Reflections on the Batmanathon
After embarking on an epic journey through 8 Batman films in chronological order to prepare for The Dark Knight Rises and reviewing each one, I thought it would be apt to close the Batmanathon with… Read More
Category Archive: Lists
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Top 50 Films of the Decade (2000 – 2009)
Well, here it is. I’ve had a few years to catch up on the films I needed to see (I still haven’t seen everything), and am fairly confident in presenting my 50 best films of… Read More
5 Best Films Based on Novels
In my opinion the film is never better than the book. However, this does not mean that I discount the film (though sometimes it is necessary, if only to preserve ones sanity). Some… Read More
Django, Listed
Seeing that Django Unchained is set to be released reasonably soon, I figured I’d compile a list to go with it. I present to you ‘Django Listed’. In this list I will name… Read More
Top 5 Things About Prometheus
5. Its Ties to the Alien Franchise Prometheus strikes the perfect balance between prequel and stand alone film. It throws up enough references and links so that it enriches the first Alien film… Read More
MIFF Program Sneak Peak
The Melbourne International Film Festival released a sneak peak at the upcoming program. There’s not much there, and I was slightly disheartened at the possibility that Tchoupitoulas may not be making an appearance… Read More
Sequel Syndrome
Hollywood is a business. Like any business they find an idea that makes them money and then milk that idea for all it’s worth. Nothing works better as a business model than sequels… Read More
Top 5 Impractical Items of Women’s Clothing in Film
When I watch a film I always look at what the characters are wearing. Either because it’s an amazing outfit, a questionable one, or because there is no possible way the actor could… Read More
The Sweetest Thing
Earlier this year before this site existed, I had the pleasure of creating a mini-marathon for myself. What originally started out as me trying to further understand one of my favourite science fiction… Read More
Top 5 Non-English Films
Every now and then I come across a movie in which the characters speak nothing but meaningless gibberish. A lot of them are actually rather good. Here are some of my favourites. 5.… Read More
