Halloween season is over, and it’ll soon be Christmas and onto some festive favourites, but which is the better season for film fans? We’ve just seen out Halloween and for many, a month of bingeing on horror cinema, old, new, good and (enjoyably) bad. No sooner does the dust settle and the pumpkins are left […]
10 Essential Frankenstein-Inspired Movies You Need To See
Tighten those neck bolts, it’s time for ten essential Frankenstein-inspired movies… Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is a literary classic and one of my all-time favourite books, from an era of fiction I love. The tale of the titular doctor creating a reanimated monster has inspired plenty of literature since but it has also provided ample inspiration […]
The Essential Indiana Jones Rip Off Movies of the 1980s
Something seems familiar as we take a look at a selection of essential Indiana Jones imitators from the 1980s… In cinema, if something works once, studios will naturally assume it could work again. Die Hard, aside from spawning four sequels, also inspired innumerable rip-offs. The same goes for Mad Max, Conan the Barbarian, Jaws, The […]
Bookended Brilliance: Directors with Great First and Last Films
Plenty of directors have started with a great film or ended with one. But which directors had a stunning debut and an immense final film? We take a look at four contenders… Every director starts somewhere, and most undoubtedly strive to stand out in their field. Many an iconic director has begun in earnest and […]
10 Obscure Horror Movies to Watch on Tubi
It’s time to dig beneath the mainstream for these obscure horror movies on Tubi… Plumbing the depths of streaming for your horror season viewing can uncover unseen nuggets of gold, forgotten gems or films that deserve a second stab at the limelight. The likes of Tubi and Amazon are now stuffed with old straight-to-video nasties, […]
10 Great Forgotten Gems of the 1980s You Need To See
Tom Jolliffe with ten great forgotten gems from the 1980s that need added to your watch list… 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 […]
10 Great Forgotten 90s Thrillers Worth Revisiting
Tom Jolliffe offers up a selection of essential forgotten 1990s thrillers for your watch list… 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 […]
10 Deep Films You Might Have Missed
There’s no simple escapism here; it’s time to get deep with these ten great, thought-provoking films that may have flown under your radar… It’s time to get deep. The beauty of cinema is just how eclectic and wide-ranging your choice of viewing is. You want simple escapism, you’re covered. You want gruelling depictions of war, […]
Lifeforce: A Film Only Cannon Could Have Made
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 […]
Why the 80s and 90s Were the Most Enjoyable Era for Movies
We look back at the 80s and 90s and tell you why it was the most enjoyable era for movie audiences… Gather round, children, it’s time for me to take a misty-eyed look back at a time I grew up, which probably represents the glory years of cinema pleasure. Sure, before the 1980s and 90s, […]
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