2017 began as a year filled with promise and the chance to start anew, but alas, you did not get the memo.
I don’t know if you were mourning the demise of Brangelina or were simply being lazy, but apparently this is turning into the year of the sequel. Trust me, originality is not dead. There are plenty of writers out there creating incredible stories. In her old age, Tinseltown is becoming complacent. She no longer looks to find new talent […]
Welcome back, bitches!
We will now conclude our two part series, as VHS Revival ventures into the ethereal netherworld of Fred Krueger, one of horrors most iconic and enduring characters. Back in 1984, Old Pizza Face revitalised the slasher genre as a razor-fingered child killer with the unprecedented advantage of being able to inhabit one’s dreams, offering fans of the macabre a potentially unlimited canvas of death and destruction […]
When it comes to Predator, less is most definitely more.
In the three decades since the release of the original there have been so many pointless sequels that I now look upon this once cherished character with derision, its movies indifference. Predator 2 is perhaps the best of all those sequels, but it still manages to underwhelm on just about every conceivable level […]
Hello, bitches!
Welcome to the first of a two part series, as VHS Revival ventures into the ethereal netherworld of Fred Krueger, one of horrors most iconic and enduring characters. Back in 1984, Old Pizza Face revitalised the slasher genre as a razor-fingered child killer with the unprecedented advantage of being able to inhabit one’s dreams, offering fans of the macabre a potentially unlimited canvas of death and destruction […]
White Men Can’t Jump is a movie which transcends its ethnic pretensions by making them key to its sense of comedy. Its racial narrative, although seemingly at the forefront, is very much peripheral to the story, and is used largely as a bonding device between cultures who are deemed incompatible by society […]
Taglines are an essential part of any promotional package.
Along with posters and teaser trailers, their aim is to sell a movie without giving too much away. A great movie tagline says an awful lot using very little. It is clever and memorable, and along with its accompanying image sells a picture to its potential audience by establishing tone and genre, giving you an idea of what you might be able to expect […]
Whatever happened to Eddie Murphy?
For those of you who recall his comedic prime you will remember a man of great wit and enthusiasm, a star attraction who sold out arenas with his cutting edge act of irresistible profanity. So unique was Murphy’s off-the-cuff style it was inevitable that he would follow idol and mentor Richard Pryor into the movie world […]
By 1997 the Buddy Action Movie had become so diluted it had begun to resemble a thin, tasteless gruel.
Gone were the aromatic days of Nick Nolte and Eddie Murphy, of Riggs and Murtaugh, of John McClane and the black cop from Die Hard whose name I can never remember. Unconcerned with onscreen chemistry, relatable characterisation, and the kind of wry, acerbic wit that made the genre so successful […]
