Casey Chong looks at eight essential cult sci-fi movies from 1985…. 1985 was a big year for a certain sci-fi movie called Back to the Future, which made over $210 million in the stateside alone. Robert Zemeckis’ genre-defining, time-travel masterpiece remains a cinematic icon to this day. However, the year also saw a handful of […]
All You Need Is Kill anime movie gets an English-language trailer
GKIDS has shared a new English-dub trailer for All You Need Is Kill, the upcoming anime movie adaptation of Hiroshi Sakurazaka’s light novel, previously brought to the big screen in live-action back in 2014 with the Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt-led Edge of Tomorrow. Check it out below… Set in the year 20XX, ALL YOU […]
Chilling Retro Games to Play This Halloween
Andrew Newton is back with another annual list of spooky 8-bit retro game recommendations for Halloween… Halloween is here again, bringing with it the knocks on doors, shaving foam sprayed over door cams and five-foot-tall children shouting trick or treat through your letter box. Well, why not ignore the door and try some classic spooky […]
Gladiator at 25: The Story Behind Ridley Scott’s Sword-and-Sandal Epic
As its celebrates its 25th anniversary, Hasitha Fernando looks at the story behind Ridley Scott’s Gladiator… The production of Gladiator was one rife with problems and delays. A proper script wasn’t in place when filming began, one of its prominent cast members passed away unexpectedly, and the shoot itself was a gruelling one for both […]
Sin City at 20: The Story Behind the Stylish, Blood-Soaked Neo-Noir Comic Book Adaptation
Hasitha Fernando looks at the story behind Sin City as it turns 20… In present day Hollywood, shooting films in digital backlots has become something of a commonplace occurrence. But two decades prior it was viewed by the industry as the ground-breaking next step in VFX driven visual storytelling. In this context, we take a […]
Is Denis Villeneuve the Best Choice to Direct Bond?
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 […]
How Will Quentin Tarantino Bow Out?
After scrapping his planned final film The Movie Critic, Quentin Tarantino needs a new project for his tenth and final film… Quentin Tarantino needs no introduction. To even casual moviegoers, his name carries the kind of weight that few directors have managed in modern cinema. Whether you think he’s a cinematic deity, or vastly overrated, […]
New teaser trailer for The Rip starring Ben Affleck and Matt Damon
A new teaser trailer has landed online for writer-director Joe Carnahan’s The Rip ahead of its arrival on Netflix this January. The action thriller reunites long-time collaborators Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, who stars as Miami cops who find tensions rising and trust fraying within their team after they discover millions of dollars in an […]
Nicolas Cage is John Madden in teaser trailer for Madden biopic
Amazon MGM Studios has shared a first teaser trailer for Madden, the upcoming John Madden biopic from writer-director David O. Russell (American Hustle) and starring Nicolas Cage as the legendary NFL coach and television commentator. Spanning his career from Super Bowl success in the 1970s with the Oakland Raiders through to his role in the […]
Movie Review – The Housemaid (2025)
The Housemaid, 2025. Directed by Paul Feig. Starring Sydney Sweeney, Amanda Seyfried, Brandon Sklenar, Michele Morrone, Ellen Tamaki, Megan Ferguson, Brian D. Cohen, Indiana Elle, Amanda Joy Erickson, Don DiPetta, Alexandra Seal, Sophia Bunnell, Lamar Baucom-Slaughter and Arabella Olivia Clark. SYNOPSIS: A struggling woman is happy to start over as a housemaid for an affluent, […]
