It's a gorgeous looking film far beyond anything we've
seen out of the genre in a very long time, and with Guillermo del Toro behind it all, I'd say we should be rightfully excited for his epic haunted house of horrors.
Not exact matches
To me it was all just same - old, same - old in the pop
genre in general and the kind
of one - upmanship you
see in every video
out here, where the more explicit you can be, the better.
Break
out your bellbottoms and take a trip back in time to the Filipino disco songs
of the Manila Sound, a muscal
genre that emerged in 1970s Filipino nightclubs and has
seen a resurgence in...
The
genre has
seen a slew
of solid flicks in the last few years — It Follows, The Babadook, and Coherence are some
of my favorites
out of the independent sector - and 2016 is no exception.
War, the Game is a title that all strategy lovers should try
out at least once in order to
see how smaller teams can innovate by taking the classic concepts
of the
genre and turning them into something new.
Families with canines are better off staying home and having an old - fashioned backyard frolic than trotting
out to
see Show Dogs, a panting, poorly trained entry in the live - action / talking animal
genre that for once makes viewers long for the candy - colored, half - witted professionalism
of third - tier Pixar - knockoff animation.
The lack
of half - naked men aside, it's impossible not to
see what a superior, rewarding effort Dragon's Crown turned
out to be — it looks great, it feels great, it's smart and deep, and it utterly revitalizes a
genre that went stale years ago.
At 93 minutes, the story doesn't stay longer than warranted, but still, the rest
of the film clicks well enough that a bit more fleshing
out would have turned a good action flick into a must -
see for
genre fans and even some non-fans alike.
As someone that grew up alongside Pokémon for the vast majority
of my life,
seeing the series branch
out into other
genres aside from its stable
of «catch»em all» RPGs has always been one
of my favorite ways to engage with the series as I've gotten older.
If it weren't for some unexpected choices
of questionable
genre fare like Now You
See Me and 30 Minutes or Less, it'd be quite hard to figure
out what would lead the actor who has starred in such impressive, intelligent projects as The Social Network, Night Moves, and The Squid and the Whale to sign up for something as juvenile and misguided as this.
For awhile after
seeing «Lights
Out» I wondered if my enjoyment
of the film was for not entirely respectable reasons, if I enjoyed it for reasons closer to that
of an MST3K film than that
of a truly solid
genre effort.
Language: English
Genre: Animation / Family MPAA rating: PG Director: Pete Docter, Bob Peterson Actors: Edward Asner, John Ratzenberger, Paul Eiding Plot: A 78 - year - old man sets
out to fulfill his dream
of seeing the wilds
of South America by tying thousands
of balloons to his home and floating down.
While there are lots
of strategy / RPG style games
out there it's always welcome to
see what a company can bring to the
genre.
Fans
of the
genre have
seen this story played
out several times over the last few years («The Others,» «Dark Water»), and Sergio Sánchez» script doesn't take any steps in improving upon the classic formula.
Ex Machina is as stripped and basic as most Sci - Fi
outings go, but it is one
of the best examples
of filmmaking the
genre has ever
seen.
It's also interesting how the heist itself is pared down to just several minutes, as if Glazer's figured
out that we've
seen every imaginable variation on the
genre, including the last big job, the unholy alliance
of the corporate and criminal worlds, and the intricacies
of a tip - top robbery.
Definitely not something to rush
out and
see in theaters, but if you're a fan
of the actors (or love even the slightest taste
of crime drama
genre) then give it a chance on home viewing.
From what I can
see, though, Dear John the film seems to hit on all the emotional peaks and valleys it's supposed to, and if you're a fan
of the sweet romantic drama with a melancholy ending
genre, you should pull
out some tissues and get ready to cry a bit.
Taking a page
out of Hitchcock, he accomplishes this feat without resorting to the gratuitous gore we
see splattered across the screen in most
of the scary
genre's recent offerings.
When a
genre is firmly established, two things generally happen - you end up with your niche fans who almost exclusively live and breathe said games, and you start to push
out a lot
of regular folk who are sick
of seeing the same thing over and over again.
It's these types
of situations that the top - down shooter
genre was made for, and it is incredibly satisfying to
see it all play
out.
Coogler and his collaborators, chief among them cinematographer Rachel Morrison, costume designer Ruth E. Carter, and production designer Hannah Beachler, behind and in front
of the camera elevate Black Panther into serious commercial art, commercial art with provocative, confrontational political, cultural, and social themes rarely
seen in or
out of the
genre — because Hollywood studios prefer playing it safe with potentially lucrative IP (intellectual property) in their possession — in turn delivering the first great film (
genre qualifiers unnecessary)
of the new year.
Oh yes new games come
out that add something interesting to the formula, and games come
out that remind us why the
genre became so popular to begin with, but it's only in the last year or so we've
seen an evolutionary shift in tower defense, and what's more is that this shift is so simple, it's amazing not many developers thought
of it before.
Up until that point, women shooting hoops on the big screen was unheard
of (it's been equally unexplored ever since) and it remains refreshing to
see a sports movie playing
out from a woman's point
of view and especially one that refuses to indulge our more traditionalist view
of the
genre, focusing on the long game rather than the easy win.
After nearly 11 years
of studio hesitation and apparently enough sexual favors for Wolverine, Deadpool finally has his own superhero movie (something that star Ryan Reynolds has fought long and hard (
see, I can make sexual innuendos too and use parentheses inside
of parentheses) for to
see come to fruition), and with opening credits featuring billings such as «some really hot guy» and «an overpaid tool» the tone is set for an irreverent and refreshing
outing from a
genre slowly entering a phase
of stagnation and repetitiveness.
I feel like the
genre is at a turning point where it's about to be reinvigorated, I've already
seen a few
of the films coming
out next year (ones that simultaneously fit the definitions
of the
genre while taking it to new places) and I think 2013 will represent a turning point.
If you want to
see more
of Will Ferrell's take on the sports film
genre, check
out 2007's Blades
of Glory and 2008's Semi-Pro — neither
of which are on Hulu, sadly.
If there's one
genre I don't miss, it's the type this film comes from, and like the psychos who inhabit the slasher world, just when you think you've finally
seen the end
of them, they jump
out of the woodworks once again.
Fast action paced shooters have a defined
genre, we
see a lot
of them
out there and they are hugely popular.
Language: German
Genre: Drama / Musical MPAA rating: NR Director: Josef von Sternberg Actors: Emil Jannings, Marlene Dietrich, Kurt Gerron Plot: A bachelor professor finds
out some
of his students are frequenting a speakeasy in order to
see Lola Lola, a popular dancer at the Blue Angel establishment.
If you want to
see recent movies that fit more accurately into the war
genre designation you could check
out Kimberly Peirce's «Stop - Loss» (2008) or Paul Haggis's «In the Valley
of Elah» (2007).
Not as commendable were the slick but forgettable Leatherface, the first disappointment by French filmmaking duo Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury; the Spierig Brothers» Jigsaw, part 8
of the exhausted
Saw series; the dull Amityville: The Awakening by Franck Khalfoun, usually a respectable
genre director, who does still add his share
of clever touches (and meta moments, like when a group
of teenagers watch the original Amityville Horror in the «real» Amityville haunted house, into which one's family has just moved); Open Water 3: Cage Dive, whose shark - franchise designation was tacked on as an afterthought, not that it helped to draw in audiences (in an anemic year for great whites, 47 Meters Down takes the prize for the best shark film); Jeepers Creepers 3, a super-limited release — surely in part because
of director Victor Salva's history as a convicted child molester — which just a tiny bit later would probably have been shelved permanently in light
of the slew
of reprehensible - male - behavior
outings in recent months.
In this generation
of consoles we haven't been
seeing the same sort
of love for the
genre and you can
see most
of what people have wanted
out of fighting games has been done.
Arguably the biggest breakout star
of the bunch in 2017, Daniel Kaluuya rose to prominence thanks to his featured role in Jordan Peele's horror film, Get
Out, which
saw classic
genre tropes removed and more relevant issues like racism infused into the unique plot line.
It has never been
out of print since, and - widely misunderstood when first published - is now
seen as a feminist,
genre - subversive novel, a study
of a materialist woman in a materialist man's world.
While the APA doesn't break
out these figures by
genre, it does
see adult titles accounting for 90.4 percent
of overall audiobook sales.
In the last column, I looked at the publisher listed for the Top20 books, just
out of curiosity, to
see what the «indie penetration» is in each
genre.
Check
out the Look Inside the Book to
see the Table
of Contents
of genres and books.
A fraction
of the people who
see those social media posts are interested in your
genre; a fraction
of those in your
genre will be motivated by your post to look at your book on Amazon, and a fraction
of those that you've just spent money to attract will care enough to shell
out their own cash.
When I tried writing a horror novel a year later, I only sold a few dozen copies
out of the gate, and that was with an already established fan base in the low hundreds (they didn't follow me into a different
genre, as it turns
out); if that had been my first publication, I would have vanished from the sales charts, never to be
seen again.
Also ensure that the publisher you are submitting to publishes your
genre — check
out their websites to
see what sort
of books they publish.
What stood
out for us was the great diversity
of writing
genres and the fact that Assignment Mountain has extended its services far beyond the typical high school and college academic writing that we
see form most writing services.
I've
seen a lot
of genre - specific Facebook groups, and some people are starting to put
out genre - specific podcasts, as well.
It's not uncommon to
see an indie authors do well and make tons
of money despite having an unprofessional cover or website, and doing half
of everything wrong (they're nearly always writing books in very popular
genres and doing things better than their competition... and it's worth pointing
out these books can often make MUCH more money than professionally published / traditionally published books, because they have control over their pricing, promotions and advertising.)
Title: Taimashin: The Red Spider Exorcist Author: Hideyuki Kikuchi (Yashakiden: The Demon Princess), with art by Shin Yong - Gwan Publisher: Digital Manga Publishing Volume: Volume 2 (ongoing;
see my review
of volume 1 here), $ 9.95 Vintage: 2007 by Media Factory, INC in Japan, May 2010 by DMP
Genre: Horror, action, 16 +; still has some boobs trying to pop
out now and then, but the sexuality has been significantly toned down compared to volume 1
But crowdfunding allows you to experiment outside
of your
genre for a project you want to
see out in the world.
Since the conversation in the comment section leaves
out Smashwords» catalog integration, perhaps it will be interesting to
see how fiction
of popular
genres will play its role in attracting new subscribers.
Recently I've
seen some articles circulating about «Book Cover Clichés» which put a handful
of book cover designs from the same
genre together to point
out the similarities.
It's very easy to lump this game in with all
of the rest
of the myriad
of Strat - RPGs being released around that time, but what made this one stand
out to me was the fact that despite the epic story going on around the characters, it kept a very childlike and innocent tone that you don't
see too much in newer titles
of the same
genre.
It's excellent to
see something different being done with a
genre that seems to have begun running
out of ideas for gameplay mechanics.