The animation company, Laika has provided the world with various films that feature both a child-centred wonder, but also a dark overtone to their stories and atmosphere which has resulted in wildly creative and unique kids’ films with an adult… Continue reading "Coraline"
DreamWorks has always had its crazy ideas that sometimes resulted in a decent kid’s film (although Shark Tale was stretching that line pretty thin), but none looked quite as stupid and pandering as when people saw the trailers for Kung… Continue reading "Kung Fu Panda"
RoboCop on the surface feels like an average mindless gun-shooting non-thinking action film from the 80s, but much like the character, it harbors much more than what was expected. Even just from looking at the design of this character would… Continue reading "RoboCop"
Halloween has become a staple in horror film history for its influence on the slasher genre and for creating a long-standing franchise that still exists today. While it could be argued that it has overstayed its welcome at this point… Continue reading "Halloween"
Musical theater is an art in itself for how it can create a story through less than normal means and create a connection through singing, dancing, and overly dramatic production. Moulin Rouge comes off as a celebration of that type… Continue reading "Moulin Rouge"
Moana seemed like a completely different approach for Disney at the time, at least in regard to their princess formula. While they’ve often been known to tackle fairy tales from different cultures (even if they were mostly of European origin),… Continue reading "Moana"
While Quentin Tarantino as a director has become pretty iconic for creating several popular films that have stood the test of time both for their allusions to classic cinema tropes, and for his own unique style, Pulp Fiction usually stays… Continue reading "Pulp Fiction"
Sam Raimi has been known for his hit and miss projects throughout the years. Despite being attached to movies that are still beloved to this day like the 2000s Spiderman films as well as The Evil Dead franchise, no one… Continue reading "Oz the Great and Powerful"
Batman has had a plentiful amount of live action movies that have tackled or re-adapted famous comic stories for the general public to grow familiar with, but it should also be pointed out that Batman (as well as DC in… Continue reading "Batman: Under the Red Hood"
DreamWorks quickly cemented themselves as unlike other animated studios at the time when it started releasing animated material in 1995. When they were still a new film company, their animated films, while perfectly good for what they were, didn’t do… Continue reading "Shrek"
