Back before 2015’s abortive version of Fantastic Four turned Josh Trank into a blockbuster cautionary tale, there was Chronicle, an absolutely stonking sci-fi flick that
Tag: 2010s
Brave
Over the last few years, animated movies have strived to update the notion of the “Disney Princess” beyond the type of character who croons ballads
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
Jack Ryan is something of an anomaly in the realms of cinematic returning characters due to the fact that Hollywood seems to be utterly incapable
Oz The Great And Powerful
Despite the fact that I am a devoted and ardent fan of the works of Sam Raimi, I simply couldn’t bring myself to sit down
Tron: Legacy
As I’ve mentioned countless times before, legacy Sequels seem to be Hollywood’s current favoured method of increasing the lifespan of movie franchises while still maintaining
Blackthorn
Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid may be one of the most charismatic westerns – nay, films – ever made which is cemented even further
The Final Girls
Why is it that whenever a filmmaker wishes to lovingly poke fun at the horror genre, it’s invariably the slasher genre that gets singled out
Tremors: A Cold Day In Hell
After the surprise revival of the Tremors franchise back in 2015, the series seemed to be in the best shape it had been in in
Cars 2
When I decided to tackle the filmography of Pixar studios I knew this day would come. After all the Toy Storys, Incredibles and Inside Outs
Tremors 5: Bloodlines
After 2004’s genuinely sweet, wild west set prequel of part four, it seemed that the Tremors franchise was content to burrow down deep in to
Django Unchained
The director himself may argue the point, but after the non-performance of Grindhouse in 2007, it certainly seemed like Quentin Tarantino took some time to
Return To Return To Nuke ‘Em High (Aka. Volume 2)
For fans of the ferociously alternative output of legendary indie studio Troma, the wait for the second half of their unnecessarily epic Class Of Nuke
The Shape Of Water
Referred to elsewhere as Grinding Nemo (although I’d also accept 50 Shoals Of Grey, Brine And A Half Weeks or Basic Fin-stinct), Guillermo Del Toro’s
Return To Nuke ‘Em High: Volume 1
There’s some filmmakers working on the fringe of movies today that I would throw myself on barbed wire if it meant it would protect their
Hellraiser: Judgement
After keeping their hooks sunk deep into the flesh of the Hellraiser franchise after banging out a quickie sequel in 2011 in order to keep
Finding Dory
Coming near the tail-end of their sequel phase, Finding Dory was the latest follow up to belatedly capitalize on the instant classics Pixar was bopping
Hellraiser: Revelations
Why are the horror icons of the eighties so difficult to recast? Dracula and Frankenstein’s Monster never had this trouble, with Gary Oldman and Robert
Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time
After bringing back the Pirate movie back from Davey Jones’ locker, super producer Jerry Bruckheimer then turned to the video game genre to try and
Monsters University
Sequelizing Pixar movies beyond Toy Story seems to be very much the taboo subject and leads to many conflicting emotions. For an animation powerhouse of
Star Trek: Beyond
After J.J. Abrams ditched the world of Vulcans and Klingons for a galaxy far, far away, he arguably left the Star Trek in a worse
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