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7 Great Dystopian Thrillers of the 1970s

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Casey Chong takes a trip back to the 1970s for a selection of great dystopian thriller movies… The 1970s were a decade of auteur-driven cinema that prioritized artistic freedom and, of course, the rise of the modern blockbusters populated by Jaws and Star Wars. The same decade also saw the emergence of movies that focused […]

Incredible TV Shows That Were Cancelled Too Soon

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Simon Thompson with ten great television shows that were cancelled too soon… Over a lifetime of watching TV shows, I’ve come to realise that television show life expectancy is the exact opposite of boxing. In boxing great fighters almost always continue when their best days are long behind them, but when it comes to TV […]

10 International Horror Movies You Need To See

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Vanessa Maki with ten international horror movies for your watch list… Being a horror fan means a lot of things and occasionally that means expanding our palettes by watching something different. Expanding your viewing experience by checking out international horror is something people should try more often. There are countless countries that have released stellar […]

The Blockbuster Comic Book Movie Problem: The Box Office Cliff Edge

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Thunderbolts*, Superman and The Fantastic Four: First Steps did everything right, so what went wrong with this year’s comic book movie blockbusters at the box office? Hollywood has spent the past half a decade in a post-COVID era, facing an exacerbation of a problem that was already well in motion. Fewer people, particularly younger generations, […]

10 Great Movies About Making Movies

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Simon Thompson presents ten great movies about making movies… The job of a filmmaker is one of great artistic fulfilment, but it is also a taxing, emotionally fraught line of work connected to a rapidly changing industry that is more often than not undergoing a great existential crisis over being about art or commerce. It […]

10 Great Horror TV Shows You Need to Watch

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Vanessa Maki with a selection of horror TV shows you need to watch… We talk a lot about horror movies and how much we adore them, but what about horror television? The commitment one must have for a TV show, especially if they are watching multiple shows, is often daunting. However, when you find a […]

Darren Aronofsky Movies Ranked from Worst to Best

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Casey Chong ranks the filmography of director Darren Aronofsky… The term “playing safe” isn’t in Darren Aronofsky’s filmmaking vocabulary, especially when it comes to his body of work. His movies are often thought-provoking and, at times, polarizing and even controversial – and that makes his works all the more interesting and worth checking out. Aronofsky’s […]

The Rocky Horror Picture Show at 50: How A Musical Awoke A Generation

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Bella Madge on The Rocky Horror Picture Show as it celebrates its 50th anniversary… Fifty years ago, a rocket-ship from the planet Transsexual, in the galaxy of Transylvania crashed landed on Earth. With its blood-red swagger and sequined charm, the aliens inside it flooded our soundwaves and filled our dancefloors. It was an infectious rebellion, […]

10 Great Horror Movies with Villainous Protagonists

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Vanessa Maki with ten great horror movies centring on villainous protagonists… In the world of horror, typically we’re meant to root for the protagonists like the final girl or boy, the character who endears us the most, and so on. Occasionally those characters aren’t antagonistic or villainous, as many tropes follow particular formulas. However, there […]

The Next 007: 3 Actors Who Could Lead James Bond Into the New Era

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Denis Villeneuve has a chance to reinvent the James Bond franchise with a dynamic choice for the title role in his upcoming James Bond film; here are three actors who could take 007 into his new era… What makes a great James Bond? Ian Fleming, the creator of 007, knew that Bond had to look […]