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Dr. No marks the start of the official movie series and sets up things to come. James Bond (Sean Connery) is sent to Jamaica after an MI6 agent and his secretary are murdered. Bond soon discovers that these deaths are related to the agent’s investigation about a private island and the mysterious Chinese man who owns […]
James Bond is a character many people know and love. He has led one of the most popular entertainment franchises which included films, novels, and video games. However, one of the least known adaptations was the 1954 version of Casino Royale for the Anthology series Climax! This version of Casino Royale sees James Bond (Barry Nelson) assigned to a […]
In the film industry, the horror genre has become synonymous with one word: Blumhouse. No other production company has cornered the horror market like they have. With over 50 horror films released (some direct-to-video) and many more in the works, Blumhouse Productions continues to produce heart-pounding thrills for all audiences. Overall, Blumhouse has been […]
Kieran Freemantle and Jean Henegan discuss the streaming wars and the release of Mulan on Disney+ in the first podcast episode.
Dystopian fiction is a sub-genre of fiction that the British excel at. A film that is one of the best in the sub-genre is 2006’s Children of Men. In the year 2027, the world has gone to hell. No child has been born for 18 years, the youngest person in the world has been murdered, […]
Since the rise of Netflix and streaming the future of home entertainment was going to be through the internet. For a time, from 2013 to 2018, it seemed possible due to dominates of Netflix, Amazon, and Hulu. But I personally believe the predicted death of physical media has been grossly exaggerated. The claims that physical […]
The COVID-19 Outbreak has devasted the film industry, especially cinemas. Studios have delayed many of their major released, some many times over. One of them was Mulan but Disney have now decided to release the film straight-to-Disney+ with a $30 surcharge. Disney’s remake of Mulan was set to be one of the first summer blockbusters for the 2020 season […]
The Covid-19 pandemic has had a massive impact on the world, and we will possibility feel its economic and social impacts for years to come. The worlds of film and filmmaking will also be affected. One of the biggest pieces of film news to come during the pandemic was the deal struck between AMC Theaters […]
When Marnie Was There was the last film made by Studio Ghibli before their long hiatus from filmmaking. Their 2014 offering was a touching coming-of-age of story. Anna (Sara Takaatsuki) is a shy, arty 12-year-old who is sent to a coastal village to help with her asthma. She becomes emanated by an abandoned mansion on […]
We are living in a golden age of TV thanks to the streaming revolution. Showrunners and directors have been given more creative freedom and there has been a constant flow of new shows. Yet the rise of streaming has been so fast that it leads to the fears that we are on the edge of […]