Posts by Amelia Steinmetz
Top Ten – Costumes You’ll See at Every Halloween Party in 2014
Top Ten Costumes You’ll See at Every Halloween Party in 2014 Frozen The biggest animated hit this decade came out last November, which means little girls all over the world have been frothing at the mouth for 11 whole months just dying to dress up like their favorite new adorkable princesses. I’m just saying prepare for…
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Grown-up Musicals Most musicals are for the kids, or at least billed as fun for the whole family. But when you can’t quite identify with High School Musical anymore or are in the mood to sing along with something other than “Let it Go†for a change, maybe one of these will speak to your…
Read MoreTOP TEN – Hollywood Tropes that would be Super Weird if They Happened in Real Life
Top Ten Hollywood Tropes that would be Super Weird if They Happened in Real Life Character A breaks into Character B’s House and Hides in the Closet or Shower This gag is a sitcom staple and completely Universal human behavior. I mean who hasn’t broken into the home of a friend to either steal something…
Read MoreTOP TEN – TV CHARACTERS WHO WENT MIA
TV Characters Who Went MIA Judy Winslow – Family Matters Before Urkel’s influence made it all about experiments with cloning and nerd hormone, this TGIF staple focused on the Winslow family and their three kids…and Grandma…and Aunt and adorable baby Cousin. Youngest daughter Judy wasn’t old enough for romantic or rebellious subplots like Laura and…
Read MoreTOP TEN – RABID FANDOMS
TOP TEN – RABID FANDOMS Doctor Who/Whovians In its 50 year history Doctor Who’s evolution has gone through some interesting phases; what was originally considered a silly sci-fi clunker by the BBC became a beloved Saturday night tradition for generations of British families before traipsing across the pond to rise as an underground cult hero…
Read MoreTOP TEN – TOTALLY MESSED UP KIDS MOVIES
TOP TEN – TOTALLY MESSED UP KIDS MOVIES E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (1982) While it’s touted as a magical family adventure, this right here is the movie that taught me not to trust the government. What’s the point of befriending an Alien if it means a bunch of faceless, evil HazMat suits can just seize your…
Read MoreTOP TEN – MOVIES THAT DEFINE SUMMER
TOP TEN – MOVIES THAT DEFINE SUMMER STAND BY ME (1986) The very best summer movies explore what kind of hijinks kids used to get into when they had an entire season of freedom stretched out ahead of them. You think a group of 12-year-olds could go have an amazing adolescent journey of self-discovery…
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Top Ten Musical Numbers in Non-Musicals Because sometimes life is a musical..but usually it’s just awkward. As usual in no particular order. Day-0/Beetlejuice (1988) It’s easy to forget that everyone’s favorite scene lasts less than 2 minutes of the entire movie because it’s so damn good it permeates the whole thing like one big reggae…
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Cartoons That Are Better When You’re High He-Man: Masters of the Universe/She-Ra: Princess of Power I hadn’t watched this in forever and was so focused on putting my mind at ease once and for all about whether or not He-Man and She-Ra were brother and sister or an item that I completely forgot the…
Read MoreTop Ten – Cult Movies
Ten [of the] Top Cult Movies I struggled as much with this list as I do every time someone asks me what my favorite movie is. ( I’ll give you my favorite blockbuster, my guilty pleasure, my favorite to watch over and over, my childhood favorite and my top pick in every genre…but don’t ask…
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