Netflix know you are going to need a lot of films and shows to get you through hanging out with your family over the holiday. So they are loading up November with a metric ton of new films and shows to get you through the most wonderful time of the year with the absolute minimum of talking to your relatives possible...
In the tradition of ScreenCrush series like You Think You Know Movies and You Think You Know TV comes a new YouTube series: Top Five! Every two weeks (or so; we’ve got a lot of other stuff going on), ScreenCrush editor and critic Matt Singer will count down a particular topic from the world of movies (and probably write these introductory posts in the third person).
You remember Beetlejuice. That crazy, anarchic ghost guy played by Michael Keaton who materializes in his black-and-white striped suit whenever you say his name three times.
A new documentary about 'Superman Lives' will show how an awesome Kevin Smith script was turned into an absolute disaster once Tim Burton got hired to direct and Nicolas Cage was cast as the Man of Steel.
"Your dog is Aliiiiiive!"
Surely you've heard the soundbyte from 'Frankenweenie.' A hunched-over, snaggle-toothed, black and white Edgar "E" Gore, mischief in his eyes and a half-assed Peter Lorre in his voice. It's spooky and it's ooky and it's either the type of thing that you find really played-out or brings a tickle to your heart.