Tom Jolliffe revisits Sam Raimi’s Darkman, released on this day back in 1990… Hot on the heels of Batman, Sam Raimi delivered Darkman unto the world. Raimi wouldn’t become synonymous with iconic comic book hero films until doing the game changing Spider-Man trilogy, but Darkman , whilst an original creation from Raimi’s mind, is a […]
Revisiting Timothy Dalton’s Underappreciated James Bond
On this day in 1986, Timothy Dalton was announced as the new James Bond. We look back over his underrated stint as 007… Who’s your favourite Bond? Sometimes this question ends up revealing more about your generation than anything else. I’ll state it though, that I’m a Connery man, even though he was before my […]
Rooting For The Villain
A good villain can make or break your film or series. A great one might just have an audience root for them… Any genre film or series that gets boiled down to good vs evil in its basest form, needs a good villain. Luke Skywalker needs Darth Vader and the Emperor. Sometimes you can just […]
The Gruesome Brilliance of 1980s Italian Horror Cinema
Tom Jolliffe goes back to the 80s to look at a crazy, gore-filled period in Italian horror cinema… There’s a great legacy in Italian horror. Most famously, the giallo films which rose to prominence through the 60’s and 70’s (led first by Mario Bava, and taken to new heights via Dario Argento) put Italian horror […]
Is Remaking Sergio Leone Sacrilegious?
A Fistful of Dollars remake has been announced and might be the most egregious modern reboot so far. Should Sergio Leone’s masterworks be untouchable? The remake and reboot fascination continues with announcements fired out almost daily to tell us some iconic film is being unnecessarily spruced up for the modern audience, who have all but […]
8 Essential Feel-Good British Underdog Movies
Classic underdog stories with loveable losers searching for a rare win in life are a staple of British cinema. Here are eight essentials… British cinema is full of great and inspiring underdog stories, occasionally based on true stories, about loveable good-hearted losers who happen upon one big moment to succeed in life. Even if it’s […]
A Double Bill of Film Noir from 1948: Raw Deal and He Walked By Night
It’s time for a double bill of Film Noir thrills from 1948 with Anthony Mann’s Raw Deal and He Walked By Night… Anthony Mann was an acclaimed and prolific director who specialised in westerns, epics, war movies, and film noir. He was famously fired from the director’s chair on Spartacus to be replaced by a […]
The Essential Donald Sutherland Films
With the sad news that the legendary Donald Sutherland has passed away, we look at eight essential Sutherland movies that you must see… Donald Sutherland was a fixture on the big screen for 60 years, remaining prolific even in recent years. The iconic actor left us at 88 years old and given his constant presence […]
Japan Is Winning Cinema Right Now
Several great Japanese movies have come out in the past year, adding to a recent golden period, so is Japan making the best of the best right now? Cinema around the world is all about cycles. You’ll see peaks and troughs where a nation is producing stellar work followed by a period of creative lull […]
The Possession Remake Makes Me Want To Scream In The Subway
It’s finally happened, the acquired taste cult-classic Possession is being given the Hollywood remake treatment. Is nothing sacred? Hollywood’s baffling lack of creative ideas is nothing new, nor is the preoccupation with remaking cult movies from decades ago. We have a reboot of The Crow on the way that could have chosen a number of […]
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