Stranger Things

Stranger Things: An Overdose of Nostalgia

Pop culture has an unquenchable thirst for nostalgia. Rebooted films dominate the big screen (It), throwback candy and juice are stocked on every store shelf (or forever sold out, like Ecto Cooler), and 80’s purists still abide by the “Be Kind, Rewind” mantra on Instagram. Nostalgia is not only omnipresent, but it’s dictating the way studios are producing content, which is why…

turbo kid

VOD Review: The Post-Apocalyptic Throwback ‘Turbo Kid’

Turbo Kid, a Canadian action-horror film directed by François Simard, Anouk Whissell and Yoann-Karl Whissell, is a pastiche of many different genres and themes all sewn together like a quilt. Not only is it a mash-up of action, horror, comedy and adorkability, but the movie also contains post-apocalyptic motifs and plenty of homages to Mad…