Tom Jolliffe pays homage to films that are utterly ludicrous, but are enjoyable because of it… If you can enjoy one thing about cinema, then it’s probably the wealth of variety at our disposal. We can watch the sublime, the dramatic, powerful, hilarious, thrilling, or we can also watch something that compounds (and beats the […]
The Best James Bond Film Scores
Hasitha Fernando on the best James Bond film scores… With No Time to Die scheduled to begin its international rollout on September 30th, following multiple delays it is a fine time to look back at the incomparable musical legacy this long-standing franchise has given to audiences the world over. From the now iconic opening gun-barrel […]
Revisiting 80s Fantasy Films: The sublime, the ridiculous and the underrated
Tom Jolliffe takes a jaunt back to the 80s to see how some of the decade’s biggest fantasy films have aged… Growing up as a young sprog in the 80’s I was treated to all manner of eye-catching fantasy films. A lot of these ‘kids’ films were completely savaged by critics at the time. I […]
Why Scream is a Perfect Black Comedy
Ricky Church on why Scream is a perfect black comedy… When Scream was released in 1996, it revitalized the slasher genre with new life and energy after it was on the verge of dying out. Scream had plenty of aspects that made horror slasher films great with its memorable kills, scares and great direction by horror legend Wes […]
The Blockbuster Running Time Debate
Tom Jolliffe looks at the trend of excessive running times in blockbuster movies… You make your way to the cinema, you’re bang on time. Then the movie starts right? Nope. 20 minutes of trailers, adverts and P.S.As about turning your phone off, which half the audience misses, because they’re looking at their phone. Finally the […]
The Film and TV Reboot Explosion
Tom Jolliffe looks at a current explosion of reboots in film and TV, with many from properties no one remembers anyway… The idea of a reboot isn’t exactly unfamiliar. Hollywood is on a very well worn trail that is littered with remakes, reboots, sequels, whatever you want to call them. Some might say Hollywood has […]
The Greatest Bond Girls of All Time
Chris Gelderd on the greatest Bond Girls of all time… A term that has stood strong for over 50 years, the phrase “Bond Girl” conjures up an image that defines escapist cinema; a dazzling leading lady, side by side with James Bond in his adventures, with beauty and brains to boot. While some may prefer […]
Mid-Era Jason Statham Movies
Tom Jolliffe looks at the middle era of Jason Statham movies (2010-2015)… He’s follicly challenged, raspy voiced and a double hard bastard. No, he’s not Vin Diesel, he’s Britain’s own Jason Statham. Statham began his film career almost by accident, plucked from obscurity to star in Guy Ritchie’s breakout film, Lock Stock and Two Smoking […]
Drive’s 10th Anniversary of Character Driven Story and Visuals
Ricky Church marks the tenth anniversary of Drive… While a certain franchise that is both fast and furious may have dominated the car heist genre in the past decade plus, every now and then there comes along a film that gives the genre a shot in the arm for how dramatic and captivating its story […]
The Butlernaissance: Gerard Butler’s Return to Form
Tom Jolliffe looks at the recent upturn in Gerard Butler’s career… Gerard Butler has been around a while now. The Scottish actor began by making a name for himself in Britain before a few choice breaks saw him become something of a go to in Hollywood. He has the distinction of having a franchise he […]
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