One of the challenges I've faced in compiling this list is that so many of my favorite characters in literature and film aren't fictional...

I think we can all agree that The Shawshank Redemption is a fantastic movie. If you haven't, I strongly recommend reading Stephen King's...

I love the 1998 film Meet Joe Black, even though it has its share of problems. It's too long, it's too saccharine in places, and Brad...

In 1980, X-Men co-creators Chris Claremont and John Byrne concluded the greatest, most tragic saga in comics history by killing Jean...

Let's forget for a moment that modern Hollywood ruined the Transformers like they've ruined so much else that was good from yesteryear...

Die Hard was supposed to be Bruce Willis' movie. An action flick, a shoot-'em-up. And it was, with classic lines and lots of bullets and...

Let's face it - Caddyshack is brilliant. Not perfect, but so densely packed with inspired performances that we're still quoting from it...

The titular character in CS Forester's beloved classic series of adventure on the high seas, Hornblower was the prototype for many who...

If I had to compile my all-time favorite movies, there is no question that The Blues Brothers would compete for the top spot. It is a...

The Natural has long been my favorite baseball movie (in a dead heat with Major League, more on that later). Bull Durham is fine, but...

There was a time in my life, around age 11 or so, when the man with the duct tape and the spectacular mullet would have been a contender...

I'll admit it, I came late to the Harry Potter phenomenon. I resisted the recommendations from friends to read the early books,...