https://www.cbr.com From movies to comics, TV and beyond, CBR ranks, rates and curates everything from across the entertainment multiverse into the internet's most eclectic and informative lists. Wed, 03 Jan 2024 22:00:13 GMT en-US hourly 60 Guillermo del Toro remains one of the most dynamic and singular directors in modern cinema. His movies infuse horror with a dark fairy-tale ethos, creating unique narratives that share the timeless qualities of myths and folk stories. It has allowed him to push the boundaries of genre filmmaking like no other, netting him a trio of Oscars and a handful of classic movies in the bargain.

]]> Wed, 03 Jan 2024 22:00:13 GMT https://www.cbr.com/every-guillermo-del-toro-horror-movie-ranked/ Matt Groening and David X. Cohen's Futurama has accrued 150 episodes -- with more on the way -- across three separate networks. The animated comedy may have initially been perceived as a futuristic sci-fi riffing version of The Simpsons. However, Futurama has gradually developed its own identity through outlandish characters, a rich universe, and thought-provoking storylines that cleverly hold a mirror up to society, even if the series is set 1000 years in the future.

]]> Wed, 03 Jan 2024 21:20:12 GMT https://www.cbr.com/futurama-questionable-storylines/ Star Wars is beloved as one of the greatest sci-fi space operas of all time and combines multiple different genres to create one of the most iconic stories in cinema. But even at its peak, there are some heights that Star Wars will, unfortunately, just never be able to reach.

]]> Wed, 03 Jan 2024 20:20:12 GMT https://www.cbr.com/sci-fi-movie-universes-better-than-star-wars/ Spider-Man's street-level stories have always been the hero at his best, with many of these tales drawing the Web-Slinger into conflict with New York's criminal underworld. Surprisingly, many of his greatest battles haven't been against superpowered foes but rather the crime lords utilizing manipulation and corruption to choke the hero's city.

]]> Wed, 03 Jan 2024 19:50:12 GMT https://www.cbr.com/the-toughest-crimelords-spider-man-ever-fought/ Jane Austen is a classic author from the Regency period. She wrote social commentaries and satire with some of the most iconic romance subplots to date. Not only do her novels endure as eternal favorites, but their television adaptations are some of the best series out there. Her romances influence popular novels and television series like Bridgerton.

]]> Wed, 03 Jan 2024 19:20:11 GMT https://www.cbr.com/greatest-jane-austen-adaptations/ Science fiction has always been a part of the movies. Indeed, the motion picture itself was revered as a technological wonder when first invented, and now-mundane images of workers leaving a factory or trains arriving at a station could elicit gasps of awe. Former stage magician Georges Méliès realized the medium's capacity for the fantastic early on with early classics like A Trip to the Moon and The Impossible Voyage.

]]> Wed, 03 Jan 2024 19:00:13 GMT https://www.cbr.com/best-scifi-movies-all-time/ The Summer and Fall 2023 anime seasons both supported the new season of Jujutsu Kaisen, and Season 2 did not disappoint. The first season helped propel the Jujutsu Kaisen anime to stardom as part of the "dark trio" of anime and Season 2 was an even wilder ride. Season 1 had plenty of exciting plot twists, and Season 2 had even more, including some shocking reveals and plenty of brutal deaths.

]]> Wed, 03 Jan 2024 18:40:13 GMT https://www.cbr.com/jjk-season-3-set-up/ The young adult genre in movies and TV can be overlooked occasionally in the grander scheme of media reporting, but this genre has some great series residing in it and an even more talented crop of actors who have made a lasting impact on the genre for their work.

]]> Wed, 03 Jan 2024 18:20:11 GMT https://www.cbr.com/best-actors-ya-movies/ When people think of anime, they often think of television series when they should be thinking of movies. Featuring some of the best animation and Japan's most talented directors, anime films offer not just prettier, more epic stories for existing franchises, but fresh new ideas as well. Best of all, Netflix has plenty of anime films for fans from every age range and of every genre.

]]> Wed, 03 Jan 2024 18:10:12 GMT https://www.cbr.com/best-anime-movies-netflix/ DC Comics is full of incredibly powerful characters. With the likes of Superman and Wonder Woman, DC has many characters capable of making a grand impact on the planet. However, other characters have still proven to accomplish a lot, despite a lack of heavy-hitting abilities.

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