Ryan Heffernan

3 days ago | collider.com | Ryan Heffernan

Uniquely able to explore the many nuances of life with hilarious excess and even absurdity while still delivering devastating and often poignant observations on humanity, relationships, and the state of society, comedy-drama series tend to provide stories that are defined by their complexity and layers. Public interest in such series has peaked only in recent decades, meaning many of the best comedy-dramas are shows that have aired in the last 20 years at most.

4 days ago | collider.com | Ryan Heffernan |Luc Haasbroek

It's in South Park's DNA to be controversial. That's part of its genius. The most offensive South Park episodes fire shots at everyone: celebrities, politicians, religious figures, and every demographic present in modern society. No one is safe. Show-runners Trey Parker and Matt Stone take a sort of impish delight in ruffling feathers and smashing taboos.

4 days ago | collider.com | Ryan Heffernan

A staple of action cinema and blockbuster entertainment, the James Bond franchise spans back to the early 1960s, consisting of 25 official Eon-produced pictures, many of which stand among the most iconic and influential movies Hollywood has ever seen. Given the enduring popularity of the franchise, it is little surprise that fans the world over have debated over which 007 flick is truly the best.

5 days ago | collider.com | Ryan Heffernan

One of the defining titles of sitcom entertainment through the late 2000s and early 2010s, How I Met Your Mother is famous for its irreverent sense of fun, its referential gags, and its uncanny nature to pack an emotional wallop. Told through narrated flashbacks as Ted Mosby (Josh Radnor) recounts the elaborate story to his children of how he met their mother, the series focuses on the experiences of him and his friends as they navigate life in New York City.

1 week ago | collider.com | Ryan Heffernan

Despite being a metric that seemingly every publication wants to use to judge the quality of new releases in this current day and age, box office performance is by no means a measure of excellence in film.