Tom Jolliffe on cinema’s fascination with nihilistic film characters… Nihilists…rejecting all values, beliefs, morals and systems of order, deeming life to be meaningless. Sounds like most peoples teenage years. On the other hand, as far as creating cinematic protagonists, a character with a nihilistic frame of mind might not necessarily seem like the safest creative […]
Whatever Happened To The Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash Movie?!
EJ Moreno on why we never got a Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash movie… For decades, fans were teased with the possibility of seeing the worlds of Friday The 13th, Evil Dead, and A Nightmare on Elm Street collide. Though it would pan out in a comic book, the world sadly never got to see […]
How to Refurbish the Terminator Franchise
Tom Jolliffe offers his thoughts on the direction to take the Terminator franchise… Terminator 2: Judgment Day is 30 this year. It’s also fair to say it’s the last film in the franchise that proved unquestionably successful. It was a massive box office hit, launching James Cameron to gargantuan levels of production. At the time […]
Whatever Happened To Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 4?!
EJ Moreno on Sam Raimi’s aborted Spider-Man 4 movie… With Sam Raimi currently making his return to the Marvel universe as director on Marvel Studios’ Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and Tobey Maguire expected to return to the role of Spidey alongside Tom Holland and Andrew Garfield’s web-slingers in Spider-Man: No Way Home, […]
Brooding, Stark, Cold and Dark: The Beauty of Nordic Cinema
Tom Jolliffe journeys across the cinematic landscape of the Nordic countries… Every cinematic nation tends to have a particular forte, or a period in time very distinct for creative output that sees them produce work unique to them. Japan had a period of Samurai films and one of ghost stories. Italy have had neo-realism and […]
How What We Do in the Shadows Spawned an Unlikely Cinematic Universe
Chris Connor on the What We Do in the Shadows cinematic universe… When What We Do in the Shadows premiered in 2014, Taika Waititi was several years away from becoming the name he is today and Jemaine Clement’s talents as shown on Flight of the Conchords may well have slipped under the radar of many. […]
Liam Neeson’s Enduring Action Hero Appeal
Tom Jolliffe on Liam Neeson’s enduring appeal as an action hero… The sheer presence and charismatic Irish drawl of a certain Liam Neeson has long been engaging audiences. He meandered as a supporting artist for a number of years, before eventually becoming something of a critical darling in Schindler’s List, and his tall stature, rugged […]
Where to start with Pedro Almodóvar
Chris Connor on Pedro Almodóvar… Pedro Almodóvar has been at the forefront of European cinema for five decades, starting with his early eccentric comedies like Pepi, Luci, Bom, Matador and Law of Desire. With his latest Parallel Mothers featuring prominently on the autumn festival circuit and earning positive early reviews from its Venice premiere, now […]
Video Game Movie Adaptations That Are Actually Worth Watching
We know, we know, the video game movie scene is even more notorious than the female superhero one. So many great video games chosen to be adapted into feature length films have had their very essence thrown into a grinder, leaving only a barebones replica for audiences to unsatisfyingly feast on. But sometimes critics can […]
Fright Night: A Timeless Blend of Horror, Comedy and Cool
Tom Jolliffe looks back at a timeless blend of horror, comedy and cool, with 1985’s Fright Night… Vampires might be the most well trodden of movie monsters. It’s still a persistent go to for horror film-makers, often looking for a way to freshen up the genre. The 1980’s brought a host of great vampire films […]
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