Matthew Shepherd looks back at Ridley Scott’s forgotten star-studded crime thriller The Counselor… Ridley Scott does not often admit when he thinks he has been wronged. The man who made Alien, Blade Runner, and Gladiator has a strong confidence in his own judgement that borders on geological. So when he told the Toronto Sun, years […]
Aliens at 40: The Story Behind One of the Finest Hardcore Sci-Fi Actioners Ever Conceived
As it celebrates its 40th anniversary, Hasitha Fernando explores the story behind Aliens… The follow up to Ridley Scott’s classic sci-fi horror Alien, James Cameron’s Aliens is considered one of the greatest sequels ever made. The film is often bunched alongside the likes of Terminator 2: Judgment Day and The Godfather Part II as an […]
Will Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey Be The Last Ever Old School Epic?
Christopher Nolan has delivered a dazzling, mostly practical, old-school epic with The Odyssey. Will we ever see another of its kind? The Odyssey has been years in the making with feverish anticipation from Nolan-fans who have waited in bated breath for his Oppenheimer follow-up. 2026, during the buildup to his much vaunted summer release, has […]
The Superhero Genre is Changing, Not Disappearing
In 2019, superhero movies reached a height that once seemed impossible. Avengers: Endgame was not simply another blockbuster release; it was a genuine cultural event. Earning nearly $3 billion worldwide, it represented the peak of a decade-long experiment that transformed superhero films from occasional crowd-pleasers into the centre of Hollywood’s blockbuster strategy. For years, superhero […]
Ranking Every Christopher Nolan Movie from Worst to Best Ahead of The Odyssey
Ahead of The Odyssey, Will Hume ranks the films of Christopher Nolan… Noir time twisters on a splashy canvas are the easiest way to describe Sir Christopher Nolan’s work, but like his best films, there’s plenty more to uncover if you’re watching closely. The 2x Oscar winner and one-time MTV Movie Award winner is also […]
The Essential Sam Neill Movies
From cult classics to pop culture behemoths, the late great Sam Neill’s career was stellar, and here are his essential films… The news of Sam Neill’s passing has shocked us all. He had a well-documented battle with cancer, but more recent reports of the all clear seemed to indicate he was on the up. Sadly, […]
10 Essential Movies with Two (or More) Great Villains for the Price of One
If you love value for money, you’ll love these awesome films with not just one great villain but two (or more)… An action film is only as good as its villain. Whether it’s a Terminator or the mighty Ivan Drago, a fear-inducing antagonist makes the hero’s journey all the more thrilling. Not every film has […]
10 Essential Dinner Party Gone Wrong Movies
Casey Chong with ten essential dinner party gone wrong movies… A gathering at a dinner party, typically seen in the movies, no matter whether it’s with close family, friends, acquaintances, or even strangers, can be either harmless or hostile. Casual conversations become increasingly awkward, or perhaps the host has an ulterior motive behind the seemingly […]
The Essential Indiana Jones Knock-Offs of the 1980s
Something seems familiar as we take a look at a selection of essential Indiana Jones clones from the 1980s…. In cinema, if something works once, studios will naturally assume it could work again. Die Hard, aside from spawning four sequels, also inspired innumerable rip-offs. The same goes for Mad Max, Conan the Barbarian, Jaws, The […]
5 Pixar Movies That Deserve a Sequel (And 5 That Should Be Left Alone)
Joseph Jenkinson with five Pixar movies that deserve a sequel, and five that need left well alone…. There was a time when Toy Story stood alone as Pixar’s only sequel. For years, the studio built its reputation on creating imaginative, self-contained stories that rarely needed revisiting once the credits rolled. Since the 2010s, however, characters […]
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