Tom Jolliffe presides over a showdown between the cult 1987 vampire flicks The Lost Boys and Near Dark…The vampire has sucked his merry way through cinema history, from the silent era, to the R-Patz era. We’ve seen many incarnations, many genres, from Christopher Lee to angsty teens, from horror to camp comedy. Perhaps the vintage […]
Nikita vs Anna: When Luc Besson Retraced His Steps
Tom Jolliffe looks back at the film which broke Luc Besson out to the world, and his more recent and pale imitator, Anna…Cinema is almost bereft of an original idea these days. There are very few that arrive which feel like something unique, and even then, the smart-arses among us might start pinpointing similarities to […]
They Came From the Crapper: 5 Horror Movies to Watch on World Toilet Day
Kieran Fisher takes a look at some entertaining films about killer toilets and faecal matter….First and foremost, World Toilet Day should be commended for raising awareness of and inspiring people to tackle the global sanitation crisis – a topic often neglected and overlooked in the grand scheme of things, but one which poses serious health […]
The true story behind Universal suing Nintendo over King Kong and Donkey Kong
Luke Owen looks back at the court battle between Universal and Nintendo…“[King Kong] surpasses anything of its type which has gone before it in commercial film-making. The work has many flaws, but they’re overcome by the general results. The errors will probably be overlooked… While not believing it, audiences will wonder how it’s done. If they […]
The Ten Best Musical Films of the 2010s
Tom Beasley taps his toes and sings along merrily with ten of the best movie musicals of the decade…The musical is one of the most unusual genres in Hollywood. In the early days of the “talkies”, much of the studio system ran on these movies. They were the oxygen keeping the film business afloat. At […]
From Midsommar to Us: The 3 Big Ways that Contemporary Horror Movies Use Dance
Mary Kay McBrayer on the ways that contemporary horror movies use dance…I remember the moment I realized that dance and horror were linked. I showed my Jiddo (grandfather) a video of my favorite belly dancer. The music accompanying her was gooey and ethereal, a Middle Eastern electronica folk fusion, her makeup shimmered, her muscles undulated […]
What are the biggest ‘Event Movies’ of all time?
EJ Moreno on the most significant event movies of all time…It seems like everyone is excited for the Avengers film, Endgame. This event has people on social media buzzing, AMC is doing a 22-movie marathon leading up to it, and people are lining up outside of cinemas worldwide. A moment like this doesn’t happen often, […]
10 Best Villain Actors Working in Hollywood Today
Tom Beasley on the 10 best villain actors working in Hollywood today…Ask most actors what kind of role they like playing the most and they’ll tell you that they love having the opportunity to play a full-throttle, moustache-twirling villain. The old adage that bad guys have more fun is definitely true on the big screen, […]
Can we all just admit Avatar was kind of terrible?
Anghus Houvouras on James Cameron’s Avatar…Avatar. The highest grossing movie of all time for a decade. Nominated for Best Picture and Best Director. It was a cinematic experience adored by critics and audiences showered in praise for its mind-blowing, bar-raising special effects that once again raised the bar for what is possible on the big […]
A Beginner’s Guide To Andrei Tarkovsky
Tom Jolliffe continues our series of director beginner’s guides with Andrei Tarkovsky… Some directors have an important impact on cinema. It doesn’t always tie in with box office results, or widespread audience appeal. If you’re in the States or the UK, chances are your predominant cinematic experience revolves around American or British films. As far […]
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