Freaks and Geeks

What would National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation look like if Clark and his family had to fight a bunch of killer elves? You can get a very, very close approximation in the new movie There’s Something in the Barn. It stars Martin Starr (Freaks and Geeks, Silicon Valley) as a happy-go-lucky father who moves his family to Norway only to find that an actual elf lives in their barn. The elf is cool with the family being there... until they start breaking his rules. Then all hell breaks loose.“Even AI Rappers are Harassed by…

Screenshot: ParamountDespite its apparent self-esteem problems, everyone seems to dig Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. But even if it were terrible, I would love it for two reasons: 1) putting an owlbear on the silver screen and 2) this absolutely wonderful mini-reunion of the titular geeks from Freaks & Geeks.Go Behind the Scenes of Fantasy Classic Dragonslayer in This Special Edition Sneak PeekIf you’re too young to remember the 1999 TV series, it’s one of those perfect shows that people still haven’t…

The main cast of Willow. Is Elora Danon with them?Image: LucasfilmAfter launching Star Wars and Indiana Jones into the stratosphere, George Lucas was ready to do it again. In 1988, Lucas teamed up with close friend and collaborator Ron Howard with an eye on launching another franchise. The result? A funny, light, but densely mythological fantasy action film called Willow, starring Warwick Davis and Val Kilmer. While the film did okay financially, it did not reach the cultural heights of Lucas’ previous mega-hits. So…