Maya Salam

Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze were locked in as star-crossed rivals in Kathryn Bigelow’s 1991 adrenaline-fueled, utterly earnest surf action thriller.

For decades, filmmakers have been borrowing plot lines and metaphors from Homer’s epic for adventures set in different eras and realities.

Renny Harlin’s high-altitude thriller starring Sylvester Stallone and John Lithgow was peak early 1990s action extravagance.

Shannon Elizabeth helped define blockbusters like “American Pie” and cult favorites like “Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back.” Now, as she enters a new public chapter, she reflects on the era.

Michael Bay wasn’t remotely worried about the science in his 1998 science-fiction action hit that launched an elite ensemble cast to space.

Weeks after an HBO docuseries on the 1991 murders of four girls aired last year, their killer was identified, and the race was on to add a new final chapter.

In two new Netflix docuseries, women put their lives, safety and sanity on the line to help law enforcement bring down the bad guy.

The comically self-serious and outrageous 1936 morality tale, which warned the public about marijuana, became an unintentional parody and midnight-movie classic decades later.

MatPat, Miranda Sings, Grace Helbig and WheezyWaiter hit it big on YouTube long before it became a behemoth. They have thoughts about what it takes to succeed there.

This docuseries offers a rarely heard perspective, as three friends discuss the complex experience of learning that the violent killer terrorizing their community was part of their tight-knit group.