Hasitha Fernando looks back at Die Hard as the action classic turns 35… At the height of its popularity there was nothing that could quite match 80s actioners. Headlined by the likes of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone, Die Hard was released at a time when the action cinema was dominated by macho, muscle bound […]
Movie Review – Evil Dead Rise (2023)
Evil Dead Rise, 2023. Directed by Lee Cronin. Starring Alyssa Sutherland, Lily Sullivan, Nell Fisher, Morgan Davies, Gabrielle Echols, Jayden Daniels, and Mark Mitchinson. SYNOPSIS: A reunion between two estranged sisters is cut tragically short when they are struck by an earthquake. But that’s just the beginning of their horrific nightmare… As relentless and undying […]
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl – Revisiting Disney’s Swashbuckler at 20
Hasitha Fernando looks back at Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl as it turns 20… To say Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl revitalized an entire sub-genre of movies is something of an understatement. Before the flick hit theatres there had nary been a proper live-action pirates […]
Robin of Sherwood: Still the quintessential take on the Robin Hood legend
Hasitha Fernando revisits the classic 80s series Robin of Sherwood… Robin Hood has always been a property that Hollywood and its ilk have struggled to adapt. Even when it came to the small screen, any television show that centered on this mythical hooded-man, yielded mostly mixed to middling results. However, there is this one exception, […]
Max Headroom: The Story Behind the 80s A.I. Icon
Hasitha Fernando dives into the story of Max Headroom… Of all the strange but unique IPs to debut in the mid-1980s none is more instantly recognizable than the fast talking, social-commentary spewing computer-generated TV host Max Headroom. First introduced to audiences through the British-made Channel 4 cyberpunk TV movie Max Headroom: 20 Minutes into the […]
A Journey Into Chaos: Bringing The Bourne Identity to the Screen
Hasitha Fernando looks at The Bourne Identity’s chaotic journey to the screen on its 21st anniversary… Filmmaking is an intricate, interwoven and well-thought-out process, especially when it comes to large-scale productions with millions of dollars at stake. In the present day and age, nearly all mega budget movies have extensive storyboarding to avoid logistical shortcomings, […]
Ten John Wick-Inspired Movies For Your Action Fix
Hasitha Fernando dives into ten John Wick-inspired movies to give you your action fix… Every couple of years an action movie would come along that instantly becomes a gamechanger in the genre and the template to be followed for the next decade or so – John Wick was such a film. Released in 2014 the […]
Movie Review – Scream VI (2023)
Scream VI, 2023. Directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett. Starring Melissa Barrera, Jenna Ortega, Courteney Cox, Mason Gooding, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Hayden Panettiere, Dermot Mulroney, Josh Segarra, Jack Champion, Liana Liberato, Skeet Ulrich, Devyn Nekoda, and Henry Czerny. SYNOPSIS: The four survivors of the Woodsboro tragedy head to New York to gain a fresh […]
The Big Lebowski at 25: Looking Back at the Idiosyncratic Cult Classic Sensation
Hasitha Fernando revisits The Big Lebowski at 25… Now this-a-here story I’m about to unfold revolves around a pair of upstanding American filmmakers and a little movie the duo crafted two decades prior. Over the years, this ‘ere film which goes by the name of The Big Lebowski, has gone on to become something of […]
Movie Review – Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham (2023)
Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham, 2023. Directed by Christopher Berkeley & Sam Liu. Featuring the voice talents of David Giuntoli, Jason Marsden, Christopher Gorham, Tati Gabrielle, John DiMaggio, Emily O’ Brien, and David Dastmalchian. SYNOPSIS: An ancient evil has come to Gotham and only Batman can save the city from its inevitable doom. […]
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