In 1984, as a 13 year old I was so excited by a movie called Ghostbusters. My schoolbooks were covered with the stickers that came in my cereal box (Shreddies from memory). I owned the storybook, so I could relive their adventures over and over, and hoped that I would see the crew again. And then Ghostbusters 2 came in 1989, the wait had been helped by a hugely … [Read more...]
How A TV Show Inspired us to Start ‘Foster Friday’s’
Recently we watched True Detective: Night Country, the fourth season of the popular True Detective series. It was a much-needed return to form for the show, and in part that was because of a superb performance from Jodie Foster. Ever since we first saw her in the Silence of the Lambs, our opinion remains that she is one of the greatest actresses of all time, if not the … [Read more...]
Why there is still a place for physical media
A few weeks ago a lot of coverage was put on the American Store BestBuy and the fact they had made the decision to no longer stock physical media. An understandable choice maybe with sales down so they are sure to be able to use that space to maximize their profits with other stock. But it all makes us a bit sad, we wouldn’t say we have a massive collection of physical … [Read more...]
10 SEQUEL/SPIN OFF FILMS WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO IN 2024
When we sat down to see what films we were looking forward to seeing in 2024, it was rather sad to see how many where sequels or spin offs to already existing movies. So, we created this separate list of them, and these are the 10 films we are looking forward to in 2024 that are franchises coming to the big screen. We have to be honest, sequels can be a mixed bag and a … [Read more...]
10 Original films we want to see in 2024
When we sat down to see what films we were looking forward to seeing in 2024, it was rather sad to see how many where sequels or spin offs to already existing movies. So, we have created a separate list of them, and these are the 10 films we are looking forward to in 2024 that are new to the big screen. THE WATCHERS We have recently read the book that the film … [Read more...]