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The 10 Best Villains in Sylvester Stallone Movies

April 1, 2024 by Tom Jolliffe

Every hero needs a formidable villain and action titan Sylvester Stallone has faced plenty. We look at the ten best villains in Stallone movies… Most action films live or die on the strength of the villain. An underwhelming villain can kill a film, especially if the hero isn’t all that interesting. We’ve taken a look […]

Filed Under: Articles, Opinions and Long Reads, Featured, Movies, Tom Jolliffe, Top Stories Tagged With: Antonio Banderas, Armand Assante, Assassins, Brian Dennehy, Brian Thompson, Cliffhanger, Demolition Man, Dolph Lundgren, Donald Sutherland, Eric Roberts, First Blood, Jack Palance, James Woods, Jason Mamoa, Jean-Claude Van Damme, John Lithgow, Judge Dredd, lock up, Mr T, Nighthawks, Rocky III, Rocky IV, Rutger Hauer, Steven Berkoff, Tango and Cash, The Expendables 2, Wesley Snipes

Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure: The Cult Classic at 35

February 18, 2024 by admin

Hasitha Fernando looks at the story behind Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure as the cult classic celebrates its 35th anniversary… Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure is a cult classic comedy film released in 1989, that follows the time travelling shenanigans of two dim-witted but good-hearted high school friends as they try to pass their history […]

Filed Under: Articles, Opinions and Long Reads, Hasitha Fernando, Movies, Top Stories Tagged With: Alex Winter, Bill & Ted, Bill & Ted Face the Music, Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, Keanu Reeves

Office Space: The Timeless Corporate Satire at 25

February 19, 2024 by admin

Hasitha Fernando on Office Space as it turns 25… Where do we begin with Office Space? A movie that has spawned the creation of countless memes and buzzwords. A film that has effortlessly captured the dreary monotony of the corporate world and the frustrations of its white-collar workers. An effort whose relevance ceases to diminish […]

Filed Under: Articles, Opinions and Long Reads, Hasitha Fernando, Movies, Top Stories Tagged With: Gary Cole, Jennifer Aniston, John C. McGinley, Mike Judge, Office Space, Ron Livingston, Stephen Root

8MM: The Polarizing Mystery Thriller at 25

February 26, 2024 by admin

Hasitha Fernando revisits 8MM on its 25th anniversary… Filmmaker Joel Schumacher has churned out an impressive slate of movies in the past, that include the likes of St. Elmo’s Fire, The Lost Boys, Falling Down and The Client. However, one of his most underrated efforts celebrates its anniversary today and that film is none other […]

Filed Under: Articles, Opinions and Long Reads, Hasitha Fernando, Movies, Top Stories Tagged With: 8MM, Andrew Kevin Walker, James Gandolfini, Joaquin Phoenix, Joel Schumacher, Nicolas Cage

Carl Weathers in Action

February 3, 2024 by Tom Jolliffe

An icon for generations of film fans, Carl Weathers might have left this mortal coil but his legacy as an action star won’t be forgotten… Film and TV fans worldwide were saddened by the news of Carl Weathers’ death on February 1st, 2024. To many, their first experience of Weathers’ larger-than-life presence and charisma was […]

Filed Under: Articles, Opinions and Long Reads, Movies, Tom Jolliffe, Top Stories Tagged With: Action Jackson, Assault on Death Mountain, Assault On Devils Island, Carl Weathers, Death Hunt, Hurricane Smith

Payback at 25: The Gritty Mel Gibson Neo-Noir Actioner Revisited

February 5, 2024 by admin

Hasitha Fernando looks at the story behind the Mel Gibson action thriller Payback as it turns 25… Payback was made when Mel Gibson was one of the biggest and most bankable stars in Hollywood, and with the involvement of Oscar-winning L.A. Confidential scribe Brian Helgeland the project had all the makings of another bona fide […]

Filed Under: Articles, Opinions and Long Reads, Hasitha Fernando, Movies, Top Stories Tagged With: Brian Helgeland, Mel Gibson, Payback

The Boondock Saints at 25: The Controversial Cult Film Revisited

January 26, 2024 by admin

Hasitha Fernando looks at the story behind The Boondock Saints as it turns 25… There’re very little movies out there whose behind-the-scenes drama have achieved the notoriety that The Boondock Saints has been able to achieve. The rise and fall of a narcissistic director, unnecessary meddling by a notorious studio head and the Columbine high-school […]

Filed Under: Articles, Opinions and Long Reads, Hasitha Fernando, Movies, Top Stories Tagged With: Billy Connolly, David Della Rocco, Norman Reedus, Sean Patrick Flanery, The Boondock Saints, Willem Dafoe

Ranking the Major Best Picture Contenders for the 2024 Oscars

January 6, 2024 by EJ Moreno

EJ Moreno looks at films heading for the 2024 Oscars… As we enter the New Year and the 2024 award season begins, the contenders for Best Picture are starting to take shape.  While anything can happen from now to the Oscars in March, we have over ten films that most likely play a part in […]

Filed Under: Articles, Opinions and Long Reads, Awards Season, EJ Moreno, Movies, Top Stories Tagged With: Academy Awards, American Fiction, Anatomy of a Fall, Barbie, Killers of the Flower Moon, Maestro, Oppenheimer, Oscars, Past Lives, Poor Things, saltburn, spider-man: across the spider-verse, The Color Purple, The Holdovers, The Zone of Interest

The Best Horror Movies of 2023

December 15, 2023 by EJ Moreno

EJ Moreno looks at 2023’s best horror movies… When we look at the horror genre, there are a few things fans want out each year. The demands aren’t wild but vital to a good genre year. Most horror lovers want great scares, a few mainstream outings worth touting, and the new indie cult classic. Surprisingly, […]

Filed Under: Articles, Opinions and Long Reads, EJ Moreno, Movies, Top Stories Tagged With: Evil Dead Rise, Huesera: The Bone Woman, Influencer, saw x, scream VI, Skinamarink, Sleep, Talk to Me, Totally Killer, V/H/S/85

7 Enjoyably Bad Christmas Movies

December 16, 2023 by Tom Jolliffe

It’s Christmas season and it’s a time of forgiveness…for bad movies. Here are seven enjoyably bad Christmas movies… Something about the Christmas season raises the spirits in people. Come December, it feels like audiences suddenly gain a tolerance for rubbish, be it food, music or movies. Yes, the humble cinematic Christmas offering has a crapola […]

Filed Under: Articles, Opinions and Long Reads, Movies, Tom Jolliffe, Top Stories Tagged With: Deck the Halls, Ernest Saves Christmas, falling for christmas, home sweet home alone, Jingle All the Way, Santa Clause The Movie, Surviving Christmas

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