Heather Johnson

The late North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il was an evil psychopath. His regime was held in the region of 200,000 political prisoners in concentration camps where they were still subjected to harsh manual labor. There is no freedom of speech, babies born with physical defects are often murdered, and the majority of the population lives… Read More »

We all see and enjoy movies. So what about gangster movies? Do you enjoy them? Most of them have the same story. So, do all gangster movies follow the same pattern? Well, let’s find out.   Unhappy Endings Whether it is a gangster film or a television show related to crime, the entire period of… Read More »

It’s hard to determine the full effect the original Star Trek had on technology. Back when the show first ran, the phasers, tricorders, and communicators were nothing more than science fiction, nowhere near as real as cars, telephones, and other aspects of daily life. So many of the products used in the 1960s have gone… Read More »

Many written books have found their way onto the big screen over the years. Since 2001 however there has been a large boom in the number of adventurous films targeted at the teenage market that stem from these novels. Let’s investigate some of the very best teen film adaptations of the last decade:   3…. Read More »

The way movies tell it, Robin Hood was the first “Chugger”, with his stealing from the rich to give to the poor shtick. However, if you go back a bit, Robin Hood was less like a medieval Bono and more like an actual outlaw, in that he killed a bunch of people and stole stuff…. Read More »

For the myriad of ‘Harry Potter’ lovers out there, the day when science unveils a real-life invisibility cloak can’t come too soon. The good news is that that day could be on the radar, as discussions on the topic have opened up again. So, could invisible cloaks be within reach?   Few Past Attempts at… Read More »