If Frank Marshall’s spiderific 1990 bug-out, Arachnophobia, could be considered the Jaws of killer spider movies (and it should), surely then the far sillier Eight
If Frank Marshall’s spiderific 1990 bug-out, Arachnophobia, could be considered the Jaws of killer spider movies (and it should), surely then the far sillier Eight
As sure as day follows night, thunder follows lightning or George Lazenby follows Sean Connery, the times were a-changing once again for the latest cinematic
In 2015, filmmaker George Miller gave action cinema the fuel injected nitro boost we never knew it needed when he raised the Mad Max franchise
Once again, news of another sci-fi movie touching down on the landing pad of Netflix bring conflicting emotions. While not every action or sci-fi entry
To say that Alfred Hitchcock loved a gimmick is an understatement the size of claiming that Norman Bates is close to his mum; but in
Ever wonder what Mad Max would be like if it was a little weirder and a hell of a lot more offensive? Well don’t you
For such a seemingly “normal” director as John Boorman, he didn’t half go all in when it came to cramming cinema full of batshit, crazy.
“And remember gentlemen, try to have fun.”Not only is this a line of dialogue spoken by Henry Cavill’s dashing – not to mention highly unorthodox
As Tarzan emerges from the sweltering jungle for his latest adventure, there’s almost no sense that the official run of movies was about to slip
After crafting a filmography full of malicious mistaken identities and craven conspiracies, how does someone like Alfred Hitchcock let his hair down after decades of
There’s something about a thriller that’s located under the harsh glare of the of an unforgining sun that has a particular bite to it. Obviously
Proving that old Hollywood adage of nothing ever dies, the trio of mask wearing, Tamara inquiring, thrill killers known as the Strangers have returned to
Some films are crafted, planned and plotted so nothing is left up to chance and its meticulous director can bring the vision they have in
Anyone else get the sneaking suspicion that director Peter Hyams wanted to be Ridley Scott so bad?I’m ribbing, of course (although, I wouldn’t minded seeing
When it comes to celebrated filmmaker John Boorman tackling the Second World War, most people are drawn to Hope & Glory, his autobiographical take on
The year is 1990. A much younger me is out at the cinema with a group of friends for someone’s birthday. A decision has to
As the slasher craze finally ran out of steam near the end of the 80s, some wondered what would fill the void left by various
As the slasher craze was gradually bleeding out at the end of the decade, the 80s saw a couple of outlandish attempts to mould Gaston
Retconning a franchise in the middle of its run is a fairly standard, run of the mill practice these days, especially whenever a studio wants
Ever since Disney absorbed Twentieth Century Fox into its amorphous being, there’s been a noticable revival of a number of their franchises – Star Wars