Author: Matthew Rutland

Sometimes in Hollywood the journey of a film from idea to screen is as storied as the film itself and whilst not all reach Apocalypse Now levels of

How do you solve a problem like Lara? Given that it has been over twenty years since her video game debut, Lara Croft has become a pop-culture icon,

It is nearly impossible to understate the importance and influence that the master of the zombie film has had on modern popular culture, so it is with great

With five highly successful if not critically acclaimed films preceding it within a span of fifteen years which already included a reboot of Sam Raimi’s 2002 modern-day interpretation

War. War never changes. Ever since Neanderthal man learned to make tools to hunt, our species has spent thousands of years refining the ways in which to kill

Rose-tinted glasses. Or, in today’s parlance, “nostalgia goggles.” Call it what you will, but in an ever-increasingly technological age, where products, shows, technology itself and even jobs can

Be they a cyborg, an android or a mechanical automaton, audiences have been enthralled by robots for a hundred years of celluloid, raising questions around the idea of

It’s agreed upon by many psychologists and sociologists and too easily accepted that humans are inherently prejudiced. This is not to say that all societies are rampantly sexist/racist/homophobic,

Everyone loves a good rivalry don’t they? All over the world, be it sports teams, neighbouring countries, or the endless brand wars of Coke versus Pepsi, Nike versus

Hollywood can be an extremely fickle place. The pursuit of art and expression is a rather unquantifiable goal, and when dreamers find themselves in studios who see only