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The Essential Cannon Films Scores

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Tom Jolliffe looks at some of the best musical scores from Cannon Films’ oeuvre… A good film score can elevate the picture and manipulate the viewer. It can illicit excitement, fear, intrigue, melancholy and more. It’s not uncommon for a film score to become just as legendary an aspect of a particular film as anything […]

10 Iconic Movie Weapons Every Millennial Kid Wanted

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A cool movie weapon makes all the difference in genre films and we look at ten movie weapons every millennial kid wanted… Action and sci-fi films and their relentless battles between good and evil have one consistent. Weaponry is involved and whether it’s the use of real-life weapons or creations for your film, making it […]

Sirens from Space: Species and Under The Skin

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Tom Jolliffe double bills Species and Under The Skin… The sexy siren, luring men to their inevitable doom by taking on the form of a gorgeous woman. Like cats to catnip, the men salivate their way to demise. In one corner we have Species, the tale of a scientific splicing of human and alien DNA […]

Scream Queens: James Gunn’s Forgotten Horror Reality Series

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EJ Moreno revisits VH1’s horror reality series Scream Queens… The year is 2008: Saw VI needed some fresh meat, and horror was having a moment in the mainstream. Why not make a reality competition show looking for a new horror actress? We will look at the Flavor of Love of horror TV, the forgotten reality […]

Out for Vengeance: Ten Essential Revenge Movies

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Casey Chong with ten essential revenge movies… The long-gestating reboot of The Crow, which famously suffered from development hell as early as 2008 with numerous directors and actors coming and going, has finally flown into cinemas, starring Bill Skarsgård as the titular character with Rupert Sanders of the live-action Hollywood version of Ghost in the […]

Natural Born Killers at 30: The story behind the polarizing ultra-violent crime drama

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Hasitha Fernando dives into the story behind Natural Born Killers as the controversial film turns 30… Natural Born Killers has oft been labelled one of the most controversial films ever to be conceived with its ultra-violent and heavily controversial subject matter continuing to divide audiences even after 30 years of its release. In this write […]

Darkman: Revisiting Sam Raimi’s cult 1990 superhero movie

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Tom Jolliffe revisits Sam Raimi’s Darkman, released on this day back in 1990… Hot on the heels of Batman, Sam Raimi delivered Darkman unto the world. Raimi wouldn’t become synonymous with iconic comic book hero films until doing the game changing Spider-Man trilogy, but Darkman , whilst an original creation from Raimi’s mind, is a […]

Inglourious Basterds: Quentin Tarantino’s Irreverent World War II Epic at 15

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Hasitha Fernando looks at the story behind Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds fifteen years on from its release… Whatever your opinion may be of Inglourious Basterds there’s no denying that the effort helmed by Quentin Tarantino was an entertaining, blood-soaked World War II romp featuring a memorable villain courtesy of Christoph Waltz. As the flick celebrates […]

Movies That Are An Absolute Masterclass in Acting

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We take a look at eight films featuring incredible acting that any aspiring actors should definitely watch… Great actors are one key piece of a jigsaw and the big picture everyone hopes for is a great movie at the end of it. Some actors can be so great they often elevate everything they’re in, even […]

Upcoming 2025 Movie Sequels To Add To Your Watchlist

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Here’s a selection of the biggest movie sequels of 2025 to add to your watchlist… Deciding what to watch weekly can be difficult, but a list like this can help you start planning ahead. We’ve assembled seven films to watch in 2025 and added a sequel spin to this list. Quite a few movies have […]