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 accomplished […]
Movie Review – Die Alone (2024)
Die Alone, 2024.Written and directed by Lowell Dean. Starring Carrie-Anne Moss, Douglas Smith, and Frank Grillo.SYNOPSIS:Lost in a world reclaimed by nature and overrun by mysterious creatures, a young man with amnesia teams up with an eccentric survivalist to find his missing girlfriend.Lowell Dean’s biological horror Die Alone takes the well-worn tropes of the zombie […]
American Psycho at 25: The Story Behind the Satirical Horror Classic
Hasitha Fernando looks at the story behind the controversial American Psycho on the 25th anniversary of its release…American Psycho was many things. In one sense it was mired in controversy from the get-go due to the problematic nature of its source material and in another the movie marked the critical and transformative turning point of […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Four Sided Triangle (1953)
Four Sided Triangle, 1953.Directed by Terence Fisher. Starring Barbara Payton, James Hayter, Stephen Murray, John Van Eyssen, and Percy Marmont.SYNOPSIS:A scientist creates an exact replica of the woman he loves when she marries his childhood friend.This 4K UHD release is the second to come from the resurrected Hammer Films stable following the release of the […]
Blu-ray Review – F/X & F/X2: The Grande Illusion
F/X & F/X2: The Grande IllusionDirected by Robert Mandel/Richard Franklin. Starring Bryan Brown, Brian Dennehy, Tom Noonan, Rachel Ticotin, Kevin J. O’Connor, Mason Adams, Roscoe Orman, Tom Mason, Cliff De Young, Martha Gehman, and Jerry Orbach.SYNOPSIS:Box set featuring the two special effects-themed action thrillers starring Bryan Brown and Brian Dennehy.The idea of a special effects-driven […]
Movie Review – G20 (2025)
G20, 2024.Directed by Patricia Riggen. Starring Viola Davis, Anthony Anderson, Marsai Martin, Antony Starr, and Clark Gregg.SYNOPSIS:Terrorists take over the G20 summit with President Sutton, bringing her governing and military experience to defend her family, company, and the world.Viola Davis plays an American president worth rooting for in G20, which is a nice change of […]
Movie Review – Rumpelstiltskin (2025)
Rumpelstiltskin, 2025.Directed by Andy Edwards. Starring Hannah Baxter-Eve, Joss Carter, Adrian Bouchet, Colin Malone, James Dance, and Evyn George.SYNOPSIS:A modern retelling of the classic Brothers Grimm fairy tale, albeit a bit more sweary.What? Not another childhood favourite being given the low budget horror movie treatment? Okay, this isn’t Winnie the Pooh, Popeye or Mickey Mouse […]
Johnnie To, Hong Kong Cinema’s Modern Master
Simon Thompson delves into the career of Hong Kong filmmaker Johnnie To…Intensely prolific (with a back-catalogue dating all the way back to 1980) and defiant, Johnnie To is a Hong Kong filmmaking giant who, despite approaching the age of 70 this year, has shown no sign of slowing down or falling out of love with […]
The Essential Modern Conspiracy Thrillers
Hasitha Fernando with ten essential conspiracy thrillers…Conspiracy thrillers are a sub-genre of film that kick-started with the likes of The Manchurian Candidate and The Ipcress File, eventually flourishing in the 70s with bonafide hits such as Three Days of the Condor, All the President’s Men, Marathon Man and Executive Action. The movies were primarily based […]
Sin City at 20: The Story Behind the Stylish, Blood-Soaked Neo-Noir Comic Book Adaptation
Hasitha Fernando looks at the story behind Sin City as it turns 20…In present day Hollywood, shooting films in digital backlots has become something of a commonplace occurrence. But two decades prior it was viewed by the industry as the ground-breaking next step in VFX driven visual storytelling. In this context, we take a look […]
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