Rebooting Charlie’s Angels was a big gamble, but it was a gamble that paid off dividends. The commercial success of the first film introduced a whole world of possibilities for the Charlie Townsend investigation agency. With so many opportunities to take, which one is necessarily … Continue reading Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle (2003)
Remaking cults classics can be tricky, the elements that made the original shine often feel dated. Making adapting them for potential audiences particularly challenging. At the dawn of the millennium, the three famous femme fetales got a revamp into the 21st century, as they accepted … Continue reading Charlie’s Angels (2000)
The trouble with happy endings is sometimes it’s not enough. It can be challenging to separate that sense of friendship and camaraderie that has been building up before the story ended. But when there’s a will there is a way. Four years after the success … Continue reading Still Waiting (2009)
The trouble with freedom is that your life’s trajectory is kind of down to you. What path you choose how hard you work to get there. If your plans don’t work out, it can leave you waiting. In 2005, Rob McKittrick took his experiences to … Continue reading Waiting… (2005)
Unless you are Shrek, happily ever after is a precarious place to be if you want a sequel for your properties. But the question of how they reverse this newfound fortune can be heartbreaking. Yet they can also be a source of good drama and … Continue reading Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 (2015)
America has a fascination with the concept of heroism. It’s emblematic in its anthems, traditions, and in its cultural DNA, Tales of ordinary men and women reaching beyond the realms of extraordinary. When those heroes were once simple everyday folks with no initial strive to … Continue reading Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009)
When you’ve got an idea that’s both popular and repeatable, it can be hard not to draw upon that well again and again. Yet each time, greater trade-offs must be made, as the creativity depletes. A straight to D.V.D. sequel requires this. So, in 2004 … Continue reading Cube Zero (2004)
