Sometimes it’s tough to capitalize on a debut movie no matter how many innovative ideas a young filmmaker has whizzing around on the inside of
Tag: 2013
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
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
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: Into Darkness
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
47 Ronin
When 2021 ends, there will have been two big budget action films financed by American money that feature Asian leads. Obviously time will tell whether
The Purge
Regardless of your personal feelings about Blumhouse’s franchise of political psycho-thrillers, you can’t deny they’ve burrowed into the public consciousness to an impressive degree –
Oblivion
At what point does a film that steals lots of other movie’s concepts for it’s own reach a point where all those ideas end up
White House Down
In yet another example of seperate Hollywood studios wheeling out the exact same concept to do battle like two hideously unoriginal Pokemon trainers, 2013 saw
Beneath
Even if we solely count the various, voracious beasties that thrash and dart beneath the surface of earth’s various oceans, lakes and rivers, the genre
Fright Night 2: New Blood
The direct to DVD sequel conundrum is something that’s stuck in my craw for some time now and I guess now is as good as
The Conjuring
With Saw, director James Wan made an impact on the horror genre with all the force of a reverse bear trap springing open; and then
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
So I think we can all agree that the live action bow of Hasbro’s 3.75-inch, square jawed global enforcers could hardly be described as a
Olympus Has Fallen
Touted upon release as Die Hard in the White House, it would have made more sense to describe Olympus Has Fallen as merely Air Force
Riddick
Thirteen years after the debut of Riddick, the silvery eyed space criminal made relatively famous by chrome-domed franchise junkie Vin Diesel, David Twohy was enlisted
A Good Day To Die Hard
I’ve never known the pain caused by being jilted at the alter or failing a paternity test while trying to cement the parentage of a
Texas Chainsaw 3D
As frequent frequenter of endless horror sequels, it’s a good idea to give yourself a good, healthy reality check every now and then. No matter
Evil Dead
A few things are certain in this world of ours. Death and taxes, as the saying goes, are a given – as is the irrefutable
The Wolverine
Separating Hugh Jackman from his feral haired, metal boned alter ego is not an easy task. Hollywood’s nicest man by this point had played the
Thor: The Dark World
When the MCU is on a hot streak it’s nearly untouchable, be it the innovation of the original Iron Man to the devastating Infinity War
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