The Critic Who Never Was: How Sony's Fake Reviewer Exposed an Industry Already Losing Its Way In 2001, film critic David Manning praised every Sony film as brilliant. There was just one problem: he didn't exist. The scandal exposed an industry already losing its trusted guides like Roger Ebert—and what replaced them.
From Street Fight to Controller: How The Warriors Accidentally Created Modern Gaming The Warriors didn't just survive its controversial 1979 release—it quietly became the blueprint for modern gaming. From Double Dragon to Grand Theft Auto's gang warfare, discover how Walter Hill's cult film accidentally created entire gaming genres that developers still follow today.
Hollywood's Great Transformation: The Book Adaptation Boom Hollywood transformed from 75% original films (1984) to 70% adaptations today. Research reveals this wasn't creative decline—it was economic survival as book industry revenues collapsed 38% while adaptations generate 53% more revenue.