WARNING: This Article May Contain Spoilers OK, so we’ve talked about revenge films before however the idea of “good for her” is considered as genuine trope usually in relation to horror films or psychological thrillers however I think, this can be attributed to any film where the viewer thinks “you know what, good for her!” …
Gregory Peck (1916-2003)
WARNING: This Article May Contain Spoilers Born: 5th April 1916 Died: 12th June 2003 (aged 87) In La Jolla, a small area in San Diego, California, Bernice Mae ‘Bunny’ Peck gave birth to Eldred Gregory Peck. Both ‘Bunny’ and his father, Gregory, were of British ancestry – which would explain his accent. His parents divorced …
Rabid 1977 vs 2019
WARNING: This Review May Contain Spoilers I would love to know what went through the minds of Jen and Sylvia Soska, who also star in the remake, when they considered remaking something from the insane mind of David Cronenberg. I have to admit, this is my second attempt at trying to write this article because, …
Two Actor Films
WARNING: This Article May Contain Spoilers It’s not a secret, you already know I’m a sucker for films with teeny‑tiny casts. Not too long ago we discussed films with only one actor, so this time I’m shining the spotlight elsewhere. I may only be featuring six films here, but trust me—there are plenty more double‑acts …
The Tale of Hua Mulan
WARNING: This Review May Contain Spoilers Now, we all know that Disney aren’t ones for original stories, however I didn’t realise that these films were based on old Chinese folk tale about Hua Mulan who took her father’s place in battle for 12 years! For me, forget Cinderella and Snow White, these are female characters …
Debbie Harry
WARNING: This Article May Contain Spoilers I usually save an actor’s film credits for the end, but Debbie Harry playing a character called Blondie in Unmade Beds sent me down a little “wait… is that where the band name came from?” moment. Spoiler: it’s not. I didn’t get to grow up with Blondie in their …
Dirk Bogarde (1921-1999)
WARNING: This Article May Contain Spoilers Born: 28th March 1921 Died: 8th May 1999 (aged 78) Derek Jules Gaspard Ulric Niven van den Bogaerde was born in West Hampstead, London to art editor of The Times, Ulrich, and former actress, Margaret. When he was three his parents had a baby girl, Elizabeth, and nine years …
Silver Screen to Small Screen
WARNING: This Article May Contain Spoilers Television and cinema were once seen as separate worlds but it seems that in the last decade, maybe longer, franchises in particular have been expanding – moving from the silver screen to bringing us stories in our own homes, increasing character storylines or introducing new ones; like Star Wars …
Hollow Man
WARNING: This Review May Contain Spoilers I’m not going to hide it, I don’t know what it is, but I absolutely love the original Hollow Man film with Kevin Bacon. What I didn’t know until now, is that they made a second film 6 years later as well as a third. Of course, typical me …
Indonesian Horror
WARNING: This Article May Contain Spoilers It was interesting building this article and seeing that the rise in Indonesian horror seems to be a very recent thing as the films below only seem to span from the late 2010s to early 2020s. Many of the films I came across are based on the occult, superstition …