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Forgotten 90s Action Movies That Deserve a Second Chance

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Casey Chong looks at ten 1990s action movies that are worth revisiting… Action movies were the bread and butter of the 1990s cinema. Hit movies from Terminator 2: Judgment Day to Die Hard 2 and Die Hard with a Vengeance, Lethal Weapon 3 and 4, Mission: Impossible, The Fugitive and Under Siege ruled the box […]

Great Cyberpunk Movies You Need To See

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Casey Chong with eight great cyberpunk movies that should be on your watchlist… Cyberpunk movies made their mark in the early 80s with Ridley Scott’s seminal genre masterpiece Blade Runner, a milestone in not only in its visual style but its bleak depiction of urban dystopia and artificial intelligence. Subsequent popular cyberpunk movies like Akira, […]

The Best Eiza González Movies

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Casey Chong looks at the best of Eiza Gonzalez… Hailing from Mexico City, Eiza González has come a long way from her telenovela days; making her debut in 2007 in Lola, érase una vez she managed to make her transition to Hollywood, appearing in From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series and showing up in a […]

Great Forgotten Supernatural Horror Movies from the 1980s

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Casey Chong presents seven forgotten supernatural horror movies from the 1980s…. The 1980s saw a barrage of horror movies vying to make a lasting impression. Some succeed, while others failed or underappreciated. Take supernatural horrors, for instance; movies like The Shining, Angel Heart and Prince of Darkness have earned their places in most genre fans’ […]

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 […]

Great Korean Animated Movies You Need To See

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Casey Chong presents a selection of essential Korean animated features you need to see… The animated features or movies are mostly synonymous with the ones made in Hollywood and Japan. However, Korean animation also has its place in delivering its goods. Whether they captivate the audiences with traditional hand-drawn 2D style or a blend of […]

10 Great Neo-Western Movies You Need To See

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Casey Chong with a selection of great neo-Western movies you need to see… The old-fashioned John Wayne era of Western movies may be long gone but certainly not forgotten. And while the Western genre itself is no longer the box-office guarantee it once was back in the day, it still has its place in contemporary […]

Great 2010s Thrillers You May Have Missed

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Casey Chong with seven thrillers from the 2010s that may have flown under your radar… The 2010s has a wealth of acclaimed thrillers from Denis Villeneuve’s Prisoners to David Fincher’s Gone Girl and Martin Scorsese’s Shutter Island, to name but a few. But just like any genre, some thrillers are either overlooked or unfairly maligned […]

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 […]

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 […]