In the the final instalment of our action A-Z, Tom Jolliffe presents a selection of action movies beginning with W-Z… After a brief October hiatus, the A-Z of action returns. There’s not enough room in the month of horror for all those ‘splosions and cheesy one liners. It’s been a long journey, covering a gamut […]
Spencer and Belfast – Oscars 2022 Prospects, Predictions & Review
EJ Moreno breaks down the awards chances for Belfast & Spencer… The 2022 awards season is already heating up, and each week leading up to the big award shows, we’ll be diving into the big contenders on the road to the Oscars. First up, we’re taking a look at Spencer and Belfast. Watch the video […]
The Lost In Space Show That Disappeared
Neil Calloway looks at a faiked attempt to bring the Lost in Space franchise back to TV… You’ll probably be familiar, if only by name or a vague recollection of a repeat when you were a kid, of the original 1960s Lost in Space, a campy pre-Star Trek sci-fi TV show about the Robinson family […]
20 Years of Tolkien: The Long Road to The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings and Beyond
Brad Cook looks back on The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings ahead of the release of the Middle-earth Ultimate Collector’s Edition 4K box set… With the first Lord of the Rings film celebrating its 20-year anniversary in 2021, I thought it would be nice to take a trip down memory lane. Many of […]
Bram Stoker’s Dracula: Overblown, Excessive and Indulgent But Brilliant
Tom Jolliffe takes a look back at Francis Ford Coppola’s adaption of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, released on this day in 1992… The early 90’s. One of the greats of cinema, Francis Ford Coppola had seen his star fall from its apex in the 70’s, after some indulgent experimentation in the 80’s. Still considered one of […]
The Marvel Cinematic Universe Indie Director Conundrum
Tom Jolliffe on Marvel Studios bringing indie directors into a huge studio set up to direct its pictures… Indie cinema has been on something of an upsurge in recent years. Whilst there is still the general feeling that mainstream entertainment, namely anything under the Disney wing, is monopolising the cinemas, we’ve still seen an increase […]
The Amityville Trope in Horror Cinema
Tom Jolliffe looks at the continual fascination with Amityville in horror cinema… In 1979, Stuart Rosenburg made The Amityville Horror, an adaptation of Jay Anison’s book. Said book was based on the real life case when Ronald Defeo Jr murdered his entirely family at their home in 1974. The book/film takes place a year later […]
The 10 Best Superman: The Animated Series Episodes
Ricky Church on the best episodes of Superman: The Animated Series… This year marks two really big events for Superman: The Animated Series. First, the cartoon celebrated its 25th anniversary last month (check out our retrospective piece on why the series is great) and second, it has finally been released on Blu-ray [read our review […]
Revisiting the world of Richard B. Riddick
With whispers of a fourth instalment still in the works, Tom Jolliffe takes a look back at the Riddick trilogy… Before Vin Diesel headlined a car based franchise which has seen him recently become mercilessly memed, he starred in a low budget Sci-fi creature feature that became a cult hit. That film was Pitch Black, […]
Wes Craven: The Ultimate Horror Groundbreaker?
Tom Jolliffe looks back at three milestones in Wes Craven’s career, A Nightmare on Elm Street, New Nightmare and Scream… In cinema there are plenty of great films. There are examples of exceptional filmmaking and populist films which become a cultural phenomenon. Some directors might be fortunate enough to create a groundbreaking film. These could […]
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