When people first saw the trailers for the 2011 horror film, The Cabin in the Woods, it’s safe to say they were less than impressed with what they saw as it looked like every generic slasher horror film ever made.… Continue reading "The Cabin in the Woods"
When it comes to horror icons, arguably the three most popular in the slasher genre are Michael Myers from Halloween, Jason Voorhees from Friday the 13th and Freddy Krueger from A Nightmare on Elm Street. Though there have been several… Continue reading "A Nightmare on Elm Street"
Dracula is one of the most iconic Universal monster characters of all time. Believed to be inspired by the real-life 15th century Wallachian Prince, Vlad the Impaler, the titular character of Bram Stoker’s 1897 gothic horror novel has grown in… Continue reading "Dracula"
Animation in the mainstream has mostly been dominated by the more prestigious studios like Disney and DreamWorks, but it is always nice to see an animated film from outside of these spaces do well. While certain companies like Laika, Sony… Continue reading "The Sea Beast"
Despite being a household name now, many believed J R. R Tolkien’s iconic fantasy story, The Lord of the Rings, was impossible to translate into film. Although this mindset would be dashed later on by Peter Jackson with his critically… Continue reading "The Lord of the Rings"
The cinematic and theatrical space have always been used as platforms to explore different stories from different perspectives, and the black community have had several great stories told on screen and on stage. One such story was the 1985 drama… Continue reading "Fences"
Hitman is a stealth third-person video game franchise created by Danish developer IO Interactive and has been a successful ongoing series since the year 2000. Being a story based around a genetically engineered hitman who is trained and constructed into… Continue reading "Hitman"
Toy Story was a phenomenal benchmark in animation and helped shape a generation of youths. Not satisfied with just being the first fully CG animated movie, Toy Story rocketed to ‘infinity and beyond’ levels of timelessness with its mature writing… Continue reading "Toy Story 3"
