Like a lot of ultra-violent films in the 80s, Robocop struck a chord with a younger audience. A market that gravitated towards the cool looking heroes and the cooler action sequences. This created a cascade of sequels and spin-offs all focusing on the younger-than-the-age-certificate market. … Continue reading Robocop: The Series (1994)
While the crimes they commit can be controversial (and their methods doubly so), Tales about outlaws have always been popular, as these people risk life, limb, and freedom to make substantial profits, bringing in black-market goods that otherwise law-abiding patrons can enjoy. The realities are … Continue reading Blow (2001)
It is a trope that mothers and daughters-in-law do not often see eye-to-eye, generational attitudes clash, and doting affection for the husband/son clashes even more. Whether this is true depends on dynamic, yet that does not stop stories from being told about this frosty relationship. … Continue reading Hush (1998)
Espionage and romance in fiction seem to go together swimmingly. In reality, this might be somewhat murkier, what with the inherent secrecy, but you do get cases. Tales that go unheard of for years only to be unearthed decades later, when the conflicts that fueled … Continue reading Red Joan (2018)
Humanity’s impact on the earth might not seem like such a suitable topic for a comedy, though some attempts have been made, they are few and far between. Often it is a mixing of ideas that helps heavier topics see the cinematic light. For instance, … Continue reading Downsizing (2017)
Claymation, animation consisting of clay, had a brief flirtation with the gaming conscious, further encapsulating that cartoonish action, with the fresh frontier of 3D gaming. One such example was The Neverhood, an inventive adventure game sculpted entirely out of clay. It was cleverly written yet … Continue reading Armikrog (2015)
Celebrity culture is a strange entity, we love them, obsess about them, hate them all in the same moment. Being mainstays in the public life provokes pitch-perfect parodies as ascertained attributes act as accurate ammunition for imitation. In the late 90s, a show that captured … Continue reading Celebrity Deathmatch (2003)
Like Doom just before it, the impact that Grand Theft Auto has had on gaming is astounding, from causing moral panics to shaping gameplay in competitors. Inspiring an open world sandbox gold rush of copy-cat competitors each providing their style to the winning formula. Many … Continue reading True Crime: Streets of LA (2003)
It is safe to say that Hollywood is not afraid of the apocalypse; it feels like practically every day the state of California deals with an unprecedented disaster. Only fuelling the sense of global paranoia and sense of general doom that geopolitical issues are only … Continue reading Bad Day L.A. (2006)
It is said no good thing lasts forever, a good meal, a partnership, or even our time. It is also said that the conclusion of these events makes us appreciate them more. When we know that darkness lies around the corner, maybe the cliché is … Continue reading Watchmen: The End Is Nigh Part 2 (2009)
