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

Hello everyone, I hope you have been enjoying our reviews. Here is a quick preview of what to expect next week. Kazi will be reviewing a heart-warming Pixar animated Film. Edward will be reviewing a Jim Carrey classic. Aki will be writing about a remake of a 1980's classic. Reaz will be discussing a early 2000's Biographical Film. I will be talking about one of the most engaging Netflix Original Series available. P.S. Apologies for the mix up, I changed my review subject at the last minute to Xtro to mix things up. Last weeks intended production will be reviewed this week. Cameron.

Hello everyone! Hope you have enjoyed out content this week. Today’s movie is Xtro (1982) written and directed by Harry Bromley Davenport. A horror/science fiction schlock film.   (Image sourced from IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086610/mediaindex?ref_=tt_pv_mi_sm) It follows a young boy, Tommy, who's father, Sam, was abducted by aliens but returns three years later. Sam isn't the same and starts to have a disturbing negative affect on Tommy. Xtro is one of my favourites of Schlock cinema, mainly because it doesn't try to pretend it is a big budget blockbuster. The film knows it is a B-Grade movie and capitalises on its standing. The film's low budget is obvious with poor acting and below average special effects, except for the alien which looked surprisingly good. However, rather than making the film unwatchable, these flaws add to the character of the movie and make it quite enjoyable to watch. So despite its Schlocky standing, Xtro is a f...

Hey guys welcome back to your weekly dose of, Blockbuster and Schlock-Busters. Today I will be talking about the hit HBO late-night talk show ‘LastWeekTonight’ <http://cdn.hbowatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/watch-john-oliver-online.jpg> It is a half-hour-long show hosted by a British comedian John Oliver. The show shares a bit similarities with Oliver’s last The Daily Show. The show mainly talks about news, politics and current events, on a weekly basis. Currently its airing its fourth season which was further renewed for 3 more seasons keeping it till 2020. Enough with the introduction, on paper the show seems a bit boring but it’s the opposite. It’s hard to capture the image of the show if you haven’t watched it. John being a comedian has a fantastic sense of humour and a superb communicator. He takes serious matters and deals with it in a very funny way and crashing down government websites on a weekly basis. His most famous segment ...

Hey guys, Looks like we're back again for our new comic update! This week I will be reviewing Bride Wars, starring Anne Hathway (Emma) and Kate Hudson (Liv) who portray themselves as best friends who have to share a wedding date! Nobody wants to share their most memorable day of their lives with their best friend.   Image sourced from IMDB . Getting married at The Plaza and having their wedding planned by the ever famous Marion St.Claire has always been a dream both Liv and Emma since they were little girls who shared their childhood memories together. They were always the best of friends and grew up together in Manhatten. Liv was more influential and headstrong and hence became a lawyer, whereas Emma was timid and became a high school teacher. Their polar opposite characteristics are what make them sync with each other. When it finally comes to a moment when both these two ladies are engaged and book their wedding dates at The Plaza, from this moment you can expect to l...

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...

Image from IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099785/mediaviewer/rm523966208) Hello everyone, welcome back to our blog. Today, I will be reviewing the famous family comedy classic of 90s called Home Alone. I believe most of us have grown watching Home Alone series. But it will be a great treat for your kids who have not watched it yet. Home Alone is basically a movie about an 8-year-old boy named Kevin McCallisters who is accidentally left behind in Chicago by his family who flees to Paris. When Kevin wakes up later in the following morning, he finds  the house empty and starts to take advantage of the situation. Although if this would have happened to us in real life, then I bet each one of us would have cried and made a huge deal out of it. However, in this movie Kevin seems to be quite happy  regarding the fact that he is alone.     Meanwhile the story develops with Two burglars Harry and Marv, who are breaking into houses in the  neighbou...