Tom Jolliffe ventures back 40 years to explore the cinematic landscape of 1982… 1982 was a great year for films. It could well be argued too that 1982 might well be one of the finest years in cinema history. There’s an array of blockbuster hits, cult films, iconic films and initially maligned genre films now […]
Is “Cinema” turning the tide against “Theme Park” blockbusters?
With 2022 particularly impressive so far, we look at whether great films which might pass the Scorsese “cinema” test might be turning the tide against formulaic blockbusters… 2022 has been pretty horrible all told. From a cost of living crisis to the war in Ukraine to skyrocketing energy bills and a farcical political landscape, real […]
The Essential Revisionist Westerns of the 21st Century
Hasitha Fernando on the essential revisionist westerns of the 21st century… Revisionist Westerns or Anti-Westerns have been around for quite some time. Although there themes have existed since the early part of the 20th century, it wasn’t until 1968 when the controversial Hay’s Code restrictions were relaxed, that they came out in full force. With […]
10 Essential Football Films
With the World Cup about to get underway, Tom Jolliffe offers up ten essential football films… The beautiful game. It inspires fevered passion across the globe. Football (let’s not open this can of worms my US chums…it is football, the one with the round ball you might call soccer), it’s a communal experience that can […]
Essential Animal Horror Movies To Watch If You Enjoyed Beast
Hasitha Fernando with a selection of essential animal horror movies to watch if you enjoyed Beast… Animal horror, creature feature or whichever way you choose to label them, all these films belong to a subgenre of horror that taps into our primal fear of what would happen if nature went haywire. With the Idris Elba […]
Kevin Conroy’s Most Legendary Batman Performances
Ricky Church pays tribute to the late Kevin Conroy by revisiting his most legendary Batman performances… For 30 years, voice actor Kevin Conroy provided his voice as Batman in a number of projects ranging from animated series, films and video games. To say he was a generations Batman (arguably more than one generation to boot) […]
No Country For Old Men: The best Terminator movie of the 21st century
Tom Jolliffe looks back at No Country For Old Men, the relentless chase film which did ‘Terminator’ better than every 21st century sequel in the Arnold Schwarzenegger franchise… The year is 2022. We’re well into the 21st century. Franchise fascination has never been higher and likewise, the lustre in Hollywood for remakes, reboots and sequels […]
The Top Ten MCU Movies (From a Non-Marvel Fan)
Tom Jolliffe casts a slightly MCU-fatigued eye over the catalogue to provide a Top 10 list… I’m sure you’ll have seen many a ranking list or top 10 focused on the MCU. There have been so many films now since Iron Man kicked off the whole shebang that they’ve been separated into phases. We’re coming […]
Is Disney Losing Its Magic?
Jed Wagman on whether Disney is losing its magic… If you took a survey asking people to name one word associated with Disney, the chances are that the word that crops up the most will be ‘magic’. Everything about The Walt Disney Company just feels magical. From the classic animated films all the way to […]
Babylon: A Dazzling Throwback to Classic Cinema?
Tom Jolliffe looks ahead to Babylon, the star-studded upcoming film from Damien Chazelle, and wonders if it might be a movie like they used to make… When Martin Scorsese bemoaned an evolution in cinema that was leading to a dearth in the cinematic style of old, he caused something of an uproar. Increasingly, others have […]
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