Irreversible, 2002. Directed by Gaspar Noé. Starring Monica Bellucci, Vincent Cassel, and Albert Dupontel. Irreversible (2002) features strong language, sex, violence and sexual violence in its tale of a woman raped in a subway and whose boyfriend and ex-lover seek a bloody revenge on her attacker. When shown at the Cannes Film Festival, the graphic […]
Why Rambo: Last Blood could finally fulfil Sylvester Stallone’s Expendables ‘Old School’ promise
Tom Jolliffe takes a look Rambo: Last Blood and why it could be the ultimate old school action film of the modern era… It was the tail end of 2009. The announcement was made that Sylvester Stallone, having been on something of a comeback with successful rejuvenations for Rocky and Rambo, announced the ultimate old […]
It Chapter Two & The Gay Community
EJ Moreno on It Chapter Two and the gay community… I wish this could be about Pennywise and The Babadook as the best gay couple since Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka, but no, this piece is a bit more serious. The newest blockbuster horror film It Chapter Two is now released, and it’s been […]
The Most Iconic “Cult Classics” of All Time
EJ Moreno on iconic cult classics… What does it take for a film to be considered a “cult classic?” Many define it as a movie that is popular among a particular group, but for me, that isn’t always the case. Some cult classics can become larger than life presences in the industry, taking over fan […]
The Most Shocking Movies Of All Time
Check out EJ Moreno’s ten most shocking movies… Join our host EJ Moreno as he dives into the most shocking movies of all-time. Ranging from French shock art to John Waters’ masterpieces, this list is not for the faint of heart and could easily offend you. Watch at your own risk and let’s venture into […]
Is there any life left in the Terminator franchise?
Tom Jolliffe looks at Terminator: Dark Fate and the prospect of further films… James Cameron approaches most of his projects with a certain confident swagger. He is the King of the world after all. When he left the Terminator franchise, with Arnold Schwarzenegger being slowly lowered into cyborg retirement he’d left behind two genre defining […]
Will Disney+ reset the Netflix model of all-at-once streaming?
Martin Izzard on whether Disney+ will reset the Netflix distribution model… Thanks to streaming, TV budgets and investment into original content is absolutely booming. But more than ever, the ‘whenever,wherever’ nature of streaming means TV shows don’t have as much staying power or invite the conversation they used to. Because we can all consume entire […]
Not For The Faint of Heart: The Most Shocking Movies of All Time
EJ Moreno on the most shocking movies of all time… What is the most shocking film of all time? That feels like a loaded question, with so much going into what makes something “shocking” and what is everyone’s limit for insanity. Using 2018’s The House That Jack Built as an example, that film depicts heinous acts […]
Master of Horror: Five Essential Dario Argento Films
Dominic O’Brien selects his Five Essential Films of Dario Argento… Although he has fallen from grace somewhat recently, during the 70s and 80s Dario Argento was the master of suspense and mystery. During this time he managed to craft some of the finest pieces of Italian giallo and genre films. Still, to this day his […]
Disney’s Ongoing Fight To Be Feminist
Kate Harrold on Disney’s ongoing fight to be feminist… The Disney Princess is an iconic film archetype and one that has been around since Snow White and the Seven Dwarves premiered in 1938 and it doesn’t seem to be a figure fading from our cultural canon anytime soon. With reinvention being a continuous process, the […]