Movies and Video Games have moved on a long way since the mid-90s. Technology offers sights that minds couldn’t previously imagine. Attitudes also evolve, what once was shocking quickly become tame, and impressive feats of strength and technology become commonplace. In 2021, the infamously violent … Continue reading Mortal Kombat (2021)
Success can always lead to greater things, while the expectations can be higher, it can also mean the opportunity to showcase more ideas or discarded concepts, that could be included in the first run. As the profits roll in the investors double down for greater … Continue reading Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997)
Known for its brutal depictions of fighting, just when video games were about to explore mature themes. Mortal Kombat rose to become a beloved icon. Sure, the mutilations you could perform in the original have been superseded. But the original incarnation of the mythical fighting … Continue reading Mortal Kombat (1995)
Whether it be the life of Tristram Shandy or some ancillary players in a Charlie Kaufman film, adapting a great story from one medium to another can be a daunting task. Dimensions must be added or shrunk to accommodate the new platform, and the prose … Continue reading London Falls (2018)
Whether we like it or not, advertising is everywhere. Marketing has a pretty good idea of what we like and how to tailor their products to reach people such as you and me. Some people find this arrangement insidious and actively decry such tactics. In … Continue reading Syrup (2013)
There is a romanticised allure of the big city; the national metropolises in your home nation can provide the highest highs, but also the darkest depths of living. With high concentrations of people in the concrete jungle, this is certainly to be expected. In 1988, … Continue reading Bright Lights, Big City (1988)
The seductive lure of excess, combined with the naivety of youth is a dangerous, yet captivating mix. In 1985, a book of these themes brought commercial and critical success for author Bret Easton Ellis. Although somewhat overshadowed culturally by the following triumph of American Psycho, … Continue reading Less Than Zero (1987)
The mid-90s gave the subsequent years a plethora of things that are still reeking with freshness, like the Super Nintendo or R. L. Stein. As some things rise, others fall, and although entertaining countless viewers for decades, the animated antics of the Looney Tunes were … Continue reading Space Jam (1996)
Reputation can go a long way in the world of art, success can snowball, echo into greatness. Other times it can be a curse, swallowing works into depths of darkness that they can never return from. In 1987, a cinematic epic infamously dubbed the worst … Continue reading Ishtar (1987)
The idea of extra-terrestrial life has been the domain of imagination for almost a century. Whether these unknown (or non-existent) entities are friendly, or not, their stories remain interesting despite the overlapping similarities. In 2017, a sci-fi film depicting a relatively grounded look at a … Continue reading Life (2017)
