Tom Jolliffe on Michael Bay’s unique approach to cinematic destruction… In the mid-1990s a young upstart director burst out of the music video scene and blazed into the action genre with the kind of blustering gusto very few helmers have managed before or since. When I was growing up as a young teen, the cinema […]
Welcome to The Rock’s 25th Anniversary
Ricky Church revisits The Rock on its 25th anniversary… The Rock contains so many hallmarks of 1990s movie-making: rogue army operatives, a deadly MacGuffin, a buddy cop story of two completely different personalities and, of course, Nicolas Cage acting his zany, goofy yet somehow still serious self. And when you have Nic Cage starring opposite […]
Broken Arrow at 25
Tom Jolliffe takes a look back at John Woo’s somewhat forgotten sophomore Hollywood effort, Broken Arrow, which turns 25… Remember Broken Arrow? Memory a bit hazy? Well John Woo’s second Hollywood film, a box office hit at the time, turns 25. In 1996 we were seeing a decided shift away from the kind of heroics […]
The Magnetic Brilliance of Sean Connery
Tom Jolliffe looks at the career and lasting legacy of the late Sean Connery, one of the most charismatic screen presences in cinema history… Cinema mourns the passing of another icon. For many this one will pack a weighty punch. Sean Connery was the man who became the first major face of a franchise we’re […]
Michael Bay’s Crowning Glory: The Rock
Tom Jolliffe looks back at Michael Bay’s greatest film… Michael Bay. Just how does one sum up the man’s cinematic legacy? Cast your mind back to the mid-90’s. He hurls himself onto the world stage and with ruthless aplomb figuratively unzips and plonks Bay Jnr down on the table and announces a new form of […]
Comic Book Review – WWE: Attitude Era 2018 Special #1
Liam Hoofe reviews WWE: Attitude Era 2018 Special #1… This week, Boom! Studios released their latest WWE anthology edition, focusing on several key stories from the brand’s iconic Attitude Era. The Attitude Era is the most beloved period in the WWE’s history, and there are plenty of iconic and memorable moments for the writers to […]
Exclusive Interview with Jason Liles, a.k.a. George from Rampage
Tai Freligh interviews Jason Liles from Rampage… At 6′ 9″, Jason Liles is in a perfect place to take the motion capture world by storm. After working with Rick Baker on Men in Black III as several aliens, he was later recruited to play the supernatural entity Ryuk in Deathnote. But perhaps his biggest role […]
Road to WrestleMania: Is Ronda Rousey the most high-pressure rookie in WWE history?
It’s WrestleMania week, with the ‘Show of Shows’ set to take place on Sunday night. Every day between now and the big event, Tom Beasley takes a look at a different element of the build-up. Today, it’s the mounting pressure on the shoulders of Ronda Rousey ahead of her rookie match… Earlier this week, I […]
Wrestling Daily News Roundup – Ronda Rousey Finally Arrives in the WWE, Huge Mania Plans for Her?, Wrestlemania Main Event Set, EC3 Signs for WWE
Liam Hoofe with a round-up of the latest wrestling news… Ronda Rousey Makes Her Debut at the Royal Rumble/ Huge Mania Plans for Her We all knew it was coming, but credit where credit’s due, the WWE did a great job of convincing us it might not happen. Ronda Rousey, the former UFC star made […]
