When Die Hard first exploded onto screens in 1988 no one could have foreseen the impact that film would have on the action genre, and certainly never guess that it would create its own subgenre “Die Hard on a insert other location here” but the biggest game changer was having an “everyman” as the protagonist…
The Wizard of Venus: Edgar Rice Burroughs – Review
The Wizard of Venus was the last entry in the Venus series written by Edgar Rice Burroughs and only saw publication after being discovered in the company safe fourteen years after the author’s death.
Punks of Electronic: Men Without Hats’ debut album Rhythm of Youth (Review)
The punk music of electronic, New Wave Men Without Hats released their debut album Rhythm of Youth in 1982 to international acclaim and success. Defiant lyrics and infectious instrumentation filled the album, with singles like ‘Safety Dance’ and ‘Living in China’ crowding the billboards as top hits.
Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015) – Review
For one who was not a fan of the first Mission Impossible by Brain De Palma – I’ll never forgive him for making Jim Phelps the villain – and less said of John Woo’s attempt the better, but I’ve really enjoyed these later installments.