Tom Jolliffe with ten great cult 1980s movies you need to see… The cult film. From the obscure gems with an undying loyalty from their small following, to the mass cults who followed Star Wars back in the 80s. Sometimes a film just strikes a chord and has a certain unique charm or imperfect quality […]
It Happened One Night: The Essential Single Night Movies
There’s misadventures from dusk ’til dawn as Tom Jolliffe presents ten essential one night movies… The humble night odyssey. A protagonist finds them self on a dusk ’til dawn journey or quest. There have been plenty of films over the years which have taken place in a very contained period of time. We’ve seen a […]
Scorsese: An all time great, and still one of the best in the business
As Martin Scorsese turns 79, Tom Jolliffe looks back on his astounding career so far… He’s been known to give master-classes in film-making. He’s also a deeply passionate cinephile. Martin Scorsese knows film. In fact he knows film so well, that comments comparing Marvel films to theme park rides courted him some controversy last year. […]
After Hours: Scorsese’s oft overlooked Theme Park experience
Tom Jolliffe looks back at After Hours, Scorsese’s own theme park ride… Martin Scorsese is firmly in the limelight right now. Not only has Marty recently celebrated a birthday, with which (in cinema circles) brings about career retrospection, but he has a brand new film coming out soon (you may have heard of it…The Irishman). […]
