With last week focusing almost entirely on the doom and utter bleakness of space travel, for the final part of this trilogy, a change of pace is in order to a film that is a little more positive. For the final instalment, we focus on … Continue reading Space Mishap Extravaganza Part 3 – Lost In Space (1998)
As I mentioned in the previous article, space is unknown and unfriendly. Yet that assumption only takes into account what we currently know and what is currently true (admittedly at the heart of the problem). Ignoring the countless possibilities of countless what-if scenarios that lie … Continue reading Space Mishap Extravaganza Part 2 – The Cloverfield Paradox (2018)
Space has often been described as the next frontier, the highest peaks of our mountains have been surveyed, and we have a good idea about what’s lurking at the deepest oceans. With the dwindling resources on earth, the race to explore and colonise space is … Continue reading Space Mishap Extravganza Part 1 – Event Horizon (1997)
In the grand scheme of things, 40 years doesn’t seem like a lot of time, yet in popular culture terms, it can be an eternity. Suffice to say when the animated duo, Rocky and Bullwinkle finally made their debut on the big screen, a lifetime … Continue reading The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (2000)
The Cold War, the tumultuous time in human history, where the behind the scenes machinations and daring espionage fueled the conflicts for 40 years. Looking for a change of scenery after successful retelling the second world war, and the acclaim garnered from focusing on modern … Continue reading Call of Duty: Black Ops: Declassified (2012)
Out of the pantheon of horror deities, I’d have to say that my favourite is Dracula. There’s something about a European count who manages to seduce his way through Victorian London. To say he’s recognisable is a tremendous understatement, with a cape more identifiable than … Continue reading Universal Monster Movie Extravaganza Part 2 – Dracula Untold (2014)
From the 1930s till the 1950s, Universal Studios was on a roll with their horror franchises. The iconography that the films produced has tremendously shaped the public’s perception of these monsters across the globe. Desperate to recapture the audience’s attention as it did all those … Continue reading Universal Monster Movie Extravaganza Part 1 – The Mummy (2017)
