Everybody knows the tale of Romeo & Juliet. The famous love story about two teenagers from feuding houses falling for each other but being torn apart by their families quarrelling which resulted in both of their deaths is easily one… Continue reading "West Side Story"
I think its fair to say that Rocky Horror Picture Show has become more of a phenomenon than just being a simple film. Even to this day, the film version of the Rocky Horror Show has a very large and… Continue reading "The Rocky Horror Picture Show"
Martin Scorsese is well regarded as one of the most famous movie directors of all time. Starting off his career back in 1967, Scorsese has helped created several famous movies that helped place him the realms of directors that helped… Continue reading "Taxi Driver"
Shutter Island was a novel made by American writer Dennis Lehane in 2003. Being a homage to stories with Gothic settings, B movies and Pulp magazine art, the story of a mental asylum stuck isolated on an island making people… Continue reading "Shutter Island"
After Disney had returned to form in 2009 with The Princess and the Frog, they continued with what they were good at and revitalized old ideas and stories into a modern era with examples like Tangled and especially Frozen, as… Continue reading "Zootopia"
The Silence of the Lambs was a psychological thriller novel made by Thomas Harris in 1988. Being the sequel to the 1981 novel, Red Dragon, the story detailed a criminal investigation done by FBI Special Agent Clarice Starling, who requires… Continue reading "The Silence of the Lambs"
Back when people could talk about Star Wars without causing a massive screaming fest which was when the original trilogy was ending, it felt like the story about sci fi wizards battling a tyrannical overlord had finally come into its… Continue reading "Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi"
When A New Hope came out, it beat out the scepticism that everybody had on the project when it was regarded very fondly for being visual stunning and emotionally engaging. Lucas was able to create a movie that attracted all… Continue reading "Star Wars Episode V The Empire Strikes Back"
Beginning something that would shape an entire medium of fan culture and reshape the genre of sci-fi for all of cinema history was a challenge that director George Lucas didn’t realise he was going to tackle when he had the… Continue reading "Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope"
By all accounts, Kung Fu Panda should never have worked. Upon seeing the trailers for the first Kung Fu Panda movie in 2011 with its modern humor, its ‘’chosen one’’ story, and its outwardly stupid premise, it looked like this… Continue reading "Kung Fu Panda 2"
