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 […]
Romance-themed Retro Video Games for Valentine’s Day
Andrew Newton revisits a selection of romance-themed retro games from back in the day… It’s St. Valentine’s Day, a chance to spend time with your beloved…… beloved retro computer that is. There are a fair few games of old that had love and romance as the focus, and I’m talking proper love not smut, I’ll […]
10 Hidden Gems from 2024 You Have To See
2024 has been a pretty stellar year for films, so much so that some have slipped under the radar; here’s ten recommendations for hidden gems you may have missed… It feels like cinema has had something of a creative upswing lately beneath the mainstream. In the last few years, we’ve seen some interesting auteur horrors […]
Valentine: The Dying Days of the Slasher Era
EJ Moreno looks back on the 2001 slasher film Valentine… The slasher genre reigned as the horror go-to for decades. Starting sometime in the mid-70s, slashers films dominated popular culture with iconic killers, casts stacked with beautiful people, and insane kills. This trend would last until around the early 90s when the golden-era of Michael, […]
Ex Machina at 10: The Story Behind the Thought-Provoking Piece of Speculative Fiction
Hasitha Fernando explores the story behind Ex Machina on the tenth anniversary of its UK release… Ex Machina is one of the most cerebral, thought-provoking sci-fi techno thrillers to come out of the 2010s. Written and helmed by Alex Garland, the movie wrangles with complex themes concerning the creation of Artificial Intelligence, technological advancements and […]
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