Art can be enriching, but it can also be a field that is rather exclusive, and expensive. Attracting the pursuits of the Avant-Garde, whose dedication to the hip, and nothing else can sometimes be exhausting, and ripe for parody. In 2019, Netflix combined these stereotypes … Continue reading Velvet Buzzsaw (2019)
It is amazing how often we jeopardise our safety by exposing ourselves to strangers. We post personal details online, photos of ourselves on holiday, all without processing how this openness could be used against us. What’s worst is this could potentially not be a stranger, … Continue reading The Open House (2018)
Since the early days of the cold war, we’ve been fascinated by Russian espionage, maybe it’s the exotic nature of spying with its seductive participants, made real by the ever-present threat of the equilibrium breaking and nuclear annihilation. As these past threats rear their heads … Continue reading Red Sparrow (2018)
Disney, the towering titan of animation, has also had a successful run at live-action comedies, going all the way back to the 1950s. But the 1990s saw an increase in Disney remaking classic films and TV shows, for then-contemporary audiences. In 1997, they re-told one … Continue reading Flubber (1997)
It is said that politics makes strange bedfellows, which is weird considering just how polarising different ideological beliefs can be. On the other hand, we have seen co-hosts with conflicting politics who became married. Maybe love can survive constant political debates, but what if these … Continue reading He Said, She Said (1991)
The Flintstones broke the bank with their previous outing on the silver screen, so it made the utmost sense to try it again with a sequel, but instead of showing what happened to the modern stone age family after the credits roll, it focused mainly … Continue reading The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000)
Like British media producer Simon Cowell, I’ve always been a fan of the Flintstones. What’s not to love? A satirical suburban family having to make do with stone age versions of contemporary amenities. The inventive (albeit cruel ways) the prehistoric life are used to replace … Continue reading The Flintstones (1994)
