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6 Ways the Lord of the Rings Movies Changed Cinema Culture Forever

1. LOTR’s Critical Adulation Currently, theLord of the Ringstrilogy is the highest-rated film trilogy on Metacritic (which compiles critical analyses of all professional movie critics and aggregates a single score called the “metascore”). Fantasy movies weren’t “serious movies” back in 2001, and critics rarely paid much attention to them. While there had been one-off movies that garnered high praise, they were rare—and none of them ever won any prestigious awards. That’s whereLord of the Ringsdiffered....

7 Awesome Action Movies That Actually Deserve Sequels

7. Logan (2017) If we’re ever to see Dafne Keen’s Laura Kinney again in the Marvel movies, it’ll be in the MCU. That’s not a bad thing at all given that the actress is now a teenager after starring in the 2017 masterpieceLogan. However, due to the way Fox’s Marvel characters were brought into the MCU, it feels like Laura Kinney is left floating in limbo. Marvel is more interested in “multiversing” its way through incarnations of Fox’s Marvel characters, putting characters like Laura on the back burner....

7 Benefits of Playing Dungeons & Dragons (Why D&D Is Good for You)

1. Make New Friends Dungeons & Dragonsis a game that requires other people to play. When you play with a group, you tend to form a bond with them, which can lead to some pretty great friendships. You and your party (and the DM) are working together to tell a story, and everyone ends up feeling more like teammates than just people at your gaming table. I recently moved about 4 hours away from my hometown to a place where I only knew one person....

7 Brilliant Movies With Symbolism That Elevate Their Stories

7. Get Out (2017) WithGet Out, Jordan Peele proved he was more than just a sketch comedian—he’s one of the most promising new directors in the horror genre. Not only that, but his ability to communicate themes and ideas through symbols is second to none. What’s the symbol inGet Out?The deer. When Rose and Chris are on their way to meet Rose’s parents, they hit a deer, killing it in the process....

7 Cancelled Geeky TV Shows That Deserve to Be Revived

7. Community DidCommunityhave a satisfactory ending? Sure, we aren’t claiming otherwise. But wasCommunitycancelled on the way there? Yep, it was—not just once, but twice! After the fifth season of the show, NBC brought the axe down because of the series' dwindling ratings. Then, when the “six seasons and a movie” meme of the show took off, Yahoo! Screen came in and ordered another season, saving the series. But Yahoo! failed with their screen service and ended up cancellingCommunityagain....