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

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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 […]

Office Space: The Timeless Corporate Satire at 25

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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 […]

8MM: The Polarizing Mystery Thriller at 25

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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 […]

Carl Weathers in Action

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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 […]

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

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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 […]

The Boondock Saints at 25: The Controversial Cult Film Revisited

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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 […]

Ranking the Major Best Picture Contenders for the 2024 Oscars

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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 […]

The Best Horror Movies of 2023

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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, […]

7 Enjoyably Bad Christmas Movies

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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 […]

The Prince of Egypt at 25: The Crowing Glory of DreamWorks Animation

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Hasitha Fernando on the story behind DreamWorks Animation’s crowning glory The Prince of Egypt as it turns 25… The Prince of Egypt was DreamWorks Animation’s second animated feature film, which saw the adaptation of the first fourteen chapters of the Book of Exodus, which detail Moses’ journey from a mere Egyptian prince to his rise […]