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Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, and John Hannah in The Mummy (1999).

Since 1932, 'The Mummy' has been one of Universal Studios’s most successful and enduring franchises—and the 1999 version starring Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz was no exception.

Todd Gilchrist




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Even the most cinematically inclined of us may not have heard of the debut films of some of today’s most well-known directors.

Kathleen Elise






Back in the day, you might have encountered someone with a bridge to sell you.

From fake relics to fake princesses to medical fraud involving goat testicles, history is rife with con jobs that managed to fool unsuspecting marks.

Jake Rossen








Jessica Rothe and Rob Mello star in Happy Death Day (2017).

The most effective horror comedy movies serve up our greatest fears while also playing with them, making us question our own emotional responses to everything from witches to alien plants. Here are 25 of our very favorites.

Scott Beggs






"Mesa boring."

A sampling of IMDb reviews has netted a list of recent movies that put audiences to sleep, including a disappointing Nickelodeon adaptation, a killer doll, and Jar-Jar Binks.

Jake Rossen
Tom Holland and Benedict Cumberbatch in Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021).

It took just a single weekend for 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' to become America's highest-grossing movie of 2021. But what about worldwide?

Michele Debczak