EJ Moreno looks at the must-see Godzilla movies from Toho… Fans of The King of the Monsters are eating well these days, with Godzilla Minus One a certified Oscar-winning smash hit, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire taking the MonsterVerse to new financial heights, and a follow-up movie in the works along with a second season […]
10 Movie Dogs That Beat Impossible Odds
It’s National Dog Day, and so here’s Casey Chong with ten movie dogs who beat impossible odds… Not all dogs survive in the movies, namely I Am Legend and John Wick. Some of them turn out to be terrifying antagonists seen in the likes of Cujo, Man’s Best Friend, and Green Room. But of course, […]
Brutal R-Rated Anime From the 80s and 90s
Marvelous Videos with some brutal R-rated anime recommendations… Japanese animation or anime has been a popular genre worldwide for some a while now, but there was a time when it wasn’t so accepted by western audiences. In the 90s and especially the 80s, studios weren’t quite sure if there was a market worth localizing these […]
Why Wrestling Movies Are Some of Cinema’s Most Emotional Dramas
Joseph Jenkinson on why wrestling movies provide some of cinemas most emotional drama… Sports dramas have long occupied a unique place in cinema. Boxing gave us Rocky, baseball produced Moneyball and Field of Dreams, while motorsport has delivered everything from Rush to Ford v Ferrari. Yet one sporting subgenre remains strangely overlooked despite producing some […]
10 Marvel Villains Perfect for Tom Holland’s Spider-Man 5
Matthew Shepherd looks ahead with a selection of potential villains for Tom Holland’s Peter Parker in Spider-Man 5… Spider-Man: Brand New Day has fundamentally reset Peter Parker’s world. Operating without the safety net of Tony Stark’s technology, without his identity, and without the people who once anchored him, Tom Holland’s Spider-Man is in the most […]
10 Great World-Building Action Spectaculars You Need to See
Tom Jolliffe presents a selection of ten great movies (or franchises) with distinct world-building that make them unique… Action has been one of the most popular genres in cinema since a horse was first saddled and ridden at speed on screen. From cowboys to ninjas, spies to car thieves, the action genre continues to excite […]
Essential Domestic Thrillers of 1991
Casey Chong with a selection of essential domestic thrillers from 1991… 1991 may have been the year when The Silence of the Lambs dominated the thriller genre to both box office and Oscar glory. But it also marked a solid year for domestic thrillers that focus on the internal danger within marriage, family, and even […]
Is Natural Born Killers Actually Funny? Oliver Stone’s Savage Comedy and Why It Unsettles Us
Adam Page revisits Oliver Stone’s Natural Born Killers… I want to start with a theory I’ve long held about America and its relationship with its own ugliness: they love it. They love it the way a dog loves rolling in something smelly and dead; with complete and shameless abandon, every single time. Oliver Stone understood […]
Stand by Me at 40: The Story Behind the Masterful Coming-of-Age Classic
As the film celebrates its 40th anniversary, Hasitha Fernando looks at the story behind Rob Reiner’s iconic Stephen King adaptation Stand By Me… Stand by Me is often considered as one of the best movies to hail from the 1980s era and functions as a benchmark for coming-of-age dramas in cinema. Since its release fourdecades […]
10 Essential 1990s Road Movies
Casey Chong presents an essential selection of 90s road movies… The 1990s road movie tropes define its genre by focusing on the characters’ journey of self-discovery with thought-provoking themes from the search for freedom to identity, rebellion, adventure, and friendship. Depending on the movies, some of them lead to a positive end, while others culminate […]
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