The novelty of dark and weird kid’s movies has always been popular in several different decades, but it’s hard to pretend like the quintessential period for wanting to traumatize your children wasn’t the 1980s. While earlier Disney had its fair… Continue reading "The Witches"
Snowpiercer originally started off as a French graphic novel published in 1982 and was created by Jacques Lob, Benjamin Legrand, and Jean-Marc Rochette. Going by the name ‘Le Transperceneige’ (also known as The Snowfall), it was a post-apocalyptic climate fiction… Continue reading "Snowpiercer"
Mortal Kombat, the video game created by Ed Boon and John Tobias, will be one of those games that will live in the record books forever because of its controversial beginnings in 1992 when its arcade game was attacked by… Continue reading "Mortal Kombat (2021 film)"
Mission Impossible was originally a 1960s TV show created by Bruce Geller, which chronicled the exploits of a team of secret government agents that often-involved spy espionage, crazy bad guys with threats relevant to the time, and a familiar cast… Continue reading "Mission Impossible"
From the years 1964 to 1974, British children’s author Christianna Brand wrote three books that focused on bratty children needing to be taught a lesson by a strict nanny with magical powers. While this may sound like a pretty clean-cut… Continue reading "Nanny McPhee"
The 1980s was a special period for movies, especially when it came to action flicks. Whereas nowadays, action flicks usually need to focus on good writing, story, and characters to sell tickets, it was the exact opposite for any film… Continue reading "First Blood"
There was a specific period of time when every animated movie that was coming out wanted to be exactly like Disney. While most animation companies nowadays have made distinct identities for themselves through distinct stories, characters and visual styles, Disney… Continue reading "The Swan Princess"
