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Underrated 2000s Cult Classics You Need To See

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EJ Moreno heads back to the 2000s for a selection of cult classics worth revisiting… Between things like The Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Dark Knight dominating our lives in the 00s, it’s easy to forgive yourself if you missed a few classics, especially when some of these classics are cult films that […]

Incredible Movies You Can Only Watch Once

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Some films invite repeat viewings, but these ten great movies are difficult to watch more than once… Everyone has favourite films that strike a chord, whether you rewatch them frequently or revisit them more irregularly. When it comes to seasons so intrinsically tied to cinema, like Halloween and Christmas, many movie fans have those annual […]

Every Friday the 13th Movie Ranked From Worst to Best

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EJ Moreno ranks every Friday the 13th from worst to best… It’s Friday the 13th, and so the perfect time to cuddle up with one of the most iconic franchises. For 44 years, Jason Voorhees has ruled as a slasher king, going beyond horror and becoming a key part of Hollywood pop culture. With 12 […]

Rotten Horror Movies That Deserve A Second Chance

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EJ Moreno looks at poorly received horror movies worth revisiting… As horror fans, we often accept that some of our favorite movies may not be loved by everyone else. This comes with the territory, as the genre can really polarize viewers with everything from tone to gore to the director to a franchise’s legacy. Focusing […]

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 […]

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). […]