Vampires are typically more of a conniving bunch, compared to their Zombie brethren, favouring seduction and calculated planning, versus the mindless assault of the undead. In the 70s, acclaimed author Stephen King tied the fang-toothed to the general societal mistrust of the era, and a … Continue reading Salem’s Lot (2004)
The wide world is a confusing circus to a baby, a bombardment of stimulation, almost constantly, with no hopes of being able to parse any of this input for at least a couple of years. Still, we try our best efforts with T.V. shows dedicated … Continue reading Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 (2004)
The Beatles. Whether you love them or think they’re overrated, you can’t deny the legacy they had on pop culture, almost writing the playbook that pop music is following today. When a parody film documenting their rise and fall was made in the 70s, it … Continue reading The Rutles 2: Can’t Buy Me Lunch (2002)
When Catwoman was reborn on the silver screen, it was the dawn of a new direction and needed all the help it can get to make the splash that it deserved. In 2004, in a bid to help promote the film, a tie-in game was … Continue reading Catwoman: The Game (2004)
Superhero origin stories are a dime a dozen nowadays, with every couple of years, the classic tale is recreated, sometimes slight details are altered to keep up with the times, but audiences, generally know the beats before going into the theatres. You must reinvent the … Continue reading Catwoman (2004)
You do not need me to tell you, the grip that investigative thrillers have over pop-culture, and the lives of the officers tasked to track down these elusive individuals can make tantalising viewing. With so many well-known variations it can be hard to be novel, … Continue reading Taking Lives (2004)
Slashers follow some rules and patterns, that some audiences grow to love, others, unfortunately, grow to expect. Typically, it is some helpless teenagers, whose main task is to convince a sceptical authority that a murderer is on the loose and to stop them. In 2004, … Continue reading Macabre Month 3 Part IX: Mindhunters (2004)
When you score big and strike out on your first attempt you usually get creative freedom, I’ve talked about this before. The balance between trying to replicate the success and striking out and trying something new. When you’ve done this transition two more times since … Continue reading The Village (2004)
When you’ve got an idea that’s both popular and repeatable, it can be hard not to draw upon that well again and again. Yet each time, greater trade-offs must be made, as the creativity depletes. A straight to D.V.D. sequel requires this. So, in 2004 … Continue reading Cube Zero (2004)
As recent events are still demonstrating, the world of gender politics is greatly divided. With these partitions going back for not just a significant amount of time, but far into the identity of everybody involved. In 2004, a film remake of a cult 1970s British … Continue reading The Stepford Wives (2004)
The Real Mr. Positive 