Tom Jolliffe with his picks of the essential 1980s action movies…Cheesy, excessive, over the top and funny. Something about the 1980s action movie marks it as the most extravagant, bold and explosive era of the genre. The 90s infused MTV stylistics into the genre and certainly went for a flashier style of shooting and cutting […]
Incredible Character Actors Who Elevate Every Film
Simon Thompson with ten incredible character actors who are guaranteed to elevate any film…If movies and football have one thing in common it’s the fact that whilst having star names to get people in the building is all well and good, it’s what you have to bring off the bench that can make or break […]
Made for Cinemas: Can Sinners Save the Big Screen Experience?
Original films have been met with apathy lately, but can Sinners help turn that tide and save the big screen experience?Without sounding like a broken record, it’s pretty clear that the studios greenlighting the majority of Hollywood’s tentpole pictures steer hugely in favour of recognisable IPs. Whether it’s sequels, remakes, reboots, biopics, or adaptations of […]
7 Kick-Ass Female-Led Action Movies
Casey Chong with seven female-led action movies that are worth your time…Action movies may have been traditionally dominated by men but the opposite sex have also had their fair share of notable efforts. From Sigourney Weaver’s Ripley taking down the Xenomorphs in the Alien movies to Uma Thurman’s The Bride slicing and dicing her way […]
20 Essential Criterion Collection Films
It’s time to cast an eye on the Criterion Collection, a distribution company renowned for giving cult, classic and world cinema a new lease of life…The art of film curation and preservation is something one company in particular seems to exceed above all else. For the niche market of cinephile collectors, Criterion also has a […]
Cinema of Violence: 10 Great Hong Kong Movies of the 1980s
Casey Chong looks at ten great Hong Kong movies from the 1980s…Violence is frequently one of the recurring motifs that defines a Hong Kong movie. Practical effects along with the use of blood squibs for gunfights and stunts were heavily emphasized back in the day, explaining why the action set pieces have a heightened sense […]
Coming of Rage: Eight Great Horror Movies About Adolescence
EJ Moreno looks at the horrors of teenage life…What do you remember from growing up? Were the changes to your body or navigating high school politics terrifying? Many films capture those experiences throughout other genres, but it’s rare to get a true horror film about coming of age.As a teen, a horror film about life […]
The Passion of the Christ: Mel Gibson’s Controversial Biblical Film Revisited
We look at the story behind The Passion of the Christ…The Passion of the Christ has been a hotbed of controversy since the day the project was announced. Whilst some took offense with the film’s blood-soaked violence and anti-Semitic overtones there were a great many who admired Mel Gibson’s singular vision and what he’d accomplished […]
The Long Good Friday: Still the Definitive British Gangster Film
With Easter upon us, Tom Jolliffe looks back at The Long Good Friday…The season of Chocolate eggs is upon us, and whilst anyone pondering seasonal viewings tied to the Easter may be looking at Faith-based cinema, there’s also another film that is intrinsically tied to Easter… The Long Good Friday.Coming at a transitional point in […]
The Bourne Difference: The Major Book vs Movie Changes
Ricky Church on the major differences between the Jason Bourne book and movie series…With last month’s news announcing the Jason Bourne franchise will move from Universal to another studio after the rights went up for sale, it is a good time to reflect on the series as it is unclear if Matt Damon will continue in […]
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