Were a generation of fans too harsh on the Prequel Trilogy? Tom Jolliffe revisits The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith to see whether they’re worthy of reappraisal, and how they hold up post-Disney Sequel Trilogy… Remember Spaced? The much loved and all too shortly lived sitcom from Edgar Wright, […]
The Most Iconic Moments of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
EJ Moreno looks back at Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and its most iconic moments… Mighty Morphin Power Rangers is celebrating its 30th anniversary, and we need to look back at the memorable first three seasons that launched a worldwide phenomenon. During its iconic 155-episode run, we saw a group of teenagers fight to protect the […]
Lock, Stock and The Essential Guy Ritchie Movies
On the 25th anniversary of Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, we look at the essential Guy Ritchie films… In 1998, Guy Ritchie burst onto the British film scene with his dazzling debut hit Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. Since then he’s revisited guns and gangsters, adapted a classic spy show, adapted an iconic […]
Cannon Films and the Search for Critical Acclaim
A look back at Cannon Films and their search for critical acclaim which led to some memorable successes and failures… When aficionados think back to the glory days of Cannon Films, most notably in the peak years under Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus, they invariably cast their minds to unashamedly schlocky and low-budget genre fare […]
The Essential Modern Day Swashbucklers
Hasitha Fernando with ten essential modern day swashbucklers… Pirate-themed movies or swashbucklers have been around since the very inception of Hollywood. However, they gained widespread popularity and peaked during the Golden era of cinema, with critically acclaimed movies such as Captain Blood, The Sea Hawk and The Crimson Pirate headlined by classic actors like Douglas […]
The Cinematic Crossovers We Need To See
20 years on from the release of Freddy vs Jason, here are more cinematic crossovers we really need to see… It doesn’t happen too often in cinema but when it does, the crossover special definitely tickles the viewers’ curiosity. Whether it was Freddy vs Jason bringing two horror universes crashing together or the first bout […]
Cannon Films and the Masters of the Universe
Tom Jolliffe looks back at one of Cannon Films’ most iconic movies, Masters of the Universe… 36 years ago, Cannon Films unleashed upon the world a movie adaptation of a long-running kids cartoon and toy line with the release of Masters of the Universe. In the modern era, such a weighty IP and pop culture […]
Why is CGI Getting Worse?
We look at the strange case of CGI, which for an array of reasons, appears to be getting worse. Why is shoddy CGI deemed acceptable in massive-budget movies? It’s been 30 years since Jurassic Park really kickstarted a major fascination with computer-generated imagery. We’d seen some revolutionary CGI prior to that with films like Terminator […]
Ten Essential Korean Cinema Gems
Tom Jolliffe offers up some essential Korean cinema gems… While Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite garnered global attention on its way to becoming the first non-English language film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture back in 2020, Korean cinema has been crafting trend setting, ahead of the curve cinema for years and always comfortable to […]
The Essential Movies About Memory
Tattoo this list to your chest, because you’ll want to remember these essential films about memory… The brain is a complex machine and memories are a fascinating and complicated part of being human. As a cinematic motif, memory has provided filmmakers with a huge amount of inspiration in so many unforgettable films. We’ve seen films […]
