Tom Jolliffe shines a light on eight recent movies that are well worth adding to your watch list…You took the kids to shout “Chicken Jockey” and trash screen one at your local multiplex. Maybe you took them to see Lilo & Stitch. A week after release and with great word of mouth, you went to […]
From Terror to Farce: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 at 40
Forty years on from its release, Adam Page revisits The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2…I’m going to start this by talking about disappointment. Real disappointment, the sort that lingers around like a broken transmission or a broken promise. It’s 1986. You’ve paid your money and settled down in the dark with nothing but your expectations, because […]
10 Essential 1980s Indie Sci-Fi Movies You Might Have Missed
Casey Chong presents a selection of essential indie sci-fi movies of the 1980s…The 1980s era marked the rise of sci-fi cinema dominated by genre-defining blockbusters from E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial to Back to the Future, Aliens, and Predator. Not to mention iconic IPs including Star Wars and Star Trek, which continued to rule the big screen. […]
10 A-List Actors You Forgot Were in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Matthew Shepherd with ten A-list stars you probably forgot were in the MCU…The MCU has employed what feels like half of Hollywood over the past two decades. Most of the time the casting makes sense — a known face in a known role, building toward something larger. But occasionally a genuinely surprising name shows up […]
10 Great Direct-to-Video Action Movies of the 1990s
Casey Chong presents a selection of great direct-to-video action movies of the 1990s…Long before the PVOD/VOD and streaming era became the norm, the 1990s were the lucrative decade when direct-to-video movies used to dominate the VHS and home video rental markets, covering diverse genres from horror to sci-fi, softcore erotic thrillers, and, of course, the […]
8 Essential Killer Car Movies You Need to See
Casey Chong with a selection of essential killer car movies…The killer car subgenre may lack the popularity of traditional slasher and supernatural horror. Besides, the fundamental nature of a car remains an inanimate object devoid of expression and psychology, unlike the one traditionally found in human or otherworldly antagonists. A killer car movie doesn’t come […]
10 Star Wars Characters Who Deserve Their Own Disney+ Series
Matthew Shepherd with ten Star Wars characters who deserve their own Disney+ series…The best thing Disney has done with Star Wars is get it away from the Skywalker saga. The Mandalorian proved the universe works as a Western. Andor proved it works as a political thriller. The template is now established — find the right […]
10 Movie Dogs That Beat Impossible Odds
It’s National Dog Day, and so here’s Casey Chong with ten movie dogs who beat impossible odds…Not all dogs survive in the movies, namely I Am Legend and John Wick. Some of them turn out to be terrifying antagonists seen in the likes of Cujo, Man’s Best Friend, and Green Room. But of course, there […]
Godzilla Minus One and the Essential Toho Godzilla Movies
EJ Moreno looks at the must-see Godzilla movies from Toho…Fans of The King of the Monsters are eating well these days, with Godzilla Minus One a certified Oscar-winning smash hit, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire taking the MonsterVerse to new financial heights, and a follow-up movie in the works along with a second season of […]
Why Wrestling Movies Are Some of Cinema’s Most Emotional Dramas
Joseph Jenkinson on why wrestling movies provide some of cinemas most emotional drama…Sports dramas have long occupied a unique place in cinema. Boxing gave us Rocky, baseball produced Moneyball and Field of Dreams, while motorsport has delivered everything from Rush to Ford v Ferrari. Yet one sporting subgenre remains strangely overlooked despite producing some of […]
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