While film history is certainly not lacking in bad ones, adaptations of popular literature are pretty common in cinema of…
Abel Diaz
Ever since I pressed rewind on my mama's VCR as a tot, I have had a lifelong fascination with film and tv. As I grew, I wanted to master them, making shorts at school, college and through University, while partaking in film criticism on the side. Support Time Shadows, a Charity Who Anthology which includes my short story Iron Joe, here: www.lulu.com/shop/matt-grady-and-samuel-gibb/time-shadows/paperback/product-22750801.html
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0It Came From The Bargain Bin: A Town Called Bastard/A Town Called Hell (1971)
Spaghetti westerns, at a glance, seem like a more legitimate enterprise than your average B-movie. After all, it launched the…
It Came From The Bargain Bin: The Screaming Skull (1958)
Just in time for Halloween, welcome to a new segment on Third Act Film: It Came From The Bargain Bin,…
The Worst Movie Defenses And Why They Suck
The term ?everybody?s a critic? has almost quadrupled in relevance since the rise of social media and outlets like YouTube…
Throwback Review: Being Human (1994) Â Â Â Â Â
Each passing day, month, even year, does not make the unfortunate loss of Robin Williams any easier. Whether you knew…
The Adventures of Tintin Sequel – Predictions and Speculations
2011’s The Adventures of Tintin has proven to be among my favourite of Spielberg’s more recent output. As a lover…
Project Itoh: The Empire of Corpses (Shisha no Teikoku) Review     Â
It’s the geek’s version of a Cinderella story: from lowly fanboy, to befriending and collaborating with your idol, to becoming…
Throwback Review: Les Mis?rables (1998) Â Â Â Â Â
Victor Hugo’s iconic 1862 epic, both in terms of its vast, decades sprawling narrative as well as being a considerable…
Whatever Happened To Linda Woolverton?
Let me tell you a little story: Once upon a time, there was a young screenwriter. She was born and…
Throwback Review: The Avengers (1998) Â Â Â Â Â
The late 90s were not kind to Warner Bros, and it’s almost eerie how history has repeated itself as of…