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Back in the Day: The Video Games We Were Playing in May 1991

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Andrew Newton on the video games of yesteryear… Join me for a short while as we delve back through the misty years to May 1991 and look at some of the games that made those times so great.  In stark contrast to the present day, May of 1991 (in the UK) was the third driest […]

Henry Cavill and Chad Stahelski Do Highlander? I’m There!

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Tom Jolliffe looks at the prospect of a Highlander remake directed by Chad Stahelski and starring Henry Cavill… Right off the bat, I will state this…I love Highlander. The original film was very much a product of its time. Creative, wild, a little overblown, little regard for logic, but somewhat groundbreaking too. As a stylistic […]

Hilarious Predator Rip-Offs That Can Only Be Watched When Drunk!

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Marvelous Videos with a selection of hilarious Predator rip-offs… 1987’s Predator wasn’t an original concept – humans being hunted down by some extraterrestrial monster has its roots in German Expressionist motion pictures from back in the day. However, its creativity, execution, and sheer enjoyment made it the best version of such a premise that it […]

25 Years of Mission: Impossible: High Stakes Stunts, Dense Plotting and Tom Cruise

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Ricky Church on the 25th anniversary of the Mission: Impossible movie franchise… “Your mission, should you choose to accept it.” 25 years ago today those words were uttered as the action-spy genre was given a shot in the arm with a big screen revitalization of the Mission: Impossible franchise. Based on the 1960s TV series […]

From Saw to Spiral: Every Saw Movie Ranked From Worst To Best

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Shaun Munro ranks and reviews all nine Saw movies from worst to best… If the general experience of living through the last year-plus has muddied the passage of time for so many of us, the fact that the first Saw movie released 17 years ago will only further warp that already tenuous perception of time’s cruel march. […]

What film will get you back to the cinema?

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Tom Jolliffe ponders what will get you back to cinemas, and what he will be triumphantly returning for… Cinema has taken a hell of a beating in the last year. Early signs of recovery have been promising in the US, as studios cope with readjusted expectations, and attempt to build a new model that may […]

Confusing The Audience And Getting Away With It

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Tom Jolliffe on the art of confusing an audience and getting praised for it…. Cinema and TV is full of fine margins. There’s a real artistry in how a film (or show) can manipulate the viewer. As a viewer you are taken on a journey. Sometimes said journey is simple. A to B to C. […]

Shrek Turns 20: Looking Back At The Movie Turned Meme | Flickering Myth Movie Chat

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EJ Moreno and Allen Christian dive into Shrek for its 20th anniversary in the latest Flickering Myth Movie Chat… From premiering at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival to becoming the legendary meme of today, how did Shrek end up here? In the latest Flickering Myth Movie Chat, Allen Christian and EJ Moreno dive into the […]