Widely derided by critics and fans of the original film, Blues Brothers 2000 has spent almost a quarter-century being a poster child for ill-advised and unwanted sequels. It is well overdue that someone questions why. Elwood Blues (Dan Aykroyd) is released from … Continue reading REVIEW: Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
Slow, overly respectful, and crushingly earnest, Ghostbusters: Afterlife is proof that fans should always be careful what they wish for. Development of a third Ghostbusters film staggered through development like a wounded gazelle from the early 1990s through to the death of co-writer and … Continue reading REVIEW: Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)
Back in 1992 one of the most pivotal talents in the history of American cinema received a glowing tribute in Richard Attenborough’s earnest biographical picture Chaplin. The biopic has always been a popular genre of film, but it is often a … Continue reading REVIEW: Chaplin (1992)
‘Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Universal Amphitheatre. Well, here it is, the late 1970s, going on 1985. You know, so much of the music we hear today is pre-programmed electronic disco, we never get a chance … Continue reading “We’re on a mission from God” | The Blues Brothers (1980)
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