Buddy Cop movies have been the cornerstone of the law enforcement fiction for some time, and even in its early days, the genre had cops partner with children, dogs, and even dinosaurs. In 1988 a relatively small budgeted movie supposed the concept of what would … Continue reading Dead Heat (1988)
Sequels can be hard to crack, with the villain defeated, the characters have evolved for the better, there’s usually nowhere else to go. You can try to escalate the conditions of the original film, but this can be a risky gamble. In 1998, it was … Continue reading I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998)
The slasher genre has had a long and varied history. Despite some people who argue that the slasher film is horror in its purest form, it has a reputation for being overly gratuitous and underdeveloped popcorn fodder. This perception was bucked when the hit film … Continue reading I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)
A lot has changed from 1951 to 2001, the rise of TV, the fall of communism, the expansion of civil rights and as such it is easy to think of the early post-war years as another country. But despite its controversies, there are those who … Continue reading The Majestic (1998)
Rock and Roll has been the epitome of cool for quite some time, certainly for most of my lifetime, even though it is the epitome of an industry that’s full of seedy excesses. What is needed is a tongue-in-cheek look at all the irrationality in … Continue reading The Adventures of Ford Fairlane (1990)
Three is supposedly the magic number, but depending on where you are, in some cases it shows that your idea can hold its own, but in some cases, it can be a daunting task to decide where do you go from here, cue The Butterfly … Continue reading The Butterfly Effect 3: Revelations (2009)
The Cosa Nostra, the mob, or whatever you want to call them. They have committed some horrific crimes in their decade’s long history, yet like Dracula, their exploits and figures have made some of the most compelling drama in pop-culture history. In 2018, the saga … Continue reading Gotti (2018)
