The life of J.F.K. is one of political legend, youthful, passionate, and charismatic, whose short administration was mostly focused on foreign policy, and igniting the passionate spirit that defined the 60s, countless decades after his assassination. In 2011, an eight-part miniseries captured the story of … Continue reading The Kennedys (2011)
From Saturday Night Live to a multimillion-dollar film mogul, Adam Sandler didn’t get that far without crafting a recognisable formula of boundary-breaking comedy. Although, recently, this has translated into a lucrative line of bankable films. In 2011, Sandler pushed his comedic envelope for one of … Continue reading Jack and Jill (2011)
Times have changed since films like slashers parodies made big bucks back in the early 2000s. The horror genre has also adapted, the previous fashion of Saw, remaking international horror, and other skin-crawling nasties soon gave way to new trends. Found Footage was in, as … Continue reading Scary MoVie (2013)
Although some like to roll their eyes at the lack of original ideas that persist in modern popular culture; it is hard to deny that we’re in a culture of remakes and recreations, as we revisit the past to repackage and resell it. In 2011, … Continue reading Scream 4 (2011)
There has been a spate of familiar franchises offering a reliable hour of action and all packaged in the familiar brand name. Offering some tangential relation to the films that bare its name, but with modern location and setting that suit the hour schedule. Typically, … Continue reading Charlie’s Angels (2011)
Regardless of if you knew it by the acclaimed 80s horror flick or 1930s novel it was based on, you will no doubt be familiar with this concept: Humans trapped in the frozen wilderness with a shapeshifting monstrosity who can mimic them. It is the … Continue reading The Thing (2011)
There is a tightrope that successful adult animation must navigate; be insightful, be shocking, but not overtly vulgar or childish. Some succeed and become staples of our culture, other teeter and become embraced by some, despised by others. In 2011, one notable example pushed the … Continue reading Allen Gregory (2011)
The creative world can be a minefield for the companies, with rights management being a double edge sword for free ideas to build upon but the exclusivity of your creations in peril. As the rights for the Hellraiser character was in jeopardy, once again some … Continue reading To Hell and Back Part IX: Hellraiser IX: Revelations (2011)
A great return can, at times, trump a great send-off, or at least every reboot at least hopes so, and sometimes far down the line of an established property, these miracles can certainly happen. In 2011, just three years after taking the final bow in … Continue reading Deadly Intuition Part 5 – Final Destination 5 (2011)
The western has had a long and turbulent history in American history, undergoing numerous changes as the attitudes of the time change too. Science fiction, however, still maintained an evergreen appreciation with the public. Cowboys and their encounter with supernatural elements form an offshoot genre … Continue reading Cowboys & Aliens (2011)
The Real Mr. Positive 