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18 Incredible 21st Century Films You May Have Missed

July 14, 2025 by Tom Jolliffe

Keeping things this century, here are 18 incredible films from the 21st century you may have missed… The New York Times recently ran an opinion poll from both 500 industry folk and its readers to compile a list of the 100 best films of the 21st century. Among those listed are a number of films […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Featured, Movies, Tom Jolliffe, Top Stories Tagged With: A Fantastic Woman, a girl walks home alone at night, A Quiet Girl, A White White Day, Boy, Burning, frailty, Holy Spider, Joyland, La Chimera, Long Day's Journey Into Night, loveless, Parasite, Personal Shopper, Shiva Baby, Super Happy Forever, Teachers lounge, The Piano Teacher

Feel the Heat: 10 Uncomfortably Hot and Sweaty Films

July 14, 2025 by Tom Jolliffe

Wipe the sweat from your brow and wring out your sodden shirt with these ten uncomfortably hot and sweaty films… I’m sitting here typing in the middle of a rare UK heatwave. We’re a nation more accustomed to four seasons in one day, who prefer to prepare for the cold with carpets and adequate heating, […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Featured, Movies, Tom Jolliffe, Top Stories Tagged With: 12 Angry Men, A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge, Angel Heart, Barton Fink, Body Heat, Do the Right Thing, Dog Day Afternoon, the surfer, Wake In Fright, woman in the dunes

8 Great Recent Films You Really Need To See

July 7, 2025 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe shines a light on eight recent movies that are well worth adding to your watch list… You took the kids to shout “Chicken Jockey” and trash screen one at your local multiplex. Maybe you took them to see Lilo & Stitch. A week after release and with great word of mouth, you went […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Featured, Movies, Tom Jolliffe, Top Stories Tagged With: Bound, bring them down, Cloud, Crossing, On Falling, The Ballad of Wallis Island, The Girl with the Needle, The Last Showgirl

Can Edgar Wright conquer America with The Running Man?

July 6, 2025 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe on The Running Man, and whether it will be the film to finally see Edgar Wright breaking America… Much like Oasis and Robbie Williams, Edgar Wright’s attempts to translate UK status and acclaim to the glitzy world of the US industry haven’t gone entirely to plan. He’s certainly got more name recognition than […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Featured, Movies, Tom Jolliffe, Top Stories Tagged With: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Baby Driver, Edgar Wright, Hot Fuzz, Last Night in Soho, Shaun of the Dead, Spaced, Stephen King, The Running Man

Is Denis Villeneuve the Best Choice to Direct Bond?

June 27, 2025 by Tom Jolliffe

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 […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Featured, Movies, Tom Jolliffe, Top Stories Tagged With: Amazon, Arrival, Blade Runner 2049, Bond 26, cary joji fukunaga, Casino Royale, Daniel Craig, Denis Villeneuve, Dune, Golden Eye, James Bond, Josh Oconnor, Marc Foster, Martin Campbell, Moonraker, Pierce Brosnan, Prisoners, Quantum of Solace, Roger Moore, Sam Mendes, Sean Connery, Skyfall, Spectre, Timothy Dalton

Lifeforce at 40: A Film Only Cannon Could Have Made

June 21, 2025 by Tom Jolliffe

40 years on from its release, Tom Jolliffe takes a look back at a defining moment in Cannon Films canon… What’s the craziest mo-fo of a film you’ve ever seen? There have been plenty of odd films. The beauty of cinema is in its variety. I’ve written about a slightly more critically acclaimed film Cannon […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Featured, Movies, Tom Jolliffe, Top Stories Tagged With: cannon films, Lifeforce, Mathilda May, Patrick Stewart, Peter Firth, Tobe Hooper

Movie Review – Black Creek (2024)

June 20, 2025 by Tom Jolliffe

Black Creek, 2025. Directed by Shannon Lanier and Mike Möller. Starring Cynthia Rothrock, Richard Norton, Don “The Dragon” Wilson, Patrick Kilpatrick, Keith Cooke, R. Marcus Taylor, Eliza Kelley, Brandy Futch, Benny Urquidez and Keith Vitali. SYNOPSIS A sheriff’s sister seeks revenge against the terrifying leader of a group of outlaws after discovering he brutally murdered […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Tom Jolliffe, Top Stories Tagged With: Benny Urquidez, Black Creek, Brandy Futch, Cynthia Rothrock, Don ‘The Dragon’ Wilson, Don Wilson, Eliza Kelley, Keith Cooke, Keith Vitali, Patrick Kilpatrick, R. Marcus Taylor, Richard Norton

10 Great Movies About Twins

June 15, 2025 by Tom Jolliffe

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 […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Featured, Movies, Tom Jolliffe, Top Stories Tagged With: A Zed and Two Noughts, Adaptation, blood rage, Dead Ringers, double impact, Double Trouble, Gemini, It Takes Two, Legend, sinners, Sisters, The Parent Trap, Twin Dragons, Twins, Twisted Pair

Movie Review – Finding Nicole (2025)

June 14, 2025 by Tom Jolliffe

Finding Nicole, 2025. Directed by Harley Wallen. Starring Kaiti Wallen, Sean Whalen, Richard Tyson, Mari G, Shawntay Dalon, Debra Lamb, Vida Ghaffari, Michael James Alexander, and Blanca Blanco. SYNOPSIS Nicole combats domestic violence to reclaim herself and her children and finds a way to begin thriving. Domestic violence has always been a difficult subject to […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Blanca Blanco, Debra Lamb, Finding Nicole, Harley Wallen, Kaiti Wallen, Mari G., Michael James Alexander, Richard Tyson, Sean Whalen, Shawntay Dalon, Vida Ghaffari

10 Great Forgotten Gems of the 1980s

June 13, 2025 by Tom Jolliffe

We take a look at ten great hidden gems from the 1980s; how many have you seen…? The 1980s was an eclectic melting pot of cinema. Blockbusters and franchises were becoming a big thing. The success of home video also gave films a place to succeed beyond the cinema screens. Cinema fandom has always clustered […]

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