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
Tag: 2010s
Hellraiser: Judgement (2018) – Review
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 (2016) – Review
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 (2011) – Review
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 (2010) – Review
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 (2013) – Review
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 (2016) – Review
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
Haywire (2011) – Review
Long before her most challenging opponent became Disney’s HR department, Gina Carano was kicking some serious ass in the world of MMA while prominent filmmaker
Star Trek: Into Darkness (2013) – Review
After Star Trek’s unfeasibly fantastic return to the cinema’s solar system in 2009, expectations were naturally high for a sequel in which we all hoped
Need For Speed (2014) – Review
Regardless of the final outcome, movies based of video game make a certain amount of sense. In most cases you have an already iconic character
Hitman: Agent 47 (2015) – Review
Inexplicable things happen in movies all the time – and I’m not talking about stuff like obtaining superpowers from a genetically modified spider or giant
[REC]⁴: Apocalypse (2014) – Review
Whether concerning a ship or a movie franchise, course correction is terribly important – head too far in the wrong direction and you’ll end up
[REC]³: Genesis (2012) – Review
Changing what makes a hit franchise work can be a perilous business, just ask the filmmakers behind Halloween III. Screw with convention all you want,
The Thing (2011) – Review
As a rabid fan of arguably John Carpenter’s greatest movie, the news of a follow up was legitimately bittersweet news. While the opportunity to lay
The Mummy (2017) – Review
Watching the 2017 attempt to resurrect The Mummy is painfully awkward in more ways that one. The quality of the movie itself notwithstanding, screen writer
The Howling: Reborn (2011) – Review
If your franchise has a bankable name in the horror genre, there’s a pretty good chance that it’ll have to baffling extended lifespan of a
Shaft (2019) – Review
After remaining stubbornly dormant for nearly 20 years after Samuel L. Jackson slipped on the black turtle neck, I don’t think anyone was really expecting
Blade Runner 2049 (2017) – Review
Hollywood’s history of 30 years later “legacy” sequels (give or take) hasn’t exactly been a badge of quality – long mooted returns like Independence Day:
Super 8 (2011) – Review
Ever since he made the leap from small screen hot shot to big screen blockbuster magnet, it’s safe to say that the movie career of
The Three Musketeers (2011) – Review
It’s easy to picture the people who keep financing Paul W.S. Anderson’s forgettable movies as a smug cabal of European money men desperate to crack
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