Possibly my most favorite thing about so-called “final chapters” is that they very seldom actually are. Jason Vorhees famously got 2, the X-Men’s Last Stand
Possibly my most favorite thing about so-called “final chapters” is that they very seldom actually are. Jason Vorhees famously got 2, the X-Men’s Last Stand
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
The greatest danger with starting any horror franchise off the back of a recognisable, monstrous icon is that if you go to the well one
Depending on where you sit on the rise/fall of the spoof comedy in American cinema, the third and final cinematic outing of Leslie Nielsen’s Frank
Every now and then, a film series will deliver an entry that proves to be something called a franchise killer – an installment so despised
For a good couple of decades, Italy was a powerhouse of the horror genre, pumping out both staggering innovation and derivative trash in equal measure.
Healing can come from the strangest places, but all the legions of button bashing fanatics who walked away from the disastrous 1994 attempt to realise
When it comes to the nature of the mysterious, almost ethereal hitman, no one has cornered the market quite like Luc Besson. You see, while
As I’ve stated elsewhere, biopics aren’t exactly my bag. For a start, they tend to be overly glossy, puff pieces that often struggle to to
It’s easy to think that fan vitriol and campaigns launched in order to change the adaption of a beloved property in the midst of filming
These days, settling down to watch a creepy, intricate thriller that comes from more Scandinavian climes is almost second nature thanks to the global success
Not every sophomore movie can be Pulp Fiction, but then, not every film has to be. Sometimes a budding auteur needs a throwaway film or
Have you ever taken a step back and fully appreciated how frickin’ insane Peter Jackson’s journey from Bad Taste to Lord Of The Rings truly
If you ever wonder what it was that convinced the powers that be to give Jackie Chan one more shot at Hollywood, chances are it
Compared to the ballsy, brassier days of 80s horror, fear flicks of the 90s that actually made it to the cinema usually seemed a bit
Witnessing a filmmaker’s debut isn’t always a blueprint to predicting where their career is going to take them, but sometimes, sitting down to watch their
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
The year is 1994 and action cinema has exploded. James Cameron, let loose with the biggest budget ever at the time has delivered the spy/action/comedy,
After Tim Burton’s Batman broke big in 89, the race was on to try and find the next gloomy, brooding, urban vigilante to bring to
What do you do when your sci-fi/thriller franchise stubbonly refuses to get any traction after three movies? Well, if you’re Pierre David, frequent David Cronenberg