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What’s Next For Tom Cruise?

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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. […]

7 Prom-Themed Horror Movies You Need To See

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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 […]

10 Great Movies You Can Only Watch Once

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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 […]

Great Vampire Movies You May Have Missed

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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 […]

Great Mob Movies You Might Have Missed

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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 […]

6 Abduction Thrillers You May Have Missed

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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 […]

10 Great Forgotten 90s Thrillers You Need To See

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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 […]

10 Great Movies from the Once-Dominant Carolco Pictures

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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 […]

13 Great Obscure Horror Movie Gems You Need to See

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Forget Michael, Freddy and Jason. Check out these thirteen obscure and underrated horror movies… The horror genre is stuffed to the gills with an array of popular and iconic films. There are plenty of overlooked and undervalued films, some of which might have been overshadowed by bigger box office successes, or some which have been […]

From Hated to Loved: Did These Movies Deserve Reappraisal?

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We look at ten once-hated films that have been shown more affection in recent years and ask, do they deserve the newfound love? It’s a story as old as cinema. A film comes out greeted with a vitriolic response from critics and audiences. In time we’ve seen the likes of Citizen Kane, The Shining and […]