Consider the fate of Willow, the fantasy collaboration between George Lucas and Ron Howard. Essentially the high concept fusing of Star Wars and Tolken-esque, Lord
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Army Of Darkness (1993) – Review
I truly believe in my heart of hearts that Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead trilogy is one of the greatest gifts cinema has ever given us.
Gamera 3: The Revenge Of Iris (1999) – Review
For the final part of his lauded Gamera trilogy, director Shusuke Kaneko went for something a little different from the usual plotline of an evil
Gamera: Super Monster (1980) – Review
God dammit, Daiei, just what the hell is wrong with you?Imagine me saying this out loud as one long exhausted sigh while pinching the bridge
Gamera Vs. Zigra (1971) – Review
An mysterious alien craft pulls a Compton drive-by on a human research base on the surface of the moon (because we have those now), and
Gamera Vs. Jiger (1970) – Review
The final, palatable Gamera movie of the original 60’s-70’s run (brace yourself as there’s two more to go) sees the child befriending mega turtle probably
Gamera Vs. Guiron (1969) – Review
The Gamera series, despite it’s many flaws, has always had the weirdest designs for it antagonists. Every single one is a truly bizarre, surrealistic nightmare
Gamera The Brave (2005) – Review
By the time 2006 rolled around, the rights to everybody’s favourite flying fire turtle has switched hands and plans were put in place to bash
Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) – Review
Coming off the back of the most widely publicized production problems in cinema history since Alien 3, not to mention being released a mere 5
Ready Player One (2018) – Review
Based on a hugely entertaining novel and directed by THE Steven Spielberg, Ready Player One has a pretty good chance of being the Who Framed
Detective Pikachu
At some point we really should all petition someone to make Ryan Reynolds’ voice box a national treasure as for years now it’s been entertaining
Warcraft (2016) – Review
Man, I really wanted to like this one. Not because I’m big on the video game or anything but because I was really hoping that
The Empire Strikes Back (1980) – Review
By the time it was time to make a sequel to the biggest film in the world, George Lucas backed out. The sheer stress of
Star Wars (1977) – Review
It all starts with a fanfare, a blast of trumpets that’s almost a literal slap in the face. “PAY ATTENTION” it sceams, “Your world is
King Kong (1933) – Review
Comfortably perched on it’s own metaphorical Empire State Building as the greatest action/adventure movie ever made, King Kong lives up to his name. Inspiring virtually
Return Of The Jedi (1983) – Review
Once upon a time, if you can believe it, the third entry into the original Star Wars trilogy was considered something of a minor let
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge Of The Sith (2005) – Review
Now this is more like it…After two relatively hit and miss affairs in a galaxy far, far away, Lucas and co. finally doubles down and
Hellboy (2019) – Review
Despite what you may have heard, this latest iteration of Mike Mignola’s hard drinkin’, skull crackin’ agent of the BPRD isn’t actually THAT horrendously awful,
Star Wars Episode II: Attack Of The Clones (2002) – Review
There’s been a recent school of thought that it’s actually AOTC and not Phantom Menace that’s the weakest of the underloved Star Wars prequels but
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999) – Review
To recall the hysteria surrounding the weeks leading up to the release of the first brand new Star Wars movie since 1983’s Return Of The
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