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The Machinist at 20: The Story Behind the Unforgettable Twisty-Turny Paranoid Thriller

December 7, 2024 by admin

Hasitha Fernando on the story behind The Machinist as it turns 20… Any fan of Christian Bale’s body of work would be familiar with The Machinist and that’d be because of the infamous and extreme physical transformation the talented actor underwent for that specific role. But the movie is much more than a simple gimmick […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Hasitha Fernando, Movies Tagged With: Brad Anderson, Christian Bale, Scott Kosar, The Machinist

Die Hard on a Shoestring: The Low Budget Die Hard Clones

December 7, 2024 by Tom Jolliffe

As the festive season approaches and Die Hard becomes mandatory viewing, we take a look at some low budget clones… It may not have been the first of its kind, but when Die Hard came out, from the moment Bruce Willis entered the Nakatomi plaza, a new sub-genre all of its own was launched – […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Featured, Movies, Tom Jolliffe, Top Stories Tagged With: Blast, Breakaway, Command Performance, Die Hard, Irresistible Force, Shadowchaser, Skyscraper

Great Cult Films From 1984 You Might Have Missed

December 6, 2024 by Tom Jolliffe

It’s time to venture back to 1984 and take a look at some great cult films you may have missed… It’s fair to say that 1984 had a stellar selection of iconic films that became part of pop culture. Films like The Terminator, Ghostbusters and Amadeus are widely considered classics and well-known to general audiences.  […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Crimes of Passion, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, Repo Man, Streets of Fire, The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension, The Element of Crime, The Toxic Avenger, Top Secret

Awful Video Game Movie Adaptations You’ve Probably Forgotten

December 6, 2024 by EJ Moreno

EJ Moreno with a selection of forgotten video game movies… We all remember plenty of bad video game movies: Street Fighter, Super Mario Bros., House of the Dead, and almost every Resident Evil comes to mind. But if you venture back deeper into the catalog of video game movies, you’ll find some of the most […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, EJ Moreno, Featured, Flickering Myth TV, Movies, Video Games Tagged With: doa: dead or alive, Far Cry, Max Payne, Postal, tekken, Warcraft, wing commander

10 Alien Franchise Rip-Offs That Are Worth A Watch

November 30, 2024 by Tom Jolliffe

With Alien: Romulus currently terrorising audiences, here are ten Alien knock-offs to watch if you love the franchise…  The Alien franchise is a pretty eclectic mix, made up of distinct stabs at effectively the same concept repeated. A group of largely disposable humans are hunted and picked off by a fearsome alien creature (or multiple). […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Featured, Movies, Tom Jolliffe, Top Stories Tagged With: Alien, Alien Predators, Alien: Romulus, Aliens, D.N.A, forbidden world, Leviathan, Pitch Black, Screamers, Species, starship troopers, Terminator II, xtro

Fantastic Mr. Fox at 15: Wes Anderson’s Delightful Stop-Motion Adaptation of the Roald Dahl Classic

November 30, 2024 by admin

Hasitha Fernando on the story behind Fantastic Mr. Fox as Wes Anderson’s stop-motion animated Roald Dahl adaptation turns 15… Many of Roald Dahl’s works have received their big screen treatment in the past but a vast majority of them were in the live-action form with the trifecta of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Hasitha Fernando, Movies Tagged With: Fantastic Mr. Fox, Roald Dahl, Wes Anderson

Six Disney Animated Sequels That Are Worth A Watch

November 30, 2024 by admin

Casey Chong with a selection of Disney animated sequels that are worth your time… Disney’s track record in the animated feature department has given us a plethora of memorable hits from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to Bambi, Aladdin and Frozen. Some of the original animated features have spawned a follow-up or two. Disney […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Casey Chong, Movies Tagged With: Aladdin and the King of Thieves, Bambi II, Disney, Frozen II, Peter Pan II: Return to Never Land, Ralph Breaks the Internet, The Rescuers Down Under

Feast On These Great Thanksgiving Movies!

November 28, 2024 by admin

Casey Chong serves up a feast of great Thanksgiving movies… Every year between Halloween and Christmas, there’s Thanksgiving awaits you for reuniting with your family and your loved ones. And of course, a bountiful dinner meal that lined your table from a stuffed whole turkey to mashed potatoes, green bean casserole and pumpkin/pecan pie. Once […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Casey Chong, Movies Tagged With: Hannah and her Sisters, Home for the Holidays, Pieces of April, Planes Trains and Automobiles, thanksgiving, The Ice Storm, Tower Heist

7 Underrated Ridley Scott Movies

November 24, 2024 by admin

Casey Chong looks at seven underrated Ridley Scott movies… Ridley Scott’s career as a director spans nearly fifty years, beginning with his journey making the 1977 historical drama The Duellists. But it wasn’t until Alien and Blade Runner established him as one of the most revered filmmakers ever seen in the history of modern cinema. […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Casey Chong, Featured, Movies, Top Stories Tagged With: All the Money in the World, black rain, G.I. Jane, Kingdom of Heaven, Matchstick Men, Prometheus, Ridley Scott, Someone to Watch Over Me

The Best Sword-and-Sandal Movies of the 21st Century

November 21, 2024 by admin

Casey Chong on the best sword-and-sandal movies of the 21st century… With Ridley Scott returning to Ancient Rome this month in the long-gestating sequel Gladiator II [read our review here], it looks as if the sword-and-sandals epic is making yet another comeback. The last time the genre made a splash, for better or worse, was […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Casey Chong, Featured, Movies, Top Stories Tagged With: 300, 300: Rise of an Empire, Centurion, Clash of the Titans, Gladiator, Gladiator II, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, Kingdom of Heaven, Troy

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