Category Archives: Film

Immersed in Subversion Review

Posted on April 2, 2016 by JC

The biggest lesson to learn from the saga of The Sarkeesian Effect, is perhaps not the message within the documentary but a general lesson about people you should trust. With rare exceptions the lesson as told by Bernard Chapin: Never … Continue reading →

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Ghostbusters Trailer: Oh dear…

Posted on March 4, 2016 by JC

The original Ghostbusters is to this day, one of my favourite films. As a child, I found everything from the occult, paranormal, the ghosts themselves as well as all the gadgets and gizmos fascinating. Peter Venkman also cursed and did … Continue reading →

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What’s Wrong with Heist Movies?

Posted on March 2, 2016 by JC

I wrote this quite a few years ago after watching a whole lot of Heist movies. I have republished it here because the original blog I posted it on was lost in a website upgrade. Heist movies generally have the … Continue reading →

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Toy Story 3 Movie Review

Posted on March 2, 2016 by JC

This was written shortly after seeing the film (in Japanese) and was originally published on a blog I stopped using around 2011. Toy Story 3 took so long to be announced that I actually gave up ever seeing it about … Continue reading →

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In Defence of the Mortal Kombat Movie

Posted on March 2, 2016 by JC

The 1995 Mortal Kombat movie was the first movie based on a game that I ever saw in a cinema. At the time of its release, Mortal Kombat was one of my favourite games. My dad used to take my … Continue reading →

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