Casey Chong looks at eight great cult sci-fi movies from 1985…. 1985 was a big year for a certain sci-fi movie called Back to the Future, which made over $210 million in the stateside alone. Robert Zemeckis’ genre-defining, time-travel masterpiece remains a cinematic icon to this day. However, the year also saw a handful of […]
Blu-ray Review – The Coffee Table (2022)
The Coffee Table, 2022. Directed by Caye Casas. Starring David Pareja, Estefanía de los Santos, Josep Maria Riera, Claudia Riera, and Itziar Castro. SYNOPSIS: A decision to buy a new coffee table heralds the beginning of a very bad day for a married Spanish couple with a new baby. If ever there was a movie […]
10 Forgotten Erotic Thrillers You Need To See
Casey Chong presents a selection of forgotten erotic thrillers that are worth a watch… Erotic thrillers may have significantly dwindled in today’s era, even though this subgenre does make a splash – for better or worse – occasionally with movies like the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy, Netflix’s Fair Play and the recently-released Nicole Kidman […]
7 Great Forgotten Supernatural Horrors from the 1980s
Casey Chong presents seven forgotten supernatural horror movie gems from the 1980s… The 1980s saw a barrage of horror movies vying to make a lasting impression. Some succeed, while others failed or underappreciated. Take supernatural horrors, for instance; movies like The Shining, Angel Heart and Prince of Darkness have earned their places in most genre […]
7 Kick-Ass Female-Led Action Movies
Casey Chong with seven female-led action movies that are worth your time… Action movies may have been traditionally dominated by men but the opposite sex have also had their fair share of notable efforts. From Sigourney Weaver’s Ripley taking down the Xenomorphs in the Alien movies to Uma Thurman’s The Bride slicing and dicing her […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Trancers (1984)
Trancers, 1984. Directed by Charles Band. Starring Tim Thomerson, Helen Hunt, Art LaFleur, Michael Stefani, Telma Hopkins, and Richard Herd. SYNOPSIS: A bounty hunter from the future travels back in time to 1980s Los Angeles to apprehend a crime lord who can turn people into violent zombies. It’s 1984 Los Angeles and Charles Band has […]
Cinema of Violence: 10 Great Hong Kong Movies of the 1980s
Casey Chong looks at ten great Hong Kong movies from the 1980s… Violence is frequently one of the recurring motifs that defines a Hong Kong movie. Practical effects along with the use of blood squibs for gunfights and stunts were heavily emphasized back in the day, explaining why the action set pieces have a heightened […]
Blu-ray Review -The House of the Devil (2009)
The House of the Devil, 2009. Directed by Ti West. Starring Jocelin Donahue, Tom Noonan, Mary Woronov, AJ Bowen, Dee Wallace, Brenda Cooney, and Greta Gerwig. SYNOPSIS: A university student accepts a babysitting job that turns out not to be quite what was advertised. Harking back to an era when these types of movies were […]
The Passion of the Christ: Mel Gibson’s Controversial Biblical Film Revisited
We look at the story behind The Passion of the Christ… The Passion of the Christ has been a hotbed of controversy since the day the project was announced. Whilst some took offense with the film’s blood-soaked violence and anti-Semitic overtones there were a great many who admired Mel Gibson’s singular vision and what he’d […]
10 Great Movies from the Once-Dominant Carolco Pictures
Casey Chong with ten great films from Carolco Pictures… Those who lived through the 80s and 90s era will likely remember the good old days when a certain independent studio dominated the Hollywood landscape. That studio in question is Carolco Pictures, which brought us a mix of iconic genre-defining hits and even underrated gems from […]
