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Goblins, Monsters, Brown Loafers and Paranoid Schizophrenia: The True Nature of Labyrinth

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Tom Jolliffe goes deep underground in the Labyrinth to uncover a darker underbelly… Celebrating its 33rd anniversary, the cult kids classic, Labyrinth has grown in reputation over the years. Initially an unsuccessful theatrical release, critically dismissed (as many kids films tended to be then), it has spent the best part of 32 years invading the […]

90s Video Action Stars Part III – Hulk Hogan, Don ‘The Dragon’ Wilson, Loren Avedon, Jeff Speakman and Bobbie Phillips

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Tom Jolliffe returns with the latest instalment of the 90s Video Action Stars Rampage [read part one and part two]… At this stage in my revisit of 90’s video action stars, I find myself not only dredging through the dark recesses of my brain in order to think up who to run the rule over […]

Looking Back at the 5 Most Iconic Horror Films of 1999

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Twenty years on, E.J. Moreno looks at the five most iconic horror films of 1999… The horror genre twenty years ago is a much different beast than it is now. Not regarding quality, as there are good and bad films in any year, but the way the studios handle the genre and how viewers digest the […]

A Little Bit Of Love For Tom Cruise

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Tom Jolliffe shows his appreciation for Tom Cruise on the actor’s 57th birthday… Approaching 40 years in the industry. Tom Cruise has spent over 30 of those as a superstar. He’s been a box office behemoth. A star turn, a headliner and a poster boy for blockbuster pulling power. He’s also been maligned and dismissed. […]

Why Cinema Needs Nicolas Cage Cranked Up to 11

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Tom Jolliffe on why Nicolas Cage at his wildest is a gift to cinema… To say Nic Cage is a divisive character would be quite the understatement. Likewise, as an actor. You could say, with great understatement, that he’s an oddball. As an actor, you could also say he tends to be most known for […]

90s Video Action Stars Part IV – Gary Daniels, Joe Lara, C. Thomas Howell and Thomas Ian Griffith

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Tom Jolliffe with the latest delve back to the video shelf with 90’s video action stars [read part one, part two and part three]… With so many 90’s action icons worked through already, you’d imagine I was beginning to struggle for subjects to cover. You’d be mistaken. It feels like I’ve barely scratched the surface […]

Celebrating the 20th anniversary of Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace

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Ricky Church on the 20th anniversary of Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace… For children of the 1980s and 90s, the Star Wars trilogy was exciting, groundbreaking and amazing, but it was all we would ever get of the galaxy far, far away. That is until this day 20 years ago on May 19th, 1999 […]

The Most Anticipated Horror Movies of 2024

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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 […]

BoJack Horseman: Ten Most Heart-Breaking Moments From Seasons 1 to 4

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Liam Hoofe on the ten most heart-breaking moments from BoJack Horseman’s opening four seasons… BoJack Horseman is finally back on our TV screens. The show’s fifth season dropped on Netflix last Friday and the show is just as excellent as ever. The show has become one of Netflix’s most successful and original seasons, and for […]

Extreme Cinema – Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom

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Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom, 1975. Directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini. Starring Paolo Bonacelli, Giorgio Cataldi, Umberto P. Quintavalle and Aldo Valletti. Pier Paolo Pasolini’s final film Salò (Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma, 1975) is based on the Marquis de Sade’s novel 120 Days of Sodom. Instead of France, the story […]