What a year for movies, eh? At the time of writing we are midway through February, also known as that time of year where people don’t go to the movies, and if they do it’s only to catch up on what they missed over the Christmas season. Star Wars, the big event movie of the…
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Opinions on Media
Road Warrior Rip-Offs: Guns, Babes and Dwarves in a World Gone Mad.
Movies dealing with “The End of the World” belong to one of longest-running film genres, almost from the beginning of the industry, but the two most common subgenres of this would be the serious take, such as film like On The Beach which tackle how people emotionally deal with the knowledge that most of the…
The Worst Christmas Songs Ever! 2015 Edition
Call me crazy, but I really love Christmas music.
Is Music Dead?
The truth is that modern pop music evolves, and has always evolved, from rising trends. It’s easy to see that today’s modern pop radio is heavily influenced from the Pop Rock and Hip Hop movements of the 90’s. You can’t listen to Top 40 radio without a dozen appearances from rappers and ‘one-liner musicians’ who jump in to announce their name, spout a few pointless lyrics, then fade into the background. It’s one of the most profitable genre’s right now because the majority of those listening to pop radio aren’t looking for virtuosity, over-complex instrumentation, or complicated lyrics written like poetry.
Scooby Doo, Where Are You! (1969-1971) – Review
As iconic characters go Scooby Doo stands up at the top alongside the likes of Mickey Mouse and Bugs Bunny, you’d have to travel pretty far off the beaten track to find someone who hasn’t heard of the world’s most famous crime-solving dog. By now three generations of children have grown up following the adventures…