Disney films heavily mined fairy tales throughout the history of the studio but it wasn’t until the late nineties that they tackled Greek mythology for a feature film – that one segment of Fantasia notwithstanding – and with some fantastic art design by Gerald Scarfe and great songs by Alan Menken and David Zippel we…
Batman: Assault on Arkham (2014) – Review
I have a huge Geek crush on Harley Quinn. But who doesn’t. You can tell the creators of this film took that into account and built upon it.
The Expendables 3 (2014)- Review
The original Expendables movie had a very simple premise, get a bunch of 80s action heroes, throw them into a simple meat-grinder action plot, then sit back and enjoy. It worked rather well. Now the first film contained more than just eighties action stars as it included the likes of Terry Crews and Randy Couture but they…
Bugsy Malone (1976) – Review
Everyone loves gangster films, James Cagney, Paul Muni, and Humphrey Bogart lit up the silver screen for years portraying some of the toughest mugs in cinema, but director Alan Parker took a decidedly different angle with Bugsy Malone, the entire cast consists of children averaging twelve years of age and also it’s a musical, and…
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes – Game Review
So, I should admit upfront that I am a die hard MGS fan. I’ve been a fan ever since I stumbled across Metal Gear Solid at the Five Star Video Rental down the street from my house growing up.