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Strange Days: A Must Watch New Year’s Movie

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Tom Jolliffe revisits the cult classic Strange Days, a great New Year-set film that was way ahead of its time… A number of films throughout the 90’s dealt with the idea of virtual reality. For better and worse, this became a popular sci-fi trend through the decade. The Lawnmower Man really kick-started the trend, which […]

The Essential Man vs. AI Movies

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AI technology is developing to astonishing levels and if you’ve seen any of these sci-fi films, you know it’s all going to go wrong…  Technology is great. Whoever invented the waffle iron is a genius. Video games keep us amused, even though I think that games peaked at 16-bit. When it comes to everyday functions, […]

Iconic Characters Who Deserve Their Own Christmas Movie

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Tom Jolliffe places some iconic characters into the festive chaos of the Christmas movie… It’s Christmas. You might already be fed up with the never-ending barrage of Christmas songs, the neighbours who have had their lights going since they threw out their pumpkins, and the barrage of Christmas movies. Are there too many? Maybe. So […]

The 10 Best Movie Santas

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Santa Claus is coming to town, but who are the best movie Santas? Here’s our picks… It’s the season to be jolly. Soon we’ll all be leaving mince pies and cookies out for Santa Claus. It’s a festive time of good will and time for watching movies. We’ve all got our Christmas traditions and favourites, […]

The 1990s in Comic Book Movies

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Tom Jolliffe looks at the eclectic range of comic book movies brought out in the 1990s… The MCU. The DCU. Modern multiplex cinemas have been packed to the rafters with comic book adaptations for decades now, but in the 1980s, the notion of comic book films being a lucrative well to create marketable movies was […]

Underappreciated Action Stars Who Deserve More Love

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Tom Jolliffe looks at ten underrated action stars who deserve more love… It’s a funny old business being an action star. You throw yourself around, kick people upside the head, try as best you can to prove you can emote as well as said kicking, and in the end, it’s in the lap of the […]

Heat: Still the Best Crime Thriller of the Modern Era

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Tom Jolliffe looks back at Heat, which was released on this day in 1995 and remains the best crime thriller in the modern era… It’s hard to believe, but Heat is fast approaching thirty years old. The enduring neo-noir instantly enraptured fans upon release, bringing two screen titans in Al Pacino and Robert De Niro, […]

Ten Underrated Action Movies That Deserve More Love

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Tom Jolliffe with ten underrated action films that deserve more love… Kicking, punching, gunfights, explosions and one liners. The action genre encompasses many of the most excessive and visceral elements cinema can deliver. As such, perhaps it is a little undervalued as a genre from those with a more critical eye. Indeed it can be […]

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The First Big Screen Movie vs The Latest

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It’s Turtle time as we look at the first big screen Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles adventure alongside the most recent, Mutant Mayhem… Since the original cartoon, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (“Hero” replacing “Ninja” in some territories) launched in 1987 (based on a 1985 comic book), closely followed by the first toy runs in 1988, the […]

Cobra: Sylvester Stallone and Cannon Films Do Dirty Harry

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Tom Jolliffe takes a look back at Sylvester Stallone’s first fling with Cannon Films… Riding high from a year of box office domination in 1985 having released career high grosses with Rocky IV and Rambo: First Blood Part II, Sylvester Stallone had the world at his feet. He could have picked anything he wanted to […]