With the cinema-going audience getting a little bored of, what feels like, an endless stream of reboots, Hollywood found a new way to capitalise on the successes of the past through the revitalisation of nostalgic franchises decades after the original releases, also known as Legacy Sequels. And with the likes of Mary Poppins Returns, Bad…
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Bad Boys For Life (2020) Film Review
With a gap of 17 years between Bad Boys 2 and Bad Boys For Life, it would be fair to question whether another instalment is really worth it but if anyone can pull it off, Will Smith can. After all, he did give us the surprisingly brilliant Men In Black 3. I was hoping this…
Doctor Sleep (2019) Film Review
Almost 40 years after Stanley Kubrick’s horror The Shining thrilled fans and pissed off Stephen King, Mike Flanagan, of The Haunting of Hill House fame, took on the challenge of bringing us its sequel Doctor Sleep, adapted from King’s 2013 novel of the same name. Now I know I was a little late to the…
Retro Review: Return of the Living Dead (1985)
This month I am treating you lovely lot to a double ‘Retro Review‘ feature as we quickly followed up our first-time watch of the 1968 film Night of the Living Dead with the 1985 film, Return of the Living Dead. Director: Dan O’Bannon Starring: Thom Mathews, Beverly Randolph, Don Calfa, James Karen, Clu Gulager Awards:…