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6 Great Australian Crime Movies of the 1980s

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Casey Chong with six bonza Australian crime movies of the 1980s for your watch list… The crime genre in Australian film history stretches way back to 1906, which was ironically the world’s first feature-length film titled The Story of the Kelly Gang. By the 1980s, Australian cinema had significantly evolved into a new era, with […]

Back to the Future at 40: The Story Behind the Pop Culture Touchstone

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Forty years on from its release, we look at the story behind Back to the Future… Back to the Future is a movie that captured the hearts and minds of viewers the world over with its unique blend of humor, action and adventure coupled with inventive storytelling and memorable performances. All in all, Back to […]

Whatever Happened to the Horror Icon?

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Where Have All the Boogeymen Gone? The Rise and Fall of the Horror Icon… There was a time when Freddy Krueger could outshine Batman on a Halloween aisle. Jason Voorhees sat comfortably on talk show couches. Chucky wasn’t just a killer doll; he was a walking, talking merchandise machine. These characters weren’t just villains, they […]

The Must-See Movies of 2015

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We take a look at the cinematic offerings of 2015 with ten must-see modern classics from ten years ago…  The last few years have seen a nice upswing in the amount of creatively ambitious and interesting auteur indie films. Sure, the tentpole market has been a tad dour, but the rise of enthralling indie cinema […]

7 Mad Movie Doctors Who Deserve More Recognition

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Casey Chong profiles seven mad doctors who deserve more recognition for their contributions to crazy cinema science… Movies about mad doctors have been around for the longest time, stretching way back to the black-and-white film era such as The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Frankenstein. They have continued to dominate […]

7 Cult 90s Teen Movies You May Have Missed

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Casey Chong with seven cult teen movies of the 1990s that you may have missed… The 1990s saw many teen movies spreading across different genres from comedies to horrors and thrillers. Commercially successful ones like Clueless, American Pie and Scream were all genre classics, but plenty of other teen movies went under the radar and […]

Is Denis Villeneuve the Best Choice to Direct Bond?

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Suddenly the James Bond franchise has momentum with Denis Villeneuve getting the director’s job, but is he the right choice to relaunch 007? After years of waiting for tangible news, aside from a change of ownership, we’re suddenly hit with the confirmation that the next iteration of 007 has a director. That man is Denis […]

Psycho at 65: The Story Behind Alfred Hitchcock’s Masterful Horror

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Hasitha Fernando looks at the story behind Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho as it turns 65… Psycho is without a doubt Alfred Hitchcock’s most influential and well-known effort in spite of helming such masterful films such as Vertigo, Dial M for Murder and North by Northwest. The movie, which stirred much controversy at the time of its […]

Ten Unmade Film Masterpieces

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Simon Thompson looks at the story behind ten great unmade films… “What if…?” scenarios are something which truly gnaw at the human psyche, in almost every context. Socially, romantically, and professionally human beings constantly mull over things that they didn’t do or say, and how they would play it if they had a second chance […]

10 Great Movies About Twins

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Twins in films have always been a staple; here are ten essential movies about twins… Twins in the movies. It’s a well that’s been drawn upon innumerable times, and that’s just on sites with Hub in the address bar. As far as proper cinema, twins as central characters, whether identical or not, have seen an […]