Tom Jolliffe ventures back to the 90’s, when three action icons made Die Hard riffs… It’s often said that the buff action specialists of the 80’s, who were larger than life and almost comically unstoppable were slowly pushed out of the forefront of the market by more every man heroes. Die Hard is often pinpointed […]
1930’s-50’s: The Golden Age of Mystery Films
Tom Jolliffe on why the 30’s to 50’s were a golden age for mystery films… Whether it’s a murder mystery, or a cat and mouse quest to uncover a mystery, the 1930’s, up until the end of the 1950’s saw a prolific output of mystery films. Across world cinema, from Britain, to Hollywood to Europe […]
10 Best Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Rip-Off Cartoons
Marvelous Videos presents ten TMNT rip-offs that aren’t half-bad… Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles….how in the world did such a concept even leave the writing table? How crazy did you have to be to take teenage superheroes, make them anthropomorphic turtles, and and combine them with a ninja motif? Well, Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird succeeded […]
We Really Shouldn’t Laugh, But… Darkly Funny Moments in Video Games
Red Stewart presents 5 darkly funny moments in video games… Humans are one of the animals to have developed a sense of humor on this planet, and with that humor has come a myriad of comedic genres- you have your typical romcom, slapstick, and blue, all the way to dramedy. And then there’s black humor: […]
The Flickering Myth Reaction to the first Dune trailer
The Flickering Myth writing team share their thoughts on the first trailer for Dune… While it seems a little unclear at present if the movie will hold on to its planned December release date, Warner Bros. ramped up the publicity for Arrival and Blade Runner 2049 director Denis Villeneuve’s next movie yesterday with the first […]
8 Essential Live-Action Anime Movie Adaptations
Marvelous Videos presents the best live-action anime adaptations…. Behind video games, anime is one of those mediums that has rarely translated well to a live action format. What you can accomplish in a series with a distinct artistic direction tends to outweigh the constraints imposed by the real world. We’ve seen this happen with such […]
Totally Bonkers Space Operas That Deserve More Love
Ben Robins looks at four totally bonkers space operas that deserve more love… It’s easy to jump straight to the tried-and-tested regulars as far as space operas are concerned. Between the countless alien species, planets and barely pronounceable intergalactic languages, too many seem to end up on the wrong side of dense, and sticking with […]
An Alternate Universe: Robert Pattinson plays The Joker
Tom Jolliffe on why Robert Pattinson could have been even more interesting playing the Joker rather than Bruce Wayne… So an admission of somewhat contradicting myself. I’d recently written a piece on the potential for Batman fatigue given there’s so much Bat related action coming in the next year or two. Yet here I am […]
Wesley Snipes and a Welcome Return to Character Acting
Tom Jolliffe looks at Wesley Snipes’ recent film work, and there seems to be a welcome shift to the kind of interesting character actor roles he was known for earlier in his career… Wesley Snipes saw something of a career down turn after hanging up his shades for Blade. Of course there have been well […]
The Most Epic Moments in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Red Stewart presents five epic moments in the MCU… You cannot create a sprawling universe that has thrived for over 10+ years on the big and small screens without coming up with some iconic moments in cinema. Martin Scorsese can say what he wants – the reality is these movies have a lot of effort […]
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