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Leonardo DiCaprio’s 2010 Repression Double Bill: Inception and Shutter Island

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Tom Jolliffe double bills Inception and Shutter Island…  In my latest double bill we’re gonna kick it back a nice round decade to 2010. Leonardo DiCaprio, much as he still is, was one of the biggest stars on the planet. He wasn’t new to working with Martin Scorsese at this point and earlier in the […]

Pandemic Box Office Fallout

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Tom Jolliffe looks at the potential box office fallout in the wake of the coronavirus… You may have noticed in the news that a virus has swept the globe. Depending on what resources you choose to source your information, it’s either the oncoming biblical plague which will lead to our apocalypse, or it’s just a […]

The Top 15 Film Scores of the 2010s

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Hasitha Fernando on the top film scores of the 2010s… To say a film’s score is an integral aspect of it is a gross understatement. The right score can do a lot of things. It can elevate a film from the realm of mediocrity to the extraordinary, breathe life into characters, augment the emotional impact […]

Love in the MCU: The role of Marvel’s supporting women in the Cinematic Universe

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Pim Razenberg on the role of women in the Marvel Cinematic Universe… Avengers: Endgame presented audiences worldwide with a quick look at what might be in store for the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe: during the epic final battle on the remains of the Avengers facility most of the MCU’s women united in a […]

Revisiting the Universal Soldier Franchise

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Tom Jolliffe revisits the Universal Soldier franchise… With today’s home entertainment release of director Roland Emmerich’s WWII epic Midway, now seems a good time to revisit the original Universal Soldier, and the eclectic sequels the director’s 1992 sci-fi action film spawned. Universal Soldier The early 90’s. In the wake of Terminator 2: Judgment Day came […]

Films about Film

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Tom Jolliffe takes a look at films about film… The magic of cinema. A wonderful escape from the rigours of modern life, or a microscope onto the worst issues we might face. Escapism, realism, thrills or dramatic truth, whatever your desire, is covered. The very process in making film is also in equal measures magical, […]

Why the No Time To Die delay is a good thing

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Tom Jolliffe looks at the positives with the delay of No Time To Die… It seems like Daniel Craig’s final Bond film has been somewhat tarnished over the years. It’s not been the luckiest production that’s for sure. A lot of money has already been wasted on getting underway as a Danny Boyle film, only […]

The Matrix 4: Can It Work?

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Tom Jolliffe on The Matrix 4… 2019 signalled a number of cinematic anniversaries and milestones. It was after all, the year of Blade Runner (the setting of the original film). It also marked the 20 year anniversary of a certain Keanu Reeves-led film that revolutionised visual effects and re-galvanised a sci-fi genre that was suffering […]

3 Horror Movies To Watch This Spring

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EJ Moreno on the must-watch horror movies of the spring… Join our host EJ Moreno as he breaks down the horror movies you need to watch in this Spring. With the first few months of the year providing some decent outings, these movies could follow in the footsteps of The Invisible Man and impress everyone. From […]