One of the things I love about exploring lesser-known franchises from other countries is that you’re essentially deep diving into the weirder nooks and crannies
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Destroy All Neighbors (2024) – Review
Sure, logic, maturity and a sense of decorum are cool and all, but sometimes (a lot of times, actually) nothing helps slap a big, dumb
American Ninja 2: The Confrontation (1987) – Review
“This is the most ridiculous story I’ve heard in my life!” maintains curtly moustachioed commanding officer “Wild Bill” Woodward as he gets the lowdown of
Saving Private Ryan (1998) – Review
“That’s quite a view.”If the First World War was erroneously said to be the war to end all wars, then surely Steven Spielberg’s Saving Private
V/H/S/85 (2023) – Review
You have to give streaming services credit, once they hit a hot streak they rarely ease up on the gas. A healthy example of this
Death Wish 3 (1985) – Review
There always seems to be that telling moment in any long running franchise where it morphs into something so far removed from its original concept,
Ferrari (2023) – Review
Sports biopics about cars seem to be a prevailing sub-genre these days, but even among the throng of revving engines and actual happenings, an entry
Night Swim (2024) – Review
Sometime last year, an upcoming union was announced that had the potential to shake the horror genre to the very core of its foundations. On
Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection (1990) – Review
It’s 1990 and the once thriving Cannon Goup has all but crumbled into dust – but from the wreckage of the studio that flew close
The Shadow (1994) – Review
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
Carrie (2002) – Review
For every groundbreaking adaption that takes its cue from a Stephen King novel, there seems to be a somewhat unnecessary version later made for television
Martin (1977) – Review
George A. Romero had already earned himself a reputation for adding an original spin on classic horror tropes thanks to his bold reinvention of the
Rush Hour (1998) – Review
When you consider how many attempts it took to break Jackie Chan to the mass audiences of America, it makes you wonder what the hell
Explorers (1985) – Review
Before Gremlins, Joe Dante was the go-to guy for innovative, indie horror that broke new ground while simultaneously honouring the classics; but the moment that
Death Wish II (1982) – Review
There’s not many genres I have trouble stomaching. Slashers? No problem. Italian cannibal movies? Sure, why not? Torture porn? A cakewalk. However, if there’s something
New Year’s Evil (1980) – Review
By 1980, a lot of the choice dates for seasonal set slasher films had already been nabbed with Black Christmas, Halloween and Friday The 13th
Earth Vs. The Flying Saucers (1956) – Review
“When an armed and threatening power lands uninvited in our capitol, we don’t meet him with tea and cookies!”It’s with this tersely delivered line that
American Ninja (1985) – Review
Hey, remember back in the 80s when all you had to do to make your film cooler was to stick some freaking ninjas in it?
V/H/S/99 (2022) – Review
By all accounts, the V/H/S franchise had reached the end of its tape after the lackluster response to third entry in the series, V/H/S: Viral.
Sin City: A Dame To Kill For (2014) – Review
Back in 2005, Robert Rodriguez managed to do the impossible and bottle the impossibly gritty lightning of Frank Miller’s cult, hyper-noir comic, Sin City. He
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