Movie tropes are inherently neutral and, when used meaningfully and creatively, can help tell a compelling story on the big screen. However, sometimes they get overused, becoming totally cliché and ...

Shakespeare popularized many of our favorite romance tropes, from "will-they-won't-they" romances to "star-crossed lovers." ...

Soap Opera Rapid Aging Syndrome – a.k.a. SORAS – refers to young characters disappearing from a storyline, only to return later much older than they should be and played by a new actor. There’s no ...

MINNEAPOLIS -- Important Valentine’s Day update: Fake dating is out; second-chance romances are in. That may or may not be ...

Barbara James is a writer for Collider and a content creator. Currently, she works at Screen Rant as an Video Game Features Writer. As a graduate with a major in English, Barbara has worked as an ...

What’s your favorite scary movie (trope)? No matter how much the horror genre continues to evolve, there will always be room for tropes. Those tried-and-true plot devices and character archetypes, ...

Kevin is a TV & Movie Lists Writer for Collider. He loves storytelling and everything Marvel and Star Wars. The Western genre has been around almost as long as cinema and through that time has created ...

The perverted side character is a trope I don’t think anybody actually enjoys when watching anime. You know the type— a character that’s constantly getting nosebleeds every time a woman looks their ...

In case you couldn't tell from them being whipped around as if filled to the rim with air... tilted at 45-degree angles... or by the hollow "plock!" sound made when set down on a counter/desk. We ...

Rhenn is a Manila-based content writer with a love for all things geek and pop culture, and science and technology. He has over 1,900 articles to his name, most of which exploring the many dimensions ...