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12 Erotically Charged Thrillers For Your Watchlist

March 14, 2026 by Tom Jolliffe

We get hot under the collar with twelve essential, erotically-charged thrillers… Jacob Elordi and Margot Robbie are making things steamy with the latest adaptation of Wuthering Heights. Erotic thrillers are experiencing something of a comeback and are arguably more mainstream than ever. Plenty of fare, once consigned to Skinemax cable premieres in the dead of […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Featured, Movies, Tom Jolliffe, Top Stories Tagged With: A Snake of June, Basic Instinct, Body Double, Body Heat, Bound, Crimes of Passion, Death Among the Pines, Elle, Eyes Wide Shut, In the Realm of the Senses, Jill Rips, Last Tango in Paris, Lifeforce, Payback, saltburn, Scorned, The Handmaiden, The Housemaid, The Last Seduction, The Piano Teacher, Turkish Delight, Under the Skin, wild things

The Worst Omissions in the 2026 Oscar Nominations

March 13, 2026 by Tom Jolliffe

The Oscars can’t always get it right, but were they seriously wrong with these omissions? The Oscars are almost upon us, and heaven knows what controversies and contentious decisions await. The nominations went largely as expected, given the award season thus far and the hype associated with particular movies. However, even the nominations weren’t without […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Awards Season, Featured, Movies, Tom Jolliffe, Top Stories Tagged With: Bugonia, Eva Victor, Hamnet, jesse plemons, joel edgerton, Josh Oconnor, No Other Choice, Oscars 2026, Park Chan-Wook, Paul Mescal, Sorry Baby, Train Dreams, wake up dead man, William H. Macy, yorgos lanthimos

Is the King of Action Back? Arnold’s Triumphant Return to Conan, Commando and Predator

March 10, 2026 by Tom Jolliffe

Do movie fans want Arnold Schwarzenegger’s return to the big screen? I do… but what could we expect? Some projects remain in development hell forever. A permanent state of gestation, jumping between writers, directors and studios. Sometimes they never break out of that vault, but as we’ve seen with a recent (and regrettably shit) The […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Featured, Movies, Tom Jolliffe, Top Stories Tagged With: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Christopher McQuarrie, Commando, Commando 2, Conan the Barbarian, Jesse V. Johnson, John Hyams, John Milius, King Conan, Mark L. Lester, Predator, Robert E. Howard

Highlander at 40: The Story Behind the Cult Classic Fantasy Adventure

March 8, 2026 by admin

As the film turns 40, Hasitha Fernando looks at the story behind Highlander… Highlander is one of those movies that had an indelible impact on any kid growing up in the 80s. I mean who wouldn’t enjoy sword wielding immortal heroes battling it out with larger-than-life baddies to the sound of Queen right? Sounds all […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Featured, Hasitha Fernando, Movies, Top Stories Tagged With: Christopher Lambert, Clancy Brown, Highlander, Queen, Russell Mulcahy, Sean Connery

13 Kick-Ass Straight-to-Video Action Movies to Watch on Tubi

March 8, 2026 by Tom Jolliffe

Tubi is fast becoming a gold mine of straight-to-video action films, and we have 13 explosive ones for you to watch… When it comes to action cinema, you could watch the tried and trusted classics like Die Hard and Commando, but pretty soon you’ll find yourself endlessly rewatching the same things. Back in the 80s, […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Featured, Movies, Tom Jolliffe, Top Stories Tagged With: belly of the beast, Black Creek, Close Range, Deathline, Diamond Cut Diamond, Direct Action, Drive, Falcon Rising, Freefall, Life After Fighting, Pit Fighter, Redline, The Expert, Until Death

Horror in Suburbia: Why 80s Horror Was Obsessed with Middle-Class Fear

March 8, 2026 by admin

Adam Page on the 80s horror obsession with with suburbia… Horror cinema puts us in some uncomfortable places. It always has. Whether it’s digging up the freshly buried body of your child killed by a speeding tanker, or standing in the shower, soap in your eyes while you reach for a towel and find a […]

Filed Under: Adam Page, Articles and Opinions, Featured, Movies, Top Stories Tagged With: Poltergeist, the 'burbs, The People Under the Stairs

7 Memorable Movie Portrayals of Frankenstein’s Monster

March 7, 2026 by Casey Chong

Casey Chong with seven great portrayals of Frankenstein’s Monster… Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel, Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, has inspired countless adaptations, with hundreds of movies dating way back to 1910. The story of how an obsessive Dr. Frankenstein is willing to go against nature by playing God to bring a corpse to life is […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Casey Chong, Featured, Movies, Top Stories Tagged With: Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, Boris Karloff, Bride of Frankenstein, Christopher Lee, Frankenstein, Glenn Strange, House of Dracula, House of Frankenstein, Jacob Elordi, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Peter Boyle, Robert De Niro, Son of Frankenstein, The Curse of Frankenstein, Xavier Samuel, Young Frankenstein

The Essential Horror Movies of 1996

March 7, 2026 by EJ Moreno

EJ Moreno with the essential horror movies of 1996… 1996 wasn’t just a good year for horror. This was one of the first high points after years of a dry spell, a pure “oh, we’re so back” kind of year. The genre was crawling out of its early-’90s slump, sharpening its claws, and getting ready […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, EJ Moreno, Featured, Movies, Top Stories Tagged With: From Dusk Till Dawn, hellraiser: Bloodline, Scream, the craft, The Dentist, The Frighteners

Can Edgar Wright conquer America with The Running Man?

July 6, 2025 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe on The Running Man, and whether it will be the film to finally see Edgar Wright breaking America… Much like Oasis and Robbie Williams, Edgar Wright’s attempts to translate UK status and acclaim to the glitzy world of the US industry haven’t gone entirely to plan. He’s certainly got more name recognition than […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Baby Driver, Edgar Wright, Hot Fuzz, Last Night in Soho, Shaun of the Dead, Spaced, Stephen King, The Running Man

10 Essential Comedy Movies of 1996

March 6, 2026 by Tom Jolliffe

We take a trip back some thirty(!) years to look at the essential comedy movies of 1996… Back in the 90s, the comedy genre was going through a purple patch. It might surprise younger audiences, largely starved of regular comedy releases (especially on the big screen), that comedy was one of the most prolific big-screen […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Featured, Movies, Tom Jolliffe, Top Stories Tagged With: Bottle Rocket, Fargo, Happy Gilmore, Kingpin, Swingers, The Birdcage, The Cable Guy, The Frighteners, The Nutty Professor, Trees Lounge

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