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Unnecessary Reboots, Remakes and Sequels

July 13, 2018 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe looks at Hollywood’s preoccupation with reboots, remakes and sequels… I sit here in the year 2018. Suddenly I find myself compelled to moan about the unimaginative approach to greenlighting Hollywood studio pictures. This is not a new phenomenon, it’s old hat. As of now the vast majority of greenlit, large studio films are […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Alien, Neill Blomkamp, Paul Verhoeven, RoboCop, Terminator 6

A Beginner’s Guide To Paul Verhoeven

November 17, 2018 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe continues our series of beginner’s guides to iconic directors with controversial Dutch director, Paul Verhoeven… A man who never does anything by halves, Paul Verhoeven is a director who has courted controversy throughout his career. With a long and varied resume, spanning beginnings in Dutch TV and film, then in and out of […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Basic Instinct, Black Book, Elle, Flesh and Blood, Hollow Man, Paul Verhoeven, RoboCop, Showgirls, Soldier Of Orange, starship troopers, Total Recall, Turkish Delight

Has Showgirls actually become kind of good?

September 22, 2020 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe takes a look back at Showgirls, once universally derided and considered one of the worst films ever… but is it actually misunderstood? Upon its release in 1995, Paul Verhoeven’s trashy spectacular, Showgirls was obliterated by critics. It was a lavish, Vegas set tale with plenty of excess dismissed as vacuous, grimy and seedy. […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Elizabeth Berkley, Gina Gershon, Paul Verhoeven, Showgirls

Paul Verhoeven wanted a four-breasted mutant sex worker in Total Recall

June 16, 2020 by Gary Collinson

With the Arnold Schwarzenegger sci-fi actioner Total Recall celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, director Paul Verhoeven has been reminiscing about the 1990 cult classic in an interview with The Ringer. During the discussion, Verhoeven revealed that he originally intended to make Benny wish he had four hands during the bar scene on Mars featuring […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Paul Verhoeven, Total Recall

Paul Verhoeven isn’t a fan of the RoboCop and Total Recall remakes

January 11, 2024 by EJ Moreno

Paul Verhoeven has seen the remakes of Total Recall and RoboCop that came out in the 2010s, and he’s not happy about them. In a recent interview with Metrograph (reported by World of Reel), the director spoke about the remakes and gave his candid takes on what they got wrong about his original work. Verhoeven […]

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Movies, News, Top Stories Tagged With: Paul Verhoeven, RoboCop, Total Recall

Blu-ray Review – In Search of Tomorrow (2022)

July 25, 2022 by Brad Cook

In Search of Tomorrow, 2022. Directed by David A. Weiner. Starring Lance Guest, Clancy Brown, Sean Young, Wil Wheaton, Catherine Mary Stewart, John Carpenter, Adrienne Barbeau, Paul Verhoeven, Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Kurtwood Smith, Jenette Goldstein, Joe Dante, Carrie Henn, Bruce Boxleitner, Shane Black, Dee Wallace, Mark Rolston, Barry Bostwick, Ivan Reitman, Billy Dee Williams, […]

Filed Under: Brad Cook, Movies, Physical Media, Reviews Tagged With: Adam Nimoy, Adrienne Barbeau, Alex Winter, Barry Bostwick, Bill Duke, Billy Dee Williams, Bob Gale, Brad Fiedel, Bruce Boxleitner, Carrie Henn, Catherine Mary Stewart, Clancy Brown, Corey Dee Williams, David A. Weiner, Dee Wallace, Ed Gale, Gene Simmons, In Search of Tomorrow, Ivan Reitman, Jenette Goldstein, Jesse Ventura, Joe Dante, john carpenter, John Knoll, Kurtwood Smith, Lance Guest, Mark Rolston, Nancy Allen, Oliver Harper, Paul Verhoeven, Peter Weller, Ronny Cox, Sean Young, shane black, Stewart Raffill, Wil Wheaton, William Sandell

4K Ultra HD Review – RoboCop (1987)

July 18, 2022 by Brad Cook

RoboCop, 1987, Directed by Paul Verhoeven. Starring Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Daniel O’Herlihy, Ronny Cox, Kurtwood Smith, and Miguel Ferrer. SYNOPSIS: Arrow has reissued their excellent two-disc RoboCop set on 4K, even going so far as to source new 4K scans of the trims that were added back in for the Director’s Cut (and originally […]

Filed Under: Brad Cook, Movies, Physical Media, Reviews Tagged With: Daniel O’Herlihy, Kurtwood Smith, Miguel Ferrer, Nancy Allen, Paul Verhoeven, Peter Weller, RoboCop, Ronny Cox

4K Ultra HD Review – Total Recall (1990)

December 7, 2020 by Brad Cook

Total Recall, 1990. Directed by Paul Verhoeven. Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rachel Ticotin, Sharon Stone, Michael Ironside, Ronny Cox. SYNOPSIS: Total Recall was remastered in 4K for this new edition that also includes a digital code, as well as a copy of the movie on Blu-ray. Three new bonus features, including a comprehensive look at the […]

Filed Under: Brad Cook, Movies, Physical Media, Reviews Tagged With: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Ironside, Paul Verhoeven, Rachel Ticotin, Ronny Cox, Sharon Stone, Total Recall

Wry, Prophetic, Smart and Brutal: RoboCop at 35

July 26, 2022 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe looks back at RoboCop, Paul Verhoeven’s ahead-of-the-curve masterpiece, as it turns 35…  Okay creeps. Dead or alive, you’re coming with me… to look back at RoboCop. The dead part might be a bit much, but I’m sure you’re game. The iconic sci-fi actioner is 35 years old. There is a huge weight behind […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Basil Poledouris, Kurtwood Smith, Nancy Allen, Paul Verhoeven, Peter Weller, RoboCop, Ronny Cox

Movie Review – Benedetta (2021)

August 29, 2022 by Tom Beasley

Benedetta

Benedetta, 2021. Directed by Paul Verhoeven. Starring Virginie Efira, Daphne Patakia, Charlotte Rampling and Lambert Wilson. SYNOPSIS: A nun at an Italian convent believes she experiences visions of Jesus Christ himself, and pursues a romantic relationship with another woman. When you watch a movie by Paul Verhoeven, you know you’re not in for an easy […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Tom Beasley Tagged With: Benedetta, Charlotte Rampling, Daphné Patakia, Lambert Wilson, Paul Verhoeven, Virginie Efira

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