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...
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...
THIS TIME on Torments, Dan looks at a listless bore. By the time the mid-90s rolled around, the twin concepts of ‘tude and edge reigned supreme in the pop-culture consciousness. Characterised by a flagrant...
THIS TIME on Torments, George takes a look at the death rattle of a series desperately struggling for relevance. Disclaimer: I know there are plenty of people who would consider any and perhaps every...
THIS TIME on Torments, Dan looks at an insulting fabrication of history. Full disclosure: I studied English Literature at university – I know, the shame – which involved a considerable deal of William Shakespeare....
THIS TIME on Torments, Dan looks at a facile mess. The original Sex and the City television series, from the scant few episodes I caught on Bravo past midnight as a teenager, was an occasionally...
THIS TIME on Torments, Dan stares into the void of avant-garde a clue. When I was 13 or 14, some friends and I decided we were going to make a movie. We had no...
THIS TIME on Torments, Dan looks at a disgusting piece of awful garbage. Much has been made of The Emoji Movie this past month. A brazen advertisement made to propagate its sponsored content with...
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