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Ten Great Comeback Performances

December 30, 2024 by Tom Jolliffe

A career slump is often impossible to escape from but sometimes, just sometimes, a performer gets a shot and delivers a comeback performance that puts them back in the spotlight… Hollywood is a fickle place. One minute you can be hot and the next not. Whether it’s a run-of-flops or the wrong kind of infamy, […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Featured, Movies, Tom Jolliffe, Top Stories Tagged With: Adam Sandler, Al Pacino, Autumn Sonata, Brendan Fraser, Demi Moore, Ellen Burstyn, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Ingrid Bergman, Iron Man, Jackie Brown, JCVD, Jean-Claude Van Damme, John Travolta, Ke Huy Quan, Mandy, Matthew McConaughey, Mickey Rourke, Mud, Nicolas Cage, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Pam Grier, Pamela Anderson, Pauly Shore, Pulp Fiction, Requiem for a Dream, Robert Downey Jr., Robert Forster, Rocky Balboa, Sylvester Stallone, The Court Jester, The Last Showgirl, the substance, the whale, The Wrestler, Uncut Gems

The Essential Joe Dante Movies

December 25, 2024 by Tom Jolliffe

We take a look at the essential works of the vastly underrated Joe Dante…  Some directors are rightly heralded as part of the grand pantheon of legendary directors. Thinking of Steven Spielberg immediately brings to mind an array of iconic masterpieces, not least some of his trailblazing films in the blockbuster realm.  Arriving in the […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Featured, Movies, Tom Jolliffe, Top Stories Tagged With: Gremlins, Gremlins 2, Innerspace, Joe Dante, Matinee, the 'burbs, The Hole, The Howling

Not for the Faint of Heart: The Most Shocking Movies of All Time

December 24, 2024 by EJ Moreno

EJ Moreno on the most shocking movies of all time… What is the most shocking film of all time? That feels like a loaded question, with so much going into what makes something “shocking” and what is everyone’s limit for insanity. You won’t see anything like 50 Shades, Hostel, or even The Human Centipede on this […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, EJ Moreno, Featured, Movies Tagged With: A Serbian Film, Antichrist, August Underground, Cannibal Holocaust, Come and See, Gaspar Noe, Harmony Korine, Irreversible, John Waters, Lars Von Trier, Martyrs, Nekromantik, Pink Flamingos, Salo, The House That Jack Built

The Most Obscure and Underrated Slasher Movies of the 1980s

December 16, 2024 by EJ Moreno

EJ Moreno with ten obscure and underrated slasher movies from the 1980s… When you hear the term “slasher movie,” the images that comes to mind are the hockey mask of Jason Voorhees, Freddy’s glove, and Laurie Strode standing strong over Michael Myers. But what do you think of when you dig deeper? And I’m not […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, EJ Moreno, Featured, Movies Tagged With: blood rage, Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II, Maniac, Motel Hell, One Dark Night, Sleepaway Camp, Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama, Stage Fright, The New York Ripper, The Prowler

A Better Tomorrow: Why Superman & Lois is among the best representations of the Man of Steel

December 15, 2024 by Ricky Church

Ricky Church looks back on Superman & Lois… For a character who has existed in popular culture for over 80 years, there is certainly no shortage of Superman material to explore. Whether it is the comics, the old serials, Christopher Reeve films or the many TV series ranging from Superman: The Animated Series to Smallville there are plenty of […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Featured, Movies, Reviews, Ricky Church, Television Tagged With: Alex Garfin, Chad L. Coleman, DC, Elizabeth Tulloch, Michael Bishop, Michael Cudlitz, Superman, Superman and Lois, The CW, Tyler Hoechlin

Underrated 2000s Cult Classics You Need To See

December 14, 2024 by EJ Moreno

EJ Moreno heads back to the 2000s for a selection of cult classics worth revisiting… Between things like The Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Dark Knight dominating our lives in the 00s, it’s easy to forgive yourself if you missed a few classics, especially when some of these classics are cult films that […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, EJ Moreno, Featured, Movies Tagged With: Bamboozled, Cecil B. Demented, Primer, Running Scared, Southland Tales, Spun, wet hot american summer

Ten Controversial Movies and the Drama Around Them

December 15, 2024 by EJ Moreno

EJ Moreno looks at ten controversial movies and the drama around them… What makes a movie controversial? Is it the buzz around the film, or what actually happens during its runtime? For this list, I’ll look at some of the most infamous movies ever and figure out what was the root of the conversations. Don’t […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, EJ Moreno, Featured, Movies Tagged With: Cannibal Holocaust, Deep Throat, Faces of Death, Fahrenheit 9/11, Guinea Pig: Flower of Flesh and Blood (, Kids, song of the south, The Birth of a Nation, the interview, Triumph of the Will

Every Friday the 13th Movie Ranked From Worst to Best

December 13, 2024 by EJ Moreno

EJ Moreno ranks every Friday the 13th from worst to best… It’s Friday the 13th, and so the perfect time to cuddle up with one of the most iconic franchises. For 44 years, Jason Voorhees has ruled as a slasher king, going beyond horror and becoming a key part of Hollywood pop culture. With 12 […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, EJ Moreno, Featured, Movies Tagged With: Freddy vs. Jason, Friday the 13th, Friday the 13th Part III, Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives, friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood, Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan, Friday the 13th: A New Beginning, Friday the 13th: Part 2, Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter, Jason Goes to Hell: The Final friday, Jason X

All This Has Happened Before: Remembering Battlestar Galactica

December 8, 2024 by Ricky Church

Ricky Church remembers Battlestar Galactica… In today’s climate of film and television, its pretty common for an old property to be rebooted or remade for a modern audience. The last several years have seen it done so many times with various series or films, from Batman, Lethal Weapon, Magnum P.I., The Jungle Book and Twin Peaks, reboots have been a […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Featured, Movies, Ricky Church, Television Tagged With: Battlestar Galactica, Edward James Olmos, James Callis, Jamie Bamber, Katee Sackhoff, Mary McDonnell, Ronald D. Moore, Tricia Helfer

Awful Video Game Movie Adaptations You’ve Probably Forgotten

December 6, 2024 by EJ Moreno

EJ Moreno with a selection of forgotten video game movies… We all remember plenty of bad video game movies: Street Fighter, Super Mario Bros., House of the Dead, and almost every Resident Evil comes to mind. But if you venture back deeper into the catalog of video game movies, you’ll find some of the most […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, EJ Moreno, Featured, Flickering Myth TV, Movies, Video Games Tagged With: doa: dead or alive, Far Cry, Max Payne, Postal, tekken, Warcraft, wing commander

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