When it was announced that Christopher Nolan would direct a movie based around Robert Oppenheimer, the American theoretical physicist who was responsible for developing the first-ever nuclear weapons, it felt like a very smart decision for the director. Despite being… Continue reading "Oppenheimer"
Realism can only do so much in the realms of entertainment. More often than not, people praise games and movies for adding a dose of realism into what should be a place of escapism and in some examples, it is… Continue reading "Interstellar"
Rango is a pretty odd film, and one that even after so many years, is still hard to pin down. Released in 2011 and distributed by Paramount under the production of Nickelodeon, this computer-animated western comedy directed by Gore Verbinski… Continue reading "Rango"
Assassin’s Creed is an ongoing open-world stealth action game franchise that began in 2007 and has a total of 14 main series games, as well as a few spin-offs under its belt. Adopting a premise that mixes science fiction with… Continue reading "Assassin’s Creed"
The Adventures of Priscillia, Queen of the Desert is a 1994 Australian comedy written and directed by Stephan Elliot which follows two drag queens and a transgender woman as they travel the Australian Outback to perform one of their shows… Continue reading "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert"
Jurassic Park took the world by storm when the film was released in 1993. Starting off as a 1990 science-fiction novel written by Michael Crichton, the concept of a theme park featuring revived dinosaurs is an easily enriching premise and… Continue reading "Jurassic Park"
The original Nightmare on Elm Street directed by Wes Craven managed to build a legacy for itself and grew from a small-budget exploitation movie into a juggernaut within the horror genre that is still credited to this day as one… Continue reading "A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010 film)"
Memoirs of a Geisha was a historical fiction novel written in 1997 by American author, Arthur Golden, which told the story of a young woman’s many struggles on her path to becoming a geisha in Japan during the backdrop of… Continue reading "Memoirs of a Geisha"
The Color Purple is a 1982 novel written by American author Alice Walker, which highlighted several problems African-America women suffered during the early 20th century, involving domestic violence, incest, pedophilia, poverty, racism, and sexism. Although a story that was frequently… Continue reading "The Color Purple"
