In 2011 director Rupert Wyatt gave us Rise of the Planet of the Apes a prequel/reboot of the classic Planet of the Apes series, we will gleefully ignore Tim Burton’s messy attempt, and in doing so created an excellent film that looked to be the beginning of an amazing saga. Now it’s 2014 and Matt Reeves is at the…
The Car (1977) – Review
In 1975, Jaws didn’t just terrify beachgoers, it handed Hollywood a very lucrative instruction manual: take one unstoppable threat, point it at a group of unprepared humans, and collect your cheque. Studios obeyed with the enthusiasm of people who had just discovered copy-and-paste. Two years later, The Car rolls in, politely asking why the monster…
Batman & Robin (1997) – Review
After the Groundbreaking 1989 Batman, the bar was set high for the (up to that point) mostly trivialized Superhero Genre, Batman Returns was another solid outing (albeit much darker) and even Batman Forever had some things going for it, but showed signs of the complete disaster to come. It takes a special kind of…
Snowpiercer (2013) – Review
There have been many post-apocalyptic movies dealing with civilization crumbling due to a variety of catastrophes, from man-made to Mother Nature striking back, and Joon-ho Bong, director of The Host (the monster one not the drippy Stephenie Meyer’s one), has now certainly made one of the better installments in this particular genre. Think The Road Warrior only…
Top Ten Vampire Movies
Vampires have been creeping people out and turning them on in equal measure for centuries, which is quite the brand to maintain. From dusty old folklore to glossy modern franchises, these bloodsuckers just refuse to stay dead, which, in fairness, is kind of their whole thing. Cinema, naturally, got involved and never let go, giving…