Film Genres That Defined Decades – Horror Films of the 1970s

Feature Image Credit: DeviantArt Halloween may still be a few months off, but is there ever a bad time to re-visit old classics? I confess that the horror genre, in its many forms, is something of a morbid fascination for me. I am strangely drawn to the often pitch black nature of their story lines.

How Fantasy Fiction Influences Science Fiction – The Fantasy In Our Science

Feature Image Credit: WallHere. Ever since I was but a lad, the fantasy and science fiction genres have formed a special, and impregnable place in my heart. Throughout the 00s, I grew up on the epic space battles of Star Wars — both old and new — as well the high fantasy thrills of The

Film Genres That Defined Decades – Westerns of the 1960s

Today, we look at A Fistful of Dollars to determine why 60s Westerns remain so beloved. The Western genre dates back to Edwin S. Porter’s 1903 motion picture: The Great Train Robbery. However, the genre would, arguably, not reach its peak until the 1960s. It was at this time that genre legends, such as the

Lost In Adaptation: Gaming On the Big Screen

Why game-to-film adaptations have only now become genuine box office draws. Ever since filmmakers initially attempted to adapt video games to the medium of cinema by way of Super Mario Bros. in 1993, video game films have had a tragic history. Though there are, indeed, entries that are so atrocious they are actually rather enjoyable

Star Wars: The Next Generation

The Sequel Trilogy, Examined Film-by-Film My eternal love for the Star Wars franchise began a long time ago, in this very galaxy, when I was but a wee tot. The year was 2002, and my parents whisked my brother and I away to the local multiplex to bear witness to George Lucas’ latest foray into