We look at the strange case of CGI, which for an array of reasons, appears to be getting worse. Why is shoddy CGI deemed acceptable in massive-budget movies? It’s been 30 years since Jurassic Park really kickstarted a major fascination with computer-generated imagery. We’d seen some revolutionary CGI prior to that with films like Terminator […]
Ranking The Best Episodes of X-Men: The Animated Series
EJ Moreno looks at X-Men: The Animated Series ahead of X-Men ’97… The theme song, the story arcs, that Wolverine meme—there’s something about X-Men: The Animated Series that impacted an entire generation of Marvel fans, shaping how we view one of the most iconic teams. As we near the upcoming follow-up series on Disney+ titled […]
Final Destination 25th Anniversary Retro Review: The Supernatural Slasher!
EJ Moreno looks back at Final Destination from 2000… To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Final Destination, we venture back to the year 2000 and discuss the impact of this iconic film. With the release of Final Destination: Bloodlines just around the corner, there’s no better time to revisit this classic. Join critic EJ Moreno […]
10 Essential Films From 1975
We journey back half a century to look at ten unmissable films from 1975… We’re now half a century since 1975, an era of American cinema that was incredible. It was also a key year in terms of the first film that really started the ball rolling in shaping the kinds of films audiences would […]
The Essential New French Extremity Movies
EJ Moreno looks at seven iconic extreme French films… During the 2000s, American horror fans saw a rise in extreme violence in their horror. From Hostel to Saw, it was fair to say that things weren’t the cheesy fun slashers we saw decades before. But where did this start? For many film fans, we look […]
The Essential Gene Hackman Movies
We celebrate one of the all-time greats, the late Gene Hackman, with ten essential movies… One of the best to ever step in front of the camera sadly left us recently. Gene Hackman’s long and illustrious career, in many ways, felt like an anomaly. He was intense and enthralling whenever he was on screen. An […]
The Legacy of Avatar: The Last Airbender 20 Years On
Ricky Church on the legacy of Avatar: The Last Airbender… It is rather rare in this modern age of TV animation to get a show that speaks to both children and adult audiences through its story, characters and philosophy which is perhaps why Avatar: The Last Airbender remains so significant 20 years after its premiere. The series […]
1995: The Year Horror Sequels Hit Rock Bottom?
From Halloween 5 to Howling VII, EJ Moreno on why 1995 may be the worst year for horror and slasher follow-ups… The 1980s saw horror reach heights never expected. Franchises were continued, proving the power of intellectual property even in genre fare. Things looked terrific, but then the 1990s entered the chat. Things became murky […]
What Will Amazon Do with James Bond?
Will James Bond deliver next-day parcels? What can we expect from Amazon’s 007? It didn’t come with a huge amount of surprise that Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, after decades of overseeing the cinematic adventures of James Bond, would finally call it a day. Nor was it a surprise that following Amazon’s purchase of […]
David Lynch: American Cinema’s Great Enigma
Simon Thompson explores the career of the late, great David Lynch… To start this article off as simply as possible, David Lynch, one of American cinema’s greatest idiosyncratic directors is gone. While I knew that his health had sadly taken a turn for the worse since 2020, it still feels almost impossible to come to […]
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