Tom Jolliffe looks at when films receive almost universal praise from critics and audiences, and an expectation that you should also love them. It’s not always the case… The year is 2001. At this point I’ve already seen a few David Lynch films. I’d never (still haven’t) got round to Twin Peaks. I sort of […]
The Top 5 Film Scores from J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World
Hasitha Fernando on the top five film scores from J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World… Author J.K. Rowling literally created magic when she penned the first few sentences of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. But even she might have been unprepared to believe, back then, what a pop-culture phenomenon it would go onto become eventually. The […]
Countdown to No Time To Die: The Top 10 Bond Villains
Chris Gelderd on the top ten James Bond villains… The James Bond series in both book and film introduced villains that would become household names and echo through popular culture decades later. The villains of the Bond universe are unlike anyone audiences have seen or read about before. They have evil plans that are bafflingly […]
The Best Story Arcs from Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Ricky Church on the best story arcs from Star Wars: The Clone Wars… With Star Wars: The Clone Wars currently airing its long-awaited seventh and final season, it’s high time to get caught up on the adventures of Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker and Ahsoka Tano during the widespread Clone Wars. Though Disney+ recently put out a list […]
Extreme Cinema – Rape Squad
Rape Squad, 1974. Directed by Bob Kelljan. Starring Jo Ann Harris, Peter Brown, and Jennifer Lee. SYNOPSIS: A group of rape victims form a squad in an attempt to find their attacker and deter other rapists. With a title that practically screams for attention, it is perhaps surprising that Rape Squad has been somewhat overlooked […]
Extreme Cinema – Pieces (1982)
Pieces, 1982. Directed by Juan Piquer Simón. Starring Ian Sera, Christopher George, Frank Braña, and Lynda Day George. SYNOPSIS: Young girls find themselves brutally hacked to pieces when a chainsaw killer strikes an American university campus. The tagline for Pieces – ‘You don’t have to go to Texas for a chainsaw massacre!’ – should suitably […]
The Ten Best Sci-Fi Films of the 2010s
Andy Naylor shares his picks of the best sci-fi films of the past decade… Ever since I was a kid I’ve been a sci-fi geek. All my favourite movies, books, TV shows and video games are dominated by the genre, and I make no apology for this. It is just what I like. For the […]
The true story behind Dougray Scott playing Wolverine in X-Men and why Hugh Jackman took over
Luke Owen looks back at a time when Hugh Jackman was not Wolverine… There was a lot of buzz and excitement in 1999. People around planet earth were excited to see what the new Millennium would bring; while big companies panicked that the Y2K bug would kill all their hard work and shut down the […]
Al Pacino at 80: One of the all time greats
Tom Jolliffe looks back at the career of Al Pacino as he turns 80… Ready your best Al Pacino impression. We’ve all got them. Those usually tend to be Al at his explosive, unrestrained best. Maybe it’s one of several scenes in Heat, or something in his scenery chomping brilliance in Scent of A Woman. […]
A Post-Pandemic Film Industry
Tom Jolliffe looks ahead to how the landscape of film may change in the next few years… The entire film world, top to bottom, across most of the world has hit pause as we deal with more pressing life affecting matters. Studios have delayed releases and productions. We’ve seen a number of films switch from […]
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