Casey Chong looks at the essential sci-fi movies of 1985… 1985 was a big year for a certain sci-fi movie called Back to the Future, which made over $210 million in the stateside alone. Robert Zemeckis’ genre-defining, time-travel masterpiece remains a cinematic icon to this day. However, the year also saw a handful of other […]
Essential Cult 80s Movies You Need To See
Tom Jolliffe with ten great cult 80s films you have to see… The cult film. From the obscure gems with an undying loyalty from their small following, to the mass cults who followed Star Wars back in the 80s. Sometimes a film just strikes a chord and has a certain unique charm or imperfect quality […]
Underloved Sci-Fi Movies from the 80s VHS Era
Marvelous Videos presents underloved sci-fi movies from the VHS era…. Back in the days of Blockbuster stores, you had entire sections of the retail place dedicated to science fiction. Whether it was action, horror, comedy, or straight-up drama, you couldn’t go two aisles without finding something interesting to check-out. Just because we’ve lost the brick-and-mortar […]
Cinema and the End of the World As We Know It
Tom Jolliffe takes a look at cinema’s end of the world fascination… As we sit in the age of Trump (currently unfazed by the plight of climate change, and skating on a sheet of thin ice as far as North Korean relations) and Brexit, aforementioned climate issues, and a general sense that democratic systems aren’t […]