Back in the late seventies/early eighties, the loveable, opportunistic movie studio known as Cannon would apparently just have a stack of scripts for creaky thrillers
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Tiger On The Beat (1988) – Review
When you think of the 80s, Hong Kong cinema, chances are you whip up thoughts of one of Jackie Chan’s frenetic action comedies or John
It: Welcome To Derry – Season 1, Episode 8: Winter Fire (2025) – Review
As any clown in the circus business will tell you, it’s all about the big finish. Build up is vital of course, but all the
Ghoulies IV (1994) – Review
When any kind of long running horror franchise tries to make some sort of claim that it’s going back to its roots, then it’s usually
Maximum Risk (1996) – Review
Say what you will about the high-kicking antics of the muscles from Brussels, but despite his rep for being a second tier action star (under
Silent Night, Deadly Night (2025) – Review
Just how many reboots does a film need?Obviously, if you’re taking into account how many versions of Frankenstein, Dracula and Little Women there’s been, then
Great White Waters (2025) – Review
If there’s one thing I find fascinating about genres, is that not only do their popularity switch and vary over time, but the genres, and
Gangs Of New York (2002) – Review
No one does sprawling crime epics quite like Martin Scorsese. Throughout the length and breath of his illustrious career, he’s cast his cinematic eye over
Five Nights At Freddy’s 2 (2025) – Review
The problem with any kind of long running IP is when you get to a certain point in your universe, there’s always that danger that
It: Welcome To Derry – Season 1, Episode 7: The Black Spot (2025) – Review
As if the minds behind It: Welcome To Derry hadn’t already done enough to let us know that TV wouldn’t be taking the kid-eating antics
Leprechaun 4: In Space (1997) – Review
Space. It may be considered the final frontier, but for a surprising amount of horror icons, it’s also been something of a last resort. Such
Jarhead (2005) – Review
War is Hell. After a succession of movies that sprang out of the savagery of Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now, Steven Spielberg’s Saving Private Ryan
Sniper: Assassin’s End (2020) – Review
As we continue our path through the baffling entity known as the Sniper Franchise, we reach the section of the series that really baffled me.
American Made (2017) – Review
Stories of spectacular rags to hideous riches are as American as apple pie – after all, what signifies the American dream more than someone making
Prisoners (2013) – Review
Horror filmmakers can try to put as many unspeakable terrors on the screen as they can, but all the boogeymen, monsters and apparitions in the
Spiral (1998) – Review
Sequels tend to be fairly straightforward affairs, right? Follow up an earlier film with a continuing storyline that delivers all the things you liked about
Troll 2 (2025) – Review
In the midst of Japan rebooting their Godzilla franchise to stunning effect with Godzilla Minus One and America delivering the Monsterverse on multiple fronts, it’s
It: Welcome To Derry – Season 1, Episode 6: In The Name Of The Father (2025) – Review
Well, the pressure is really starting to build in Derry, but not all of it is coming from the hate radiating, shapeshifting clown that lurks
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025) – Review
Since he first wordlessly threw off members of the Thromby clan by simply hitting a single key on a piano, famed, verbose detective Benoit Blanc
Zootopia 2 (2025) – Review
When it comes to choosing crimes for Judy Hops and Nick Wilde to investigate, maybe a good place to start is figuring out why it
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