Ingagi: The “Documentary” Banned by the FTC
In 1930 Congo Pictures released a documentary entitled Ingagi that claimed to be of an expedition to Africa and recorded a real group of rare gorillas who took local women as brides. But how real was this documentary and why did the FTC step in?
The Facts on The Wilhelm Scream
Have you ever watched a movie and recognized the scream of one of the characters? Turns out that’s because the scream appears in over 200 movies, games, and tv and is known as the Wilhelm scream… what’s up with that?
The Facts on The Joker’s Laughing Disorder
Todd Phillips’ 2019 The Joker took a grounded approach to the character including looking at a real-life condition to explain his iconic laugh. But what exactly is Pseudobulbar Affect?
7 Horror Movie Tropes That Prove You’re in a Horror Movie
I watched a lot of horror movies in October and wrote reviews on them. Unsurprisingly there were a lot of horror movie tropes that the characters didn’t catch onto, here are 7!
Godzilla and King Kong's Hollow Earth Theory
The recent MonsterVerse films have leaned into the idea of hollow earth as a fast-travel system for Godzilla. But did you know the hollow earth theory was a real theory scientists believed in several hundreds of years ago?
How Long Could Wolverine Live?
How old is Wolverine? How long could Wolverine live? Could he live longer without his adamantium skin? Let’s use science and math to find out!