How Movies Show Social Anarchy and Classism: Insights from Snowpiercer and Parasite
With the evolution of modern cinema and introduction of digitization, movies now have a purpose more than…
New Features in Mafia 1 Remake
Mafia 1 Definitive Edition is a complete remake based on both concept art for the original game…
Environmental Storytelling: NOT a stand-in for actual stories
“They do love having gnomes and teddy bears in funny position, it amuses them greatly at Bethesda”-…
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: 3 Improvements The Fans Want
Assassin’s Creed (AC) Valhalla’s trailer has dropped and the Assassin’s Creed and has reinvigorated the Assassin’s creed…
Pacific Rim Uprising: A Retrospective
Pacific Rim Uprising released to middling reviews in 2018; for many the movie was a shadown of…
Success of Video Game – based Movies: Lessons from “Detective Pikachu”
Introduction We have looked previously in our Review #7 at how the movies adopted from video game…
WHY VIDEO GAME MOVIES FAIL
Video games offer one thing that most other media cannot: the ability to control. Even if the…
Star Wars: Rolling a 1 on writing a story (PART 2)
Star Wars has always been about the fight against the dark side, about overcoming personal struggles and…
Hitman 2 Silent Assassin RETROSPECTIVE
A train station- as expected, lots of people prowl about. With a flourish and a step, the…
Star Wars: Rolling a 1 on writing a story (CRITICAL FAILURE) (PART 1)
Stories require a consistency, setting and characterization along with a hook, stakes and some history that needs…