When 2021 ends, there will have been two big budget action films financed by American money that feature Asian leads. Obviously time will tell whether
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Young Guns (1988) – Review
The 80’s seemed to be somewhat of a barren time for the western as audiences flocked to a rather different type of all-American hero in
The Reef (2010) – Review
In the swirling wake left by 2003’s Open Water, filmmakers realised that by utilising modern camera technology with old school guerilla filmmaking, your killer shark
House Of Frankenstein (1944) – Review
After dropping Frankenstein’s Monster and the Wolf Man into a predictably brutal double date with 1942’s aptly named Frankenstein Meets The Wolf Man, it obviously
Werewolves Within (2021) – Review
The good werewolf movie is a beast that’s sometimes a rare as the mythical, hairy slave to the lunar cycle itself with there not being
The Suicide Squad (2021) – Review
Much like the laughable, morally murky villians at the core of DC’s The Suicide Squad, the main elements that have put this movie together has
The Final Conflict (1981) – Review
Retroactively renamed Omen III – The Final Conflict in order to bring some continuity to the franchise’s titles (this was, of course, long before the
Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan (1982) – Review
Ok, real talk. The maiden cinematic voyage of the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise didn’t really cut the mustard with a first movie that was
The Mummy’s Hand (1940) – Review
After finding success with further sequels to their Frankenstein and Invisible Man franchises, Universal decided to plunder the sarcophagus of their horror back catalogue and
The Howling (1981) – Review
It’s not even up for debate that 1981 was emphatically the year of the Werewolf. Not only did it see the release of lycanthope pack
Rollerball (1975) – Review
Making futuristic movies in a time when the ability to realise said worlds is heavily limited is tough. Not only can you get bizarrely dated
Cross Of Iron (1977) – Review
What with lunatic/maverick filmmaker Sam Peckenpah’s proclivity for fashioning incredibly brutal adventures featuring unfeasibly grizzled men trying to find a sliver of decency in horrific
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) – Review
The intergalactic mac daddy of TV shows boldly going over to the medium of film, Star Trek didn’t exactly have the triumphant start you would
Frankenstein Meets The Wolf Man (1943) – Review
A more jaded man than I could suggest that Universal’s plan to start merging their horror characters into one big story like a giant, gothic
Old (2021) – Review
Say what you will about M. Night Shyamalan, you cannot deny that he’s still one of Hollywood’s premier ideas men, constantly coming up with original,
The Dirty Dozen (1967) – Review
You know what most of those war time movies featuring men on a desperate mission have in common – apart from usually having big Hollywood
The Long Riders (1980) – Review
Y’know, it’s surprising that Walter Hill didn’t make more straight up westerns during the earlier part of a career literally busting at the seams with
Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010) – Review
Usually the news that Paul W.S. Anderson is returning to direct anything, let alone another chapter of the frequently obnoxious Resident Evil franchise, isn’t exactly
Son Of Dracula (1943) – Review
Considering how much fun Universal obviously had from eventually mixing their selection of classic monsters together like the contents of a particularly macabre toy box,
Poseidon (2006) – Review
Proving that it wasn’t just horror movies that got noticeably shiny remakes during the noughties is Wolfgang Peterson’s redo of the classic 70’s sinky ship
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