How vital are origin stories, really? If you’re a superhero I’d argue that they’re pretty damn important unless you’re understandably bored of seeing Uncle Ben
How vital are origin stories, really? If you’re a superhero I’d argue that they’re pretty damn important unless you’re understandably bored of seeing Uncle Ben
Out of all the returning horror icons that ever existed, surely the Leprechaun is the most traveled. While the various tour dates taken by various
Just in case you were wondering, it isn’t just Die Hard and various Shane Black thrillers that are the only actioners to take place at
The year was 2000. Hollywood martial arts had finally broken into the big time with the release of The Matrix the year prior and it
Shifts in subgenre midway through a franchise aren’t as rare (or as desperate) as they might initially sound, it’s just how you handle it that
The powerhouse producing duo of Jerry Bruckheimer and Don Simpson undeniably changed the face of Hollywood during the 1980s by giving it an unfeasibly glossy
It’s generally agreed that the golden age of slasher movies lasted from 1978 and 1984 – although there’s an argument to be made that the
In one of the more interesting rabbit holes of moviedom is something I like to call The 6th Day conundrum. Picture this: The 90s have
By the time 2000 rolled along, Aardman Animations were already providing iconic magic with skillfully manipulated plasticine thanks to the Oscar winning efforts of Wallace
Back in 1985 the Anime world introduced us to the derranged gumbo of influences that made up the utterly bonkers concept behind Vampire Hunter D.
For decades, the modern werewolf genre was held in the vice like grip of two of the finest werewolf movies to ever howl at the
One of the most important vampire films – nay, horror films – ever made is F.W. Murnau’s silent classic, Nosferatu: A Symphony Of Horror. Scuttling
Martin Campbell has something of an impressive record when it comes to bringing back faded actioners to their former glories. After all, not only did
The saying goes that from little acorns, mighty oaks grow, but I guess no one was expecting anything mighty from director Ti West after the
We now live in a time when a franchise can now effortlessly slip between the boundaries of TV and cinema with relatively simple ease with
When the Japanese turn their eye to horror, you’re always going to get something weird, be it the analogue terrors of The Ring or the
Despite a lot of casual horror fans being utterly unaware that it exists, Bruiser was something of a big deal when it made its bow
After Rush Hour 2 did the business at the box office, the franchise seemed primed to high kick confidently into trilogy territory, and yet a
I guess, before we get started, we should address the noisy controversy that surrounded Jonathan Mostow’s World War II submarine like so many exploding depth
My distrust at the direct to DVD sequels of the 90s and 00s used to be the hill I would happily die on as the