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The Most Overhated Modern Superhero Movies

February 23, 2024 by EJ Moreno

EJ Moreno looks at a selection of unfairly maligned superhero movies… Nowadays, all we hear is “superhero fatigue,” with audiences and critics growing tired of the genre. As cinema has been dominated by DC and Marvel for decades now, it seems like almost every superhero movie is met with a blah reaction. But that wasn’t […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, EJ Moreno, Featured, Movies Tagged With: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Birds of Prey, Blue Beetle, brightburn, DC, DC Extended Universe, eternals, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Sony’s Universe of Marvel Characters, the marvels, Venom, wonder woman 1984

Six Overhated Modern Horror Movies

February 20, 2024 by EJ Moreno

EJ Moreno looks at six overhated recent horror movies… Horror is often the genre that gets this most unfair shake of things. Often, mainstream critics and audiencegoers don’t “get” what the genre film is going for and will write it off as ‘bad’ instead of ‘not for them.’ So, we’ve compiled a list of modern […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, EJ Moreno, Featured, Movies, Top Stories Tagged With: Blair Witch, Dashcam, Escape Room, halloween ends, Ma, The Last Voyage of the Demeter, The Strangers: Prey at Night, Underwater

Office Space: The Timeless Corporate Satire at 25

February 19, 2024 by admin

Hasitha Fernando on Office Space as it turns 25… Where do we begin with Office Space? A movie that has spawned the creation of countless memes and buzzwords. A film that has effortlessly captured the dreary monotony of the corporate world and the frustrations of its white-collar workers. An effort whose relevance ceases to diminish […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Hasitha Fernando, Movies, Top Stories Tagged With: Gary Cole, Jennifer Aniston, John C. McGinley, Mike Judge, Office Space, Ron Livingston, Stephen Root

Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure: The Cult Classic at 35

February 18, 2024 by admin

Hasitha Fernando looks at the story behind Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure as the cult classic celebrates its 35th anniversary… Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure is a cult classic comedy film released in 1989, that follows the time travelling shenanigans of two dim-witted but good-hearted high school friends as they try to pass their history […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Hasitha Fernando, Movies, Top Stories Tagged With: Alex Winter, Bill & Ted, Bill & Ted Face the Music, Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, Keanu Reeves

Payback at 25: The Gritty Mel Gibson Neo-Noir Actioner Revisited

February 5, 2024 by admin

Hasitha Fernando looks at the story behind the Mel Gibson action thriller Payback as it turns 25… Payback was made when Mel Gibson was one of the biggest and most bankable stars in Hollywood, and with the involvement of Oscar-winning L.A. Confidential scribe Brian Helgeland the project had all the makings of another bona fide […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Hasitha Fernando, Movies, Top Stories Tagged With: Brian Helgeland, Mel Gibson, Payback

The Best Retro 2000 AD Video Games

February 5, 2024 by Andrew Newton

Andrew Newton revisits the best retro 2000 AD video games… The weekly sci-fi magazine known as 2000 AD was a staple for young lads growing up in the late 70s and throughout the 80s and 90s (and perhaps still is?). Each issue (or prog as it is called) is filled with amazing and fantastical tales […]

Filed Under: Andrew Newton, Articles and Opinions, Comic Books, Featured, Top Stories, Video Games Tagged With: 2000 AD, Dan Dare, Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future, Judge Dredd, Slaine, Strontium Dog, Strontium Dog: The Killing

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective – The zany Jim Carrey comedy at 30

February 4, 2024 by admin

Hasitha Fernando on the story behind Ace Ventura: Pet Detective as it turns 30… The year 1994 brought with it the introduction to one of Hollywood’s most singularly gifted comedic talents – Jim Carrey. And the up-and-coming actor got his big break from a little comedy film called Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. As the comedy […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Hasitha Fernando, Movies Tagged With: Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Courteney Cox, Jim Carrey, Tom Shadyac

The Best of the Worst: Ranking the Best Razzie Worst Picture “Winners”

February 4, 2024 by EJ Moreno

EJ Moreno looks at Best of the Razzies’ Worst Picture… Every year since 1981, The Golden Raspberry Awards (better known as The Razzies) drop a collection of nominees “honoring” the worst in cinema.  Many people reject The Razzies as cruel, while some filmmakers embrace the cheeky element of the award show. Who can forget Halle […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Awards Season, Movies Tagged With: blonde, freddy got fingered, Golden Raspberry Awards, mommie dearest, Razzie Awards, Showgirls, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2, Twilight, Under the Cherry Moon, Wild Wild West

Carl Weathers in Action

February 3, 2024 by Tom Jolliffe

An icon for generations of film fans, Carl Weathers might have left this mortal coil but his legacy as an action star won’t be forgotten… Film and TV fans worldwide were saddened by the news of Carl Weathers’ death on February 1st, 2024. To many, their first experience of Weathers’ larger-than-life presence and charisma was […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe, Top Stories Tagged With: Action Jackson, Assault on Death Mountain, Assault On Devils Island, Carl Weathers, Death Hunt, Hurricane Smith

The Most Anticipated Horror Movies of 2024

February 3, 2024 by EJ Moreno

From MaXXXine to Terrifier 3 by way of new Nosferatu and Alien movies, EJ Moreno looks ahead at the 2024 horror movie slate… After a hit-or-miss year for the horror genre in 2023, we’re now looking towards another year’s offerings to deliver something frightening and fresh. We’ve collected a handful of the most anticipated and […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, EJ Moreno, Movies Tagged With: A Quiet Place: Day One, Alien: Romulus, Lisa Frankenstein, MaXXXine, Nosferatu, Terrifier 3, The First Omen, The Strangers: Chapter 1

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