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7 Kick-Ass Female-Led Action Movies

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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 […]

20 Essential Criterion Collection Films

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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 […]

Cinema of Violence: 10 Great Hong Kong Movies of the 1980s

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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 […]

Coming of Rage: Eight Great Horror Movies About Adolescence

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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 […]

The Passion of the Christ: Mel Gibson’s Controversial Biblical Film Revisited

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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 […]

The Long Good Friday: Still the Definitive British Gangster Film

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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 […]

The Bourne Difference: The Major Book vs Movie Changes

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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 […]

10 Great Slow-Burn Horror Movies To Fill You With Dread

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Casey Chong with ten slow-burn horror movies that will fill you with dread… One of the most interesting things about the horror genre is its diverse A-to-Z elements from body horror to found footage, dark fantasy, slasher and supernatural. Then, there’s the slow-burn horror and as the name suggests, this subgenre focuses on the deliberate […]

American Psycho at 25: The Story Behind the Satirical Horror Classic

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Hasitha Fernando looks at the story behind the controversial American Psycho on the 25th anniversary of its release… American Psycho was many things. In one sense it was mired in controversy from the get-go due to the problematic nature of its source material and in another the movie marked the critical and transformative turning point […]

7 Rotten Horror Movies That Deserve A Second Chance

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EJ Moreno looks at poorly received horror movies worth revisiting… As horror fans, we often accept that some of our favorite movies may not be loved by everyone else. This comes with the territory, as the genre can really polarize viewers with everything from tone to gore to the director to a franchise’s legacy. Focusing […]