The Hunger Games (2012)
In the years following the uprising, every district is required to send a male and a female adolescent to compete in the annual Hunger Games. These games, which are televised nationwide, involve having… Continue reading
Monthly Archive: March, 2012
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The Man from Nowhere (2010)
When drug-addicted stripper Hyo-Jung (Kim Hyo-Seo) steals heroin from a gang, little does she realize that it starts a chain of gang violence. Eventually, one of the gangs tracks her down and kidnaps… Continue reading
High School Movies and Bad Behavior: Or everything I hated about Project X
If you were a friend of mine talking to me recently, you’ll know one of my favorite things to rant about is how much I hate Project X. Yes, despite having seen the… Continue reading
Mad Men (Season 1)
Now The Pop Culture Historian does something else new: Review a televised drama. I’ll admit that I jumped on the bandwagon late, having finished the first season of AMC’s Mad Men when season… Continue reading
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
Humanity has polluted the world far beyond recognition in a great war. Insect life has evolved into the manifestation of the world’s anger with humanity, with the Giant Warriors keeping the insects in… Continue reading
New Categories
If you look to the right under the Categories listing, you will see that I added new categories. As I review quite a bit of Asian cinema on this blog, I decided to… Continue reading
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (Xbox 360)
As I wrote in one of the first posts of the Pop Culture Historian, Call of Duty: Then and Now, Call of Duty is easily one of the most popular franchises in the… Continue reading