29 years after the debut of the Ed Boon and John Tobias’s arcade cabinet classic Mortal Kombat, director Simon McQuoid and writers Greg Russo and David Callaham (Godzilla vs. Kong) unleash the third live-action adaption of the beloved martial arts… Read More ›
Mortal Kombat
“Mortal Kombat” Blu-ray Giveaway
Did you look at director Simon McQuoid’s Mortal Kombat and scream “GET OVER HERE!” Thanks to the kind folks at Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, we’re set to help you make that dream come true. That’s right, we’ve got one (1) Blu-ray… Read More ›
The Cine-Men, Episode 48 – Favorite Diegetic Music in Film.
Whether it’s a score, licensed tunes, or original material created for a film, the use of music can make or break a scene. Just imagine how less dreadful the opening moments of Jaws would be without John Williams’s score. Or how… Read More ›
Simon McQuoid’s “Mortal Kombat” is not a flawless victory.
Debuting in 1992, Ed Boon and John Tobias’s arcade game Mortal Kombat shook the foundation of popular kulture almost immediately. It wasn’t just the karacter design (digitized versions of real people known as “sprites”) or the in-game mythos, but the… Read More ›