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2 days ago | 
southbendtribune.com | Matt Watkins
Indiana Senate Bill 1 limits South Bend's ability to manage revenue and invest in public services. The author recommends that South Bend model the bill's impact, prepare for procedural changes, document risks, and collaborate with other cities. Indiana’s Senate Bill 1 has been framed as a win for property taxpayers. But for cities like South Bend, the consequences go well beyond household tax relief.
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3 days ago | 
movieweb.com | Matt Watkins
Based on the age-old "odd couple" trope, the buddy cop genre takes the concept and applies it to a law enforcement setting. Rising to prominence in the 1980s with movies like 48 Hrs. and Lethal Weapon, it generally sees two contrasting personalities – one reckless and hot-headed, the other calm and collected – forced to put their differences aside to tackle a bigger criminal threat.
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1 week ago | 
movieweb.com | Matt Watkins
Born out of the monster movie boom of the '50s, hitting new highs in the '70s with the likes of Jaws and Alien, and supercharged by the body horror craze of the '80s, the creature feature genre hit a weird and wonderful stride in the 1990s. Technological advancements and the rise of CGI meant that the genre found itself at a crossroads, of sorts.
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2 weeks ago | 
movieweb.com | Matt Watkins
With one of the most devout cult followings in television history, Doctor Who first premiered in 1963 and ran for an incredible 26 years before being rebooted in 2005, where it still continues to entertain audiences to this day.
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3 weeks ago | 
movieweb.com | Matt Watkins
When it comes to comedy, Britain has a long and rich history. From the works of William Shakespeare to The Benny Hill Show and Monty Python, Britain has often been considered a trailblazer of the genre. More recent shows like Peep Show, After Life, and Inside No. 9 prove that its flair for comedy hasn’t waned. Britain possesses a unique sense of humor—one that, while its influence has since spread across the pond, still manages to remain instantly recognizable.
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3 weeks ago | 
movieweb.com | Matt Watkins
Zombies have been a prominent fixture in movies for just about as long as the medium has existed. From the early days of 1932’s White Zombie to the horror subgenre’s explosion in popularity following George A. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead in 1968, there’s always been something undeniably captivating about exploring the chaos brought about by the notion of a zombie apocalypse.
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3 weeks ago | 
movieweb.com | Matt Watkins
Whilst certainly not a blanket rule, animation has typically been seen as a medium aimed at families and younger audiences. Given that children often have shorter attention spans, it's rare to find animated movies that revel in the same levels of grandeur and epic scale as acclaimed films like The Godfather or Titanic. However, this needn’t be the case. Animation is an art form that allows for endless possibilities—unbounded by the constraints of live-action filmmaking.
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1 month ago | 
movieweb.com | Matt Watkins
As much as we all long for novel ideas and brand-new IPs, there can be something very satisfying—and even comforting—about revisiting a beloved franchise. However, it's not always easy for studios to keep these franchises feeling fresh. Often, recognizing the potential to make a quick buck, studios have focused on quantity over quality and have rushed sequels, spin-offs, and reboots to market without paying any mind to script quality.
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1 month ago | 
movieweb.com | Matt Watkins
The sci-fi genre has thrived on television for decades, responsible for some of the medium’s most memorable and iconic series, from early, groundbreaking shows like the original Star Trek series and Doctor Who, to more recent classics like Black Mirror and Stranger Things. Not every sci-fi show is remembered so fondly (or even remembered at all), however. Memories can be distorted and manipulated, though. Our recollection of and opinions on a show can be influenced by many things.
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1 month ago | 
movieweb.com | Matt Watkins
Typically, animated movies are renowned for whisking viewers away on fantastical adventures to places where the world is defined purely by the creators’ imaginations. From whimsical fairytales to morbid horrors, animation has provided a form of escapism to audiences for over a hundred years. But animated films needn’t all be fairytales and magic—some of the most powerful and moving animated films are rooted in true stories.
