Danijel Štriga

The 10 Worst Movie Monsters of All Time

by Danijel Štriga

Not all monsters are created equal, even among their own kind.

The 5 Worst Star Wars Knockoff Movies

by Danijel Štriga

One of the great things about Star Wars is the way it took corny clichés from the golden era of science fiction pulps – stuff like Flash Gordon or The Lensman series – and gave them new life in a film that looks amazing and feels epic. But there’s a thin line between awesome and awful […]

5 Things I Learned Growing Up Watching He-Man in Communist Russia

by Danijel Štriga

I grew up in Communism in the 1980s. As kids, we didn’t get to watch cartoons like Transformers, M.A.S.K. or – censors forbid! – G.I. Joe. Instead, we mostly watched stuff like Looney Tunes, Tom & Jerry or The Flintstones and – occasionally – bootlegged VHS copies of Walt Disney cartoons. We were all totally […]

5 Reasons You Should Be Watching The Americans on FX

by Danijel Štriga

Last week, FX – home to UnderScoopFire favorites such as Justified, Louie, The League and Archer – premiered a new drama series in the time slot abdicated by American Horror Story. Set in the early 1980s, The Americans follows the everyday ordeals of a married couple trying to raise their children (while working as KGB […]

5 Twitter Mistakes to Avoid

by Danijel Štriga

Four years ago, after a brief affair with Facebook, a friend of mine talked me into creating an account on Twitter. Being the dutiful conformist that I am, I joined him and the ever-growing army of Twits. Over the next several years I spent countless hours reading thousands of jokes and observations while opening hundreds […]