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The Maestros of 80s Action Movie Music

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Tom Jolliffe looks at a golden period in action movie scores and some of the maestros who composed them… What is the golden age of action movies? This is of course a rhetorical question. It’s undoubtedly the 1980s. A time of such unique flair and style. Big, bold, brash, silly, sometimes ironic. It was a […]

The Essential Jackie Chan Movies

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Tom Jolliffe offers up ten essential Jackie Chan films… Jackie Chan is the master of physical action comedy. His popularity has spread across the world from Hong Kong and China, to the west (even after early false starts to launch him as a star in the States). In the mid-80’s he was part of a […]

The Problem with Cobra Kai Season 5

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Cobra Kai is being binge-watched across the world, and Tom Jolliffe has a bone to pick with the show’s fifth season. SPOILERS FOLLOW… Cobra Kai Season 5 has burst onto the scene. Season 4 ended brilliantly, leaving me salivating for what was to come. I hate that season-to-season wait, but oddly the gap between seasons […]

Mia Goth: The One to Watch

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Tom Jolliffe looks at Mia Goth’s compelling career so far and the promise of what lies ahead… From the outset, Mia Goth was born into an interesting fusion. Canadian and Brazilian parents, she was raised in the UK, occasionally diverting back to her parents’ native homelands during her upbringing.  A full name like Mia Gypsy […]

God, Gangsters and Robbie Coltrane: Nuns on the Run and The Pope Must Die!

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Tom Jolliffe looks back at the late great Robbie Coltrane’s duo of farcical Catholic capers, Nuns on the Run and The Pope Must Die… The late great Robbie Coltrane’s passing came as a sad surprise to many. Coltrane’s comedic talents were offset by an ability to play tough characters, or those with a hearty dose […]

Halloween Havoc: The Best Horror-Themed Wrestling Gimmicks

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EJ Moreno looks at the best horror-themed pro wrestling gimmicks… For this article’s sake, horror and wrestling are a match made in heaven or hell. Throughout the sport’s history, countless wrestlers have embraced horror elements or a bit of the dark side, from demonic creatures to creepy clowns. Every genre of horror with the success […]

The Best TV Shows to Binge This Halloween

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Hasitha Fernando with a selection of TV shows for you to binge this Halloween… Spooktober is upon us once again, so I guess it’s time to binge-watch some awesome horror related content, right? Easier said than done, however, in an age where streaming services rule supreme, choosing what to watch have never been harder. So, […]

The Best Halloween-Themed Television Episodes

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EJ Moreno on the best Halloween-themed TV episodes… As long as television has been around, there’s been Halloween episodes. Like its cheerful Christmas counterpart, creators know there’s time for intense drama and hilarious comedy on Halloween night. To get into the spooky spirit, let’s dive into some of television’s most fantastic All Hallows’ Eve adventures. […]

Top Gun: Maverick and the Success of Simplistic Cinema

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Anghus Houvrouas on the success of Top Gun: Maverick… Top Gun: Maverick is the kind of massive, crowd pleasing blockbuster that felt almost extinct after a global pandemic threatened to end the theatrical experience. Loved by both audiences and critics, the movie has become a phenomenon and the most successful movie of 2022. I always […]