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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay saw a big change in story, setting, and aesthetic as it turned the series from a Young Adult Dystopia to a war story. Katniss has been extracted from the Third Quarter Quill and taken to the secretive District 13. Peeta has been taken captive by The Capitol and District 12 has been […]
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire was the second film in the original Hunger Games series. It is seen as the best film but does it live up to that reputation? Despite winning the Hunger Games, Katniss and Peeta are facing scrutiny from President Snow. Violence and disorder are spreading across Panem and Snow threatens to kill Katniss’ family […]
2012 was a monumental year for big-budget blockbusters. It saw the releases of films like The Avengers, Skyfall, and The Dark Knight Rises. It was also the year that saw the start of The Hunger Games film series. In the future, the nation of Panam has replace the United States. After a failed rebellion the Districts of Panam are […]
Don’t Look Now is one of the most revived British films of 1973 and an essential horror-thriller. Seeing that it is celebrating its 50th Anniversary and Pop Culture Maniacs has already celebrated The Exorcist and The Wicker Man’s 50th Anniversaries it seems fair to complete the unofficial horror trilogy. John and Laura Baxter (Donald Sutherland and Julie Christie) are a […]
One of the more unexpected effects this pandemic has had on my movie-going life is an almost total lack of exposure to bad films. With the effort and precautions required to see a movie in theaters, I’ve found myself exclusively choosing to see things I know I’ll enjoy. Couple that with the production slowdown at […]
In recent years there has been a trend to release a sci-fi film that combines big effects and big ideas in the September/October window. Interstellar, Arrival and Blade Runner 2047 have all done this and 2019 sees the release of the Brad Pitt produced Ad Astra. In the near future humanity has started to travel beyond Earth’s orbit. They have colonised […]