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10 Great Horror Movies That Avoid the Director Sophomore Slump

August 1, 2025 by admin

Casey Chong looks at ten directors with great sophomore horror movies… Any filmmaker hopes they can hit the jackpot out of the gate, and many manage to impress with their directorial debut, earning positive responses from both critics and audiences. Then comes the next challenge of continuing a winning streak without falling victim to the […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Casey Chong, Featured, Movies Tagged With: Clive Barker, Damian McCarthy, Eli Roth, From Beyond, Guillermo del Toro, Hostel, Jordan Peele, Mick Garris, Mike Flanagan, Mimic, Nightbreed, Oculus, Oddity, Robert Eggers, Sleepwalkers, Stuart Gordon, The Hills Have Eyes, The Lighthouse, Us, Wes Craven

10 Great 80s Sci-Fi Adventure Movies You Need To See

August 10, 2025 by admin

Casey Chong with a selection of great 1980s sci-fi adventure movies to add to your watch list… The 1980s was a great decade for movies with the emergence of modern blockbuster cinema, state-of-the-art special effects, and a wealth of fascinating stories across various genres. Among the most popular of the decade was the sci-fi adventure, […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Casey Chong, Featured, Movies, Top Stories Tagged With: 2010: The Year We Make Contact, D.A.R.Y.L., Dreamscape, Innerspace, Miracle Mile, night of the comet, Starman, The Abyss, The Last Starfighter, Trancers

Underrated World War II Romance Movies For Your Watchlist

August 11, 2025 by admin

Casey Chong presents a selection of underrated World War II romance movies to add to your watchlist… World War II has inspired many filmmakers to explore the subject matter from different perspectives, one of which includes the romantic elements set against the backdrop of the war-torn country. Popular and much talked-about movies like Casablanca, The […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Casey Chong, Featured, Movies, Top Stories Tagged With: A Walk in the Clouds, Head in the Clouds, Shining Through, suite francaise, The End of the Affair, The Exception, Yanks

7 Great Body Switch Movies You Might Have Missed

August 10, 2025 by admin

Coinciding with the release of Disney’s Freaky Friday sequel Freakier Friday, Casey Chong presents a selection of fun body switch movies you might have missed… There’s something about body switch movies that remains in favor even today (look no further than this weekend’s Freakier Friday for proof). What’s not to like about seeing two (or […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Casey Chong, Featured, Movies, Top Stories Tagged With: Alec Baldwin, Brady Noon, Claudia Karvan, Dating the Enemy, Dudley Moore, Ed Helms, Ellen Barkin, Emma Myers, Family Switch, Fred Savage, Guy Pearce, Jason Bateman, Jennifer Garner, Judge Reinhold, Kirk Cameron, Like Father Like Son, Meg Ryan, Prelude to a Kiss, Ryan Reynolds, Switch, The Change-Up, Vice Versa

10 Creepy Horror Movies Jump Scares

October 19, 2024 by admin

Casey Chong looks at ten essential horror movie jump scares… Horror movies are all about the cinematic experience of scaring the hell out of you, keeping you on the edge of your seat and startling you while watching a scene. The latter is especially true with jump scares, one of the most widely-used visual techniques […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Casey Chong, Movies, Top Stories Tagged With: [REC], Friday the 13th, Host, Psycho, Signs, Smile, The Conjuring, The Exorcist III, The Ring, Twilight Zone: The Movie

Seven Superhero Comedies to Add to Your Watchlist

August 3, 2025 by admin

Casey Chong presents a selection of superhero comedies to add to your watch list… What do Guardians of the Galaxy, Shazam! and Kick-Ass have in common? They are among the more recognizable superhero comedies that made their mark on the big screen, but there are plenty more out there that deserve to be seen. Some […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Casey Chong, Featured, Movies Tagged With: ben stiller, Defendor, Elliot Page, Ernesto Dìaz Espinoza, Greg Kinnear, Hank Azaria, hero at large, Ivan Reitman, James Gunn, John Ritter, Kinka Usher, luke wilson, Marko Zaror, Martin Davidson, matt stone, Mirageman, My Super Ex-Girlfriend, Mystery Men, orgazmo, Paul Reubens, Peter Stebbings, Rainn Wilson, Super, Trey Parker, uma thurman, William H. Macy, Woody Harrelson

1990s Summer Movie Flops That Deserved Better

August 4, 2025 by admin

Casey Chong presents seven 90s summer movie flops that deserved better… The 1990s saw a good deal of summer movies that turned into big hits. Various films released during the crowded months-long season spread across different genres from supernatural romance (1990’s Ghost) to sci-fi action (1991’s Terminator 2: Judgment Day), dinosaur-themed sci-fi (1993’s Jurassic Park) […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Casey Chong, Featured, Movies, Top Stories Tagged With: Alec Baldwin, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Billy Zane, David Koepp, Denzel Washington, Event Horizon, Joe Johnston, John McTiernan, Last Action Hero, michael j.fox, Paul W.S. Anderson, Peter Jackson, Russell Crowe, The Frighteners, The Phantom, The Rocketeer, The Shadow, virtuosity

The Best Leslie Nielsen Spoof Movies

August 1, 2025 by admin

Casey Chong looks at the best spoof movies from the late, great Leslie Nielsen… The late Leslie Nielsen was one of a kind, whose comedy repertoire remains the greatest achievement of his decades-long acting career. It’s hard to believe the star famous for his deadpan comedy style was originally a dramatic actor. You might remember […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Casey Chong, Featured, Movies, Top Stories Tagged With: Airplane, Dracula: Dead and Loving It, Leslie Nielsen, Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult, Spy Hard, The Naked Gun, The Naked Gun 2 ½: The Smell of Fear, The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!, Wrongfully Accused

10 Great Neo-Western Movies You Need To See

July 20, 2025 by admin

Casey Chong with a selection of great neo-Western movies you need to see… The old-fashioned John Wayne era of Western movies may be long gone but certainly not forgotten. And while the Western genre itself is no longer the box-office guarantee it once was back in the day, it still has its place in contemporary […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Casey Chong, Featured, Movies, Top Stories Tagged With: 30 Days of Night, Desperado, Extreme Prejudice, Last Man Standing, No Country for Old Men, The Last Stand, The Order, The Way of the Gun, vampires, Wind River

Great 2010s Thrillers You May Have Missed

July 11, 2025 by Amie Cranswick

Casey Chong with seven thrillers from the 2010s that may have flown under your radar… The 2010s has a wealth of acclaimed thrillers from Denis Villeneuve’s Prisoners to David Fincher’s Gone Girl and Martin Scorsese’s Shutter Island, to name but a few. But just like any genre, some thrillers are either overlooked or unfairly maligned […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Casey Chong, Featured, Movies Tagged With: 99 Homes, Cam, enemy, Killer Joe, Killing Them Softly, Stoker, Under the Silver Lake

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