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10 Essential Comedy Movies of 1996

March 6, 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 – Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man (2026)

March 5, 2026 by Robert Kojder

Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man, 2026. Directed by Tom Harper. Starring Cillian Murphy, Rebecca Ferguson, Barry Keoghan, Tim Roth, Stephen Graham, Sophie Rundle, Ned Dennehy, Packy Lee, Ian Peck, Jay Lycurgo, Ruby Ashbourne Serkis, Sam Baker Jones, Kasper Hilton-Hille, and Thomas Arnold. SYNOPSIS: During World War II, Tommy Shelby returns to a bombed Birmingham and […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder, Top Stories Tagged With: Barry Keoghan, Cillian Murphy, Ian Peck, jay lycurgo, Kasper Hilton-Hille, Ned Dennehy, netflix, Packy Lee, Peaky Blinders, Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man, Rebecca Ferguson, Ruby Ashbourne Serkis, Sam Baker Jones, sophie rundle, Stephen Graham, Thomas Arnold, Tim Roth, Tom Harper

Movie Review – Protector (2025)

March 5, 2026 by Robert Kojder

Protector, 2025. Directed by Adrian Grunberg. Starring Milla Jovovich, Matthew Modine, Isabel Myers, D. B. Sweeney, Don Harvey, Gabriel Sloyer, Michael Stahl-David, Brooklyn Sudano, Texas Battle, Yoko Hamamura, Lydia Hull, and Arica Himmel. SYNOPSIS: Former war hero Nikki’s peaceful life is shattered when her daughter is kidnapped. Thrust into the criminal underworld while hunted by […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder, Top Stories Tagged With: adrian grunberg, Arica Himmel, Brooklyn Sudano, D. B. Sweeney, Don Harvey, Gabriel Sloyer, Isabel Myers, Lydia Hull, Matthew Modine, Michael Stahl-David, Milla Jovovich, Protector, Texas Battle, Yoko Hamamura

10 Essential Action Movies of 1996

March 4, 2026 by Tom Jolliffe

It’s stunts aplenty with spinning kicks and punches, as we travel back to 1996 with these essential action movies… The action movie landscape of 1996 was pretty interesting. It saw a noticeable shift in the genre, stepping noticeably away from the previous decade and early 90s reliance on muscle-bound heroes. The beefy big boys like […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Featured, Movies, Tom Jolliffe, Top Stories Tagged With: Black Mask, Broken Arrow, Daylight, Eraser, Executive Decision, First Strike, Glimmar Man, Maximum Risk, Mission: Impossible, Riot, Sabotage, Silent Trigger, Sworn To Justice, the long kiss goodnight, The Quest, The Rock, The Sweeper, White Tiger

Video Review – Bodycam is the best found footage film of the decade

March 3, 2026 by EJ Moreno

EJ Moreno with a video review of Bodycam… It’s hard to make found footage films feel scary in 2026, let alone make one that feels fresh or new. Shudder has a new release on its hands that will prove that wrong with the best found footage film of the decade. Bodycam, which premiered on the […]

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Flickering Myth TV, Movies, Reviews, Top Stories Tagged With: Bodycam, Brandon Christensen, Jaime Callica, Sean Rogerson

Prime Video Review – Young Sherlock

March 2, 2026 by Chris Connor

Chris Connor reviews Prime Video’s action mystery series Young Sherlock… There have been many iterations of Arthur Conan Doyle’s detective Sherlock Holmes both on the big and small screens, from Basil Rathbone to Peter Cushing and Benedict Cumberbatch. The most successful big screen version of late has been Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law’s Victorian-set […]

Filed Under: Chris Connor, Reviews, Television, Top Stories Tagged With: Amazon, Guy Ritchie, Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Prime Video, Sherlock, Sherlock Holmes, Young Sherlock

Movie Review – Hoppers (2026)

March 2, 2026 by Robert Kojder

Hoppers, 2026. Directed by Daniel Chong. Featuring the voice talents of Piper Curda, Bobby Moynihan, Jon Hamm, Kathy Najimy, Eduardo Franco, Aparna Nancherla, Meryl Streep, Dave Franco, Eman Abdul-Razzak, Tom Law, Sam Richardson, Melissa Villaseñor, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Steve Purcell, Ego Nwodim, Nichole Sakura, Demetri Martin, Karen Huie, and Vanessa Bayer. SYNOPSIS: A 19-year-old animal […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder, Top Stories Tagged With: Aparna Nancherla, Bobby Moynihan, Daniel Chong, Dave Franco, Demetri Martin, Eduardo Franco, Ego Nwodim, Eman Abdul-Razzak, Hoppers, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Jon Hamm, Karen Huie, Kathy Najimy, Melissa Villaseñor, Meryl Streep, Nichole Sakura, Piper Curda, Sam Richardson, Steve Purcell, Tom Law, Vanessa Bayer

Movie Review – Dolly (2025)

March 2, 2026 by Robert Kojder

Dolly, 2025. Directed by Rod Blackhurst. Starring Fabianne Therese, Seann William Scott, Ethan Suplee, Russ Tiller, Michalina Scorzelli, Max Lindsey, and Kate Cobb. SYNOPSIS: Macy, a young woman, is abducted by a monstrous figure intent on raising her as their own child. As lifeless as an actual doll (even if there is plenty of gore […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder, Top Stories Tagged With: Dolly, Ethan Suplee, Fabianne Therese, Kate Cobb, Max Lindsey, Michalina Scorzelli, Rod Blackhurst, Russ Tiller, Seann William Scott

Cannibal Holocaust on Trial: When Prosecutors Thought They Found a Snuff Movie

March 1, 2026 by admin

Adam Page explores the controversy surrounding the notorious Cannibal Holocaust and the prosecution of its director Ruggero Deodato… There is a certain species of moviemaker. One who confuses provocation with profundity, who mistakes the gag reflex of the audience for proof of their artistic achievement. And then we have Ruggero Deodato, who made a movie […]

Filed Under: Adam Page, Articles and Opinions, Featured, Movies, Top Stories Tagged With: Cannibal Holocaust, Ruggero Deodato

10 Great Forgotten Gems of the 1980s You Need To See

February 6, 2026 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe with ten great forgotten gems from the 1980s that need added to your watch list… The 1980s was an eclectic melting pot of cinema. Blockbusters and franchises were becoming a big thing. The success of home video also gave films a place to succeed beyond the cinema screens. Cinema fandom has always clustered […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Featured, Movies, Tom Jolliffe, Top Stories Tagged With: Avenging Force, Body Double, Nighthawks, One Deadly Summer, One From the Heart, Opera, Roadgames, Running Scared, The Man With Two Brains, the wraith

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