Casey Chong looks at eight essential cult sci-fi movies from 1985…. 1985 was a big year for a certain sci-fi movie called Back to the Future, which made over $210 million in the stateside alone. Robert Zemeckis’ genre-defining, time-travel masterpiece remains a cinematic icon to this day. However, the year also saw a handful of […]
Festive Retro Games to Play This Christmas
Andrew Newton presents a selection of festive retro games to enjoy this Christmas… With the presents wrapped and the kids tucked up in bed, it’s time to set aside a little time for ourselves and power up our favourite retro computers to play some great little Christmas-themed games. Whether it was a game with Santa, […]
Chilling Retro Games to Play This Halloween
Andrew Newton is back with another annual list of spooky 8-bit retro game recommendations for Halloween… Halloween is here again, bringing with it the knocks on doors, shaving foam sprayed over door cams and five-foot-tall children shouting trick or treat through your letter box. Well, why not ignore the door and try some classic spooky […]
Gladiator at 25: The Story Behind Ridley Scott’s Sword-and-Sandal Epic
As its celebrates its 25th anniversary, Hasitha Fernando looks at the story behind Ridley Scott’s Gladiator… The production of Gladiator was one rife with problems and delays. A proper script wasn’t in place when filming began, one of its prominent cast members passed away unexpectedly, and the shoot itself was a gruelling one for both […]
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 […]
Is Denis Villeneuve the Best Choice to Direct Bond?
Suddenly the James Bond franchise has momentum with Denis Villeneuve getting the director’s job, but is he the right choice to relaunch 007? After years of waiting for tangible news, aside from a change of ownership, we’re suddenly hit with the confirmation that the next iteration of 007 has a director. That man is Denis […]
How Will Quentin Tarantino Bow Out?
After scrapping his planned final film The Movie Critic, Quentin Tarantino needs a new project for his tenth and final film… Quentin Tarantino needs no introduction. To even casual moviegoers, his name carries the kind of weight that few directors have managed in modern cinema. Whether you think he’s a cinematic deity, or vastly overrated, […]
8 Entertaining Die Hard-Style B-Movies for Your Watch List
Casey Chong presents a selection of Die Hard riffs… The Die Hard on a [fill in the setting] subgenre first made its mark after director John McTiernan and then-television star Bruce Willis, of Moonlighting fame, ushered in a new era of action movies in 1988 to critical and financial success with the original Die Hard. […]
7 Snake Horror Movies You May Have Missed
Casey Chong with seven snake movies that may have slithered under your radar… Sharks may top the list when it comes to animal-themed horror movies, but the slithery, poisonous snakes deserve their spot, too. Popular snake movies like Anaconda and Snakes on a Plane are worthy of a mention here. And so do a few […]
Returning to The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
For three consecutive years it was a huge Christmas big screen event, so how does The Lord of the Rings trilogy hold up now? Does it sometimes feel like the Christmas season can lack a really standout, all-consuming big screen event? Over the years, there have been some huge movies drop over the Christmas holidays […]
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