Casey Chong takes a trek deep into the woods for a selection of creepy cabin horror movies you may have missed…The cabin-in-the-woods setting has been a recurring trope often seen in horror movies. And it’s easy to see why it prevails even today. This includes the use of limited settings to evoke fear, tension and […]
The Essential Action Movies From Cannon Films
Casey Chong on the essential action movies from Cannon Films…If you lived through the 80s and 90s era, you’d likely have been familiar with Cannon Films, an indie production company synonymous with low-budget, B-movies that focused on certain niches such as action, martial arts and sci-fi & fantasy. Cannon initially got off to a rocky […]
Eight Essential Sci-Fi Prison Movies
It’s time to get locked up with the key thrown away as we look at these essential sci-fi prison movies…Some sub-genres seem to prove hugely popular. Whether it’s the Die Hard copycat or an Alien riff, some concepts lend themselves to being rejigged, reheated and served as new.There are prison movies which have always been […]
10 More International Horror Movies You Need to See
Vanessa Maki with more international horror movies for your watch list…Recently we dropped a list about international horror and now I’m back with more recommendations of the same thing. Why? Because there’s a never-ending list of international horror films that need to be watched and appreciated out there. Many of us haven’t even cracked the […]
Almost Famous at 25: The Story Behind the Coming-of-Age Cult Classic
Hasitha Fernando on the story behind Almost Famous as it celebrates its 25th anniversary…Almost Famous was one of the quintessential 2000s films that effortlessly captured the 1970s era replete with rock stars, touring with groupies and reckless behavior. And in spite of hits like Fast Times at Ridgemont High and Jerry McGuire under his belt, […]
10 Psychological Horror Gems You Need To See
Vanessa Maki with ten great psychological horror movie gems for your watch list…The genuine terror that can be elicited from a good psychological horror film is top tier. Whether it be a film like The Shining (1980) where the madness builds and builds, the home invasion terror in The Strangers (2008), the psychologically grueling events […]
7 Great Dystopian Thrillers of the 1970s
Casey Chong takes a trip back to the 1970s for a selection of great dystopian thriller movies…The 1970s were a decade of auteur-driven cinema that prioritized artistic freedom and, of course, the rise of the modern blockbusters populated by Jaws and Star Wars. The same decade also saw the emergence of movies that focused on […]
Incredible TV Shows That Were Cancelled Too Soon
Simon Thompson with ten great television shows that were cancelled too soon…Over a lifetime of watching TV shows, I’ve come to realise that television show life expectancy is the exact opposite of boxing. In boxing great fighters almost always continue when their best days are long behind them, but when it comes to TV a […]
The Blockbuster Comic Book Movie Problem: The Box Office Cliff Edge
Thunderbolts*, Superman and The Fantastic Four: First Steps did everything right, so what went wrong with this year’s comic book movie blockbusters at the box office?Hollywood has spent the past half a decade in a post-COVID era, facing an exacerbation of a problem that was already well in motion. Fewer people, particularly younger generations, are […]
10 Great Movies About Making Movies
Simon Thompson presents ten great movies about making movies…The job of a filmmaker is one of great artistic fulfilment, but it is also a taxing, emotionally fraught line of work connected to a rapidly changing industry that is more often than not undergoing a great existential crisis over being about art or commerce. It turns […]
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