The year is 1997. In a post-apocalyptic world where water is king; an orphaned kid named The Kid spends his days riding his BMX bike and scavenging the edges of the wasteland searching for anything he can use to trade to a local bartender for his favorite comic book, Turbo Rider. You see, Turbo Rider is a superhero, who does super things. The comic causes The Kid's imagination to run wild, and he dreams of becoming a superhero. One day, while roaming the dirt roads, he meets a charming young lady named Apple. The next day, he accidentally finds a Super Power Glove that turns him into a bootleg version of Turbo Rider. Along with a cowboy arm-wrestling champion named…

There have been many films of late that try to capture the vibe of days gone by, of iconic cinematic eras and in doing so pay tribute to them. There haven't been any that have done this as successfully as Turbo Kid.

A common pitfall is losing yourself in your tribute and going so far overboard that you're almost overindulging in stylistic mannerisms. Trying too hard will only make you come across as desperate. The thing that Turbo Kid does so well (and this is the main reason for me giving it full marks) is being genuine. This is a genuine labour of love. An attempt to not make a tribute to the glorious 80s but to actually make a…

"Turbo Kid" is a feel-good fun ride into an apocalyptic sci-fi foray that comes with heavy doses of nostalgia. Sent in the apocalyptic future of 1997, the land has become an area of pure desolation. Marauding gangs rule the land, controlling life nurturing resources for the few that survived an end of days event that almost caused mass extinction. Growing up as an orphan in the wasteland, an unnamed kid in originality bears the moniker of "Turbo Kid" after an inspirational build reading "Turbo Man" comic from the before times. He zooms around the wasteland on his sweet BMX bike with his tagalong companion named "Apple" as they encounter various foes led by the notorious junk lord Zeus.

While the…

Since the movie began I was already loving it. I swEAR I don’t know why but this has something that just turned it into an instant favorite for me. I loved the context of the movie, it might not seem that original and it even reminds you of certain movies at certain times, like Rango or Snatch, but despite that, the film has a lot of elements that make it suuuper unique. Like the characters design, or even the fact that the futuristic dystopian world where the story takes place in is set in the 90s and I was miND BLOWED by that interesting take. I loved that they explode that 90s vibe in such a good way, like they even…

Frightfest 2015 Film # 2

Now we are talking! So much fun, a big, brash ode to the 80's that's massively entertaining and had the Frightfest crowd eating out the palm of it's hand. Originally intended as a short for one of The ABC's of death it's obvious from the get go that this film is made with a shit ton of love (as well as copious amounts of blood).
Set in a post apocalyptic 1997 we meet our young hero The Kid (Munro Chambers), a loner who has lost both his parents he's a scavenger who hunt's The Wastelands for weapons and anything he could sell for food and water which is controlled by Michael Ironside's big bad Zeus.…