Tom Jolliffe on why another delay for Indiana Jones 5 should spell the end of the character… I love Indiana Jones. I love Harrison Ford. Both character and actor are absolutely iconic in cinema. Ford has had the distinct pleasure and star power to be both Jones and Han Solo, as well as star in […]
The Best Horror Moments in Superhero Movies
Red Stewart on the best horror moments in superhero movies… For all the criticisms of oversaturation, superhero movies have managed to retain their longevity thanks to a clever mix of genre blending. They may have their conventions and tropes and archetypes, but they intermingle so well with many other cinema favorites like comedy, satire, western, […]
Countdown to No Time To Die: The Top 10 James Bond Stunts
Chris Gelderd on the top 10 James Bond stunts… From a complicated fight arrangement in 1962s Dr. No that saw stuntman Bob Simmons double Sean Connery, to a set explosion that became a Guinness World Record Breaker in 2015s Spectre, the James Bond films have had one thread running through them that thrills audience as […]
Ranking the songs of Joe Exotic, Tiger King
George Nash ranks the musical output of the infamous Tiger King… Joe Exotic, the eccentric subject of Netflix’s hit true-crime series Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness, is a man of many talents. Be it big cat breeding, 80s hairstyles or blowing things up in increasingly ludicrous ways, Exotic (aka Joseph Maldonado-Passage, aka Joseph Schreibvogel), […]
The Joys of Old School Practical Effects
Tom Jolliffe looks at the use of old school effects and filming techniques and whether they still have a place in the CGI age… Computers are a wonderful thing. The computer generated image has take cinema up to a point where almost limitless creative possibilities are at a film-makers disposable. You can create a whole […]
Willem Dafoe: An Underrated Great of his Generation
Tom Jolliffe looks at the career of Willem Dafoe, and why he should be held in even higher regard… There are some actors who magnetise the limelight. Historically we’ve had the movie stars, those great headliners who would surf acclaim and awards as long as they were in good standing in a big studio. Further […]
A Double Hit of Ron Shelton Sports Films
Tom Jolliffe double bills two Ron Shelton sports films, White Men Can’t Jump and Bull Durham… Some will never get the passion that sport can inspire in fans and indeed the athletes (whether professional of amateur). Whether you love a sport as a spectator, or an active participant, that love is something almost unique to […]
Extreme Cinema – Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986)
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, 1986. Directed by John McNaughton. Starring Michael Rooker, Tom Towles and Tracy Arnold. Filmed in a documentary style, Henry : Portrait of Serial Killer (1986) would cause serious problems for the British Board of Film Classification due to its cold attitude towards violence and sexual violence. Originally made in […]
Revisiting the Cinematic Landscape of 2000
Tom Jolliffe takes a look back 20 years to the film offerings of 2000… I’ve got news for people older than 30. The year 2000 wasn’t a couple of years ago. Colour me quite shocked but apparently it’s not 2004? When did this happen? It is in fact 2020. This means people born this century […]
Back in the Day: The Video Games We Were Playing in March 1990
Andrew Newton on the video games we were playing back in March 1990… March 2020 is a pretty depressing time right now but for 10 minutes or so let’s go back 30 years, to a time when the UK witnessed the Poll Tax riots, Alain Prost won the Brazilian Grand Prix for Ferrari, Labour won […]
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