Harrison Abbott on Hollywood’s unhealthy obsession with movie ratings and why it has to end… From a sanitised Die Hard sequel to an R-rated Star Trek, when it comes to ratings Hollywood is incapable of leaving well enough alone. The Dark Age of PG-13-ification Alien Vs Predator, The Expendables 3, World War Z, Max Payne, […]
Movie Review – Upgrade (2018)
Upgrade, 2018. Written and Directed by Leigh Whannell. Starring Logan Marshall-Green, Simon Maiden, Richard Cawthorne, Betty Gabriel, Michael M. Foster, Harrison Gilbertson, and Benedict Hardie. SYNOPSIS: Set in the near-future, technology controls nearly all aspects of life. But when Grey, a self-identified technophobe, has his world turned upside down, his only hope for revenge is an […]
Movie Review – Extinction (2018)
Extinction, 2018. Directed by Ben Young. Starring Michael Peña, Lizzy Caplan, Mike Colter, Amelia Crouch and Erica Tremblay. SYNOPSIS: A father has a recurring dream of losing his family. His nightmare turns into reality when the planet is invaded by a force bent on destruction. Fighting for their lives, he comes to realise an unknown strength to keep […]
Why I Hate Being Told To ”Stop Watching Trailers”
Harrison Abbott on movie trailers and spoilers… Has it ever occurred to you that a sizeable portion of modern movie trailers are almost deliberately calibrated to ruin their respective films? Sure it has! You’re a vaguely cognisant person with at least a few remaining brain cells. Otherwise you wouldn’t be able to read (Disclaimer: if […]
Is it just me, or has the theater became the worst place to watch movies?
Harrison Abbott on the moviegoing experience… A quick disclaimer: It took numerous rewrites for me to get this article into a state where it no longer resembled a deranged manifesto. At one point it was just the phrase ”Tear it all down” repeated for roughly 6 pages, along with a few obligatory references to”the phonies”. Despite […]
Movie Review – For the Love of the Boogeyman: 40 Years of Halloween (2018)
For the Love of the Boogeyman: 40 Years of Halloween, 2018. Directed by Paul Downey. Starring Dave McRae, Jack Norman, James Secker, Nathan Thomas Milliner, P.J. Starks, Richard Stringham, J. Blake Fichera, Daniel Mark Young, James Morrissey, Chris Johnson, Evan Tapper, Nils Reucker, and James Plumb. SYNOPSIS: For the Love of the Boogeyman is a retrospective dissection of John […]
Video Game Review – Friday the 13th: The Game (May Update)
Harrison Abbott reviews the May Update for Friday the 13th: The Game… It’s only been a few months since the last update to Friday the 13th: The Game, but in that short space of time, the combined teams over at Gun Media and IIIFonic have been furiously making announcements, pledging new features at an absolutely manic […]
Movie Review – Deadpool 2 (2018)
Deadpool 2, 2018. Directed by David Leitch. Starring Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin, Julian Dennison, Zazie Beetz, Morena Baccarin, Brianna Hildebrand, T.J. Miller, Karan Soni, Leslie Uggams, Eddie Marsan, Stefan Kapicic, Bill Skarsgård, Terry Crews, Shioli Kutsuna, Lewis Tan, Jack Kesy, Hayley Sales and Rob Delaney. SYNOPSIS: Foul-mouthed mutant mercenary Wade Wilson (AKA. Deadpool), brings together […]
Movie Review – The Jurassic Games (2018)
The Jurassic Games, 2018. Directed by Ryan Bellgardt. Starring Adam Hampton, Katie Burgess, Ryan Merriman, Cate Jones, Erika Daly, Perrey Reeves, Tiger Sheu and Luke Wyckoff. SYNOPSIS: In an alternate future, the proliferation of reality TV has finally reached its logical conclusion; total global domination! It’s at that point where even our legal proceedings- and […]
Movie Review – Gehenna: Where Death Lives (2018)
Gehenna: Where Death Lives , 2018. Directed by Hiroshi Katagiri. Starring Doug Jones, Lance Henriksen, Patrick Gorman, Simon Phillips, Sean Sprawling, and Eva Swan. SYNOPSIS: A scouting party are exploring the picturesque island of Saipan, with the intention of tracking down the ideal place for a new resort. These efforts are exacerbated somewhat by the […]