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The Essential Comedy Movies of 1996

February 22, 2026 by Tom Jolliffe

We take a trip back some thirty(!) years to look at the essential comedy movies of 1996… Back in the 90s, the comedy genre was going through a purple patch. It might surprise younger audiences, largely starved of regular comedy releases (especially on the big screen), that comedy was one of the most prolific big-screen […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Featured, Movies, Tom Jolliffe, Top Stories Tagged With: Bottle Rocket, Fargo, Happy Gilmore, Kingpin, Swingers, The Birdcage, The Cable Guy, The Frighteners, The Nutty Professor, Trees Lounge

Movie Review – Psycho Killer (2026)

February 21, 2026 by Robert Kojder

Psycho Killer, 2026. Directed by Gavin Polone. Starring Georgina Campbell, James Preston Rogers, Malcolm McDowell, Logan Miller, Grace Dove, Aaron Merke, Nigel Shawn Williams, Michael Antonakos, and Tracy Penner. SYNOPSIS: A police officer tracks a killer after her husband, a highway patrolman, becomes one of his victims. How a film is sold and marketed is […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder, Top Stories Tagged With: Aaron Merke, Gavin Polone, Georgina Campbell, Grace Dove, James Preston Rogers, Logan Miller, Malcolm McDowell, Michael Antonakos, Nigel Shawn Williams, Psycho Killer, Tracy Penner

Brian De Palma: A Career In Pushing Boundaries

February 21, 2026 by admin

Simon Thompson delves into the career of Brian De Palma… Brian De Palma is a filmmaker whose career is a Rorschach ink blot for various commentators to project their own perceptions on. To some he’s a brilliant and daring master of suspense, an American Alfred Hitchcock, while to others he’s a cheap purveyor of sex […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Featured, Movies, Simon Thompson, Top Stories Tagged With: [REDACTED], Blow Out, Body Double, Brian De Palma, carlito's way, Carrie, Casualties of War, Domino, Dressed to Kill, Femme Fatale, Get to Know Your Rabbit, Greetings, Hi Mom, Mission To Mars, Mission: Impossible, Obsession, Passion, Phantom of the Paradise, Raising Cain, Scarface, Sisters, Snake-Eyes, The Black Dahlia, The Bonfire of the Vanities, the fury, The Untouchables, The Wedding Party, Wise Guys

12 Erotically Charged Thrillers For Your Watchlist

February 21, 2026 by Tom Jolliffe

We get hot under the collar with twelve essential, erotically-charged thrillers… Jacob Elordi and Margot Robbie are making things steamy with the latest adaptation of Wuthering Heights. 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 […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, 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

The Silence of the Lambs at 35: The Story Behind the Unforgettable Psychological Horror

February 20, 2026 by admin

As it turns 35, Hasitha Fernando looks at the story behind The Silence of the Lambs… The Silence of the Lambs is one of those films that leaves a lasting impression on anyone who has viewed it. Anthony Hopkins’ chilling turn as the calculating psychopath Dr. Hannibal Lecter and Jodie Foster’s brilliantly nuanced performance as […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Featured, Hasitha Fernando, Movies, Top Stories Tagged With: Anthony Hopkins, jodie foster, jonathan demme, Scott Glenn, Ted Levine, The Silence of the Lambs, Thomas Harris

Movie Review – The Dreadful (2026)

February 20, 2026 by Robert Kojder

The Dreadful, 2026. Written and Directed by Natasha Kermani. Starring Sophie Turner, Kit Harington, Marcia Gay Harden, Laurence O’Fuarain, and Jonathan Howard. SYNOPSIS: The Dreadful follows Anne and her mother-in-law Morwen who live a solitary, harsh life on the outskirts of society – but when a man from their past returns, he will set off […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder, Top Stories Tagged With: Jonathan Howard, Kit Harington, Laurence O'Fuarain, Marcia Gay Harden, Natasha Kermani, Sophie Turner, the dreadful

Movie Review – Midwinter Break (2026)

February 20, 2026 by Robert Kojder

Midwinter Break, 2026. Directed by Polly Findlay. Starring Lesley Manville, Ciarán Hinds, Julie Lamberton, Ed Sayer, Niamh Cusack, Leila Laaraj, and Tim Licata. SYNOPSIS: A longtime couple take a life-changing trip to Amsterdam. Whether or not religious miracles exist is certainly a topic for debate. Something of that nature is at the center of director […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder, Top Stories Tagged With: Ciarán Hinds, Ed Sayer, Julie Lamberton, Leila Laaraj, Lesley Manville, Midwinter Break, Niamh Cusack, Polly Findlay, Tim Licata

Movie Review – EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert (2026)

February 19, 2026 by Robert Kojder

EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert. 2026 Directed by Baz Luhrmann. Starring Elvis Presley. SYNOPSIS: Never-before-seen footage and recordings feature Elvis Presley in concert at his Las Vegas residency during the later stage of his career. Spanning thousands of hours of conversations and 1960s-early 70s Las Vegas lost performance footage assembled together for director Baz Luhrmann’s documentary/concert […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder, Top Stories Tagged With: Baz Luhrmann, Elvis Presley, EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert

Movie Review – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (2025)

February 19, 2026 by Chris Connor

If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, 2025. Directed by Mary Bronstein. Starring Rose Byrne, Conan O’Brien, Danielle Macdonald, A$AP Rocky, Christian Slater. SYNOPSIS: While trying to manage her own life and career, a woman on the verge of a breakdown must cope with her daughter’s illness, an absent husband, a missing person, and an […]

Filed Under: Chris Connor, Movies, Reviews, Top Stories Tagged With: A$AP Rocky, Christian Slater, Conan O'Brien, Danielle Macdonald, If I Had Legs I'd Kick You, Mary Bronstein, Rose Byrne

Movie Review – Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die (2026)

February 19, 2026 by Robert Kojder

Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die, 2026. Directed by Gore Verbinski. Starring Sam Rockwell, Haley Lu Richardson, Michael Peña, Zazie Beetz, Juno Temple, Dino Fetscher, Georgia Goodman, Dominique Maher, Ethan Saunders, Mike Gassaway, Conrad Kemp, Stevel Marc, Riccardo Drayton, Teddy Holton-Frances, Meghan Oberholzer, Adam Burton, Joe Vaz, Anna Acton, Ryan Kruger, Asim Chaudhry, Tom Taylor, […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder, Top Stories Tagged With: Adam Burton, Anna Acton, Artie Wilkinson-Hunt, Asim Chaudhry, Cassiel Eatock-Winnik, Conrad Kemp, David Sturzaker, Dino Fetscher, Dominique Maher, Elly Condron, Ethan Saunders, Georgia Goodman, Good Luck Have Fun Don't Die, Gore Verbinski, Haley Lu Richardson, Joe Vaz, Juno Temple, Meghan Oberholzer, Michael Pena, Mike Gassaway, Riccardo Drayton, Ryan Kruger, sam rockwell, Stevel Marc, Teddy Holton-Frances, Tom Taylor, Zazie Beetz

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The Essential Comedy Movies of 1996

12 Erotically Charged Thrillers For Your Watchlist

Brian De Palma: A Career In Pushing Boundaries

Movie Review – Psycho Killer (2026)

The Silence of the Lambs at 35: The Story Behind the Unforgettable Psychological Horror

Movie Review – The Dreadful (2026)

Movie Review – Midwinter Break (2026)

Movie Review – EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert (2026)

Movie Review – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (2025)

Movie Review – Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die (2026)

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