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Cinema and the End of the World As We Know It

June 5, 2019 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe takes a look at cinema’s end of the world fascination… As we sit in the age of Trump (currently unfazed by the plight of climate change, and skating on a sheet of thin ice as far as North Korean relations) and Brexit, aforementioned climate issues, and a general sense that democratic systems aren’t […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: 1984, 2012, Avengers, Avengers: End Game, Avengers: Infinity War, Brazil, Invasion USA, Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior, Metropolis, Terminator, The Matrix, The Omega Man, The Quiet Earth, The Survivalist

Greenland: How to breath life into a tired genre and defy expectations

February 13, 2021 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe looks at one of the surprise critical successes of the year, Greenland… Remember when there seemed to be a new disaster film out every 6 months? Some world ending disaster, either natural or extra-terrestrial, would put the fate of mankind in the balance. The CGI tools at the disposal of filmmakers also meant […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: 2012, 300, Angel Has Fallen, Chris Sparling, Gerard Butler, Greenland, John Wick, Morena Baccarin, Ric Roman Waugh

The Best Disaster Movie Blockbusters of All Time

November 20, 2020 by Red Stewart

Marvelous Videos presents the best disaster blockbusters of all time… Destruction porn was once a pejorative thrown at films that centered their visuals around urbicide and architectural destruction, but it has since come to be embraced as an appealing factor of blockbusters that feature extensive action sequences in a metropolitan area. After all, you can’t […]

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