Author: hanshotfirst1138
Late to the Party: Farscape
I’m not sure what the full parameters of Late to the Party are; it’s not like I didn’t see ANY of Farscape when it aired. I did catch a few sporadic episodes, as it ran as their anchor series on … Continue reading Late to the Party: Farscape
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga is Too Much of an Overly Familiar Thing
Has it really been almost a decade since George Miller took us all by storm by resurrecting his post-apocalyptic saga as Mad Max: Fury Road? Miller spent decades working on his 30 year-awaited sequel, and it thundered onto screen and … Continue reading Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga is Too Much of an Overly Familiar Thing
Movie review: Silent Night; It’s Brief, But What’s There to Say?
For fans of action films, John Woo hardly needs any introduction. The Hong Kong master redefined the whole genre in the late 80s and into the 90s and after a tenure in Hollywood, returned to Asia and to form with … Continue reading Movie review: Silent Night; It’s Brief, But What’s There to Say?
Late to the Party: The DaVinci Code (And Angels and Demons).
If the light that burns twice as bright burns half as long and Dan Brown’s success was a flash in the pan, then he must have blown up the entire stove and burned down the building. I remember The DaVinci … Continue reading Late to the Party: The DaVinci Code (And Angels and Demons).
Late to the Party: Gremlins
“What you see isn’t always what you get” proclaims the tagline for Gremlins. That’s for damn sure. Nowadays, along with Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and Poltergeist, Gremlins’ notoriety rests at least partially upon being responsible for the … Continue reading Late to the Party: Gremlins