23, it seems like such an unassuming number, who would have known its alleged prominence over all of human history, it’s a spooky coincidence that’s rife with creative possibilities just waiting to be explored. In 2007 (2003 would be too poetic), this particular quirk of … Continue reading The Number 23 (2007)
Mario, thanks to the domination of video games, is more recognisable than Mickey Mouse… the games and the character need no more introduction. In 1993, to capitalise on this fame, a film was released that shed much light on the universe he inhabited, and creating … Continue reading Super Mario Bros (1993)
It’s hard to make Romantic Comedies interesting, audiences have certain expectations how they should play out, as such it’s pretty easy to stick to a formula and harder than you think to mess it up. In 2008, A romantic comedy tested all those conventions to … Continue reading From Paris to Berlin Part 2: The Hottie and the Nottie (2008)
Film debuts are tricky enough, you only get one chance after all. But when circumstances push your debut past your second film, you know that luck is not on your side. In 2006, Hotel chain heiress, Paris Hilton was given a vehicle to break into … Continue reading From Paris to Berlin Part 1: National Lampoon's Pledge This! (2006)
With the previous attempt of continuing the saga of The Terminator bankrupting the company behind it, all hope seemed lost for continuing the saga of The Connor’s, even after the T.V. series only got 31 episodes to play with. But time makes fools of us … Continue reading Terminator Genisys (2015)
When you set up a big apocalyptic event, there are only so many ways you can go creatively. There comes a time when you must go beyond after the apocalypse. In 2009, the Terminator franchise finally let us peek behind the curtain of the terrifying … Continue reading Terminator Salvation (2009)
It became the in thing to make apocalyptic predictions before the year 2000. The Terminator franchise prophesied a Robot uprising in the year 1997, but it is hard to forecast doom if that date comes and goes without nary a metallic massacre. In 2003, Skynet … Continue reading Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)
