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The Shining at 45: The Story Behind Stanley Kubrick’s Psychological Horror Masterpiece

May 26, 2025 by admin

Hasitha Fernando on the story behind The Shining as it turns 45… Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining had a divisive reception from film critics at the time of its release. However, decades later the effort has been appreciated and hailed as one of the greatest horror flicks of all time. As the masterpiece celebrates its 45th […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Featured, Hasitha Fernando, Movies, Top Stories Tagged With: Danny Lloyd, Jack Nicholson, Scatman Crothers, Shelley Duvall, Stanley Kubrick, Stephen King, The Shining

What’s Next For Tom Cruise?

May 26, 2025 by Tom Jolliffe

Is there life after blockbuster action cinema for Tom Cruise? At an age-defying 62 years old, Tom Cruise delivers us his latest action opus with Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning. It brings to a potential close an eight-film franchise largely built on the stunt du jour that the inimitable Cruise conjures up to perform. […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Featured, Movies, Tom Jolliffe, Top Stories Tagged With: Jerry Maguire, Magnolia, Minority Report, Mission: Impossible, Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning, Tom Cruise

7 Prom-Themed Horror Movies You Need To See

May 25, 2025 by admin

Casey Chong presents seven prom-themed horror movies to add to your watchlist… Attending a prom marks a significant milestone for many high school students. A transition of one’s high school life before entering adulthood – and of course, a night of dressing up, having fun and dancing with your loved one. But proms in the […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Casey Chong, Featured, Movies, Top Stories Tagged With: Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever, Carrie, fear street: Prom queen, Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II, Prom Night, the club, The Prowler, Tragedy Girls

10 Great Movies You Can Only Watch Once

May 23, 2025 by Tom Jolliffe

Some films invite repeat viewings, but these ten great movies are difficult to watch more than once… Everyone has favourite films that strike a chord, whether you rewatch them frequently or revisit them more irregularly. When it comes to seasons so intrinsically tied to cinema, like Halloween and Christmas, many movie fans have those annual […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Featured, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: A Ghost Story, Blue is the Warmest Colour, Christiane F, Come and See, Dancer in the Dark, Grave of the Fireflies, Nil by Mouth, Schindler's List, The Revenant, The Zone of Interest

Great Vampire Movies You May Have Missed

May 22, 2025 by admin

Casey Chong presents seven great vampire movies that may have went under you radar… The vampire movie stretches back over a century, to F.W. Murnau’s silent horror masterpiece Nosferatu. The genre has since evolved as time went by, bringing us more movies such as Bram Stoker’s Dracula, ‘Salem’s Lot, Fright Night, Blade and Let the […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Casey Chong, Featured, Movies Tagged With: Bloodsucking Bastards, Byzantium, innocent blood, Let’s Scare Jessica to Death, Martin, Pale Blood, The Addiction

Great Mob Movies You Might Have Missed

May 20, 2025 by admin

Casey Chong with a selection of mobster movies you might have missed… Mob movies have been around almost as long as cinema, stretching way back to the ‘30s with staples like The Public Enemy and Scarface. Some of the greatest and most well-known mob movies made their way from the 1970s New Hollywood onwards with […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Casey Chong, Featured, Movies, Top Stories Tagged With: Blood In Blood Out, Kill the Irishman, Little Odessa, Miller's Crossing, Saints and Sinners, The Friends of Eddie Coyle, The Funeral

6 Abduction Thrillers You May Have Missed

May 19, 2025 by admin

Casey Chong presents six kidnapping thrillers that may have flown under your radar… Thrillers about kidnapping have captured audiences’ attention for decades with plenty of notable movies to recommend here. For instance, in the 80s, the likes of Harrison Ford-starring Frantic and George Sluizer’s The Vanishing quickly come to mind, while the 90s era also […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Casey Chong, Featured, Movies, Top Stories Tagged With: Amber Alert, Kidnap, Suicide Kings, The Captive, The Collector, Trapped

10 Great Forgotten 90s Thrillers You Need To See

May 17, 2025 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe offers up a selection of essential forgotten 90s thrillers…  The 90s was a veritable treasure trove of thrillers. A decade prior, which saw a more growing fascination in the rising blockbuster, as well as other genre cinema, saw your classic pot boiler thriller pushed slightly to the wayside. Not so much a throwback […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Featured, Movies, Tom Jolliffe, Top Stories Tagged With: Blue Steel, Breakdown, Final Analysis, Pacific Heights, Ricochet, Single White Female, Snake-Eyes, The Ambulance, The Hand that Rocks the Cradle, the interview

10 Great Movies from the Once-Dominant Carolco Pictures

May 17, 2025 by admin

Casey Chong with ten great films from Carolco Pictures…. Those who lived through the 80s and 90s era will likely remember the good old days when a certain independent studio dominated the Hollywood landscape. That studio in question is Carolco Pictures, which brought us a mix of iconic genre-defining hits and even underrated gems from […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Casey Chong, Featured, Movies, Top Stories Tagged With: Basic Instinct, Chaplin, Cliffhanger, First Blood, Jacob's Ladder, Rambo: First Blood Part II, red heat, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Total Recall, Universal Soldier

10 Great TV Shows That Were Cancelled Too Soon

May 17, 2025 by admin

Simon Thompson with ten great TV shows that were cancelled too soon… Over a lifetime of watching TV shows, I’ve come to realise that television show life expectancy is the exact opposite of boxing. In boxing great fighters almost always continue when their best days are long behind them, but when it comes to TV […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Featured, Simon Thompson, Television, Top Stories Tagged With: arrested development, Bakersfield PD, Carnivale, Clone High, Deadwood, firefly, Garth Marenghi's Darkplace, rome, Star Trek, Star Trek: The Original Series, Twin Peaks

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