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10 Stylish Bubblegum Horror Movies for Your Watch List

December 28, 2025 by Vanessa Maki

Vanessa Maki serves up some bubblegum horror for your watch list… When some people think about horror, they aren’t always thinking about colorful atmospheres or daylight terrors. Their minds are likely going to darker aesthetics, gothic/southern gothic architecture, and terror occurring during the late night hours. Despite all of that, horror can also feature bright […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Featured, Movies, Top Stories, Vanessa Maki Tagged With: bit, Bodies Bodies Bodies, Companion, Freaky, Grafted, Last Night in Soho, M.F.A., The Babysitter, The Neon Demon, the substance

10 Forgotten Erotic Thrillers of the 1980s

December 23, 2025 by admin

Casey Chong with a selection of forgotten erotic thrillers from the 1980s that are worth revisiting… The 1990s may have been the decade when the erotic thriller genre flooded the market not only in mainstream cinema but also in direct-to-video distribution. But let’s not forget about the decade before – the 1980s, that is – […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Casey Chong, Featured, Movies, Top Stories Tagged With: american gigolo, Body Double, Body Heat, Call Me, Dressed to Kill, La Gabbia, Night Games, perfect strangers, The Girl in a Swing, the postman always rings twice, the trap, Thief of Hearts

A New Golden Age for John le Carré

December 24, 2025 by Chris Connor

Chris Connor on the new golden age of John le Carré adaptations… John le Carré is still among the most revered and influential spy novelists of the 20th and 21st centuries. Works like The Spy Who Came in From the Cold and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy still loom large over the genre. His works have […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Chris Connor, Featured, Movies, Television, Top Stories Tagged With: John le Carre, Smiley's People, The Night Manager, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

7 Snake Horror Movies You May Have Missed

December 25, 2025 by admin

Casey Chong with seven snake movies that may have slithered under your radar… Sharks may top the list when it comes to animal-themed horror movies, but the slithery, poisonous snakes deserve their spot, too. Popular snake movies like Anaconda and Snakes on a Plane are worthy of a mention here. And so do a few […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Casey Chong, Featured, Movies, Top Stories Tagged With: Calamity of Snakes, Curse II: The Bite, Fangs, Jennifer, Rattlers, Spasms, Venom

8 Entertaining Die Hard-Style B-Movies for Your Watch List

December 26, 2025 by admin

Casey Chong presents a selection of Die Hard riffs… The Die Hard on a [fill in the setting] subgenre first made its mark after director John McTiernan and then-television star Bruce Willis, of Moonlighting fame, ushered in a new era of action movies in 1988 to critical and financial success with the original Die Hard. […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Casey Chong, Featured, Movies, Top Stories Tagged With: Alain Desrochers, Andrew Dice Clay, Antonio Banderas, Automatic, Command Performance, Crackerjack, Deadly Outbreak, death machine, Dolph Lundgren, Jeff Speakman, No Contest, Olivier Gruner, Paul Lynch, Samuel L. Jackson, Security, Shannon Tweed, Snakes on a Plane, Stephen Norrington, Thomas Ian Griffith

10 Unconventional Christmas Movies (That Aren’t Die Hard)

December 25, 2025 by admin

If you’re looking for an unconventional Christmas movie that isn’t Die Hard, here’s a selection for your consideration…. Christmas is upon us again, and one of the leisure activities associated with the holiday spirit is revisiting some of the traditional Christmas movie classics such as It’s a Wonderful Life, Home Alone, and The Santa Clause. […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Casey Chong, Featured, Movies, Top Stories Tagged With: Anna and the Apocalypse, Batman Returns, Cobra, Eyes Wide Shut, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Lethal Weapon, Reindeer Games, The Day of the Beast, The Ref, The Silent Partner

Returning to The Lord of the Rings Trilogy

December 25, 2025 by Tom Jolliffe

For three consecutive years it was a huge Christmas big screen event, so how does The Lord of the Rings trilogy hold up today? Does it sometimes feel like the Christmas season can lack a really standout, all-consuming big screen event? Over the years, there have been some huge movies drop over the Christmas holidays […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Featured, Movies, Tom Jolliffe, Top Stories Tagged With: Christopher Lee, Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, J.R.R. Tolkien, John Rhys-Davies, Orlando Bloom, Peter Jackson, Sean Astin, Sean Bean, The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Viggo Mortensen

10 Horror Movies That Subvert Audience Expectations

December 21, 2025 by Vanessa Maki

Vanessa Maki with ten horror films that subvert audience expectations… Whether you’re a seasoned horror fan or not, sometimes it’s cool to have your expectations shattered, rather than getting exactly what you might be expecting out of a horror movie. Is there something wrong with a films that do the opposite? Nope! However, it’s nice […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Featured, Movies, Top Stories, Vanessa Maki Tagged With: high tension, In a Violent Nature, Scream 4, Shuttle, Strange Darling, The Cabin in the Woods, The Strangers, Triangle, Would You Rather

10 Essential Cult Classic 80s Movies You Need To See

December 21, 2025 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe with ten great cult classic 1980s movies you need to see… The cult film. From the obscure gems with an undying loyalty from their small following, to the mass cults who followed Star Wars back in the 80s. Sometimes a film just strikes a chord and has a certain unique charm or imperfect […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Featured, Movies, Tom Jolliffe, Top Stories Tagged With: After Hours, Lifeforce, Miracle Mile, Repo Man, Streets of Fire, The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension, The Hidden, The Paperhouse, The Quiet Earth, To Live and Die in L.A.

10 Terrifying Bath Scenes in Horror Movies

December 20, 2025 by admin

Casey Chong presents a selection of terrifying bath scenes from horror movies… Taking a bath is supposed to be a relaxing me-time moment. But in the world of horror films, this might come across as a confined situation for all things morbid. An unfortunate character could end up drowning in a bathtub filled with bubbly […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Casey Chong, Featured, Movies, Top Stories Tagged With: A Nightmare on Elm Street, A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child, Arachnophobia, Final Destination, Mirrors, Psycho, slither, The Shining, The Tingler, What Lies Beneath

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