In March of 1964, the murder of Kitty Genovese made headlines as the New York Times reported that 38 people witnessed the murder and simply did nothing. According to the reports, nobody called the police; …
Sometimes the external events can creep in and ruin a piece that was all set to go. That’s what has happened with my initial Blu-ray review for London Has Fallen, the absurd action sequel to …
With the advent of the internet fan films have become quite a ubiquitous part of pop culture. Every conceivable piece of pop ephemera has inspired their own fan films and they are all readily available …
Before stepping into direct blockbusters like Furious 7 or the upcoming Aquaman, James Wan came to prominence as being one of the preeminent horror filmmakers working with films like Insidious and The Conjuring. Between his …
There were a number of baffling elements to 2013’s Now You See Me. From the fact that little of the film’s events made little sense to the simple fact that audiences turned out in droves …
There has never been a great movie based upon a video game. Hell, there hasn’t even been a good movie based on a video game. So naturally there was some optimism when Duncan Jones came …
Recently we’ve seen a number of outspoken voices on the internet espouse their undying love for pop culture artifacts from their childhood. It’s a fetishization of nostalgia that I believe is rooted in escapism. Youth …
Thrillers often have a moralistic streak that runs through them. It’s really simple: you engage in an immoral act, you have to pay. In these thrillers there is no greater sin than that of infidelity. …
An occupational hazard for myself is the unfortunate reality of sitting through a lot of bad movies. I alternate between thinking which kinds of movies are worse – laugh less comedies, boring and derivative horror …