Jacob's Ladder is the upcoming remake of the cult classic '90s psychological horror movie of the same name. After losing his brother (Jesse Williams) in combat, Jacob Singer (Michael Ealy) returns home from Afghanistan only to be pulled into a mind-twisting state of paranoia as he realizes that his brother is alive and life is not what it seems.

Hollywood is likely grasping at straws at it looks to remake perhaps one of the most unmarketable films of the 90's for a new audience.

WAR! What is it good for? Some pretty mind-wrecking post traumatic stress disorder! Huh! That’s a concept which was explored way back in 1990, as Tim Robbins portrayed a Vietnam War veteran who just couldn’t get to grips with reality, as he hallucinated his way through life. Looks like those hallucinations were more potent than he thought, as infantryman Jacob …

This is the first of what I hope will be many reviews or look-backs on films from days gone by. I’m calling it Retro-Spection for now, but that is a working a title and it’ll change should I come up with something that has a better ring to it. The idea for this column is to revisit films from way …