Don’t look now, but Fantasy Island is just about a week away from opening its gates to the public. The Blumhouse horror/fantasy is a remake of the celebrated TV series of the same name from the 1970s, which centers on a mystical island retreat. Have you got your tickets in tow yet? If not, perhaps you need to whet your appetite first. After all, there have been innumerable islands featured in movies since the dawn of cinema, so you may need a refresher....

Top Gun: Maverick will be hitting theaters soon, taking us back to the Danger Zone and the world of Navy fighter pilots. It is also the long-awaited return of Tom Cruise as that rebellious but brilliant pilot Peter “Maverick” Mitchell. And even after over 30 years, the original Top Gun is still a fun movie to return to. Though Top Gun is a quintessential 80s movie, a lot of the flying action still holds up today and it will be exciting to see how Cruise and company plan to top it in the sequel....

Unlike the current trend of making live-action movies out of animated ones, the 1990s suffered much less from such “sickness” and had more original movies being made including action movies. However, we only tend to remember the best of the best such as The Matrix, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, and Point Break. And yet, there are many hidden gems that you still haven’t seen. If that is the case, you are missing out on a lot, so here are ten action movie masterpieces from the ’90s you’ve probably never seen....

While dialogue can be a powerful tool in cinema, there is something special about watching characters use actions to resolve conflicts. A simple yet more difficult way to immerse viewers is by making an action scene run longer than normal – no shaky camera, no quick cuts, just one long sequence so everything is appreciated and understood. Typically requiring extensive rehearsals, long takes act as a dance between actors and crew as they navigate a carefully choreographed routine....

Stanley Kubrick is one of the greatest directors who ever lived. His command of the technical side of filmmaking was unparalleled. Every one of his movies is a fiercely visual experience. But whereas some directors with this technical command will favor the practical side of things over giving the story real substance, Kubrick gave both elements a lot of attention. He was a master storyteller. He also created unforgettable characters, cast the perfect actors to play them, and then provided those actors with the direction to give fantastic performances in their roles....

After four seasons and a perfect finale, The Good Place has come to an emotional and wistful end that kept true to the truly original concept at its core. The first season sees Eleanor Shellstrop ending up in the “Good Place” following her comical death due to a mix-up, when she really belongs in the “Bad Place.” A twist in the season finale led to the show re-inventing itself in every subsequent season....

Warning: This post contains major spoilers for every 2019 comic-book movie, including the recently released Joker! We might only be in October, but the final comic-book movie of the year, Joker, has finally arrived in cinemas! Looking at the handful of comic-book movies released over the past ten months, it’s fair to say that 2019 has been a monumentally great year for the genre. From massive blockbusters like Avengers: Endgame to small-scale and gritty character studies like Joker, 2019 has delivered more than a few excellent comic-book films, which were each packed with iconic, mind-blowing and downright epic moments....

We’ll be there for you. It’s been 25 long years since the rain started to pour, and yet, Friends is still widely regarded as one of the best sitcoms of all-time. While the humor of the show is what the majority of fans tend to remember, and rightly so, there were also some sweet moments that left a mark when it came to reminding us what a truly great sitcom is....

Broad City might be over, but the quotes and iconic moments from the show will live on in pop culture for many years to come. The series did a fantastic job of capturing a millennial experience, especially what it’s like to be in your early 20s’ while living in a big city and trying to figure out how to navigate through life. Broad City was also celebrated for its portrayal of a close female friendship....

With a full out Sentinel assault on Zion imminent and Neo trapped in Limbo, Morpheus and Seraph launch a desperate rescue mission. The Smith program has become a virus and has grown insanely drunk with power. After Neo is rescued, he strikes up a deal with the Machines: leave Zion alone and he’ll stop Smith. The Matrix Revolutions might not have hit the mark the way the original film did but, to be fair, how could it?...

Sometimes, you can watch a horror film that shakes you to the core. Things like The Exorcist were, in their time, bordering on totally outrageous and it’s a shock that they were even allowed to be made let alone shown. A lot of people, understandably, hate everything about the genre. However, there are some horror films that even the most ardent horror hater would be able to stomach. Whether it’s because they’re so bad it basically becomes a comedy, so funny that the horror takes a backseat, or simply not that scary....

The individual characters in the MCU have a lot to do with its immense success, but the relationships between these characters are what bring us back again and again. It is incredibly fun to see these larger-than-life individuals fight, joke and share the same world together. Throughout these many films, we have seen that some character work especially well together. These are the superheroes with share that perfect chemistry and make a formidable duo, whether they are saving the universe, or just hanging out....

For some new viewers to American Horror Story, it wasn’t the thrills and chills of the horror-themed anthology series that drew them in - it was the incredible costumes! And nowhere were they more on full, Technicolor display than in the fourth season, American Horror Story: Freak Show. The setting of a raucous and titillating traveling carnival in Jupiter, Florida in 1952 provided the perfect excuse to dive into the wild and wacky world of circus performers, circus patrons, and because the name says it all, circus freaks....

Skype is not a bad app, but it has definitely undergone some changes, for better or worse, since Microsoft took it over. Still, for keeping in general touch with family, friends, and business colleagues, Skype is one of the good ones. 10 Skype Tips & Hacks In all of my years of using Skype (and I have been using it right from the start), here are the Skype tips and hacks I have found most useful....

When is a Utopia not a Utopia? When its good intentions actually lead some really unfortunate outcomes. They may not call themselves dystopias, but they certainly look like that when you get down to the basics. Sometimes we get lucky and our protagonists figure it out, and sometimes they don’t. But we, as movie viewers, are always here to admit the truth and call out those Utopias that actually suck when we see them....

There was a trend for television shows in the 2000s to have a musical episode, in which a single episode would follow the musical genre format in its allotted time, rather than the comedy or drama genre format. The television show Scrubs followed this trend and had a musical episode in its sixth season. The episode was about Patti Miller (Stephanie D’Abruzzo) who passes out in the park and all of a sudden constantly hears music and can hear words as sung, rather than spoken....

The proposed Dark Universe may have stumbled in its inaugural outing, but the concept actually thrived long ago. This is due to classy, atmospheric and dramatic interpretations of various iconic monsters. The early films were romantic, sophisticated and innovative for some time, before lesser sequels and changing fears left diminishing returns. Still, the sheer brilliance throughout Universal’s lengthy run is undeniable. These stories resonated through compelling themes that transcended the horror genre....

Ah the ’80s, the Golden Age of action films, when explosions were bigger, guitar riffs louder, and the soft tinkling of bullet casings followed every one-liner. With restrictions lifted on the use of profanity, violence, and nudity in cinema, the gritty urban crime thrillers of the ’70s like Bullitt and Dirty Harry soared in popularity. When they were combined with the martial arts films coming out of Hong Kong, the path was paved for the ’80s action era....

After nearly a year of waiting, Avengers: Endgame is out in theaters in just a couple of weeks. This is one of the most highly-anticipated movies ever, and the details of the movie have been kept rather secretive. Even the official trailers and posters are likely meant to be misleading, so what actually happens in the movie is unknown and fans are likely in for a lot of twists and turns....

Maximum weight M and the number of packages n. Array of weight W[i] and corresponding value V[i]. Output: Maximize value and corresponding weight in capacity. Which packages the thief will take away. Knapsack algorithm can be further divided into two types: The 0/1 Knapsack problem using dynamic programming. In this Knapsack algorithm type, each package can be taken or not taken. Besides, the thief cannot take a fractional amount of a taken package or take a package more than once....