It’s a storytelling trope as old as storytelling itself, but the notion to follow up an epic or tragic twist in the tale with a
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Until Dawn (2025) – Review
Adaptations of horror based video games on the big screen should be something of an easy home run as the mixture of twisted lore and
Hercules In The Haunted World (1961) – Review
What, you didn’t think hiring an auteur to leap aboard a franchise movie and craft a new, distinctive adventure for a recognizable character was a
Species III (2004) – Review
Even though I’d be willing to bet serious money that Peter Medak’s impressively dodgy Species II was a concerted attempted by the director to actually
Ash (2025) – Review
As long as there are still ways to spruce up an old, cinematic trope, it seems that some movies will truly never, ever die. For
HAVOC (2025) – Review
Ever since the climax of The Raid II back in 2014, I have been desperately waiting for Gareth Evans to get his hands bloody once
The Red Queen Kills Seven Times (1972) – Review
I’ve always admired the differences that exist between those two closely linked subgenres known as the Giallo and the Slasher film. Of course, the latter
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission (1988) – Review
True story. When I watched The Fatal Mission, the fourth and final entry into the thoroughly unnecessary trio of TV movie sequels to follow The
Apostle (2018) – Review
While I’d like to think that I’m cool with my cinematic heroes attempting to try new things other than the genre that first brought them
The Last Of Us – Season 2, Episode 2: Through The Valley (2025) – Review
You have to envy anyone who hasn’t played both superlative The Last Of Us games or are still fairly resistant to spoilers, because with its
Warfare (2025) – Review
There’s a condition that states that some people just get addicted to war. Be it the constant adrenaline rush of being in a war zone
Enter The Ninja (1981) – Review
While the 80s where hardly a fortress of restraint, surely one of the most amusing tropes of the decade was Cannon Films’ insistence that action
Sinners (2025) – Review
It’s only taken him a few movies, but since Fruitville Station in 2013, Ryan Coogler has managed to become one of the most socially relevant
Vanishing Point (1971) – Review
Once upon a time, car chase movies were a different breed other than purely flashy, partially CGI glitz-fests. They were gritty, they were real and
Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia (2009) – Review
Of all the puzzling questions that arose from the Behind Enemy Lines franchise (Why does it exist? Who wanted more?), surely the most perplexing of
Daredevil: Born Again – Season 1, Episode 9: Straight To Hell (2025) – Review
If nothing else, you can’t say that Daredevil’s official entry into the Marvel Cinematic Universe hasn’t been eager to please. Not only did it U-turn
Virus (1999) – Review
Whoever first thought to have the bright idea of transporting the intergalactic terrors of Alien to the depths of the ocean must be feeling pretty
The Last Of Us – Season 2, Episode 1: Future Days (2025) – Review
When you actually think about it, the rapid, sudden, turnaround of the video game adaptation is something that needs to be studied. In a few
Tarzan And The Great River (1967) – Review
If there was a noticable flaw with Mike Henry’s tenure as Edgar Rice Burroughs’ lion grappling, vine travelling adventurer, is that his trio of Tarzan
Drop (2025) – Review
You’ve got to love a good old Hitchcockian gimmick, right? You know, the ones that minimise the cast and locations to act out a tense,
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