Just occasionally, a director is able to grow their reputation enough to pitch a weird film for a major release. Master of pulpy macabre Guillermo del Toro has done this superbly with The Shape of Water, a delightful romance between ...
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Roland Emmerich is having a bit of a nostalgia trip at the moment. Work on Independence Day 2 is well underway and now he has announced that he will be rebooting Stargate. The original 1994 film was envisaged by Emmerich ...
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I was very young when I first discovered Star Wars. While bored at an Easter gathering at my grandparent’s house, I was looking through their collection of VHS that they’d taped off the TV. The selection was woeful. At least, ...
Read More »The Acquirers: Atlantic Rim
Atlantic Rim Today’s strip references Guillermo del Toro’s upcoming film Pacific Rim. Wikipedia describes Pacific Rim as “The film is set in the near future where soldiers pilot giant robots into battle against invading giant monsters who have risen from a portal ...
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