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The Essential Comedy Movies of 2006

May 9, 2026 by Tom Jolliffe

It’s time to venture back to when cinemas had a new comedy every week, with the essential comedy movies of 2006… If there’s one genre that feels like it needs a shot in the arm, it’s the comedy genre. There was a time not too long ago when it felt like we had specialists, and […]

Filed Under: Articles, Opinions and Long Reads, Featured, Movies, Tom Jolliffe, Top Stories Tagged With: borat, Idiocracy, Little Miss Sunshine, night at the museum, Stranger Than Fiction, Talladega Nights, The Devil Wears Prada

12 Erotically Charged Thrillers You Need To See

May 2, 2026 by Tom Jolliffe

We get hot under the collar with twelve essential, erotically-charged thrillers… Erotic thrillers are experiencing something of a comeback and are arguably more mainstream than ever. Plenty of fare, once consigned to Skinemax cable premieres in the dead of night, are capturing audiences on the big screen or taking pride of place as streaming originals […]

Filed Under: Articles, Opinions and Long Reads, Featured, Movies, Tom Jolliffe, Top Stories Tagged With: A Snake of June, Basic Instinct, Body Double, Body Heat, Bound, Crimes of Passion, Death Among the Pines, Elle, Eyes Wide Shut, In the Realm of the Senses, Jill Rips, Last Tango in Paris, Lifeforce, Payback, saltburn, Scorned, The Handmaiden, The Housemaid, The Last Seduction, The Piano Teacher, Turkish Delight, Under the Skin, wild things

Close Encounters of the Spielberg Kind

April 26, 2026 by Tom Jolliffe

Spielberg delivers a close encounter with extraterrestrials this year with Disclosure Day, but this ain’t his first rodeo… Steven Spielberg might be 80 this year, but he’s showing no signs of slowing down. This June, his latest blockbuster Disclosure Day arrives, and the trailer promises plenty of Spielbergian magic. We can expect UFOs, aliens, and […]

Filed Under: Articles, Opinions and Long Reads, Featured, Movies, Tom Jolliffe, Top Stories Tagged With: A.I.: Artificial Intelligence, Close Encounters of The Third Kind, Disclosure Day, E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Steven Spielberg, War of the Worlds

8 Recent Film Gems You Need to See

April 18, 2026 by Tom Jolliffe

Just in case you missed them, you need to check out these recent gems… Every year, countless films are released, and it’s inevitable that some slip under the radar. Even those that garner critical acclaim across the festival season might find that by the time the release hits, there isn’t the widespread buzz the film […]

Filed Under: Articles, Opinions and Long Reads, Featured, Movies, Tom Jolliffe, Top Stories Tagged With: It Was Just An Accident, La Cocina, Monica, My Father's Shadow, No Other Choice, Sorry Baby, The Outrun, Winter in Sokcho

10 Essential Holidays Gone Wrong Movies

April 11, 2026 by Tom Jolliffe

Pack your suitcase and don’t forget your passport for these essential holidays gone wrong! Holidays are supposed to be relaxing escapes from the grind of everyday life. Whether you’re off to the snowy mountains to ski, or soaking up the sun, sand and Sangria at a Spanish beach, everybody needs a little R and R. […]

Filed Under: Articles, Opinions and Long Reads, Featured, Movies, Tom Jolliffe, Top Stories Tagged With: Accident Man: Hitman's Holiday, Die Hard, Evil Dead, home alone, Hour Of The Wolf, In Bruges, Lion strike, Sonatine, The Descent, The Hills Have Eyes, The Vanishing, Total Recall, tourist trap, Vacation, Weekend at Bernies, When Darkness Falls, Withnail and I

What’s Next For Tom Cruise?

May 26, 2025 by Tom Jolliffe

Is there life after blockbuster action cinema for Tom Cruise? At an age-defying 62 years old, Tom Cruise delivers us his latest action opus with Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning. It brings to a potential close an eight-film franchise largely built on the stunt du jour that the inimitable Cruise conjures up to perform. […]

Filed Under: Articles, Opinions and Long Reads, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Jerry Maguire, Magnolia, Minority Report, Mission: Impossible, Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning, Tom Cruise

They Don’t Make ‘Em like Grosse Pointe Blank Anymore

April 4, 2026 by Tom Jolliffe

We take a look back at Grosse Pointe Blank, the cult classic that should be the blueprint for genre-blending films… Studios seem to like a good genre blend these days. It’s not a new concept, and the action/comedy fusion has been a staple for many years. However, flipping it on its head somewhat and infusing […]

Filed Under: Articles, Opinions and Long Reads, Featured, Movies, Tom Jolliffe, Top Stories Tagged With: Alan Arkin, Benny Urquidez, Dan Aykroyd, George Armitage, Glenn Powell, Grosse Pointe Blank, High Fidelity, Hit Man, Joan Cusack, John Cusack, Minnie Driver, Ryan Gosling, Ryan Reynolds, Say Anything, The Fall Guy, The Hitman's Bodyguard

10 Essential Style Over Substance Movies

March 30, 2026 by Tom Jolliffe

Dazzling visuals, killer soundtracks and spectacle delivered with perfect polish. Who needs depth with these style-over-substance classics? Cinema allows for plenty of choice. Whilst some of us might fancy a film that intellectually engages us, others might want some simple escapism. When it comes to simpler cinema, there are also those films that focus intensely […]

Filed Under: Articles, Opinions and Long Reads, Featured, Movies, Tom Jolliffe, Top Stories Tagged With: Days of Thunder, Desperado, Drive, Flashdance, John Wick, Ocean's Eleven, Point Break, Rocky IV, Run Lola Run, Suspiria

How Orion Pictures Perfected the Chuck Norris Movie

March 27, 2026 by Tom Jolliffe

Orion Pictures made arguably the two best movies with the late Chuck Norris, Code of Silence and Lone Wolf McQuade… The late great Chuck Norris departed the mortal coil. He wasn’t taken; he just left us behind. Norris’ legacy leans heavily toward the meme generation and viral internet humour. Chuck Norris Facts were an early […]

Filed Under: Articles, Opinions and Long Reads, Featured, Movies, Tom Jolliffe, Top Stories Tagged With: An Eye for an Eye, Andrew Davis, Chuck Norris, David Carradine, Henry Silva, Invasion U.S.A., Steve Carver, The Delta Force, The Expendables 2, Walker Texas Ranger

10 Intense Chamber Piece Movies for Your Watchlist

March 22, 2026 by Tom Jolliffe

Who needs a lot of locations? Not these ten intense chamber pieces… A chamber piece movie is typified by limited locations, or more often just a single location, with a focus on a small cast of characters. Intimate focus and character-driven narratives are a perfect antithesis to huge expansive ensembles and globe-trotting adventures you might […]

Filed Under: Articles, Opinions and Long Reads, Featured, Movies, Tom Jolliffe, Top Stories Tagged With: Alien, Boiling Point, cube, Death Among the Pines, Death and the Maiden, Misery, Persona, Ready or Not, rear window, The Baby in the Basket, the interview, The Shining

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