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Rawhead Rex: The Story Behind Clive Barker’s Phallic Monster

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Marvelous Videos explores the story behind Clive Barker’s Rawhead Rex… Creature features are a dime a dozen: we get so many of them that, honestly, the only way to stand apart from the crowd is to create a monster with a unique design. Given the myriad of mythological and scary beings that have come out […]

Brutal Villain Deaths in Comic Book Movies

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Red Stewart presents more brutal villain deaths in comic book movies… James Mangold once said that there were ways to subvert the constraints of the PG-13 rating in terms of depicting violence. And while not all superhero films and comic book movies are hampered by the rating (see Deadpool, Logan, Joker at al), the majority […]

Hazy Childhood Movie Memories

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Tom Jolliffe on those hazy memories from childhood for movies that may or may not actually exist… When you think back to childhood, some memories remain vividly clear. This can extend to movies of memories that lock themselves into your memory banks without much being re-imagined by your mind. Certain films, like Star Wars always […]

The Most Annoying NPCs in Gaming

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Red Stewart presents five infuriating NPCs in video games… When we’re playing a game, we like to think that we’ll meet an ensemble of rich personalities who are at least likable. After all, who wants to converse with a series of annoying characters? Sadly, this basic guideline isn’t always the case. Sometimes game writers and […]

The Essential Ninja Movies of Sho Kosugi

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Marvelous Videos presents the essential ninja movies of Sho Kosugi… Like samurai, ninja are a Japanese staple that have become amazing figures of their own. Impoverished mercenaries from the feudal era of Japan have grown into icons of espionage, sabotage, and sweet black robes. As such, it’s no surprise why ninja movies are very popular. […]

Turtle Power: A Production History of 1990’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

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Luke Owen sits down with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles director Steve Barron, producer Tom Gray, Donatello suit actor Leif Tilden and co-creator Kevin Eastman to find out how the movie got made… In 1984, Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird self-published a comic book that would grow into a cultural phenomenon that lasted longer than anyone […]

Exclusive Interview – André Øvredal on his new film Mortal, Norse mythology, and the horror genre

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EJ Moreno speaks with filmmaker André Øvredal about his new movie Mortal… For years, André Øvredal has explored different genres in his work. From what he calls comedy in Troll Hunter to the family-friendly scares in Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark, the Norwegian film director understands the power of the genre. This makes […]

More Epic Moments in the Marvel Cinematic Universe

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Red Stewart presents more epic moments in the MCU… No one can say for certain what will be remembered decades down the line, but those of us who live in the present recognize that superhero movies present plenty of blockbuster moments that send chills down our spines. The Marvel Cinematic Universe, being the biggest juggernaut […]

From Hard Boiled to Soft Boiled: Why John Woo’s masterpiece will never be matched again

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Tom Jolliffe revisits John Woo’s action masterpiece Hard Boiled… John Woo had already made quite a name for himself in China, thanks to hit action classics such as A Better Tomorrow and The Killer. In 1992 he released the film which would see him transition from Hong Kong director, to Hollywood. The film was Hard […]