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10 Essential Films From 1974

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We go back half a century to offer up ten essential films from 1974… It’s incredible to think that it’s been half a century since the year 1974. As a year of cinematic offerings, it takes some beating too with a slew of incredible films. This was still right in the midst of Hollywood’s golden […]

All This Has Happened Before: Remembering Battlestar Galactica

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Ricky Church remembers Battlestar Galactica… In today’s climate of film and television, its pretty common for an old property to be rebooted or remade for a modern audience. The last several years have seen it done so many times with various series or films, from Batman, Lethal Weapon, Magnum P.I., The Jungle Book and Twin Peaks, reboots have been a […]

100 Years of Horror: Unmissable Movies from 1924 to 2024

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We’re diving back through a hundred years of horror and picking one unmissable film every ten years from 1924 to 2024… The history of cinema, from silent pictures to a stellar selection of horror films this year alone, shows that the horror genre has plenty to offer discerning viewers. If you want to add some gems […]

The Machinist at 20: The Story Behind the Unforgettable Twisty-Turny Paranoid Thriller

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Hasitha Fernando on the story behind The Machinist as it turns 20… Any fan of Christian Bale’s body of work would be familiar with The Machinist and that’d be because of the infamous and extreme physical transformation the talented actor underwent for that specific role. But the movie is much more than a simple gimmick […]

Die Hard on a Shoestring: The Low Budget Die Hard Clones

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As the festive season approaches and Die Hard becomes mandatory viewing, we take a look at some low budget clones… It may not have been the first of its kind, but when Die Hard came out, from the moment Bruce Willis entered the Nakatomi plaza, a new sub-genre all of its own was launched – […]

Great Cult Films From 1984 You Might Have Missed

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It’s time to venture back to 1984 and take a look at some great cult films you may have missed… It’s fair to say that 1984 had a stellar selection of iconic films that became part of pop culture. Films like The Terminator, Ghostbusters and Amadeus are widely considered classics and well-known to general audiences.  […]

Awful Video Game Movie Adaptations You’ve Probably Forgotten

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EJ Moreno with a selection of forgotten video game movies… We all remember plenty of bad video game movies: Street Fighter, Super Mario Bros., House of the Dead, and almost every Resident Evil comes to mind. But if you venture back deeper into the catalog of video game movies, you’ll find some of the most […]

10 Alien Franchise Rip-Offs That Are Worth A Watch

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With Alien: Romulus currently terrorising audiences, here are ten Alien knock-offs to watch if you love the franchise…  The Alien franchise is a pretty eclectic mix, made up of distinct stabs at effectively the same concept repeated. A group of largely disposable humans are hunted and picked off by a fearsome alien creature (or multiple). […]

Fantastic Mr. Fox at 15: Wes Anderson’s Delightful Stop-Motion Adaptation of the Roald Dahl Classic

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Hasitha Fernando on the story behind Fantastic Mr. Fox as Wes Anderson’s stop-motion animated Roald Dahl adaptation turns 15… Many of Roald Dahl’s works have received their big screen treatment in the past but a vast majority of them were in the live-action form with the trifecta of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda […]

Six Disney Animated Sequels That Are Worth A Watch

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Casey Chong with a selection of Disney animated sequels that are worth your time… Disney’s track record in the animated feature department has given us a plethora of memorable hits from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to Bambi, Aladdin and Frozen. Some of the original animated features have spawned a follow-up or two. Disney […]