This is an interesting return to cinemas for a film whose reputation is already outlasting a lot of its peers from 2015. Mad Max: Fury Road finds itself at cinemas once more, this time screened in the monochrome version that ...
Read More »Fenton’s Best and Worst Films of 2015
So, we’re practically into 2016. Now is the time for looking back and taking stock – Oh screw it. End of year list article. You know how this works. I managed 40 films this year, here’s the cream of the crop ...
Read More »Characterization in film: Star Wars vs. Mad Max: Fury Road
I recently saw the fourth installment of George Miller’s Mad Max franchise and my review rubbed some people the wrong way. While I did thoroughly enjoy the film, I came out of the cinema feeling a little bit short-changed when ...
Read More »Mad Max: Fury Road
The fourth installment of George Miller’s post-apocalyptic series Mad Max sees Tom Hardy taking up the mantle of the titular Max. The film has been awarded almost universal acclaim, praising the acting, directing, and depth for a blockbuster action film. ...
Read More »Digested viewing: Thor: The Dark World, Ender’s Game, and Mad Max
It has been a busy few weeks for me socially speaking (I know, poor me), so it was nice to have a weekend devoted to much film watching. I saw Thor 2: The Dark World and Ender’s Game at the ...
Read More »The Acquirers: Full Metal Cardigan
Full Metal Cardigan Today’s marine uniform was modeled after the uniquely talented Ronald Lee Ermey. Curious about The Acquirers? Read more about the comic here. Written by Stephen Flockton and Illustrated by Ashley Walker.
Read More »The Acquirers: We don’t need another hero!
We don’t need another hero! I’ve been arguing with some friends about whether or not the “welcome to thunderdome” line is good grammar. I’ve heard of lot of people add ‘the’ into the sentence (including myself). I’m sure somewhere on ...
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