The Sean Connery Collection, 2025. Directed by Terence Young/Guy Hamilton/Lewis Gilbert. Starring Sean Connery, Bernard Lee, Lois Maxwell, Desmond Llewelyn, Joseph Wiseman, Charles Gray, Donald Pleasance, Anthony Dawson, Putter Smith, Bruce Glover, Pedro Armendáriz, Adolfo Celi, Burt Kwouk, Jack Lord, Gert Fröbe, Harold Sakata, Honor Blackman, Lotte Lenya, Robert Shaw, Akiko Wakabayashi, Walter Gotell, Ursula […]
7 Mad Movie Doctors Who Deserve More Recognition
Casey Chong profiles seven mad doctors who deserve more recognition for their contributions to crazy cinema science… Movies about mad doctors have been around for the longest time, stretching way back to the black-and-white film era such as The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Frankenstein. They have continued to dominate […]
7 Cult 90s Teen Movies You May Have Missed
Casey Chong with seven cult teen movies of the 1990s that you may have missed… The 1990s saw many teen movies spreading across different genres from comedies to horrors and thrillers. Commercially successful ones like Clueless, American Pie and Scream were all genre classics, but plenty of other teen movies went under the radar and […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Dark City (1998)
Dark City, 1998. Directed by Alex Proyas. Starring Rufus Sewell, Kiefer Sutherland, William Hurt, Jennifer Connelly and Richard O’Brien. SYNOPSIS: A man struggles with memories of his past, which include a wife he cannot remember and a nightmarish world no one else ever seems to wake up from. Dark City is the kind of film […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Lethal Weapon (1987)
Lethal Weapon, 1987. Directed by Richard Donner. Starring Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Gary Busey, Mitchell Ryan, Darlene Love, Al Leong, Tom Atkins, and Don Gordon. SYNOPSIS: Two mismatched LA cops must learn to get along with each other in order to take down a drugs racket. It has been a long time coming but Richard […]
Psycho at 65: The Story Behind Alfred Hitchcock’s Masterful Horror
Hasitha Fernando looks at the story behind Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho as it turns 65… Psycho is without a doubt Alfred Hitchcock’s most influential and well-known effort in spite of helming such masterful films such as Vertigo, Dial M for Murder and North by Northwest. The movie, which stirred much controversy at the time of its […]
Skin Deep: Interview with It’s What’s Inside Makeup Head Claire Amadea
In Netflix’s It’s What’s Inside, the body-swapping sci-fi thriller directed by Greg Jardin, every frame is layered with visual clues—and the film’s makeup head, Claire Amadea was at the heart of that storytelling. Claire, whose other credits include Metal Lords and Pig) oversaw everything from hyper-detailed tattoos to prosthetic effects, bringing emotional nuance and technical […]
10 Great Neo-Western Movies You Need To See
Casey Chong with ten great neo-Western movies you need to see… The old-fashioned John Wayne era of Western movies may be long gone but certainly not forgotten. And while the Western genre itself is no longer the box-office guarantee it once was back in the day, it still has its place in contemporary cinema, particularly […]
10 Horror Movies That Avoided the Director Sophomore Slump
Casey Chong looks at ten directors with great sophomore horror movies… Any filmmaker hopes they can hit the jackpot out of the gate, and many manage to impress with their directorial debut, earning positive responses from both critics and audiences. Then comes the next challenge of continuing a winning streak without falling victim to the […]
Ten Unmade Film Masterpieces
Simon Thompson looks at the story behind ten great unmade films… “What if…?” scenarios are something which truly gnaw at the human psyche, in almost every context. Socially, romantically, and professionally human beings constantly mull over things that they didn’t do or say, and how they would play it if they had a second chance […]
