Cracked Archive - Movies & TV

If you want to get the most out of a show, you have to hunt for the hidden shit.

• By Aaron Short, Ed Stevens
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• March 10, 2015

This deal has way bigger implications than you might think.

• By Adam Wears
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• March 06, 2015

For decades now, scriptwriters have relied on the same stock characters, cliches and structures to produce lazy, formulaic films and shows that do little more than reinforce every negative stereotype about every segment of society imaginable.

• By Diana Cook
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• February 27, 2015

Why does the average person have no idea what kind of lifestyle his job should afford him? As usual, I blame Hollywood.

• By Jason Pargin
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• February 23, 2015

Hollywood has been churning out film after film featuring unstable or absent moms, to the point that it's kind of become the norm in modern movies. It didn't happen by accident.

• By Genevieve Mueller
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• February 17, 2015

If Hollywood must remain allergic to new ideas, they could at least remake the awesomer older ones.

• By Luke McKinney
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• February 16, 2015

As you pass college age and journey deeper into the dark, shrieking void known as 'Pretending to Be a Responsible Adult,' your old favorite movies change for the worse.

• By C. Coville
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• February 10, 2015

Here are six deleted moments that were wisely kept away from your innocent eyes. Well, at least until now.

• By JM McNab
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• February 10, 2015

Every now and then, our normally mundane courtrooms will explode with Hollywood spectacle, resulting in real-world cases that seem more like the plot of a John Grisham movie.

• By A.C. Grimes
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• February 06, 2015

How do we fix Hollywood? As an Associate of Science who majored in film studies before spending a decade bitterly watching and criticizing the work of others, I've decided to take on the task.

• By David Christopher Bell
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• February 05, 2015

You could call this writing, but frankly it's closer to wronging.

• By Caitlin Donovan
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• February 03, 2015

The stars of toddler TV might one day cause history's largest body count.

• By Jason Iannone
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• February 01, 2015

While mocking others for their heritage, ethnicity, or sexual orientation is generally frowned upon these days, it's not always clear where we draw the line.

• By Diana Cook
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• January 30, 2015

Viewing more than just two-minute videos of Batman dancing on YouTube will lead you to discover that the '60s 'Batman' is savagely awesome, with a lot of facets that are commonly ignored.

• By Daniel Dockery
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• January 23, 2015

The following book-to-film translations have a legitimate shot at superseding mediocre-at-best first performances by learning from the mistakes of their past.

• By Diana Cook
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• January 23, 2015