Jesse Stone is a fictional detective in a series of books and movies which was originally written by Robert B. Parker. Parker originally started the book series in 1997 with “Night Passage” and was able to complete the saga before his death in 2010 with “Split Image”. The story encompasses nine novels, which were later ..
Marvel is a company that has deep roots in American culture. They’re the rights owner to most of the big super hero names. Classics such as Hulk, Captain America, and Ironman all have their origins with Marvel. Up until recently, they were just that, a comic book company. However, the last decade has been a ..
X-men is a classic American comic turned movie series. On the same level as Batman, Superman, and Captain America, this successful series kicked off with its first movie in 2000 after 20th Century Fox acquired the rights to the name in 1994. Since then nearly every film they made has been more successful than the ..
Twilight was originally a book series written by Stephenie Meyer that has since turned into one of the most successful movie sagas to ever hit the big screen. Since its inception, there have been over 100 million book sales alone, as well as five different movies which are based on the original novels. The movies ..
The Harry Potter movie series is one of the most successful movie sagas ever. All eight films have grossed a worldwide total of over 8 billion dollars, exceeding even the wildest expectations. Starting in 2001 with “Philosopher’s Stone”, this series has gone on to set numerous records including highest weekend box office earnings. Originally adapted ..
Spiderman is another all-time American classic comic that was adapted into many movies. The original writer of the comics, Stan Lee had a role in many big name comics such as The Avengers, Captain America and X-men. Working together, Marvel and Lee tirelessly worked over many years to bring us so many of the comics ..
The Planet of the Apes has been awing generations for nearly 50 years now. This shocking film reverses the dominate roll that humans currently play on planet earth, giving all of the power to our primate cousins. Many people remember the final scene in the 1968 movie where George Taylor looks on at a buried ..
The Lord of the Rings order starts with The Fellowship of the Ring, and ends with The Return of the King. Many people consider the Lord of the Rings to be the best trilogy ever made. Originally based on a book, this unique movie series has gone on to be the most watched trilogy in ..
The Hobbit is a movie trilogy that acts as a prequel to the popular Lord of the Rings trilogy. It takes place 60 years before “The Fellowship of the Ring”, and serves the purpose of filling in details that previously went unexplained. It explains certain aspects of both the book and movie that were previously ..
Resident Evil originally started out as a video game in the 1990s but has since branched out into many forms of popular culture. Since the first game in 1996, Resident Evil has now taken on the form of movies, novels, comics, and has been featured in notable music videos. In fact, compared to other movies ..
Almost everyone in America has heard of the iconic James Bond movie series. The book character which was created in 1953 by Ian Fleming has since went on to be featured in well over a dozen movies, many video games, and even more books. Starting in 1962 with Dr. No, this wildly successful film series ..
When most people think of transformers, they think of the movies that were directed by Michael Bay. However, the idea has actually existed since the late 80s in the form of comic books and animated shows. There have been nearly a dozen different takes on this popular comic book, all by various authors. The movie ..
The DC Cinematic Universe brought some of the most iconic names in comics to the big screen. DC is responsible for many of the most common superheroes we know and love today, including Superman and Batman. DC Comics was founded in 1934, around the same time its rival, Marvel was also getting started. In the ..
The Bourne movie series is probably one of my favorite spy movies of all time. Every film in this four part series will keep you on the edge of your seat wanting more. Known for its realism, Bourne does not use over the top CGI like James Bond or other spy movies which tend to ..
Superman is one of the most iconic superheroes that exists. Quite literally everyone has heard of this famous crime fighter. Even people who aren’t fans of the genre can still recognize, and often enjoy a Superman movie. The character was invented all the way back in 1933, and made his first comic book appearance in ..