Kubo and the Two Strings was home to a lot of great advertising, a promising premise connecting back to a old-fashion form of storytelling with a samurai template featuring elements like prophecy, epic tales and mystical powers, and was being… Continue reading "Kubo and the Two Strings"
The Spiderwick Chronicles was a book series created by Tony DeTerilizzi and Holly Black. Consisting of five books made from 2003-2004, chronicling the story of a family being introduced to a fantastical world filled with wonders and horrors proved popular… Continue reading "The Spiderwick Chronicles"
What is viewed as the most beloved Pixar movie? Many would reach for the Toy Story franchise and how it started off Pixar altogether, some have targeted movies like Inside Out or Coco as being one hit wonders that have… Continue reading "Up"
Sweeney Todd turns out to be a surprisingly popular icon in Victorian popular fiction. Starting out life as the villain for a 1846 Victorian penny dreadful serial named The String of Pearls, the character was later elaborated on through several… Continue reading "Sweeney Todd"
Parasite was a movie that many people were no doubt sceptical about when they first saw it on the list for the 2020 Oscars. When the film dominated the Oscars, earning itself four major wins including best picture, the concept… Continue reading "Parasite"
The 1988 film, Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a movie that could never truly be made again and the mere fact that it happened at all is miracle itself. The concept of various famous animation icons from various different studios… Continue reading "Who Framed Roger Rabbit"
If there is anything more disheartening about a franchise lasting for so long, it’s the eventual heel turn that will come from the fanbase. When a movie series, book series or video game series keeps producing products one after the… Continue reading "Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi"
The Rocketeer is a comic superhero created by Dan Stevens in 1982. Being a homage to the Saturday matinee serial heroes from the 1930s – 1950s, especially icons like Captain America, the stories of a stunt pilot discovering a mysterious… Continue reading "The Rocketeer"
Out of the many Westerns that have been created over the years, the 1969 version of True Grit was one that gained a ton of appreciation over the years. Featuring famous names like Gen Campbell, Robert Duvall, and John Wayne,… Continue reading "True Grit (2010 film)"
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was one of the strangest phenomenon’s in kids tv history. Starting off as a graphic novel series created as a satirical look on brooding action stories like Batman and Daredevil in 1984 by Mirage Studios, the… Continue reading "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles"
