Back in July 2000, Dimension Films released the first film in what eventually became a successful horror parody movie franchise. Scary Movie mainly spoofs two horror movies that were popular at the time. The first is Scream, which, from what I can tell, is already sort of a satire/deconstruction of these kinds of teen […]
Back in April, Netflix released a new original film called “Kodachrome,” a road trip drama starring Jason Sudeikis as Matt Ryder, a struggling record company exec who reluctantly agrees to drive his dying father Ben (Oscar-nominee Ed Harris) – a famous photographer – to Kansas to fulfill his dying wish of developing some photos on […]
The first thing worth noting about the indie horror film The God Inside My Ear is that it’s quite an ambitious film that gets a lot right, and is overall worth seeing. But it’s also one that may have a couple of problems. The movie stars newcomer Linnea Gregg as Elizia, a young woman whose […]
The Netflix anthology series Black Mirror has developed a nice fan base over the years. For those not aware, Black Mirror is a British horror/drama anthology series. Similar to Rod Serling’s 1960s series The Twilight Zone, each episode is a completely new story with unique settings and characters. What makes this show different though is […]
“Be careful what you wish for.” The immortal go-to phrase deployed in countless situations where expectation and realisation fail to marry in one’s own ideology. Yet, never has this rehashed saying been more polarising then when applied to Speilberg’s upcoming adaptation of Ernest Cline’s Prometheus Award-winning novel Ready Player One. Let’s set the scene here. […]
I picked up my phone on the morning of the August 17th, 2017 to see that the time was currently 2:05am. This is the moment that the closing credits rolled for my first ever viewing of Ken Russell’s highly-controversial, The Devils. This was the moment that my mind was blown. Released in 1971, Russell tells a […]
Name a film which you consider a masterpiece? You may say The Godfather, Citizen Kane, Casablanca, or Manhattan, or you may say Star Wars, E.T, Ghostbusters or The Avengers. What defines a masterpiece needs to first define what we mean by ‘masterpiece’ – and no, from the off I don’t mean a film that took […]
All change at Doctor Who, with Jodie Whittaker set to take on the role of the iconic time traveller when current incarnation Peter Capaldi regenerates in the Christmas 2017 special, titled “The Doctors”. Very bold casting indeed, and headline grabbing too as Whittaker will be the first female to harness the sonic screwdriver from 14 regenerations. […]
I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but the ’90s are kind of cool again. Certain parts of it anyway. The drink Surge? Cool. VHS? Not so cool. Winona Ryder? Cool on Stranger Things. The Clintons? You know what, let’s not go there right now. This is my first time contributing to this site, and I’d […]
Entertainment is a word that has broad meaning. We all see entertainment through different eyes, and our own experiences in the real world as well entertainment itself, shape what we watch. But when did entertainment become a Socialist self-appointed soapbox? Why is the film industry becoming less about entertaining the audience and more about gaslighting them? […]
