BLAXPLOITATION is, to put it mildly, a fascinating snapshot of 70s cinema. Providing real opportunities for aspiring black artists, hits like Shaft, Coffy and Black Caesar proved that there was a fierce demand for...
A QUICK note: This took me too long to write, and there are spoilers ahead. Let’s cut to the chase for a moment: Final Fantasy XV is a deeply compromised experience. It is the...
STAR WARS is a funny old beast, isn’t it? 43 years have passed since George Lucas’ original swept the globe and changed everything, and the ensuing franchise has enjoyed an astonishing degree of pop-culture...
ONLY in the 70s is a feature where we take a look at films that could not have existed in any decade, as true products of their time. This time, rockstar bombast runs roughshod....
‘What do you think it is? A space helmet for a cow?’ A strange wheezing, groaning sound fills the air. In front of you materialises the first article in a series, I’ll Explain Later,...
THIS TIME on Torments, Dan looks at a sequel to a video game movie. There’s a visceral pleasure to be found in playing fighting games. Even beyond the competitive aspect and deep mechanics, chaining...
THIS TIME on Torments, Dan takes a look at a box office failure. Luc Besson is one of Hollywood’s true mavericks. He’s such a maverick, in fact, that it’s somewhat misleading to even associate...
THIS TIME on Torments, Dan sees off 2018 with a Yuletide log. Christmas has come and gone. Whether you’ll be pleased or not about this fact will suggest something about your character, but it goes without saying that the...
A NOTE: Final Fantasy XIV Online, in its original form, no longer exists. Several projects – presumably run by masochists – are attempting to create a legacy server, but none are strictly viable. Given...
THIS TIME on Torments, Dan looks at a slab of glorious madness. As evinced by the likes of Cannon Films, the 1980s was a watershed for schlocky nonsense action flicks, the kind that worshipped...
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