Years ago two brilliant, yet criminally overlooked media scholars (me and my Dad) devised a theory. They theorised that all films, regardless of genre, should, at their most base level not only engage but entertain the audience. They called it The Happy Gilmore Effect. For those of you who don’t know, Happy Gilmore is a cinematic … Continue reading
Steampunk. Ahh, an interesting ‘genre’, no? I have some issues with Steampunk, as most folks see it, but absolutely LOVE the texture and atmosphere of it as a whole. Nothing like the rainy, foggy streets of London, women in corsets, men in jackets with tails and a little bit of violent technological extrapolation, eh? My … Continue reading
I swear I didn’t plan for this to happen. I usually don’t really have a pattern I follow when I decide to tackle old movies. I’m more of an ADD kinda guy. I just browse whatever is available and grabs my attention and just play that. I might get suckered into a genre or a … Continue reading
We didn’t land on Abydos, Abydos landed on us. In a somewhat controversial decision, The Guinness World Records declared Stargate: SG-1 the longest running science fiction show (consecutive). With 214 episodes, it’s no slouch in the length department, even if Doctor Who ran for much longer, even consecutively. Regardless, Stargate SG-1 made Richard Dean Anderson … Continue reading
Back in my Expendables review, I remarked how its story pretty much boiled down to how Hispanics are stupid and impotent folk who can’t do anything without the white man helping them. I personally found the racist undertones very difficult to ignore, but nonetheless subtle and hardly the focus of the movie. Now, meet that … Continue reading
I’m as surprised as anyone to say that I actually enjoyed this. Modern Romero films have to be seen through rose-tinted glasses, to be sure. It’s tough not to grit my teeth at his bizarre usage of film noir dialogue mixed with heavy handed pontification on the nature of, like, what zombies “mean”, man. “We’re … Continue reading
You are going to have to bear with me on this one. I really don’t know how to write. And English is not my first language. So this is going to be a very bumpy ride. What’s the ride going to be about?. Well, for the past 28 years, i’ve been loving films. Sadly, i … Continue reading
When a new hitman movie is announced, such as this one, I tend to emit a noise best described as a mixture between a sigh and a groan. Especially if it involves someone’s “last job”. Hitmen are as lazy of a storytelling device as mutants or serial killers; It’s an easily understood character type, which … Continue reading
By now the cycle of emotions you’re about to go through should be familiar. “This is their best since Pinkerton/Maladroit”. “Some of the songs are pretty good.” “That one single was pretty catchy.” “Rivers Cuomo has been awful for years, I don’t know why I always get my hopes up.” This cycle will last anywhere … Continue reading
An intelligent and scary mindfuck.