Movies & TV
Before There Was Cringe Comedy, There Was ‘The King of Comedy’
Martin Scorsese’s divisive 1983 satire failed at the box office, but it helped set the stage for the modern comedy era of embarrassment, awkwardness and futility
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- By Tim Grierson
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23 Movies That Sound Stupid But Actually Rule
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- By Amanda Mannen
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QUIZ: What’s the Truth Behind These TV and Movie Myths?
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- By Jesse
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A ROUNDUP OF INTERVIEWS, DEEP DIVES, & TRIVIA
25 Actors Who Are Equally Good at Playing Heroes and Villains
Alan Rickman was convincing as both God and Hans Gruber
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- By Amanda Mannen
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The Oral History of the Controversial Mickey Mouse Short That Freaked Out Disney
‘Runaway Brain’ was Mickey’s first theatrical short since 1953 — and scared Disney so much they didn’t make another one until 2013
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- By Brian VanHooker
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4 Respected Filmmakers Who Made Dumbass Comedies
From winning Oscars to making fart jokes
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- By JM McNab
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Season Seven of ‘Big Mouth’ Is the Beginning of the End of the Beginning
As the series winds down, the kids trade the hell of puberty for the hell of high school
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- By Tara Ariano
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The New 'Frasier' Recap, So You Can Skip It: Would Frasier Really Have Rorschach Wallpaper?
And other questions sparked by the latest episode of the new ‘Frasier’
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- By Tara Ariano
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15 Performances Motivated By A Fear of Being Sued for Breach of Contract
Rate these movies on a scale From Justin to Kelly
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- By Mike Rampton
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29 Trivia Tidbits About ‘Clerks’ on Its 29th Anniversary
#14: The original title was ‘Inconvenience’
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- By Brian VanHooker
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30 Totally Rad Special Effects From ’80s Movies That We Wish Would Save Us From Our High-Tech CGI Prison
You can keep your green screens and your tennis balls… We’re good
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- By Cracked Writers, Jay Wells L'Ecuyer
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31 Wild Origin Stories Behind Iconic Pop-Culture Staples
Tina Belcher was originally Daniel Belcher
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- By Timon DJ Spajic, Cracked Writers
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23 Great Movies That No One Even Noticed
‘The Last Duel’ never stood a chance
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- By Amanda Mannen
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‘You’re So Money, Baby’: 27 Trivia Tidbits About ‘Swingers’ on Its 27th Anniversary
The one starring Jon Favreau and friends
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- By Zanandi Botes
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