I’m sure I’m not the only one who left the showing of Jordan Peele's Nope reminiscing about M. Night Shyamalan’s Signs, another sci-fi film I absolutely love.

I didn’t love Thomas Bezucha’s 2005 Christmas dramedy The Family Stone when I first saw it. But I’ve come to realize it’s actually one of the great Christmas movies.

My love of movies, Christmas, and life itself would look very different without Frank Capra’s 1946 masterpiece.

I take comfort in knowing that film noir—a genre that has existed for almost 100 years—has seen it all before. So here are few timeless, hard-won lessons and the noir films that illustrate them.

You really wanna know why I like noir? All right, pull up a chair and gimme a light. I’ll tell you what I know. 

Little Monsters and Nightbreed, introduced within the horror universe in 1989 and 1990, both illustrate the benefits of discovering asylum outside of personal calamity in a realm occupied by monsters.

By all cinematic standards of today, this film is not only masterfully conceived—it is among Shyamalan’s very best. 

Many horror fans have found solace in films meant to sow fear. Why might that be? Let’s grab a dim flashlight, slowly open a creaky wooden door, and explore. 

Movies have captured these important years as well as any art form, offering plenty to connect with across generations.

Or, how I learned to lighten up a little bit and find the value in taking chances.