James Wan’s Saw was an effective little movie, but one which many horror fans agree did more damage than good, issuing in the ‘torture porn’ genre which plagued cinema for the early 2000s. But despite this, Wan is a man who knows his stuff, and his next big movie – Insidious – stands as one of the more effective … Continue reading
Martin Scorsese remains one of cinema’s strongest filmmakers, best known for classics such as Goodfellas, Raging Bull, and Mean Streets, with Taxi Driver standing out as the high point of his career. Taxi Driver, directed by Scorsese but written by Paul Schrader, is a phenomenal movie, often found at the top end of greatest ever lists, and with good reason … Continue reading
Jurassic Park was a phenomenal success on its release and made a considerable chunk of money for Universal; audiences loved it, critics were impressed, and so a sequel was inevitable. Spielberg, itching for more material but aware the project wasn’t his baby, pushed author Michael Crichton for a follow-up, and The Lost World novel was hastily put together, … Continue reading
A much beloved film, Jurassic Park remains to this day one of the great monumental moments in cinema. It was a movie which redefined the summer blockbuster, a rather fitting feat since its director, Steven Spielberg, had previously invented the notion with Jaws, back in 1975. The world hadn’t seen anything like Jurassic Park at the time – the sense … Continue reading
The final season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer is unfortunately the worst one yet. Season six certainly had its problems, but retained for the most part the strength of its core characters and their development, and even though it made mistakes, the season wasn’t afraid to try and break new ground, to push the series … Continue reading
