EJ Moreno with six forgotten horror movie sequels you never need to see… A sequel doesn’t necessarily equate to bad. As much as Film Twitter will tell you that franchisees are the end of cinema, there’s some value in a good sequel or sequels if you’re so lucky. But there’s no denying that there are […]
Details on a deleted action sequence from Fantastic Four featuring The Thing
It’s safe to say that 20th Century Fox’s reboot of Fantastic Four is the summer’s highest profile casualty. Dying a horrible death across the globe at the box office, early word before the film was released was that it was a production that was filled with problems, many of which may well be true given […]
John Carpenter teases that The Thing 2 could be a reality very soon
Are we nearing the start of The Thing’s long-awaited sequel? Over three years after rumblings of a new entry began, the filmmaker behind the 1982 cult classic has hinted at what will come next. As mysterious and elusive as ever, John Carpenter opens up about the possibility of The Thing 2 and why he can’t […]
Franchise crossover game Funko Fusions gets first trailer
The incredibly popular toy line Funko has unexpectedly released a jaw-dropping first trailer to its upcoming video game, Funko Fusion. Developed by 10:10 Games and partnering with Universal, Funko Fusion is a third person action-adventure multiplayer game with characters and worlds from various movies and TV shows. Drawing a lot of comparisons to the LEGO […]
Academy Re-Awards: Fixing the Best Picture Oscar Winners of the 1980s
Coinciding with the Oscars, we take a trip back to the 1980s to fix the Best Picture winners… The Oscars are upon us. Year after year, controversy and debate rages, over the nominations, the oversights and the eventual winners. Over the years there have been plenty of safe and so-so choices for Best Picture at […]
Comic Book Preview – Clobberin’ Time #1
Ben Grimm takes centre stage is his own new series this week as Marvel launches Clobberin’ Time with a team-up between The Thing and The Incredible Hulk! Check out the official preview here… It’s Clobberin’ Time all the time, as Ben Grimm teams up with heroes from across the Marvel Universe for BIG, FIST-POUNDING ACTION! […]
The Films of 1982: One of the Finest Years in Cinema History
Tom Jolliffe ventures back 40 years to explore the cinematic landscape of 1982… 1982 was a great year for films. It could well be argued too that 1982 might well be one of the finest years in cinema history. There’s an array of blockbuster hits, cult films, iconic films and initially maligned genre films now […]
It’s Time to Give the Horror Genre More Respect
As Halloween approaches, Tom Jolliffe looks at the Horror genre, and why it needs more respect… As a movie lover with a wide ranging taste in films I’ve long been fairly open to an array of genres. It was recently though, and perhaps in part this stems from writing a few horror features of late, […]
The Joys of Old School Practical Effects
Tom Jolliffe looks at the use of old school effects and filming techniques and whether they still have a place in the CGI age… Computers are a wonderful thing. The computer generated image has take cinema up to a point where almost limitless creative possibilities are at a film-makers disposable. You can create a whole […]
Ennio Morricone: Timeless Work and Defining a Genre
Tom Jolliffe on the timeless work of the late, great Ennio Morricone… Alongside the visual imagery in a film, the accompanying music has an ability to work in perfect unison to boost the emotional impact of a sequence. Sometimes a score can enhance a scene, or the music overall can take a picture up a […]
