Happy Birthday to Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Forty years of fortune and glory.Screenshot: Lucasfilm Put on your best white tux, smuggle a diamond, and throw on “Anything Goes.” May 23 is the birthday of Steven Spielberg’s Indiana…
7 best comfort movies ever, ranked
New Line Cinema There’s no shortage of complex, deeply emotional, and even unpredictable films out there that can captivate cinephiles for hours. While such perplexing and challenging movies can be…
Welcome to io9’s Summer Movie Preview, 1984 Edition
The summer movie season is here—and, before we dive into what’s in store for 2024, let’s turn the clock back 40 years to one of the best summers of all…
These Custom Toys Are More Art Than Action Figure
Human instinct dictates that when we see a toy, we want to open it. It’s why old toys that are still in their box are so valuable. Everyone who bought…
The Indiana Jones Games’ First Trailer Lets You Whip the Hell Outta Some Nazis
We’ve watched a lot of Indiana Jones stories over the years but we’ve very rarely been able to put on the fedora ourselves. That changes later this year with the…
io9’s Top 100 Posts of 2023
Image: Hasbro Ten years ago, Hasbro announced something akin to a disturbance in the Force—and Star Wars toy fans’ wallets: The Black Series, a brand new line that would bump…
io9’s Favorite Rewatches (and Replays and Re-Reads) of 2023
Practical Magic – Original Theatrical Trailer Among my rotation of horror films during Halloween I’ve recently added more spooky fall fare like Practical Magic. Starring Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Stockard…
James Mangold Has Some Thoughts on Indiana Jones 5’s Box Office
For the past 40-plus years, Indiana Jones has meant nothing but fortune and glory. Each of the franchise’s first four films was one of the top three highest-grossing films in…
Disney+’s New Harrison Ford Doc Is a Must-Watch for Fans
Audiences everywhere have spent nearly 50 years watching and adoring Harrison Ford, and a new documentary on Disney+ takes that wonderful experience and condenses it down to 90 minutes. “Even…
10 Behind-the-Scenes Books for Pop-Culture Fans
We’ve gathered 10 books that spotlight some of pop culture’s most beloved and fascinating properties, including Disney, Star Trek, The X-Files, and Labyrinth. Scroll through for ideas on what to gift-wrap for…