The Christmas Truce was a series of unofficial ceasefires that took place along the Western front during World War I around Christmas of 1914. Being a war that with the passage of time, has been viewed as a horribly pointless… Continue reading "Joyeux Noël"
Hayao Miyazaki is arguably one of the world’s greatest filmmakers, and his prolific work within Studio Ghibli has resulted in what many consider some of the greatest animated movies ever conceived. Much like other famous artists, he seems unable to… Continue reading "The Boy and the Heron"
The 1947 Christmas comedy, Miracle on 34th Street, stands as one of the most beloved Christmas classics of all time. With a premise centred around a man who genuinely seems to believe he is Santa Clause warming the hearts of… Continue reading "Miracle on 34th Street"
Very few movies can claim they held the world in a vice grip the same way that Disney’s 2013 animated feature, Frozen, did. There have been plenty of films that dominated pop culture and have helped shape how entertainment has… Continue reading "Frozen"
The work of Dr Seuss may be helmed as classic children’s literature that has lasted the test of time for their creative quaintness and quiet poignancy, but any attempts at adapting said stories into a film format have usually blossomed… Continue reading "Horton Hears a Who!"
It’s sad to see a franchise that’s held in high regard eventually lose its footing and fall flat on its face. This isn’t going to damage how people view what was released prior, but when a franchise in any industry… Continue reading "Kung Fu Panda 4"
The 2014 stop-motion animated film, The Boxtrolls, may be the least talked-about film by popular animation studio, Laika. While they’ve never been a studio that brought in large numbers or turned a giant profit, they certainly impacted people through their… Continue reading "The Boxtrolls"
Even though Alfred Hitchcock’s 1963 horror film, The Birds, is nowadays seen as one of his greatest movies, it (like a lot of his work) didn’t do well when it originally released. The funny thing is that in any other… Continue reading "The Birds"
Apartment 7A continues the trend of famous horror franchises getting prequel films to show what led to the events of everybody’s favorite scary stories. Whether it was seeing how the crazed cannibal family in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre started their… Continue reading "Apartment 7A"
