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A Not So Holly-Jolly Christmas: Why are the mean spirited festive films so enjoyable?

December 22, 2021 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe looks at mean spirited Christmas films, and why we enjoy them so much… We all love a bit of Christmas cheer. Okay, some of us do. There are plenty of warm hearted Crimbo films to enjoy. Injected with pure unadulterated saccharine. Any mean spirited film of course, will inevitably turn back into festive […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: A Christmas Carol, Bad Santa, Christmas, Die Hard, home alone, Scrooged

Revisiting Bound: The Wachowskis’ Stunning Directorial Debut

December 18, 2021 by Tom Jolliffe

Ahead of The Matrix Resurrections, Tom Jolliffe looks back at Bound, the Wachowskis’ directorial debut, which remains essential neo-noir…  They had written a Sylvester Stallone action picture. Assassins would prove somewhat underwhelming to critics and disappointed at the box office. It would undoubtedly have been a money spinning gig for Lana and Lilly Wachowski but […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Assassins, Bound, Don Davis, Gina Gershon, Jennifer Tilly, Joe Pantoliano, Lana Wachowski, lilly wachowski, The Matrix, The Wachowskis

The Good and the Bad: Nostalgia-Driven Cinema

December 12, 2021 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe on nostalgia-driven films… Balance is a wonderful thing. In a recipe, each ingredient plays a part. Sugar is good right? The contentious ingredient has taken the blame for so many modern health issues over the years. Let’s face it, there’s almost no nutritional value, but it’s pleasing. You need sugar to make doughnuts. […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: 8-Bit Christmas, Edgar Wright, Ghostbusters, ghostbusters: afterlife, Hot Fuzz, Spider-Man: No Way Home, The Force Awakens

15 Great Cinematic Journeys

December 8, 2021 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe offers up 15 great cinematic journeys…  When it comes to cinema, the very best films will grab the audience and keep us gripped throughout the runtime. Every character goes on a particular journey that can be literal and/or metaphorical. Those literal epic journeys which might see hobbits on a quest to take a […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: 2001: A Space Odyssey, Aguirre the Wrath of God, badlands, Conan the Barbarian, Duel, king kong, Labyrinth, Paris Texas, Planes Trains and Automobiles, Saving Private Ryan, Sorcerer, Stalker, Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, The Lord of the Rings, The Straight Story

Rocky IV: Original Cut vs. Director’s Cut

December 7, 2021 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe pits Sylvester Stallone’s recent Directors Cut of Rocky IV up against the original theatrical cut… Much like the iconic villain within it, Rocky IV defeats all man. A much treasured film which was always rated highly among Rocky fans, even if it might not have been objectively considered a great film. A wonderful […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Brigitte Nielsen, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, Dolph Lundgren, Rocky 4, Rocky IV: Rocky v. Drago: The Ultimate Director's Cut, Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Tony Burton

Dolph Lundgren: Director

January 3, 2022 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe looks at Dolph Lundgren’s work behind the camera as a director…  Dolph Lundgren is an action icon. For many fans his most enduring images are that of Ivan Drago, one of the most iconic villains of the 80’s from Rocky IV, or as He-Man in Masters of the Universe. Beyond that he’s been […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Castle Falls, Command Perfornace, Dolph Lundgren, Icarus, The Defender, The Killing Machine, The Mechanik

Has the Meta Movie Been Played Out?

January 23, 2022 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe looks at metacinema, and whether the well of engaging meta movie ideas has dried up… Metacinema. In more recent times more popularly referred to as meta, it’s a mode of filmmaking in which the audience is made aware they’re watching a piece of fiction. It goes a little deeper of course, as whilst […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Scream, The Matrix Resurrections, Wes Craven's New Nightmare

A Cannon Films Double from ’87: Masters of the Universe and Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

February 1, 2022 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe ventures back to 1987 to look at two films which promised big things from Cannon Films, but would be the beginning of the end for the company… Oh to be six again. Life was much simpler. TV shows were better, films were better, music was better. I didn’t have to pay any bills […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: cannon films, Christopher Reeve, Dolph Lundgren, Masters of the Universe, Superman, Superman IV: Quest For Peace

When a Soundtrack Becomes Beautifully Contrary to Violence on Screen

February 1, 2022 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe looks at the effective use of contrarian music in films which show violence… There’s something about a great film soundtrack whether it’s the score or songs (or both). You can have a melancholic drama which will usually be laced with melancholic music. You can have the rousing action adventure with the John Williams […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: bernard herrmann, Blade Runner, face/off, Hard Boiled, Joe Hisaishi, John Woo, Michael Gibbs, Near Dark, Reservoir Dogs, Sorcerer, Takeshi Kitano, Tangerine Dream, Taxi Driver, thief, Vangelis

The Greatest 80s Fantasy Film Scores

February 2, 2022 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe looks at back a great selection of 80’s fantasy film scores… The 80’s was a grand age for fantasy films. Swords, sorcery, wizards, witches, warriors and battles of good versus evil. Some films were great. Others in the well fed genre were not so great, but back then, many still went all out […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Beastmaster, Conan the Barbarian, Excalibur, Hercules, Highlander, Krull, Legend, Masters of the Universe, red sonja, willow

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