Long Live The King? As stagnant as it may seem to many that simply discussing the ever-changing iconography of the superhero genre is a nonsensical and tiresome discourse, considering how noticeable this ‘change’ is easy to perceive through recent filmic and televised products, it’s interesting non-the-less to see how vast …
The Right Sort Of Cheese? Cheese. By definition, it’s a food that’s made from pressed curds of milk left to ripen and age. Figurative Cheese however? Well, this a formality that binds together overly hackneyed and quintessential conventions that create moments of either hilarity or grief. Indeed, Cheesy feature-films in …
To Heroism And Beyond Escapism. This is a construct which avid anime-lovers and manga-readers strive to look for in Japanese animated shows and feature-length films that not only bestow palpable grandeur, but instil story-lines which audiences can personally relate with. For sure, ever since the West have come to acknowledge …
Beauty And The Beast While it’s well known that he hasn’t shied away from the cinematic spotlight in making big-budget hits of Hellboy and Pacific Rim, it’s arguable to state that Guillermo Del Toro does seemingly fit within the confines of a contemporary auteur. From the exotic and lavishly outlook that’s depicted within Pan’s Labyrinth to …
Paradox In Itself? In a time when teaser/theatrical trailers and release schedules are more heavily reported and dissected than ever before by both film enthusiasts and journalists alike, it’s a rarity to perceive within the cinematic industry a recognised franchise that goes beyond the speculative think-pieces and distributes a feature …
…Oh, Hi Great Film! While much of the contemporary cinema landscape is monopolised by formulaic superhero flicks and rehashes of already recognised franchises of old, occasionally, a film sprouts from the masses of hard film-making efforts and earns itself a devoted following that ever-so-slowly becomes recognised by the masses. This …
Return To The Unknown Escapism. This is something which avid cinema-goers and film-lovers strive to look for in features that bestow a sense of palpable grandeur. For sure, there are only a select few film franchises that grant us this opportunity; a freedom that makes us forget about our struggles …
A Compendium Of Poignancy, Colour And Irony There’s no denying that films of a festive and jolly nature don’t particularly get featured for any of the award ceremonies that proceed afterwards. However, as humbug as many critics like to be when judging and determining which Christmas film should be the …
Acting Craftsmanship More and more, not only is it foreseeable to perceive how Netflix, along with other more notable steaming services, has become the place for non cinema-goers to watch old and contemporary features, it’s also become an established platform that has graced our viewing gaze with original T.V. and …
The End Of The Road? While it can’t go unnoticed how many ‘popular’ anime’s of the past and recent history warrant blaring problems of their own, as seen within one of ‘the big three’ in Noriyuki Abe’s Bleach which, although established a rather intriguing premise for a shōnen in its first sixty …
