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8 Great Cult Sci-Fi Movies from 1985

December 29, 2025 by Casey Chong

Casey Chong looks at eight essential cult sci-fi movies from 1985…. 1985 was a big year for a certain sci-fi movie called Back to the Future, which made over $210 million in the stateside alone. Robert Zemeckis’ genre-defining, time-travel masterpiece remains a cinematic icon to this day. However, the year also saw a handful of […]

Filed Under: Articles, Opinions and Long Reads, Casey Chong, Featured, Movies, Top Stories Tagged With: Brazil, Cocoon, Enemy Mine, Explorers, Lifeforce, Re-Animator, The Quiet Earth, the stuff

10 Essential Cult Classic 80s Movies You Need To See

December 21, 2025 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe with ten great cult classic 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 […]

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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, Opinions and Long Reads, 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

Underloved Sci-Fi Movies from the 80s VHS Era

July 4, 2021 by Red Stewart

Marvelous Videos presents underloved sci-fi movies from the VHS era…. Back in the days of Blockbuster stores, you had entire sections of the retail place dedicated to science fiction. Whether it was action, horror, comedy, or straight-up drama, you couldn’t go two aisles without finding something interesting to check-out. Just because we’ve lost the brick-and-mortar […]

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