As Adonis Creed steps into the ring for his third cinematic outing, it’s high time we looked back at the previous adventures of Rocky Balboa (and Adonis) and ranked them from Rocky V to best… Creed III is punching into cinemas right now and it’s the first time that Adonis Creed gets to step out […]
Action Movies Blessed with Stunning Cinematography
Tom Jolliffe looks at ten action movies blessed with stunning cinematography… There are great action movies and there is great cinematography. Not always, but occasionally, the two meet in the middle and we get an action film that also looks especially incredible. In general, the action genre may go for a more neutral palette, to […]
Revisiting the world of Richard B. Riddick
With Riddick: Furya now officially a go, Tom Jolliffe takes a look back at the first three chapters of The Chronicles of Riddick… Before Vin Diesel headlined a car-based franchise which is about to unleash the tenth instalment of the mainline series, he starred in a low budget sci-fi creature feature that became a cult […]
Three Masterful Technical Achievements from 2022
Tom Jolliffe looks back at three technical marvels of filmmaking which wowed audiences in 2022… 2022 was a pretty stellar year for film. We had some great indie films, some spectacular action films, some choice cuts of world cinema and we were also treated to one of the best years in horror for quite some […]
Long Live The New Flesh: Videodrome At 40 Has Never Been More Relevant
On the 40th anniversary of its release, Tom Jolliffe revisits the 1983 cult classic Videodrome, which has never been more relevant… Director David Cronenberg has always been a specialist in dark sci-fi horror. In 1983 he made a cult film called Videodrome. A lot of film buffs around my age have seen it. It’s a […]
15 Great Feel-Good Sing-a-Long Movies
With dreary nights and a world in meltdown, we need a pick me up, so here are fifteen great sing-a-long films that are impossible not to enjoy… I stopped at pump number one yesterday and put a twenty in the tank. Then I set off. I got to pump number two and had to fill […]
The Good and Bad of Indulged Filmmakers
Some filmmakers get full autonomy. Sometimes this is good. Sometimes, not so much… When you hit a level of success in filmmaking as a director (or occasionally a producing star actor) you find that studios increasingly bend over backwards to your every whim. This can even be to the point of risky ventures with huge […]
Ke Huy Quan: From Coolest Kid of the Mid-80s to Comeback King!
Tom Jolliffe on a childhood idol getting a long overdue and triumphant comeback… Growing up in the 80s I was lavished with great movies. I loved all kinds of films, from kidcentric adventure films to movies like Terminator and Die Hard which I really shouldn’t have been watching. Many of my idols growing up were […]
Terrible Remake Ideas: Past, Present, Future
Tom Jolliffe looks at ten unnecessary remakes from the past and coming soon that no one asked for… Hollywood is full of interesting and original ideas. Studios are actively looking to pursue new concepts and move away from simply repackaging or updating existing IPs. Okay, I’m fibbing. Hollywood is desperately scraping any old idea they […]
PM Entertainment and the Art of Rip-offs With Razzmatazz
Tom Jolliffe takes a look back at 90’s video action specialists PM Entertainment and a penchant for enjoyable knock offs… I’ve oft shared my fondness for the work of PM Entertainment, headed by Joseph Merhi and Richard Pepin. Their company were prolific through the 90’s in producing straight to cable/video movies (predominantly action) that seemed […]
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