue de Bretagne, stagger between bars on Rue de Lappe and then rejuvenate with a run on the Promenade Plantée, a disused elevated railway line blooming with gardens.



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11 crazy races that make running worth it

Unless you're a serious runner, peeling yourself out of bed in the morning to hit the pavement can be a real struggle.



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Long Live Spock: 10 essential Star Trek: The Original Series episodes

As I write this it's still hard to believe that Leonard Nimoy is gone. Even to those of us who didn't know him, he felt like a friend, a mentor and a hero; the loss is truly heartbreaking. Both Spock and Nimoy were paragons of decency, nobility, virtue and humanity.



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The Top 10 Horror TV Series Of 2014

2. Hannibal Before anything else, let’s take a moment to reflect on a Bryan Fuller series not only making it to a second season, but getting an order for Season 3, deserved more for critical acclaim than huge ratings.



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The 12 best “SNL” moments of 2014

2014 was a year of change for “Saturday Night Live.” Whether it was ultimately for better remains to be seen, but if nothing else, things have been interesting.



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10 Netflix Movies to Watch This Holiday Season

On these winter days when the cold wind howls outside, sometimes you just want to stay in bed and cue up a good movie on your laptop. We feel you — which is why we’ve rounded up 10 yuletide flicks, all available to stream instantly on Netflix.



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5 of Hearthstone: Goblins vs. Gnomes’ most promising new cards

Above: It's all in the cards. It’s called Goblins vs. Gnomes, but the real fight is between you and any random person also playing Hearthstone.



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5 Robert Redford Movies To Add to Your Watch List Now – SundanceTV

Founder of the Sundance Film Festival, SundanceTV, actor, director, producer and environmental activist—all these describe the versatile, talented Robert Redford. He’s also had no less than five movies selected to be included in 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die.



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The Goodreads Choice Awards Announce Their Best Books of 2014

Goodreads has announced the winners of its annual Goodreads Choice Awards! Since 2009, “the only major book award decided by readers” has called out the year’s best books in categories including Fiction, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and Graphic Novels & Comics.



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British Columbia's Best Backcountry Ski Lodges : : OutsideOnline.com

Our group stands in a cluster, staring up at the seven sets of serpentine tracks we've just inscribed in the otherwise pristine 2,000-foot-high slope. "How about Bad Penny?" says Ross Berg, our guide. We all laugh and turn to look at Penny LaFrance, the willowy, funny 20-something in our group.



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The 10 Best Sci-Fi Movies—As Chosen By Scientists

Real scientists can be the harshest critics of science fiction. But that doesn’t mean they can’t enjoy a movie just because it bends the laws of nature. We polled dozens of scientists and engineers to discover the sci-fi movies they love. This cinematic update of the 1898 H.G.



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20 Great Dystopian Films That Are Worth Your Time

Let’s start by quickly defining what a dystopian film constitutes. The term dystopia is the antonym of utopia. Whereas utopia refers to an imagined place or state where everything is perfect, dystopia refers to a state or place where everything has gone to hell.



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Doctor Who: “Listen”

“Listen” is the best Doctor Who episode in years. More than that, it’s the best story Steven Moffat has written for the show since “The Eleventh Hour,” and I might be willing to go still further back than that in search of an episode of his that outdoes tonight’s entry.



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2014 Fall TV preview: The A.V. Club calls the shots (part 1)

In a television climate of constant remodeling, reshaping, and reinvention, the viewer has more control than ever before.



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25 Best Adventure Marathons in the World

Trade in your walking shoes for some trainers next time you go see one of the world's most awesome wonders. Great adventures give you a lot to remember, but the greatest give you something to train for.



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