Blockbusters and Schlock-Busters: The Best and Worst of Film and Television

Hello everyone, its Cameron, and welcome to Friday's edition of Blockbusters and Schlock-busters, today's subject? the 2016 Netflix Original Series: Stranger Things created by Matt and Ross Duffer. Image Sourced from IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4574334/ Stranger Things follows groups and individuals in Dawkins, a small American town, after local boy Will Beyers goes missing, and tells the story of their efforts to uncover the mysteries behind Will's disappearance and ultimately bring Will home. Stranger Things was created as an homage to the Schlocky Science Fiction monster mystery movies of the 80s. This is evident through its setting, as well as costume and set design. The atmosphere this creates is very reminiscent of 80s pop-culture and the Sci-Fi horror genre. The performances given by the cast are spot on. They are all engaging and are not too over the top in their portrayal. A special mention must be given to the child actors cast in this se...

Hello everyone! Welcome to the blockbusters and schlock-busters: the best and worst of film and television. Today, I would like to introduce one of the science fiction film Mad Max-Fury Road.  Image from IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1392190/mediaviewer/rm3030513152) Stunning. This is the most appropriate single word that I can get about the beginning and aftertaste the film's impression. Although it seems exaggeration, if you are interested in action movies, science fiction, westerns and road lovers of any genre, the film would meet your expectation; If you have the additional preference in love knot of the last day, steam punk and heavy metal, so please don't miss this movie. Cause this film would be your best choice!   Mad Max-Fury Road is the fourth of mad Max series, but we have thirty years away from the third series. But the work is basically the same set, the same director George miller, and starring Mel Gibson. Although I haven't seen the first t...

Hello everyone, its Cameron. Welcome to the Friday installment of Blockbusters and Schlock-busters. Today's movie is the most recent film in the long standing Godzilla franchise from Toho Studios: Shin Godzilla (otherwise known as Godzilla: Resurgence) directed by Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi. (Image sourced from IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4262980/) The film follows Hiroki Hasegawa, an up-and-coming Japanese politician who must find a way to deal with Godzilla amidst growing panic and government red tape. Shin Godzilla adds a twist to the traditional Godzilla story that propels the story forward and adds an interesting layer of tension. The movie takes a more serious tone with the movie and uses Godzilla as a political metaphor rather than simply a symbol of raw destruction and action, as was intended in the original 1954 Shin Godzilla is a a poignant political piece with a grim reminder of the dangers of nuclear weapons and contains many of the sam...