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Prisoners: The Dark Procedural Police Drama at 10

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Hasitha Fernando revisits Denis Villeneuve’s Prisoners on its tenth anniversary… Filmmaker Denis Villeneuve has, within a few years, achieved a level of status that rivals some of modern cinema’s best directors. Having churned out successive critically lauded movies – like Sicario, Arrival, Blade Runner 2049 and Dune – within a span of a decade, audiences […]

Rush Hour at 25: The Iconic Buddy Action-Comedy Revisited

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Hasitha Fernando revisits Rush Hour as it turns 25… Remember that age old expression “it takes two to tango?” well, the old adage rings especially true of buddy comedies. A sub-genre that has been around since the inception of Hollywood cinema, kick-starting in the 30s with the likes of Laurel and Hardy and Abbott and […]

The Prisoner: The Classic British TV Series Revisited

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Hasitha Fernando revisits the classic British TV series The Prisoner… Television series come and go, often being mere products of their time, adhering predictably to ongoing trends and pretty much giving exactly what its audience wants. But every now and then, there appears a television series that breaks that mold, boldly playing against established norms […]

Blu-ray Review – Blazing Magnum (1976)

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Blazing Magnum, 1976. Directed by Alberto De Martino. Starring Stuart Whitman, John Saxon, Martin Landau, Tisa Farrow, Carole Laure, Jean Leclerc, and Tisa Farrow. SYNOPSIS: A cop investigates the murder of his sister, only to discover things aren’t quite as simple as he first thought. When is a poliziotteschi movie not a poliziotteschi movie? When […]

Blu-ray Review – Enter the Video Store: Empire of Screams

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Enter the Video Store: Empire of Screams Directed by David Allen/Charles Band/John Carl Buechler/Stuart Gordon/ Peter Manoogian. Starring Jeffrey Byron, Richard Moll, Carolyn Purdy-Gordon, Guy Rolfe, Ian Patrick Williams, Yvonne De Carlo, Stephen Lee, Jeffrey Combs, Blackie Lawless, William Butler, Paul Satterfield, Anne-Marie Johnson, Gary Graham, Leslie Wing, Hilary Mason, Debrah Farentino, Michael Deak, Claudia […]

Blu-ray Review – The Antichrist (1974)

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The Antichrist, 1974. Directed by Alberto De Martino. Starring Mel Ferrer, Carla Gravina, George Coulouris, Arthur Kennedy, Alida Valli, Anita Strindberg, and Umberto Orsiniin. SYNOPSIS: A paraplegic woman is hypnotised in an attempt to cure her psychosomatic condition, but the process brings about a demon who possessed one of her ancestors. It is quite fitting […]

The Most Iconic Actors In The Scary Movie Franchise

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The Scary Movie franchise, a cult classic in the world of cinema, has delighted audiences for years with its unique blend of frights and laughs. This parody series, renowned for its satirical take on popular horror films, introduces us to a stellar cast of star actors who have fearlessly embraced the art of inducing spine-tingling […]

True Romance at 30: Revisiting the Cult Classic Crime Drama

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Hasitha Fernando revisits True Romance on its 30th anniversary… Very few crime-dramas released in the 90s era have gone on to cement a cult status down the line, and True Romance is one such film that upon release didn’t receive the attention it deserved, but with the passage of time have gone on to be […]

Movie Review – Megalomaniac (2022)

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Megalomaniac, 2022. Directed by Karim Ouelhaj. Starring Eline Schumacher, Benjamin Ramon, Hélène Moor, Wim Willaert, and Pierre Nisse. SYNOPSIS: The sibling children of a serial killer seem to have inherited their father’s madness. Time is circular, and you can be sure that fashions and trends once deemed cutting edge and exciting will have their time […]