We're ending this year by sweeping the leg. It's odd to think of all the franchises to have 40 years' worth of longevity one of them is The Karate Kid is one of them. A massive hit in 1984 this film spawned 2 sequels, a spinoff, a remake, and TV show, and even an impending sequel in 2025. Often considered one of the most iconic films of the 1980's what made this movie a staple for so many? Let's wax on about it.

Every now and then we get to a period where people don't really know what to do with The Muppets (we're currently in one of those periods right now) resulting in some.......odd project choices. That's not to say they're bad, case in point 1992's The Muppet Christmas Carol. This was the first Muppet movie to be made without the involvement of creator Jim Henson. Adapting the classic novel by Charles Dickens, this is many people's favorite version of A Christmas Carol. Where do we stand? Let's talk about it

PUT THAT COOKIE DOWN NOW!!!!! In 1996 America got another taste of the very rare family friendly Arnold Schwarzenegger with Jingle All the Way. The film which paired Arnold with the only star on his level at the time.........Sinbad..........no seriously..........has gained reputation for being a movie that is bad, but people seem to love anyway for a litany of strange reasons. And we're going to examine those reasons today!

Let's face facts: there aren't many big Thanksgiving movies. You have Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, and then........ not much. Well Eli Roth took the opportunity to make a movie that can become a staple of the holiday, and in what many would consider a surprise he kind of did. Based on the fake trailer from the 2007 double feature Grindhouse, Thanksgiving came out to good reviews from both critics and audiences to the point where a sequel is currently in the works. So how did Roth do it? Let's talk about that

30 years ago the beloved series of novels by Anne Rice got it's very first adaptation with the 1994 film Interview with a Vampire. The gothic drama gave the world a different look at vampires with a mixture of established talent and rising stars. How does this movie stand up 30 years later? We're here to talk about that

We want to play a game..........20 years ago the world got it's first glimpse into the world of Saw. It's an understatement to say that this changed the genre for a while. For better or for worse? That's for you to decide. But it is still a massive achievement in it's own right. It's also fascinating to see, given where this franchise ended up, how the whole thing got started. Why? That's what we're here to talk about

One of our favorite staples of Scare Fest is Stephen King Time. This year we're looking at the 2013 version of Carrie! Trying to go toe to toe with the '76 original is a tall order, does this one pull it off?..........No, but it's a matter of HOW it doesn't pull it off that's interesting

It's hard to believe after all this time we haven't talked about one of our all-time favorite horror icons: Freddy Kruger, and considering this year marks the 40th anniversary of his debut we thought it was fitting to talk about the original Nightmare on Elm Street. A horror staple of the 80's what is it about this film that scared so many? Let's talk about it

One of the most celebrated trilogies of all time is Sergio Leone's "Dollars Trilogy" and strangely enough the most celebrated movie in that trilogy is the prequel. Although The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly was the last film released in the trilogy, chronologically it takes place before the first two. Often regarded as not just one of the great westerns but one of the greatest movies ever made, The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly captivated audiences with its memorable characters and unfortunate score. How does it fare almost 70 years later? That's what we're here to discuss

After a long hiatus we're back and we're already breaking rules. 1999 is regarded as one of the greatest years, if not THE greatest year, of all time for movies. There are many movies we could've looked at from '99 that are considered modern classics, but we were handed David Fincher's Fight Club. An interesting psychological drama, that makes for an interesting conversation about how a movie's overall message can be misconstrued over time. We talk the original plus our own recasts, our Top 5 Most Anticipated for the rest of the year, and more right here on Notorious by Chance.