Most would agree that the Fifty Shades books are a cross between fanfiction and a trashy beach read – no one is going to be proclaiming E.L. James author of the year any time soon – but the movies based on these books are only slightly better, in that they are faster to get through…
Tag: Thriller
Death Note: Anime vs. Netflix
For those not in the know Death Note started out as a Japanese manga series written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata, that was then adapted into an anime television series that aired between 2006 and 2007, which then led to Japanese live action movies, video games and even a musical.
Colossal (2016)- Review
Giant monsters raging across an Asian city is certainly nothing new, Godzilla has been it doing for over sixty years now, but in Nacho Vigalondo’s genre-busting film Colossal things get a little weird as he manages not only to make an original kaiju film but one that is also a romantic comedy, albeit on that…
Atomic Blonde (2017) – Review
Its possible way may never get a female James Bond, and we’re still waiting for them to give Idris Elba a shot at Bond, but until they do we at least have this atomic-fueled spy thriller by director David Leitch to hold us over.
Futureworld (1976) – Review
In 1973 a small little science fiction film was released by MGM called Westworld, then three years later American International Pictures made a sequel, and it kind of sucked.